Man's '91 pickup passes the 1M-mile mark
To bad the trucks probably had 4x's what it cost new in repairs
02-13-2008, 04:10 AM
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Re: Man's '91 pickup passes the 1M-mile mark
Originally Posted by hotrex
our 85 f350 mason dump at work has 617k on it, 6.9l non turbo diesel
and almost every site truck has over 300k all fords.
we beat the ------- ---- out of them too
and almost every site truck has over 300k all fords.
we beat the ------- ---- out of them too
02-13-2008, 10:59 AM
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Re: Man's '91 pickup passes the 1M-mile mark
Originally Posted by needahonda
Probably the only thing that went 1 million miles is the guage cluster....
02-13-2008, 12:59 PM
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Re: Man's '91 pickup passes the 1M-mile mark
http://www.marshfieldnewsherald.com/...802010394/1980
A little more information than the original post.
I have a hard time seeing the head not needing to be cleaned up in a million miles. A million miles on a timing chain is a lot. This guy seems like he is pretty ---- about taking care of his truck though. I'm not sure what they call a tune-up, but one every 3000 miles probably was $80-100 every week or two. That's pretty costly.
A little more information than the original post.
He credits the truck's longevity to good, consistent maintenance and a load of luck. He changes the oil and gets a tune-up every 3,000 miles, drives easy on the gas and breaks and hasn't had a significant collision, he said.
The truck has had four radiators, three gas tanks, five transmissions and six water pumps, but its 350 cubic-inch engine shows no signs of wear, he said. It has never been overhauled and still sports its original gaskets, valve covers and timing chain.
The truck has had four radiators, three gas tanks, five transmissions and six water pumps, but its 350 cubic-inch engine shows no signs of wear, he said. It has never been overhauled and still sports its original gaskets, valve covers and timing chain.
02-13-2008, 01:13 PM
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Re: Man's '91 pickup passes the 1M-mile mark
ya its a miracle the timing chain lasted that long usually they get streched. but if he drives it easy it might to have streched, and it might be a double roller chain which is much better than the old ones.
6 water pumps in a million miles is a miracle too
6 water pumps in a million miles is a miracle too
02-13-2008, 06:07 PM
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Re: Man's '91 pickup passes the 1M-mile mark
My chevy blazer was up near 650,000.....interior was replaced twice, once due to a fire,the second to choice, many water pumps, stock block beat to hell. thing just wouldn't stop running. this was the 4.6l Chevy blazer..
Then i got sick of the thing and let the shitbox get towed from unpaid parking tickets.
A million miles is long as ------- hell to look at the same old truck
Then i got sick of the thing and let the shitbox get towed from unpaid parking tickets.
A million miles is long as ------- hell to look at the same old truck
02-13-2008, 06:09 PM
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Re: Man's '91 pickup passes the 1M-mile mark
Originally Posted by itsyourmother
My chevy blazer was up near 650,000.....interior was replaced twice, once due to a fire,the second to choice, many water pumps, stock block beat to hell. thing just wouldn't stop running. this was the 4.6l Chevy blazer..
Then i got sick of the thing and let the shitbox get towed from unpaid parking tickets.
A million miles is long as ------- hell to look at the same old truck
Then i got sick of the thing and let the shitbox get towed from unpaid parking tickets.
A million miles is long as ------- hell to look at the same old truck
