I'm back!

[Musick17]

I sold my ranger awhile back because I started driving 125 miles a day for work. So I was left truck-less and it was terrible!

So yesterday I bought this 1984 F150 for $900 from a guy that had had it since 1988. It had been maintained its entire life by a certified Ford mechanic. It's obviously an old truck and has its querks. But I figured if I can get a couple years out of it then it'll be alright.

....I got 2 hours out of it.

I drove it 150 miles home without issue. While I was pulling in to my driveway something under the hood gave way. There was a whole lot of noise, followed by heavy knocking, a billow of white smoke, and a puddle of oil in my driveway. I fear it threw a rod.

But I'm back!

 

[Mark_88]

Well, 2 hours is pretty good for $900...only $450 per hour really.

What engine and how many miles on it? Sounds like a head gasket more than rod...

I like that style of truck...prefer the extended cabs but that is just for my height...nice looking...so maybe worth rebuild or replace the engine...probably a carb on that puppy too...so you could upgrade to fuel injection but I'd leave it as a carb...