Well this sucks!

[92U 3406]

Are you sure that F 150 wasn't built by PacCar? for the simple reason KW has a recall same issue.

Might be. It does have daylight doors on it like a KW.

 

[chidog]

I'm laughing my rear off with this thread. And is why I don't want any trucks newer than 1972, and not a ford or mopar.
No bed removal to change a fuel pump required, no crazy electronic issues, or other issues that all the newer junk has.
No dash removal to change a heater core either.

 

[cfherrman]

I buy 99-07 super duty's only really

 

[Coaldust]

I love that trick where the OEM’s use crappy captive nuts on the cab and beds, so they break loose when you try to remove them. I found that you have to blast them hard and fast with a Milwaukee and the biggest battery on the shelf

 

[chidog]

I love that trick where the OEM’s use crappy captive nuts on the cab and beds, so they break loose when you try to remove them. I found that you have to blast them hard and fast with a Milwaukee and the biggest battery on the shelf

They probably pre coat them all with salt too.

 

[Truck Shop]

Or a person can do a little preventative maintenance and spray those captive nuts with
napa 1366 open chain and gear lube now and then.
It's what I use on slack adjuster pins now and then so they don't freeze up, even salt has a
hard time with 1366.

 

[mekanik]

The bolts that hold the box on are Torx head. Drill bit takes the the head off fairly quickly..
New bolts and retainer nuts are not that expensive.

 

[kshansen]

I'm laughing my rear off with this thread. And is why I don't want any trucks newer than 1972, and not a ford or mopar.

chidog, not sure about where you are but here in Central NY other than a handful of restored trucks for the hotrod group I don't think I have seen a 1972 that was safe to drive since the 1990's and even at that time they would have been looking like swiss-cheese!

 

[colson04]

The bolts that hold the box on are Torx head. Drill bit takes the the head off fairly quickly..
New bolts and retainer nuts are not that expensive.

I didn't have good enough drill bits so I torched mine. I broke 3 T50 torx bits before I said F this and grabbed the torch. $30 for 8 new bolts with captive nuts.

 

[kshansen]

Not to high-jack this thread too much, but I'd love to think I could find a 1972 Chevy pick-up short bed with a inline six and three on the column with no rust other than a little surface rust where the paint has worn off. Go through the complete drivetrain from front to rear. It would do all I need a truck for these days.

Problem is the prices I see them going for these days I could probably buy two or three 2015 Toyota pickups!

 

[stinky64]

There was a '70 1/2 ton at a local dealer here in the fall, looked pretty good from the road but when you got close could see the bondo. Priced about 20 grand

 

[digger doug]

Not to high-jack this thread too much, but I'd love to think I could find a 1972 Chevy pick-up short bed with a inline six and three on the column with no rust other than a little surface rust where the paint has worn off. Go through the complete drivetrain from front to rear. It would do all I need a truck for these days.

Problem is the prices I see them going for these days I could probably buy two or three 2015 Toyota pickups!

Pickup Truck For Sale in Lowellville, OH - FIREBALL MOTORS LLC (fireballtrucks.com)

 

[cuttin edge]

There has been an influx of square body chevs here. They tell me they come from the west. They don't use salt on the roads. There was a 79 Jimmy for sale this summer, and it went for 30 grandish. Guy that works in our shop, cuts the floor of the box, changes the pump, and welds it back in. Mind you these are work trucks.

 

[colson04]

There has been an influx of square body chevs here. They tell me they come from the west. They don't use salt on the roads. There was a 79 Jimmy for sale this summer, and it went for 30 grandish. Guy that works in our shop, cuts the floor of the box, changes the pump, and welds it back in. Mind you these are work trucks.

My buddy had an 80s ranger in high school with a hinged door flap over the fuel sending unit. He bought it that way.

 

[ianjoub]

My 2015 F150 with a 2.7 died and after a few attempts started back up and had no problems for a couple weeks. Yesterday it died and after letting it sit and trying multiple times it started. I drove it home and stopped to pick up some food and it died again. This time it wouldn't start. Had AMA so got it towed to the nearest Ford dealer. Needs a fuel pump which will run about $1600.00cad. to have installed. Damn! Truck only has about 130,000kms.

Haven't read the whole thread:

My wife has a 2012. She had similar problems. I tracked it down to the fuel pump relay which sits on top of the radiator in an electrical box. It was actually the wiring connection there. Not sure if the '15 is the same as the '12, but may be worth checking.

 

[Welder Dave]

Picked up the truck today. Breakdown is as follows:
Diagnostic $199.99 (discounted from $239.99)
Mechanical/Maintenance repairs $531.27
Sender and pump asy $732.89
Gasket $19.43
Shop supplies and enviro levies $79.69
GST $77.71
So labour was $731.26 and parts were $743.32. It came to $1631.98 which is a little under the estimate of $1684.81. Interesting is on the estimate sheet it shows there is an update for PCM program, rec. reprogram PCM (no start) with a cost of $178.10 that was deferred/covered. Also spark plugs were deferred because I had already replaced them. They quoted $367.49 if I would have wanted new plugs. That sounds pretty ridiculous for spark plugs. I'm wondering if the update for the PCM will make the fuel pump last longer or the old setting contributed to the fuel pump going bad? It's fixed so hopefully no more major problems as long as I own it. I'm hoping to keep it a long time.

 

[92U 3406]

$367 for 6 spark plugs???????

WT actual F?

 

[Welder Dave]

What's rather interesting is when I phoned the dealer I bought it from that did the maintenance agreement they said it was part of Ford warranty and any dealer can look up my VIN and see what was done. The dealer doing the fuel pump said they have to go to a different program to see it. Good thing I remembered about the service agreement. I really wonder if they were trying to scam me and if they've got away with it with other customers who forgot they had them replaced in a service agreement?

 

[92U 3406]

I regret getting the maintenance plan. The PITA factor of getting it to the dealer and then sitting around waiting for them to get it done it would've been easier and quicker to just do it myself at home.

 

[joe--h]

$200 to tell you it had a bad fuel pump? Those guys can look in the mirror still?

Joe H