The 4.6L motor has a much better reputation then the 5.4L. You should not see much difference between them using a pickup as you described.
The year range you listed (1998-2002) had many problems with the Ford 5.4 engines spitting out spark plugs and ruining cylinder heads. A very good friend has a 1999 F250 and he had the plugs come out at 67K. He replace both cylinder heads. At 97K the right cylinder head cracked and over heated the motor. He had a new long block installed and has not had any more issues. What really was unusual is that his truck is used very lightly, rarely ever pulls a trailer or hauls anything heavy. He also has had a lot of trouble with the four wheel disk brakes. He has had to replace the rear calipers twice already. They seem to stick and not adjust. I have heard that you need to use the parking brake to keep the linkage freed up on the adjusters.
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Today's Featured Article - Tuning-Up Your Tractor: Plugs & Compression Testing - by Curtis Von Fange. The engine seems to run rough. In the exhaust you can hear an occasion 'poofing' sound like somethings not firing on all cylinders. Under loaded conditions the tractor seems to lack power and it belches black smoke out of the exhaust. For some reason it just doesn't want to start up without cranking and cranking the starter. All these conditions can be signals that your unit is in need of a tune up. Ok, so what is involved in a tune up? You say, swap plugs and file the points....now tha
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