Posted by BillyinStoughton on May 15, 2012 at 10:16:50 from (208.100.40.42):
Rest in peace Big Red Machine. I was able to tally 458,000 miles on it without ever so much as pulling the valve cover...but alas, all good things must come to an end. I lost the cylinder head on it last week between the #5 and #6 cylinders. Those Ford 300 inch six cylinders might not put out a ton of power, but d*mn if they don't last.
I found an identical truck 96' Ford in Northern Illinois last weekend that only had 67,000 miles on it so it's on to the next greatest thing I guess.
I'll fix this one, but not having the same truck as my primary transportation will make me feel a bit dirty for a while. After all...I bought the old girl with 17 miles on it and that was a long time ago in a galaxy far far away.
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