R.I.P. Big Red Machine

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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• Re: R.I.P. Big Red Machine mark in boonville ny 18:43:32 05/15/12 (0)
• Re: R.I.P. Big Red Machine DoubleR 18:20:47 05/15/12 (0)
• Re: R.I.P. Big Red Machine Mark-Mi 18:11:53 05/15/12 (1)
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• Re: R.I.P. Big Red Machine mstas 17:35:50 05/15/12 (0)
• Re: R.I.P. Big Red Machine Formerly PaMike 17:30:39 05/15/12 (1)
  • Re: R.I.P. Big Red Machine BillyinStoughton 07:20:42 05/16/12 (0)
• Re: R.I.P. Big Red Machine Paul Simmer 17:24:25 05/15/12 (0)
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  • Re: R.I.P. Big Red Machine BillyinStoughton 15:33:49 05/15/12 (0)
• Re: R.I.P. Big Red Machine Danny p. 13:08:38 05/15/12 (0)
• Re: R.I.P. Big Red Machine rick kr 10:46:57 05/15/12 (0)
• Re: R.I.P. Big Red Machine Bryan iniowa 10:26:03 05/15/12 (0)

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