Arborigine
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It will be on Ebay in a few days. I am going to see if it starts first. It has the 245 I-6
Moved a trailer full of house reno tools and stuff for my daughter. Piece of cake compared to the day before.
I picked up a 1997 F-250 with 330,000 Kms and a blown transmission for $1,000. Dragged it home to Calgary from Medicine Hat. Not entirely uneventful. All 8 lug nuts on the drivers side front wheel decided to abandon ship. A glance in the side mirror showed the tire riding at a 45 degree angle.
Pulled over immediately. I don't know how the wheel stayed on. It carved a groove in the hub and totally mangled the wheel studs.
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I walked around the vehicle to the inspect the other front wheel. This one I suspected I might have problems with because it was flat when I picked up the truck. As I look down, I hear a BLAM!! like a shotgun blast. The drivers side tire exploded. Giving my guardian angels grey hair, I am.
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So there I am, at the side of the highway -10C slight breeze, 8 f'd up wheel studs, and 300kms from home. Good times, good times.
As fortune would have it, when I was packing up my tools (don't leave home without 'em) my file was sitting by the other tools I grabbed for the trip. I almost put it back, thinking I wouldn't need it, but changed my mind thinking what the H. It's not very heavy, I'll bring it. Good thing I did. I filed down the least worst studs so I could get 4 wheel nuts from the passengers side wheel started. I only managed to get 2 wheel nuts tight enough to hold the wheel on. Two more only got about half way before I was afraid of breaking the stud off. Oh well, they would be my "safeties". I went a few kms down the road and checked and retightened them. Every 40 kms or so I would check and tighten them. I took it slow: 80 km/h and kept checking. About 120 kms from home, the two wheel nuts were not holding adequately and the rim was suffering. It was now dark, and I though this adventure had come to an end. As a last ditch effort, I backed off the two safeties and tried tightening them again. They went! Woohoo!! I tightened all 4 and brought the truck home.
Oh, I had to stop for air for the passenger tire. I had a 12 Volt tire pump with me, but it wouldn't reach the tire. I could have pulled off the tire, and brought it to the pump, but I figured I would just pay the dollar for the air machine at the PetroCan. Well, as most Canadians know, air pump machines in winter SUCK! I did manage to get 40 PSI into the tire despite the slow leaky POS air pump. I'm getting to old for this ****.
Anyway, I made it home with my prize, 3 hours overdue. Mission complete!
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Mmmm... Powerstroke. Lol
What are your plans?
Well, it so happens I have a practically new (less than 200km) NADP transmission with transfer case, that I picked up a few years ago for $1,000. sitting in my shed out at my folks farm. The F-250 will be it's new home. It's a shame the truck is so rusty, but it will have to do until I find some better sheet metal.
Yes, I bought the transmission before I bought the truck. The $4,000. trans. was such a good deal I couldn't pass it up.
Oh, and replace some wheel studs.
were you flat towing the truck?
I thought the 4r100 started in 99?
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By the way, bronco graveyard has a good deal on ball joints.