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dusty wrote:I no longer use the truck on a daily basis but I still put more than a few miles on it every week and many of my trips with the truck do not involve Home Depot, Lowes or U-Haul.

Yes, I spend a goodly amount of money for vehicle insurance ($199.32/month) but that include three vehicles and the RV. I don't know (I didn't take the time to check) how much of that would be eliminated if a sold the truck but it would not be enough to offset the inconvenience of "no truck".

Ed, I use my truck more than you did just to carry yard and garden waste to the dump. Besides, that old work horse and I are close friends.

I totally agree with you Dusty. I have a 1993 gas F250 4X4, extended cab, full size bed with a 460 engine and towing package. I bought it new. I used to have a 32' 5th wheel. The only trouble I ever had was a right front wheel bearing that caused me to replace the spindle also. I had the left front wheel bearing replaced at the same time.

It has always been kept inside. It has about 150,000 miles on it and the spark plugs and wires are original. It passes emissions with flying colors every year.

The last 10 years or so it gets driven very little but I see no reason to sell it. I use it like you do. I can afford the insurance and I would never want to rent a truck to save a few bucks. What a hassle.

john with that kind of miles on the plugs i would at least replace the plugs. the gap is more than likely huge and that is VERY hard on the rest of the ignition components and will leed to other failures

bill50cal wrote:john with that kind of miles on the plugs i would at least replace the plugs. the gap is more than likely huge and that is VERY hard on the rest of the ignition components and will leed to other failures

I have a new set of plugs and wires that I bought many years ago and never installed. Things changed and I din't drive the truck about 200-300 miles a year now.

with you having the parts it is all the more reason to replace them even if you don't drive it much. treat it like any other tool, with good maintenance.

My brother did that, pushed the plugs too long and blew the moduel. Costly!

'Glo plugs' is the subject is it not? I do not understand concern re 'gap'.

But then I know very little about them other than to think of them as 'heaters' that help self combustion when cold starting.

Plugs that have gap that wears are for the user who has a gas engine in his truck (post #11). Glow plugs are for the original poster. (post #1). The discussion widened a bit to cover more issues.

My SIL has a Ford F150 4Wheel drive with 155,000 miles on it and it was getting to have starting issues this winter (temps of northern WI). They took it in for new plugs and wires ($240) but that cured it. Runs and starts like new.

I put new plugs in my Chrysler Van at 130,000 miles and noticed a much better starts and idle, last trip the gas mileage was back up to almost 28mpg after dropping off to about 25....... not sure it pays for the gas savings but I guess that all depends on how long I keep it.

Ed

OK gasoline fueled engines sub topic:

Do y'all not regap plugs as a function of 'regular maintenance'?

Used to call that a 'minor' tune up back in the old days.

Was a lot easier to get at them then also.

Oh and set points at the same time.

The 'good ol days'.

JPG wrote:'Glo plugs' is the subject is it not? I do not understand concern re 'gap'.

But then I know very little about them other than to think of them as 'heaters' that help self combustion when cold starting.

Sorry, I was off topic responding to Jsburger's truck... My bad!