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johnboggs21 Almost Addicted Member
Posts : 1171
Age : 31 Location : Michigan
| Subject: 00 F150 4.2 tick February 2nd 2011, 9:03 pm | |
| i have a 2000 F150 with 100k on it and the drivers side of the engine has what sounds like an exhaust leak. Does anyone know if these engines are bad for loosing exhaust manifold gaskets? It sounds like its only on the drivers side. Thoughts?
also, I forgot to mention that the tick is alot louder when the truck is cold, but it is always there no matter how warm the engine gets. It get louder on acceleration and cant be heard at all when coasting in gear. When cruising at a steady speed you can faintly hear it.
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merlin5577 Admin
Posts : 2938
Age : 38 Location : Taunton, MA
| Subject: Re: 00 F150 4.2 tick February 2nd 2011, 9:17 pm | |
| I know the 5.4L engines were notorious for warped manifolds and leaking gaskets. Pretty sure the 4.2L used the same design gaskets and manifolds. My guess, its one of those. If you start the engine up cold, can you see or feel a leak? | |
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johnboggs21 Almost Addicted Member
Posts : 1171
Age : 31 Location : Michigan
| Subject: Re: 00 F150 4.2 tick February 2nd 2011, 9:27 pm | |
| never bothered to look or feel, but ill have to look next time I get a chance. IM hoping that a 15 dollar pair of gaskets can fix this. | |
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007jimmy Moderator
Posts : 1955
Age : 39 Location : levittown, PA
| Subject: Re: 00 F150 4.2 tick February 2nd 2011, 9:52 pm | |
| they do have issues with manifold gaskets.. from what im told the bolts are to blame. i would put some ARP's on there to fix the problem for good because if you use the same bolts they are just gonna give you another problem shortly.. every ford manifold bolts i have messed with are usually stretched in the middle causing a weak link. when you go to torque them down they snap and then you have another headache on your hands.. | |
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johnboggs21 Almost Addicted Member
Posts : 1171
Age : 31 Location : Michigan
| Subject: Re: 00 F150 4.2 tick February 2nd 2011, 9:53 pm | |
| ok, ill have to look into the price of some studs. I dont think its hurting anything, but its annoying as f*ck lol | |
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007jimmy Moderator
Posts : 1955
Age : 39 Location : levittown, PA
| Subject: Re: 00 F150 4.2 tick February 2nd 2011, 10:07 pm | |
| its hurting plenty.. mainly fuel milage.. but a little leak goes a long way. next youll be melting your wiring harness and burning down the truck.. TRUE STORY.. | |
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johnboggs21 Almost Addicted Member
Posts : 1171
Age : 31 Location : Michigan
| Subject: Re: 00 F150 4.2 tick February 2nd 2011, 10:10 pm | |
| well shoot, with the price of fuel these days I need to get that fixed. Ill be curious what I get once i fix it since I already do pretty good. | |
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007jimmy Moderator
Posts : 1955
Age : 39 Location : levittown, PA
| Subject: Re: 00 F150 4.2 tick February 2nd 2011, 10:14 pm | |
| exactly.. 5 bucks a gallon by summer.. im gonna have to tune the C10 to be a fuel sipping 40mpg snail.. lol | |
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johnboggs21 Almost Addicted Member
Posts : 1171
Age : 31 Location : Michigan
| Subject: Re: 00 F150 4.2 tick February 2nd 2011, 10:25 pm | |
| gawd dont even talk like that.....lol | |
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007jimmy Moderator
Posts : 1955
Age : 39 Location : levittown, PA
| Subject: Re: 00 F150 4.2 tick February 2nd 2011, 11:03 pm | |
| it was a little under a dollar a gallon when i started riding quads.. i use to grab 5 bucks off my mom and fill up the tank and get a soda and be good for the day.. now i need 30 bucks and cant get a soda.. lol | |
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johnboggs21 Almost Addicted Member
Posts : 1171
Age : 31 Location : Michigan
| Subject: Re: 00 F150 4.2 tick February 11th 2011, 9:31 pm | |
| well I checked out my studs and none of them were loose broke or missing. My mpgs have dropped down to about 10, but i have been doing all my driving in short trips in town which aint helpin. | |
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Jimmeh Valued Member
Posts : 136
| Subject: Re: 00 F150 4.2 tick February 16th 2011, 11:31 pm | |
| - 007jimmy wrote:
- now i need 30 bucks and cant get a soda.. lol
I don't know why, but that made me literally laugh out loud. I'm crying right now. | |
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007jimmy Moderator
Posts : 1955
Age : 39 Location : levittown, PA
| Subject: Re: 00 F150 4.2 tick February 16th 2011, 11:36 pm | |
| lol.. its the truth.. 30 bucks gets you about 8 gallons of fuel.. i gotta fill up 3 snowmobiles and 2 quads.. my oldest daugher has one quad, my wife has a prairie 450 and i take my other daughter on a snowmobile.. its fun but rahter expensive anymore.. lmao | |
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Jimmeh Valued Member
Posts : 136
| Subject: Re: 00 F150 4.2 tick February 17th 2011, 11:30 pm | |
| I hear ya, man. It's only going to get worse, too. | |
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