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    YNP - Setting a precedence?

    Federal involvement aside, did you watch the video of this lady? She BARELY flinches when a full grown apex predator charges within 10 yards. What is happening here??? How do people not have a built in self-preservation instinct in these situations? Has the gene pool been diluted to the point of...
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    Tacoma 2021

    All of you tall guys get the good stuff like higher salaries and better looking significant others....but hey, I fit in a Taco like a glove 😄
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    Need some truck advice - F-150 down...

    Religious on maintenance, oil, all filters etc. Was about to have all plugs done, flush all fluids etc since I was coming up on 100k. Really wanted another 100k out of that truck. Not a mechanic, so the thought of sinking cash to keep it going didn't sit well. I also hunt alone a lot of the time...
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    Need some truck advice - F-150 down...

    I took a good look at the Tundras. Really impressed with the interior, they are huge. After talking with the sales guy, he was saying real world mileage on a Tundra is 12-14...just doesn't fit what I want out of a truck. I'm getting about 21 mpg commuting with the new Tacoma.
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    Need some truck advice - F-150 down...

    Update on this mess.... I went In to a second ford dealer and they were not so quick to suggest a whole engine. They said bad cylinder could be many problems but they said it was just guessing until they could tear into it. They couldn't get me in for 3 weeks, which was risky since I needed a...
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    Need some truck advice - F-150 down...

    Yikes. That what makes me hesitate sinking any cash at all into it.
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    Need some truck advice - F-150 down...

    I think triton was the previous generation. This engine is the 5.0L Coyote, 2013 model year.
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    Need some truck advice - F-150 down...

    I believe they mentioned the head was off and they did a pressure test on the cylinders. #8 was at 20% compression. I'm not a mechanic so I don't know exactly know how they did the test, I just heard the 20% figure. They did say the cylinder was mis-shaped. Oil changes every 5k exactly on...
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    Need some truck advice - F-150 down...

    You're making a lot of sense...it does seem silly to commute 60 miles a day in a 5.0L bud light can. Always bothered me a bit. Trips to scout and run to the ski hill would be a lot cheaper in a commuter car getting 35 mpg. The engine swap deal gives me that uneasy feeling of starting a project...
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    Need some truck advice - F-150 down...

    Looks like a base crew max is running about $42k list internet prices. Tacos in the SR5 sport come in around $34 or $35. I also haven't heard anything about reliability on the newer Tacos. I wonder how much they are selling based on the reliability of the early 2000s models. At least the...
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    Need some truck advice - F-150 down...

    I like the idea, but having a hard time with sticking my hand back into that engine...Several people just on this forum had the same problem, cylinder failure. I don't see why a reman engine or even a new engine would fix the problem. Seems like another ticking time bomb.
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    Need some truck advice - F-150 down...

    Did you take the reman engine back to ford to have them install or did you use a local shop?
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    Need some truck advice - F-150 down...

    They told me the #8 cylinder is now mis-shaped and the block has to be swapped out. If it was just heads I would be more interested...
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    Need some truck advice - F-150 down...

    But the whole engine swap? It's not a minor fix or rebuild from what I'm hearing. At what point will the truck will fall apart around the engine. It's 8 years old.
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    Need some truck advice - F-150 down...

    The base SR 4x4 Tundras might be the ticket. I just wonder how much of the outer body is plastic. That's what drives me nuts about the Tacos - plastic bed. Insanity.
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