Ford or Chevy
04-16-2012, 08:32 PM
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Thanks for all the great input the good and the bad, I just don`t want to make a bad choice.
04-16-2012, 08:42 PM
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the only problem with hte ford 5.4 as mentioned is front end parts and the effin spark plugs,,one out of every sparkplug changed brake off in the cylinder head..some also blow out but thats on the older 5.4's..if you can get the rest of the sparkplug out then its all goo,if you cant then you have to remove the cylinder head to get it out and thats big bucks.
Done right using the Lisle tool you should not have to pull the heads.
04-17-2012, 07:46 PM
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Bought the ram because some of my friends had them and were a little cheaper big mistake. Next truck will be GM or Ford.
04-17-2012, 08:53 PM
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they all dont come out i have done my share of them,just have to use the decarbon additive for the fuel a week b4 you do the job then you will have no problems.
04-18-2012, 12:34 AM
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In my experience I bought a 2001 Tahoe back in 2001 that lasted 3 years, and I went through 2 transmissions. granted I'm in sales and drive about 50k a year but in 2003 I purchased a new avalanche, guess what! This truck took a sh!! in 4 years when it lost oil pressure going down the highway at 75 mph. Never agian will I buy a chevy, I have a F150 and F250 that have never given me a problem.
