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Originally Posted by kaisen
Two wheel drive in Boston? Only you would know if that's okay.
The F250 Light Duty was a funny truck. 7 lug axles (vs 8 on HD), semi-floating rear end (vs full-float HD), bigger brakes and springs, but with a half-ton frame and body. It was a 7700 GVWR where the HDs were 8600 GVWR-up.
Is it a 5.4L V8, or 4.6L V8? They were made with both. I suppose for a 4000 pound trailer it wouldn't make much difference, but the 5.4L would be preferred. A quick search will highlight all the early 5.4L's maladies, mostly spark-plug related. I'd want to know why this one has new head gasket(s?).....did it have a spark plug issue that necessitated head removal? Or an overheating issue?
For $1700, you really can't go wrong. It will do the job.
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The only part of this that I would differ with you is the "can't go wrong"...I recently bought a Chevy PU that I have put the entire purchase price back into in repairs and I'm not finished yet.
Of course that is my fault for not doing a better PPI, but these old cheap trucks can wind-up needing some serious cash injections if the last guy didn't do it. Everything costs on trucks; brakes, tires, suspension parts and labor, etc., etc...
That F-250 light-duty is not a very desirable truck but it would tow a light trailer like a 911 race car with zero drama.
