I won a 354K Mile Ford F350 for $900 Sight Unseen! Can we fix it and Drive 700 Miles Home?

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[@dibcrew6879]

Every time Randy says “it’s fine” I hear that Morgan Freeman voice over “it, in fact, was not fine”.

[@TejasToolMan]

LMAO

[@toolzshed]

Hahahahahahahahahah

[@dwaynedavis5235]

Dwaynedavis

[@adianbueckert1234]

Can I buy that from you $500

[@jayswartzbaugh8553]

He gets it from Derick on Vice Grip Garage. He uses a lot of Derickisms.😊

[@danm2422]

Those pin stripes had me laughing it was like someone fell off their stool while they were painting them. Personally I would have kept it straight 😂

[@HandsomeMoose]

They probably bought a too short model and didn't realise until half way down the side. Problem solved.😁

[@backyardbuilttrucks1]

I have a 2001 F350 6.8L V10 344,861 never fails to start or go, engine or transmission never been opened up just good maintenance since new . Just a radiator and heater core , new rear springs and shackles . Truck has been a trooper.

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

Those v10 trucks are very special. Excellent tow rig. Big trailer behind it and you can haul 3 cars at a time.

[@wes11bravo]

My work bucket truck is a 2013 stubby F450 with a V10. Runs like scalded dog! I think it gets around 4mpg, haha!

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

@@wes11bravo i live in europe. Those v10 pickups are more rare here than a Dodge viper.

[@wes11bravo]

@@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur- oh man I can imagine, Frans! Amazes me when someone in Europe has an old American muscle car with gasoline prices being so ridiculously high.

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

@@wes11bravo well that’s one way to look at it. For a small business owner, flipping multiple cars at a time. Such a tow unit that can be driven with a normal licence. Reliable. You only use it for loads. Many of the old army vehicles the usa left in 1945 still drives. And this unit is like it’s hercules brother compared to those old sixes and v8’s. Cars are getting rediculously complex. So for them to have such a old truck they can spend a few hundred on. Patch it. Get a seat out of a junker. And use. That’s not a bad deal. Even at that gas mileage. Where a big rig would do about the same. And now this one does 4x4.

[@silasmcgee3647]

@@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur around here in Canada there's a few more but still rare I'm more often to see a V10 Triton that I am to see a V10 Magnum tho

[@averyalexander2303]

Great content! Resetting the codes legitimately can stop a misfire after the actual problem is fixed. On some vehicles, once the ECU detects a misfire, it will stop firing that cylinder's fuel injector to protect the catalytic converter from unburned fuel and sometimes it won't start firing the fuel injector again (at least for a while) until the codes are cleared.

[@officiallennon3876]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@averyalexander2303]

​@PatientXero Correct, I never said it was. What I meant is that the ECU might have still had the fuel injector shut down after he changed the fouled spark plug since it had the code stored and clearing the code should re enable the fuel injector if it was disabled due to the misfire. I don't know if Fords did that back then, but I have seen more modern Fords shut down fuel injectors when a misfire is detected.

[@alb12345672]

@@averyalexander2303 Fords have a blinking check engine light if it detects a catalyst damaging misfire. It may turn the injector off for a minute then turn back on to test. Drivability wise you get a rumble like a bad torque converter. There is also a threshold to cause a code and illuminate a light. Some scanners have a special mode that shows EVERY misfire, no matter how small. I found this by diagnosing a bad coil on my 6.2L F150.

[@nitronick5659]

We're talking about a 1999 model here. Not a chance in hell the ECM is shutting down injectors because of a non firing coil or plug.

[@noway9880]

This varies, but all of them will attempt again after the next key cycle. The process repeats then. After X number of continuous misfires, stop injector for 2 minutes. Retry. Twice more like this and injector OFF for the rest of the drive, until next restart. It does help the cat..people determined to ruin it will still do so.

[@lawrencetaylor5481]

You probably already know this but, the Triton V-10 and V-8 had a head issue. They would "spit out " plugs. That contraption you found with the plug in it might have been their way to try and fix it. The most common things for it was to put a helicoil in there. The fact that you have no dash lights or gauges or speedometer tells me you definitely have a wiring issue as my 98 E350 has an electronic speedometer that does not run off of a cable. Also, the misfire could still be the coil but not be the coil itself but, be a bad connection in the plug. I ran into that with my V-10.

[@Brock_Landers]

By the way, just like you said, all of those Modular Ford engines were notorious for blowing the spark plugs out of the heads. I was going to post this earlier when you pulled that tap out of that bag, but now that y'all are replacing that plug on #2, it's obvious that the threads are completely jacked.

[@VCcamreas]

Mike and randy are one of the best and funniest duo in the automotive world 😂 looking forward to the next video

[@brianr5665]

For $900, I honestly would consider it a win. May not be a road truck, but a great pit vehicle or off road use. Cheaper than an RTV and it's useable. For $5000 I would be angry. But for under $1000... It's a solid win.

[@justsomerandomguy4269]

That truck was way more rough than I would have ever expected it to be. Suprised it hasn’t totally fallen apart. I’d love to take a vehicle like that to our state mandated car inspection here in Germany and have them list all the faults lmao. I’d probably get kicked out for even attempting to bring a vehicle like that there.

[@tompiper3]

It's actually in better condition then some that I see used as daily drivers lol without state inspections, as long as it runs it's good to go

[@dlee9547]

When that 4x4 selector knob came off .. I pissed myself.. 😂great vid Randy.. cant wait for part two..

[@rossmartin7003]

I love seeing vehicles being brought back to life. You should call it Frankentruck!

[@alannewsome1729]

I know gas stations love you Randy you keep them rich.

[@fordmuscleluis9710]

Glad you got this Ford F350 Super Duty with a V10 engine hopefully you'll get the interior refurbished especially the seats and make this truck look like new again even with a lot of miles

[@northernstoner962]

Not to often you seen a f350 without a diesel engine definitely something cool to have around

[@davidbryant5875]

Have the same toolbox I use it everyday. Has just about everything u need

[@pinball541]

Randy, I think you & Mike should have a competition on who can scare each other more on the way back. As far as the trucks go, I think the Ram (TRX) pulling the trailer will get the worst gas mileage. Hello from Phoenix Arizona❕🔥

[@fastfox851]

Those aren't adapters, that's called a time-cert someone properly repaired the threads on the heads but didn't bother putting the red locktite on the adapter to keep it from coming out. Also that beeping noise means there's an airbag fault lol.

[@TheHungryMammoth]

Oh hell yeah 1 hour of content ♥️

[@AutoAuctionRebuilds]

And that's after I cut off 40 minutes lol.

[@TheHungryMammoth]

Always love the longer videos mate

[@phillyp.8375]

The V10 is known to blow plugs right out of the cylinders stripping the treads. That’s used to fix the cylinder when it happens. You tightened that into the stripped hole to fix it.

[@carterjohnson4381]

If you turn the ignition switch too far you won't have any accessory gauges and all that or turn signals so if you can turn it back

[@jonathantorres8379]

You should’ve put fresh oil and filter for that long drive

[@AutoAuctionRebuilds]

Nah it’ll be fine.

[@jonathantorres8379]

@@AutoAuctionRebuilds lol

[@nathankim7664]

Within the first minute, I couldn't take my eyes off the neighbor's yellow 70-72 el Camino

[@carlbernard4197]

I spotted that almost right away too 😊

[@2003cobramustang]

Really like these road trips with Mike! This truck I’ll keep my fingers crossed!! I agree with you it’s your truck you do what you want with it! You and Mike crack me up! 😂😂 hmm I’m thinking the ford but i could be wrong

[@geoffhart8573]

F350 with its many needs and watching it brought back is why I originally subscribed ! Love this kind of video.

[@jesseyanez681]

V10 blow plugs outa the head common problem mine did it not to long ago that plug that’s in there in the truck is to make it bigger to fit in the new hole u make

[@alwhitesell4023]

Very common with the V10 it blows the spark plugs out of the cylinder had it happen several times on my E-350 van.

[@carlbernard4197]

Catch! 😂😂😂

[@greaniebeaniez3070]

Definitely a great deal on this truck! I live in the rust belt and one of these sitting for years in a farmers field half rusted out could go for THOUSANDS.

[@joehomanick]

The loose shifter usually can be fixed by tightening the 2 t30 bolts up under the dash . By the top of the brake pedal. The Torx bolts are gold color

[@davidcunningham8848]

Cold and Windy and Monkeybox is wearing shorts? He is that guy!! lol

[@SchnelleKat]

12:18 Oh boy! here we go again. lol i can absolutely tell they did some Monkeying with that Gauge cluster, and the wiring is probably a nightmare. Overall the body is in pretty good shape for 354k. Looks like a Mechanic Special truck... and i wonder if the previous owner will see this video. Can't wait for more roadtrips!

[@91myroc]

Use that TRX for what you want to use it for. Also it could be the clock spring since the truck had airbag deployment is why the horn probably doesn’t work. And why you are having that beeping is because of the airbag the light is probably on telling you to service the system.

[@donhiebert3750]

Dunno whether this is already in the comments but the early 2000 V10 has less than a quarter inch of cylinder head threads for the plugs to engage but the plugs themselves have way more threads on them than that. Carbon builds up on the exposed threads during normal use and when they are removed, the carbon compromises the threads in the cylinder heads. Using a penetrating oil or spray when removing plugs and a back and forth gradual technique will allow removal with little or no damage. If you force them out in a single step, there WILL BE damage, and the plugs may be ejected at a future date from the cylinder head during normal operation. Good job Ford! There are retrofit kits which require tapping of new threads, installation of new sleeves, blah, blah, blah.

[@maxpower1911]

I'm currently helping my neighbor fix his Grand Marquis that had a similar thing happen to one of its cylinders. He said the whole plug exploded, which messed up the threads. Now the new plug won't screw in. He's trying to re-tap those threads and slip an insert in there that will allow the plug to screw in. It's a common enough problem that Healicoil makes a kit for doing the repair, which sells for a couple hundred bucks on Amazon.

[@wes11bravo]

Randy - all the respect for realizing it actually is possible to use a high end pickup as a work truck. Not like you're flogging it to death - but you're also not a'scared to throw a sheet of plywood, etc in the bed.

[@tdotw77]

12:44 That low beeping is because the air bag light bulb is out. It will ding randomly until the bulb is fixed. Ecm is letting you know the air bags (may) not be working & you should check it out. I've owned\own 3 different e'99 -'00 super dutys f250 7.3L powerstrokes so I'm very familiar with these models

[@jeffmac3071]

When the knob fell off of the gear shift and MWM chuckled...classic.

[@ryzen397]

Nice, no coolant lol, this is the perfect one for a road trip

[@23CivicTypeR]

52:10 the screw in the turn signal stalk is to take up the space from the washer button that is 100% broken or it just randomly fell out. I don't know this for sure but it's probably 80% true.

[@toolzshed]

Awwww my heart sank when you pulled out that thread cutter from that bag with the sparkplug in it ☹️

[@rick3090]

The turn signal switch and or the plug connector in the column are common failures for t/s lights not working, sometimes you can tilt the steering wheel and get the lights working again

[@Funchannel76]

You guys are like a mile away from my house!!! I wish I knew that

[@buddyrevell6369]

Bromance is strong with you two!

[@Felix24148]

Maybe when you get it home, you could remove that V10 engine entirely and drop in a diesel. Those trucks with diesel engines can bring good money. And I imagine with a bit of body work, a little rewiring, and a diesel engine, you could turn a $900 rig into a $12000 one. The SUV version of this truck with the diesel is going for a ton of money right now. So if you can legally diesel convert it, the payout could be pretty nice.

[@nathanwoten6236]

That adapter is because it was fixed properly (well the only "proper" way to fix that issue) after it bkew the plug out. Its actualy a good thing because it most likely wont blow out again that usually fixes the issue.

[@1hondaluver]

Awesome video. I can't wait for the road trip.

[@whirlwind8825]

Three Items of personal experience.. The tape over the airbag does not mean deployment. The plastic cover has a tear seam that breaks so the easiest fix is duct tape... Also under that steering wheel plastic cover is a spring mattress type switch that is flat for the horn. When the plastic degrades the horn will sound and not stop ... Second the instrument cluster regulates the output of the alternator through the volt meter ,,, Third is the plugs blow out if you dont check them and change regularly or if you over torque they will also cause problems the adapter I am sure should be glued to the head and then the plug installed after the bolt glue dries .

[@dankwearadministrator5061]

Not to bad truck I would run it tell the wheels fall off that's a great price

[@jayarcameron4207]

Hazards are independent of the ignition switch, but the turn signals (and the dashboard gauges) won't work if the switch is in the "wrong" position. I tihnk you may need to check the ignition switch, Randy.

[@AutoAuctionRebuilds]

Keep watching :(

[@joehomanick]

Some of those 5.4 4.6 motors had issues blowing the spark plug out of the hole . So those tools would re thread the hole . You might just have a leaking intake manifold gasket . Soooo common on those especially when you get the random cylinder misfire. That over sized adapter on the spark plug was comes with the kit to repair the hole when the plug blows out

[@nathanwoten6236]

Ya i thinknits all the 3v motors. The 4.6, 5.4 & 6.8 all have the issue.

[@DaaKYT]

I live in Terre Haute! My job is literally on 25th Street where you went to that gas station. This was awesome man.

[@Jamesgaming26]

That RAM looks soo good

[@davidkucher5.0Coy]

Isn't she a beauty. 👌👍

[@buddy8225]

Randy really enjoyed the video. That truck is a bit of a fixer upper, good luck on the road trip. May the Gods be in your favor. 🐸

[@codybose515]

Boy and also we had a customer try to change his own plugs 2007 f150 5.4 3valve and he broke one off then proceeded to not use an extractor but a hammer and punch. He knocked a tiny piece of the metal tip into the cylinder. And drove it over to the shop 30 minutes away like this. To our surprise it didn’t hurt anything we pulled the head and it just indented the piston in a few places didn’t damage it a bit 😂 took out piece put in a new head gasket and re assembled it fired up and ran like a top 230k miles so those motors are tough little cookies 😂.

[@BoNewberry]

Liked the minute I saw the bag with the old spark plug repair kit! Make sure those plugs are torqued(25ftlbs I believe)! 4 spark plug threads was not a great idea. Excited to see how the rest of the video goes!

[@paulzimmerer1244]

Yes it's a adapter very good one it's a calvan kit special for Ford tritons

[@MapOfEurasia]

900$ for a running and driving V10? That's a win! And, even if it isn't an high-revving engine like the E60 M5, it still sounds good when you press the gas ♥️ #V10Goodness

[@darrylj4554]

I think the best thing about this rig is the can of Tony Chachere's Creole seasoning on the back floor!

[@georgescarvids]

Good thing is you are in Terre Haute. There is a good Dealer Only auction in town. If you get anything bad and had to dump one, They pick up too

[@davidlampe4153]

New sub for your channel love the banter you guys are like vaudeville act’s or Abbot and Costello. The truck is Frankenstein or “FrankenTruck” at least you have the tap and more adaptors and you have a plan! Great video!😅😅😅

[@j20plays76]

The ford v10 shoots spark plugs when they shoot the way to fix it is put a hela coil in it that’s what you kept finding and asking what it was it’s a hela coil

[@Raymond106]

That plug on the multi purpose signal switch is common on them fords they break from tilt steering and harness being to short

[@Oscarch2306]

Good video! You should try cleaning the throttle body it might clear the miss fire.

[@matthewtwitchell6309]

Honestly love the 99 it's perfect to me as to it's what I've tried to get although where I live all those trucks are pretty much in the junkyard scrapped or people are keeping them upstate New York does not really like vehicles lol they don't last but $900 for originally a $50,000 truck not too bad if we say you got to put money in

[@nitronick5659]

That threaded insert for the spark plug looks like a Cal-Van. You should have cleaned the threads in the head and on the insert with brake clean and applied JB Weld to the threads before reinserting.

[@frankgrimes7210]

That beeping is most likely the airbag system. It's beeping because it can't detect that the airbag light is working so it beeps to let you know there's a malfunction. I had a Lincoln and a Crown vic that did this.

[@EFFEZE]

Also, Mike is a G. That dude is funny af. You need sign him up full time Randy mate.

[@martinmoore8730]

When I worked for Ford, if the oil 🛢 on a gas ⛽️ motor was black ⚫️ like that, we'd check the air filter, btw thumbs 👍 up on popping the 4X4 shift knob off., that was kinda funny.

[@Canthus13]

You have Tony Chachere's in the back floorboards. That makes everything better.

[@TaffPlays]

I'm going to say the F350 will get worse fuel economy since its a bigger truck with a bigger engine.

[@lancenutter1067]

I predict blown headgasket… I had the 5.4 same era and that’s a common thing. Mine was gone…

[@thunderroad7289]

23 year old truck that had a hard life. Someone took the time you could make it a good work truck again.. if it had a spark plug that blow out of hole it’s a easy fix. Who ever did that job on that cylinder should never touch a engine again. Cal-van makes a very good cylinder insert kit for the triton engines

[@remadeinjersey4860]

I noticed on the passenger side valve cover the ignition wires were arcing on the front of the valve cover. That can definitely cause a misfire.

[@Landyacht1995]

Yup I seen that to.

[@noahnadia070211]

I just finished working on my excursion with the V10 and just did all 10 helicoils because that motor has a common issue with shooting the spark plugs out because there aren't adequate threads in the heads to hold the spark plugs.

[@raywonnacott1756]

Find the fuse box under the hood and check them as for brake lights check the the switch under the dash on the driver's side

[@patrickm3534]

I could be wrong but I think the tool to put in that plug insert was in that bag in the cab. You loctite the insert in the head. I had to do it to my old expedition.

[@youwantme30]

I got that tool set for Xmas as a keep in car set. I've done tranz, clutches, multiple break jobs and much more and haven't broken a thing in it. It's an amazing set for $99.99 at Walmart

[@jasonsaeli75]

I'm thinking the plug adapters may be heeler coil repairs. I wonder if it blew a plug or 2 out of the head. Remember the 5.4 triton 3 valve issues.

[@robertmoseley6829]

The trailer pigtail has blown the secondary fuse blocks you’re going to have to rewire the system in order to get brake lights you won’t get turn signals but at least you’ll have brake lights

[@bigtank50]

If you watch when Randy puts the camera under the hood you can see a wire arching that’s you misfire it looks to be just beneath the alternator or beside it you can see it on camera probably not with naked eye

[@andrewharrison7027]

Always love these trucks since watching lethal weapon when he pulled the building down bring to UK for me lol

[@loudawg240]

Both the dome lights work, so that means shes a good one!

[@carsonkosier4010]

That is the rethread kit for when it blew a spark plug out that was supposed to be Loctite it into the head it’s not supposed to come out with the spark plug

[@TylerDuysen]

my dream truck is a 99-03 7.3powerstroke crew cab 4x4 dually ive been trying to find one for over 14 years these v10s are good too ill find my dream truck one day currently i have a factory 1 of 1 89 f150 4x4 ext cab with a 5.2 efi with 37k og miles im the second owner i bought it from the original one after it sat in a field for 26 years it drove home with just a battery and some fuel been impressed with how good she is currently resto modding it gotta wait till after i move and winter to finish the paint on it

[@TylerDuysen]

oh i also had to add brake fluid because it was empty

[@05Elantra98GSGang]

Will it make is my favorite series for sure

[@richardalegria2288]

I would bypass the heater corethat may even fix the pressure in the cooling system

[@bertramsturgies485]

Bleed Coolant System; If Heater core not too difficult change; Zip-Tie signal harness..... Prayer before Trip..

[@kentuitts6523]

Check the fuses in the box under the hood

[@GainingDespair]

For several vehicles the brake lights pass threw the turn signal switch so if that/multi function switch fails you can lose both.

[@dodgydruid]

Ford Probe. It came about to replace the long lasting British and German Ford Capri, it was a nice looking car but no one wanted it much esp when the first ones looked awful with clear coat dropping off leaving the cars looking scabrous at best, this was the era of Ford's electrical problems across the ranges which also helped bury the Ford Cougar, the Ford Puma, the Ford Scorpio and forced Ford to dust off the British MKIII Escort design Fox body to throw it all back into a Mustang. Sales in Japan of the Probe tanked because it wasn't compliant with Japan's strict motoring laws, it tanked in Australia where most blokes wanted something a bit more meaty and Mazda who badged the Aussie ones were up against their own Mazda 6 and 9 series which people bought and the Probe just couldn't compete with GM there either. A few years back you could buy a Probe, Cougar, Puma or Scorpio for as little as £200 showing how terrible problems erupted in these cars, the Cougar was a strange one as people demanded a coupe Mondeo so Ford gave them one and they didn't buy them preferring to just buy a 4 door Mondeo or Focus.

[@bren70ssss94]

That was great fun , well for us anyway lol , hope she makes it home 😁

[@darylkik6204]

Watching these old videos again I have noticed when Randy says "we" it means Monkey Wrench Mike is on his own to live or die. You guys are still great even if your friends life matters very little. lol "The bitterness of poor quality lingers on long after the sweetness of a low price."

[@ryurc3033]

By the way, that is the recommended method of repair(it's better than a helicoil) but when those motors blow a plug out they generally end up like this because somebody didn't get all the pieces out when they tapped the head for the adapter piece. Right way, but probably done by the wrong person.

[@jamesmauller7868]

Mount side boxes on the tex for the tools to make the show go places.

[@riskymedic7489]

The beeping after starting is telling you that a door is open somewhere on the vehicle, my 99 also has that problem and I don't care enough to fix it.

[@cliftonbrown3758]

I love how he was like 👁️👄👁️ are you kidding me when the brake lights decided to quit!😂

[@JB91710]

Flashers. On my 05 Tahoe, the signals and the emergency flashers stopped working. I took the fuse out which was good and put it back in and they worked and have done so for months. I think it was corrosion on the fuse.

[@tompiper3]

You were too worried about being down two cylinders. That's why Ford gave people 10 to start with

[@bigalsbikeandauto]

12:43 this video has me rolling 😂

[@jayking2902]

Just move the steering wheel all the way up signal lights might work its a ford and i have one and it dose that

[@randrtime4913]

betcha the plug to the main switch that was broken isnt pluged in all the way