first of let me introduce myself. my name is dennis and i just picked up this beauty on monday




03 fx4 5.4 87000 miles

now when i take off it studders a bit at first. im guessing it might be time for a tune up or could this be something else.

ok so i only really have 1 question right now. my mind went blank its almost 3 am and im tired lol.

thanks for the help. this is the first ford truck i have owned. my previous car was a 96 gt mustang. needless to say this is a whole new world to me. not new to trucks just new to the ford truck

 

If it's still got the original plugs at 87k, it's about time for new ones.

 

thats what i figure.

 

Welcome to the site! Nice looking truck!

 

if it shudders when you first take off it mite be one of your universal joints on your driveshaft, thats what happened with my truck, shuddered when it first took off

 

Looks great... love those ext cab step side in w/ the Fx4 package

 

x2 on the spark plugs
Welcome to the site, congrats and great choice on the truck.

 

thanks guys. i love my truck. ford fan for life so the choice was pretty easy

i hope its not a drive shaft thats not covered by the delaer warranty i got lol.

 

yeah my shudder only happened on takeoff, and i could definently tell that it was not engine related, but there is a difference between studder and shudder so idn, because you mentioned it studdered

 

Congrats on the truck

 

Welcome to the site. Good lookin truck.

I would start with the plugs too.

 

is there a way to check if the universal joints are bad without yanking the drive shaft out and replacing them

 

nice ride, welcome to the site!

I also agree on changing the plugs first

 

Nice truck. Welcome to the site.

 

thanks guys. yea i plan on doing plugs as soon as possible. i do have a question though. i have seen one nightmare story after another on here about plug changes and them being a nightmare and breaking and hard to get to and all that. is this something i need to worry about?