Hey all,
Just a question for a friend. He is looking at a 95 F-150 4x4 and was wondering if there were any issues he should be wary of. I told him that the body issues were the only ones I know of. No big deal there since he'll be using it as a workhorse, but admittedly I am not a real expert on that generation of trucks. He didn't have much info about it, but I told him I would ask anyway.

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

The worthless POS annular slave cylinder.

 

Ok, elaborate. What's the solution, just replacement?

--DIY

 

An automatic tranny is the best solution. No clutch = no slave cylinder.

 

Ok, I believe it's an auto, but thanx for the info. Anybody else know of anything else to watch for?

 

My 94 F150 4X4 with 300-6 and 5spd has been a great truck. I beat the crapp out of it and it just comes back for more. The only issues that I have had with my truck is the wiper motors, I have replaced the motor 2 times now. I did replace the slave cyl once, but that was at 120,000 miles so it was about due anyway. Otherwise just reg maintance stuff, balljoints, u-joints, ect. Heck I haven't even had to replace the clutch yet and the truck has 160,000 very hard, well used miles on it.

I would tell your buddy that if the truck drives nice and the price is right, buy it.

 

Anybody else?

 

I had a 95 2wd with a 351, auto, and Reading tool cap (very heavy steel cap) it was one of the cheapest to own vehicles I have ever had. Some little issues here and there, but nothing I couldn't easily fix in my driveway. Outstanding work truck. I sold it with 140k 3 years ago, and the guy who bought it loves it. He uses it to tow a landscaping trailer.

 

Only problem I ran into on my 93 was the dual fuel tanks. The front tank was pumping gas to the rear tank

 

Lol, as long as the front tank is buying the gas, that sounds good to me.

Anybody else want to weigh in with an inherent problem?

-DIY

 

Oh yea, I forgot about the fuel tank thing. One of the in tank fuel pumps died, and was fairly expensive to fix. The other one still worked, but the sending unit didn't, so I had to use the odometer to know when to buy gas. I ended up selling it with just the one tank working. He should ask the seller if he has replaced either pump/sending unit. It'd be nice if he has.

 

I have a 95 F-150 that I've had to put a slave cylinder in once, well after 100k miles. At 177k miles now it still runs like a champ.

 

Mine has some minor electrical issues.

Also, those damn Ford window motors can be a pain. I eventually replaced those stupid plastic ***** with steel ball bearings.

Overall though, it's a great truck.

 

I forgot about it until just now also. The front tank was replaced when I bought my 94, back in 97 with 64000 miles. Then sometime around 01-02 the front tank started pumping fuel into the rear tank. I had the pump replaced 3 years ago cost for the pump and labor was just over $200, after 3-4 days that pump went out also. The mechanic that did the work just told me to bring it back in and that I would not be charged anything for replacing the pump again. It has worked great ever since. I just don't know what the odds are that the front tank is on its 4th pump, but the rear is still the original.

 

Strange, my dad and I replaced the fuel sending unit in the front tank of my truck. The unit still worked, but the float had developed a hole and filled with fuel, thus it was more of a sinker than a float.

If either of the fuel pumps had been replaced prior to our ownership I don't know.