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Old May 7, 2010 | 12:11 AM
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Rust problem

New member here, seeking advice. I have a 95 F150 XLT, 300 ci 6cyl. The truck has 43,000 original miles and is immaculate, until you look under it. I've had some issues with brake lines rusting and breaking, and this week, one of my transmission oil lines began leaking, which I repaired. In 1 day since, I discovered a broken leaf spring bracket, and I'm leaking fuel out of my rear tank. The underside of this vehicle is basically, rusting away. The frame, front end parts, all of the lines, cab mounts, anything with metal, and I'm not talking surface rust. I'm almost afraid to drive it, and with the fuel tank leaking on the exhaust pipe, I retract the "almost". I'm wondering if it's worth messing with. I can see a bunch of time and money being invested in this truck. It's a darn shame, because it is a beautiful vehicle, not the slightest bit of rust anywhere on the body or bed. I've owned this truck since it was new so I have a lot of money tied up in this thing. Any advice would be appreciated. --- gman
 
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Old May 7, 2010 | 12:35 AM
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That sounds pretty dangerous to drive. If the frame rails are eaten through that bad you may have to throw in the towel.

What you could do is source a nice fram and swap the cab etc on over.
 
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Old May 7, 2010 | 05:38 AM
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sounds like a real sweet well maintained truck
 
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