Hey Gang,

DTM here. My truck arrived last Monday. It figures...I'm on the road this week. Taking delivery next Monday. Can't wait! Fell like a kid waiting for christmas.

Funny thing...I said to the salesman..."I'll be there next monday to test drive it"....he says..."Dan...(long pause) you are buying this vehicle aren't you?" Like he's never had anyone test drive a new vehicle before.

I said..."of course, as long as I'm satisfied the truck is good mechanical order".

So...gang...what should I add to my checklist beside the obvious?

 

you have to tell us what it is===if it has the trailer towing group class III--you should check and see if it has the right radiator. if it is 2001 year it should have the 1.42 inch core not the standard 1.02 core. READ THIS SITE:

https://www.f150online.com/f150board...ML/003646.html

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2001 F-150 4X4 Supercab
XLT 139" WB style side
5.4L V8 3.55 LIMITED SLIP AXLE
MODS:
AIRAID FIPK
SUPERCHIP(FLIP CHIP)
ROLL & LOCK TONNEAU

sitting in garage mods
GIBSON CAT BACK
GIBSON HEADER
REFLEXX COBRA HOOD
STREET SCENE GRILL
HOLLEY THUNDER SUPERCHARGE
ALL TO BE INSTALLED IN 20 DAYS

 

Just curious...what was your build date and ETA? Mine is in shipment and wondering how long it's gonna take?

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ORDERED 4/16/01 - WOOHOO!!!
Built 5/14/01
Shipped 5/15/01
ETA from Ford - 6/4/01
ETA from railway - 5/25/01
2001 F-150 Supercrew XLT 4wd. 5.4V8, 507A, 3.55LS, Captains chairs, bed extender, cab steps, power moonroof, power seat, skid plates, trlr towing, aluminum wheels, AM/FM cass with 6 cd changer. Bright red clearcoat with DARK graphite interior

IMMEDIATE MODS:
Wet Okole seat covers
Fox Weatherboots front and back
MIchelin LTX M/S 265/75/16
Tint front
Ravin Z-55 Duals out the back
Lightening headlights, corners and tails

Future mods:
LINE-X
AR Baja's 16x8

 

It's a black Supercrew 2WD 5.4L GenIII. Fully loaded except for moonroof and entertainment center. Ordered April 2, built May 1, delivered May 14. 6 weeks in all. Not bad. Already purchased Lightning wheels, 2" rear drop shackle, ******* Tonneau.

I thought the radiator issue was resolved by Ford, No?

 

Picked mine up monday it came in a week earlier with 1.42 radiator salesman said no problem a week later it had a 2.20 rad in it. checked it all out the truck was flawless and a real beauty 4x4 lariat DW BLUE WITH AZ BEIGE 2 TONE 5.4 O.R.P tow package moonroof LS rear bed extender heated seats loaded the most awesome truck i have ever driven. turned 100 miles tonight the best riding truck ever GOOD LUCK DAN THEIR GREAT just tell him you want to test ride it and check out the radiator

 

DANSCREW got real lucky. He got the correct radiator and still upgraded it. The rest of us have the 1.02 and are trying to get the 1.42.
Dan the man - Ford has not done anything about this but some dealers are doing right by their customers. I am bringing mine in for a rear end noise and will be asking for the radiator I paid for, but to be honest I do not tow anything yet and have only 3000 miles on it. The 1.02 may be OK for me but I paid for a Class III towing package so I should get what I paid for right?

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01 Black XLT 4x2 Screw Gen I, 5.4, Moonroof, 3.55LS, Cloth Captains, Slider, Extender, ClassIII towing, 6 Disc etc.
Mods planned:
Gibson Single Sweptside, AirRaid, Superchip, Line-X bed liner, Fog/driving lights, Tint, Speed grill.

 

Hey DanScrew, was that a typo, or did your screw really come with the correct 1.42" radiator?
Could it be that they are now puting in the correct unit?

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2001 Lariat Screw. Gen.3,
5.4, 4x4, All white w/ gray interior. 4r70w tranny, no problems yet,
wrong radiator, 3.55 gears

[This message has been edited by whitengray (edited 05-18-2001).]

 

DTM:
In most instances, the dealer and/or Ford will stand behind mechanical failures and other specification/warrantee type issues. I would pay close attention to several items:

1. Paint (there have been a lot of posts regarding primer showing through, orange peel, and non-matching, incorrect color tailgates, quarters, etc).

2. Scraches and scrapes to the roof - these vehicles, especially 4X4, are much taller than most Ford dealers and transports are accustomed to dealing with (mine needed a small repair on the roof).

3. Radiator - you've probably seen all the hulabuloo about that.

4. Keyless entry - make sure you have it and that it works (XLT - fobs, Lariat keypad).

5. Auto-lock Function (Enable/Disable) Make sure the circuitry has been done correctly, have the dealer go through the Auto-lock, disable sequence. Mine does not disable and I've been locked out several times when warming up the vehicle in winter, hurriedly closing the door and running in to keep warm. I come out 10 minutes later and the truck is running and I can't get in.

6. You're gonna regret not having 4WD in Chicopee right around Christmas Eve.......

Enjoy the new vehicle......


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2001 Supercrew XLT 4X4
BLACK, 4.6 EFI V8
3.55 LIMITED SLIP
POWER MOONROOF
SLIDING REAR WINDOW
DRAW-TITE TOW PKG.
DURA-LINER, TONNEAU COVER
LUVERNE STAINLESS STEP
LO-JACK SECURITY

[This message has been edited by MrBill (edited 05-19-2001).]

 

Wow...thanks all for your feedback! This stuff is priceless. My salesman is going to hate me. Nothing worse than an informed consumer.

Thanks Mr. Bill for your Northeast feedback. It's nice to know I have a fellow brotheren who "appreciates" the New England weather like I do...ha, ha, ha. Fortunately I'm moving to So. Cal end of year...just me and my new Supercrew and trailer.

So gang....the day is almost here. I pick it up Monday...any last suggestions?

 

Go over the paint with a fine tooth comb! Ford has had some problems!

Good luck, you will love the new truck!

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Supercrew 4x4 Lariat
Solid Black , 5.4 Triton, 3.55 Limited Slip, 6750# GVWR Package, Skid Plates, Moon Roof, Sliding Rear Window, Trailer Tow - Class III, Cargo Cage, Grey Leather Captains Chairs, 6-Disc CD Changer

Mods:
305/70/16 Goodyear ATS
American Racing Atlas 16x8
Chrome Westin Steps
Flowmaster, Delta Flow 50 SI/DO
Cranked Torsion Bars 1"
Mobil 1 @ 1,000 miles
Concept II Deflecta Shield

Planned:
Toneau Cover
Expedition Console Mod. (Been there, done that - didn't like it so I sent it back!)
kkirt1@hotmail.com

Another great Ford truck site -www.fseries.com

Truck Pictures

 

Dan The Man...Goodluck DMan, you will love it. One more thing you might want to decide before the finance guy blindsides you---Extended Warranty. Just before signing papers, he offered it to me, whopping $1400 for 5 years/75K miles, $50 deductibles per visit. Bottomline, I did buy it but not after haggling for about 10 minutes. I countered him with $675 plus 3 free oil changes each year. He countered with $950 and the oil changes...sold! Saved a bit of moolah (bought an ARE LSII Lid). Also, I got the one that's nationwide, so I can take it to any ford dealer. It was important to me because I do almost 17-18K miles per year.
Hope this helps. This message board really helped me a lot too!


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Alex
2001 SCrew Lariat
4x4, Lmt.Slip
Capt'n Chs.
Br.Red 2-tone ABeige
6CD,Sldng RR wndw
5.4l
BedRug, Bedxtnder

 

Sorry about that your right it came in with the single core 1.02. and they changed it out with no problem to the 2.20 double core. my error still in a fog awesome truck love it only 200 miles in 1 week still haven't had a chance to run the baby down the highway good luck to all. Dan out

 

arod:

Never been able to deal on the extended warrantee...nice one. Sounds like you got a reasonable deal, I'll try that next time around for sure.

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2001 Supercrew XLT 4X4
BLACK, 4.6 EFI V8
3.55 LIMITED SLIP
POWER MOONROOF
SLIDING REAR WINDOW
DRAW-TITE TOW PKG.
DURA-LINER, TONNEAU COVER
LUVERNE STAINLESS STEPS
LO-JACK SECURITY