hey everyone again...another stupid ? by me ok my truck is nearing the 65000 mile mark and im wondering what things need to be changed out or checked? im only asking because my shop manual had a disagreement with my dog and well the dog won. So far i changed tranny fluid and filter, have a newer aftermarket intake and exhaust, changed oil and filter, looked to see if any anti freeze was gone and it was right at the level it needs to be. I cleaned out the vacum lines wtih seafoam and put the rest in the gas tank. Anything im missing that a home mechanic can do with out special tooks? fuel filter??? timing or anything? coils and plugs?

 

Hello racerf150man,

When my 2000 Lariat had 65K, I replaced the upper and lower radiator hoses and the thermostat. I also changed my rear differential fluid at the same time. And if you haven't already done so, the PCV valve and fuel filter should be replaced as well.

 

what temp is our stock thermostat? do you know off hand??

 

check out a couple other recent threads about miles and maintence, youll find alot of answers there....

 

here, check this link that was posted a couple days ago:

https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...hreadid=176557

 

I am not sure what temp the stock thermostat is, I just replaced mine with a new OEM one. It was not that expensive, maybe $6-$8 and the quality seamed much better that the aftermarket thermostat's I looked at.

 

As a note, if you plan on adding electric fans to your truck, you would want to keep the stock temp thermistat.