1997 ford motor
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Joined: Jul 2000
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From: Houston, by way of every major city in America.
I had this happen to car of mine once. It
would constantly overheat,so one morning driving to work I was watching
the temp gauge,i looked up just in time to
see that I was going into a ditch,OUCH!!
Well,I got the whole thing fixed up and ready to run, including plugging a hole in the gas tank,AND,,,,,straightened the oil pan.......well I started it up and began driving. The oil light started flickering so I
shut it off immediately.. What it turned out
to be was the oil pickup tube got bumped
up just enough to starve the engine of oil.
This could be what happened to the your truck,possibly.... Was the oil pan dented and replaced? Is the oil level still
normal? So many questions,,,,,,98
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98 F-150 4.6 Litre XLT2wd Ext. cab
prarie tan/tan int.
K/N gen.II fipk
custom dual exh/gibson rectangle tips/rear exiting.
color matched snuglid
Superchip!!!
Westin nerfs blk .powdercoat
Clear front corners
Clear Euro tails(Altezza style)
Cobra 75WXST cb w/weather alert
Kenwood cd w/Radio Shack speakers,don't laugh it sounds pretty good
Viper 500HF Security system
On the way/wheels,tires,air dam, etc..etc.......
doin the monochromatic boogie
on the front end.Billet grilles on order
www.my-f150.com .still want to lift it,YES!
Fender Guitars,ROCK!!!
http://www.bigsandy.net
officialtomwaits.com
reverendhortonheat.com
would constantly overheat,so one morning driving to work I was watching
the temp gauge,i looked up just in time to
see that I was going into a ditch,OUCH!!
Well,I got the whole thing fixed up and ready to run, including plugging a hole in the gas tank,AND,,,,,straightened the oil pan.......well I started it up and began driving. The oil light started flickering so I
shut it off immediately.. What it turned out
to be was the oil pickup tube got bumped
up just enough to starve the engine of oil.
This could be what happened to the your truck,possibly.... Was the oil pan dented and replaced? Is the oil level still
normal? So many questions,,,,,,98
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98 F-150 4.6 Litre XLT2wd Ext. cab
prarie tan/tan int.
K/N gen.II fipk
custom dual exh/gibson rectangle tips/rear exiting.
color matched snuglid
Superchip!!!
Westin nerfs blk .powdercoat
Clear front corners
Clear Euro tails(Altezza style)
Cobra 75WXST cb w/weather alert
Kenwood cd w/Radio Shack speakers,don't laugh it sounds pretty good
Viper 500HF Security system
On the way/wheels,tires,air dam, etc..etc.......
doin the monochromatic boogie
on the front end.Billet grilles on order
www.my-f150.com .still want to lift it,YES!
Fender Guitars,ROCK!!!
http://www.bigsandy.net
officialtomwaits.com
reverendhortonheat.com
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Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
From: Maplesville alabama usa
1997 ford motor
WE have a 1997 ford-f-150 4x4 truck. On sept.9 we wrecked the truck it lay on the drivers side at a 45 degree angle it was still running for about 10 minutes when the wrecker picked it up they dropped it about 20ft down Well the insurance fixed the truck the frame was bent on front and back end the truck has 140000 miles on it. we got it back it ran 7 days then the motor locked up on it.WE had took very good care of this truck the oil was changed everytime it was susposed to be this was hubbys (baby)the mechanic said the engine was starved for oil is why it locked up. Now the insurance is questioning this has anyone had this problem or know any thing about this sitution? please let me know e-mail me at hooksy@bellsouth.net thanks Tina