Thread: Whats wrong with my Ford?

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depending on the mileage on the truck the converter will probably heal itself if you have not driven it too long in this condition....ted

My pickup has 96k on it now. I bought it with 82k last year. It started acting up the other day. I've only put maybe ten miles on it since. I did notice the last time i was home from college, i put it in park and it revved way up to 3k. It was odd, but never thought much of it cuz when I turned it off and later back on, it was fine. Don't know if that has anything to do with it or not...it was cold that day. I do live in North Dakota if that tells you anything. lol.

By the way, I forgot to mention that it is a 5.4 Triton V8. Its been a good engine thus far...for the time i've had it anyway. I am a college student and work at Sears for money. I went to the auto department and asked how bad the spark plugs were to get at. They told me its atleast a 3 hour job for a professional. Then they told me if i felt like doing it myself, I could expect more time yet. They do look a little tricky...

Originally Posted by TuffTrax

By the way, I forgot to mention that it is a 5.4 Triton V8. Its been a good engine thus far...for the time i've had it anyway. I am a college student and work at Sears for money. I went to the auto department and asked how bad the spark plugs were to get at. They told me its atleast a 3 hour job for a professional. Then they told me if i felt like doing it myself, I could expect more time yet. They do look a little tricky...

You probably will need plugs soon - but with saying that - that might/probably will not be your problem as you described.

This is an article that will explain how to change the plugs out - and they are due at 100K on a 5.4 with COP ignition(just wish my V10 plugs were that 'easy'):http://www.ford-trucks.com/article/i...ter_F150s.html