Jakobie1086
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- City, State
- Doylestown PA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2002 Ford Sport Trad
Doing my intro here because this is the only section of this forum I'll ever be. I work on cars for a living (BMW and Maserati dealership tech) and I endurance race BMW's. I used to be a frequent posting member of BMW forums but I don't go on much anymore. I prob won't post a lot here but I'll read a lot and if I see a question I can answer I'll chime in!
Daily drive a 2001 ford sport trac, auto and 2x4 with 125k miles. My parents bought it brand new in late 2000 and drove it until I turned 16; I learned to drive in it and even took my drivers test in it. I bought it from them this past year officially at the modest price of $2.3k. Thing is damn work horse.
I also have a 2002 sport trac that I bought for $1000, didn't run but and had 213k miles, but was manual, 4x4, no rust and interior was in good shape. Exterior was scuffed up, which saves me the trouble of scratching it myself after one day in the woods
. I got it running by hooking up the fuel lines the correct way and putting some gas in it. Ran good and 4wd worked great - had it out in the 2ft of snow we got in 12hrs here in PA this year and it worked like a champ, pulled cars out of snow piles and ditches all day. The motor ran good but made horrible noises, easily diagnosed as chain rattle from the front and back of the block. Pulled the motor and stripped it apart, found as expected 3 of the 4 chains to have no chain guide rails left at all - it even wore the head away a bit where the chain was cutting into the aluminum. So I'm currently in the process of rebuilding the motor, new pistons and rings, heads re-done with new valves and springs, etc. I do all the work myself so it's not to bad.
Anyway, any other manual sport trac guys around here? I'm under the impression they are pretty rare, I'm on craigslist daily and virtually never seen them. I think sport tracs are super versatile trucks that are crazy underrated, I drop the tailgate and fit 2 full size dirt bikes in the back and a ramp in the backseat with all our gear and up to mountains/track almost every weekend in the summer. Love these damn things!!
Daily drive a 2001 ford sport trac, auto and 2x4 with 125k miles. My parents bought it brand new in late 2000 and drove it until I turned 16; I learned to drive in it and even took my drivers test in it. I bought it from them this past year officially at the modest price of $2.3k. Thing is damn work horse.
I also have a 2002 sport trac that I bought for $1000, didn't run but and had 213k miles, but was manual, 4x4, no rust and interior was in good shape. Exterior was scuffed up, which saves me the trouble of scratching it myself after one day in the woods
. I got it running by hooking up the fuel lines the correct way and putting some gas in it. Ran good and 4wd worked great - had it out in the 2ft of snow we got in 12hrs here in PA this year and it worked like a champ, pulled cars out of snow piles and ditches all day. The motor ran good but made horrible noises, easily diagnosed as chain rattle from the front and back of the block. Pulled the motor and stripped it apart, found as expected 3 of the 4 chains to have no chain guide rails left at all - it even wore the head away a bit where the chain was cutting into the aluminum. So I'm currently in the process of rebuilding the motor, new pistons and rings, heads re-done with new valves and springs, etc. I do all the work myself so it's not to bad.Anyway, any other manual sport trac guys around here? I'm under the impression they are pretty rare, I'm on craigslist daily and virtually never seen them. I think sport tracs are super versatile trucks that are crazy underrated, I drop the tailgate and fit 2 full size dirt bikes in the back and a ramp in the backseat with all our gear and up to mountains/track almost every weekend in the summer. Love these damn things!!
