Lzwo
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- Joined
- November 23, 2009
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- City, State
- Tallahassee, FL
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1997 Mountaineer 5.0L
Hello from a brand new owner of a 1997 Mountaineer 5.0 RWD. This is my fourth ford, but first ford truck - I'm currently rolling in a 99 Countour and an 88 Landcruiser - which has to go if anyone knows anybody.....
Got the truck from an estate sale, for a nice price. Very clean, body perfect (garage kept), and a mere 103k miles. The family claimed all the maintenance was done at the dealer - no paperwork though.
Anyhow, everything seems to run fine so far. Lots of bells and whistles, only thing I would have really loved would be a sunroof, but I guess I won't have to worry about leaks.
Seems to be making a lot of squeaks and such, but I haven't had a chance to really get into anything. Only things I can tell that it needs right off is a lower left ball joint; intermittent squealing from the engine (I'm afraid its a bearing, but lets just hope a new belt does the trick); check engine light code shows EVAP system leak; the front passenger window won't go up or down without some (sometimes serious) assistance; and the CD changer just cycles through all 6 but won't actually play any.
Stumbled on this forum and it looks like a fantastic resource. I'm very excited to be a member, and hope I'll be able to contribute at some point also.
Got the truck from an estate sale, for a nice price. Very clean, body perfect (garage kept), and a mere 103k miles. The family claimed all the maintenance was done at the dealer - no paperwork though.
Anyhow, everything seems to run fine so far. Lots of bells and whistles, only thing I would have really loved would be a sunroof, but I guess I won't have to worry about leaks.
Seems to be making a lot of squeaks and such, but I haven't had a chance to really get into anything. Only things I can tell that it needs right off is a lower left ball joint; intermittent squealing from the engine (I'm afraid its a bearing, but lets just hope a new belt does the trick); check engine light code shows EVAP system leak; the front passenger window won't go up or down without some (sometimes serious) assistance; and the CD changer just cycles through all 6 but won't actually play any.
Stumbled on this forum and it looks like a fantastic resource. I'm very excited to be a member, and hope I'll be able to contribute at some point also.
