Howdy everyone

[xboxrox]

Do you otherwise like this truck enuff to buy it & make it your joy toy ride..? IF BIG IF it has all the boxes checked that you want in a truck i.e. automatic transmission, engine size, color paint, all original with no missing parts i.e. hubcaps etc AND nothing else seems to be wrong with it i.e. rusty brake lines, rusty muffler exhaust pipe, needs shocks, cracked lights, torn seat, bad wiper motor, bad starter motor, needs battery, etc...

THEN

Offer less money ~ justify less because of towing expense, engine repairs (most likely fuel problem timing problem bad spark plugs combo of little things old gas fuel filter fuel pump new battery needed yada yada)

CAN YOU FIX IT..?

CAN YOU REALLY FIX IT do you enjoy wrenching troubleshooting etc..? Do you have your own garage, tools..?

If you plan to take it to a repair shop for fixing then I say DO NOT BUY THIS TRUCK...

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Let it warm up or even better get hot (cover the radiator to block cooling air) open the radiator cap & rev up the engine to highest RPM she will do, look for gas bubbles in the coolant MAYBE IT HAS A CRACKED HEAD?) O'Reilly's has free Combustion Gas Detectors for rent, stick it on the radiator to check for head gasket cracked head... Actually since it cranks over you could do a compression test of the cylinders Test #1 NO oil Test #2 with oil O''Reilly's has free compression testers ~ if the compression test is bad then stay far away from trying to repair the mess..! Did you look at the tailpipe when it started up to check for blue smoke..?

OIL LEAKS?
Steering Gear Box Pitman Arm (if power steering this is worse bad than std steering)
Transmission tail shaft
Crankshaft front oil seal & rear seal
Rear differential

STEERING SUSPENSION?
Wiggle on the steering wheel & partner watch the idler arm tie rods pitman arm any movement is bad
Raise a front wheel off the ground & pry up on it with a long bar & partner looks at ball joints, movement is bad