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Hello-
First off, I’ve never been on any type of auto forum before, but I’m in desperate need of advice. I’m not sure I’m even posting in the right spot. My husband would normally be the one to handle this type of inquiry but he is swamped at work. So here I am, trying to solve our problem.
A year ago we purchased a 2006 Ford F-250 diesel with 163,000 for $14,000.00 from a private party on FB classifieds. The seller reported it was in excellent condition and he had just had it gone through top to bottom at his local diesel shop and it was a okay.
We knew buying this truck we would want to “bulletproof” it, and a week after purchasing it we took it to a local diesel shop to get started. 20 min into the appointment the mechanic calls to tell us we have a blown head gasket. He then proceeded to tell us that it was likely the seller knew about the blown head gasket because the engine was full of leak stop. We decided the best course of action was to purchase a rebuilt engine and have it replaced. We ordered the engine and paid in full in Aug 2021 from a mechanic in Delaware and still after almost a year the diesel shop has not shipped the engine. We have tried to get ahold of that mechanic to just cancel the order and refund our money because our patience has run out. My question to the forum is, would you purchase a 2006 Ford F-250 diesel with 163,000 knowing it had a blown head gasket and the motor would need to be replaced?
Or is it worth our time, money, effort yo replace the motor? Honestly I don’t even want to LOOK at this stupid truck anymore, and would rather have it gone. So even if we did replace the motor we would likely sell it, because I’m petty like that. Please let me know what you think, kindly.
Thank you!
First off, I’ve never been on any type of auto forum before, but I’m in desperate need of advice. I’m not sure I’m even posting in the right spot. My husband would normally be the one to handle this type of inquiry but he is swamped at work. So here I am, trying to solve our problem.
A year ago we purchased a 2006 Ford F-250 diesel with 163,000 for $14,000.00 from a private party on FB classifieds. The seller reported it was in excellent condition and he had just had it gone through top to bottom at his local diesel shop and it was a okay.
We knew buying this truck we would want to “bulletproof” it, and a week after purchasing it we took it to a local diesel shop to get started. 20 min into the appointment the mechanic calls to tell us we have a blown head gasket. He then proceeded to tell us that it was likely the seller knew about the blown head gasket because the engine was full of leak stop. We decided the best course of action was to purchase a rebuilt engine and have it replaced. We ordered the engine and paid in full in Aug 2021 from a mechanic in Delaware and still after almost a year the diesel shop has not shipped the engine. We have tried to get ahold of that mechanic to just cancel the order and refund our money because our patience has run out. My question to the forum is, would you purchase a 2006 Ford F-250 diesel with 163,000 knowing it had a blown head gasket and the motor would need to be replaced?
Or is it worth our time, money, effort yo replace the motor? Honestly I don’t even want to LOOK at this stupid truck anymore, and would rather have it gone. So even if we did replace the motor we would likely sell it, because I’m petty like that. Please let me know what you think, kindly.
Thank you!
