Jillian With The F-150

My husband and I are doing a cheap car challenge for our 10 year anniversary. I got a '98 F-150 for $1500. It sucks!

[Jillian With The F-150 @With150]

My truck was in its element this evening! @Isend2C

#cheapcarchallenge #Ford #f150 #BuiltFordTough #10thgenf150 #CoupleGoals

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Did a brake test. Not great. I lost to @Isend2C by like 100 feet. (Not surprising at all)
#cheapcarchallenge #f150 #ford #BuiltFordTough #10thgenf150

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We made it to both Florida and Georgia without any major issues. My window is having a slight issue when I try to put it back up and my AC is still at about 70% functioning.
#cheapcarchallenge #Ford #f150 #10gen

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We made it to Florida without further breakdowns! We're at Cape Canaveral right now and we're gonna go check out Cocoa Beach.

#cheapcarchallenge #Ford #f150 #Florida

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My $5 dust cover fell off, which led to a 29 hour delay in Mobile, a junkyard adventure and an upgraded brake from an Expedition.
Made a new friend, though. We're in Florida now.

#cheapcarchallenge #ford #f150 #10thgen

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So the wheel bearing dust cover fell off, and I think a rock got into the axle tip, which flung all the grease out and ate through the bearings. So after a couple hours at Auto Zone with the most helpful manager ever (in the pouring rain) we got it all back together...

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#cheapcarchallenge #10thgen #ford #f150

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Ok, so here's all the stuff I've done so far:
⚡ replaced the Gem
⚙️ replaced the tie rods and other suspension parts
🥵 charged the AC (mildly successful)
🌬️ replaced both window regulators and motors
🌡️ replaced all the coolant hoses
🏥 took it to the doctor for a transmission

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#cheapcarchallenge

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I have an upside-down steering wheel and a check engine light, but the challenge has begun!

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@venatiodecorus Ya, same. I got told what a bunch of the problems are, so I'm hoping I can effectively YouTube to figure out how to do most of it by myself. I figured it should be pretty easy to fix stuff on a domestic. My husband got a Volvo, which is a pain to fix anything on.

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So there's an electrical vampire in the truck. Turns out someone seriously messed up all the wiring and only 1/3 of the correct cords were plugged into the GEM module. Plus there was a whole relay missing.

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#FordF150 #adventure #cheapcarchallenge #trucksareforgirls #cars #hooptie

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#FordF150 #adventure #cheapcarchallenge #trucksareforgirls #cars #hooptie

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Here she is! So far, she only needs a new transmission, new wiring and new coolant hoses. Heading off to the junkyard, gonna do a tranny flush and put some stop leak into the radiator.