92 Ford Preventative Maintenance
Hey guys, Mike from Birmingham here. I have a 92 E350 5.8 Club Wagon I use to haul my dirt bikes to riding spots and events and also do some camping. I've owned the van for 13 years and always thought it was the perfect vehicle for that. I have a few trips planned next spring and need to do some preventative maintenance. I've tried to take good care of it but the fact that its 20 years old means that anything can go wrong anytime. I have the basic maintenance covered, I'm looking for the things that are likely to go bad with these older fords and leave me stranded on the side of the road. Mileage is 187k. I replaced the engine with a Jasper reman. and it has 37K on it now. Here's a short list of things I replaced since the engine was replaced. Computer, alternator, radiator, and most recently distributer stator, ICM, coil, dist. cap, rotor, throttle position sensor, fuel filter and this week, heater hoses. I had some issues with the engine dying but restarting after cooling off. This stranded me twice, had it in the shop twice but they could not reproduce the problem. After some research I decided the most likely culprit was the distributer and ICM. I replaced them with Motorcraft parts and it has not died again (but I haven't been on any long trips either). Anyway, maybe you guys can give me some ideas, I hate breaking down.
Mike
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