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I have seen engines with 180000 on them that don't burn oil and run super. I have seen engines with 120000 miles that are totally destroyed.
I had a buddy the bought a 78 F-100 4x4 new and worked 3 miles from where he lived. It was 11 years old with 62k miles when it sucked a valve. This truck had the oil changed every 2k miles and was sludged up. I helped him rebuild the 400M with a cam that offered more low end tq, bored 30 over, new pistons, and worked heads. My buddy bought a cheap Ford Escort to travel to work. Two years latter he was getting a divorce and I got a good deal on the truck. I put 160k on it the next 9 years and sold it with the engine just as strong as when I got it.
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Tony
NE ATL
'04 XLT regular cab 3.slo stepside
Semi retirement