Hey all I just bought an 89 250 5.0 yesterday as a winter truck. Anyway the truck was used as a farm truck and the guy I bought it from said its not driven much and yesterday was the most it had been driven in six months. Anyway I drove it home going 65-70 on the highway about a 40 minute drive. Seemed to drive smooth, but it would stutter/jerk every now and then, it also puts out some white smoke from the exhausts. When I got home and let it sit I noticed a pretty good sized leak under the tranny. I have a short YouTube video I will post the link to of the leak. I was thinking possibly rear main seal. What do you guys think about these issues?

 

Yeah, that's what happens to vehicles that sit for long periods of time and then are run hard again... The seals could have dried out a bit and then you take it out and haul it at 65-70 mph for 40 minutes and it starts to leak...

What I'd do is drain the oil and fill with some of that 'high mileage' motor oil and run it around town or around the 'farm' for awhile to let the seals get some moisture back to them and it might seal itself over time...

The main thing to do is at least get it running and up to temp every couple of days for like a month or so and the seals should swell up again and you should be good...

Good luck!

Mitch

 

Figured. I was planning on changing the oil tomorrow. Ill see how it goes

 

If you are really feelin' it, degrease and pressure wash under there, add some UV leak detector dye, and trace it down in the dark with a UV light.

Adrianspeeder

 

Quick question guys, I just replaced the oil, oil filter, air filter, spark plugs, and spark plug wires. It started up fine, let it run for a minute, revved the engine a few times then turned it off. While doing the spark plugs I disconnected the negative battery terminal of course.

I went to go start it again and it won't start, almost positive it's the battery. The negative terminal is grounded and it snug on the battery post, does it just need a jump start?

 

You posted asking whether it needs a jump before trying it?

 

Yes. My car was blocked in the garage and my wife wasn't home for another three hours. I figured it out though.

 

Yes. My car was blocked in the garage and my wife wasn't home for another three hours. I figured it out though. V