I traded a 2005(?) suburban with 250k miles and $1k for the truck on 7/11/2020 down in southern Indiana and at the time we were told that it didn't run or it wouldn't stay running.
We got there and my friend Wayne, who convinced me it was a good deal, looked over the motor, plugged in an obdII adapter, cranked it, climbed to the rear of the motor and snapped an injector back in, cranked it again and it fired right up.
With the passenger front fender well out we took it for a test drive, for about a mile, and came back and Wayne said good to go.
We did the trade with a bill of sale as the seller's father was there, but the seller wasn't able to make it.
We proceeded to drive the truck an hour home - but had to stop by the nearest town to top it off with a gallon of coolant and make sure the tank was full because the low fuel signal was on.
Got it home and swapped out the 2 batteries, gave it a good cleaning, and found the radiator was leaking quite bad.
Let it sit until I replaced the radiator, and on my first drive to work I blew an o-ring. Got it hauled back to my yard and bought approximately $500 worth of parts since I was going down to the fuel rails.
Got all that repaired and made it to work the next attempt only to find my driver's side tire flat. Bought some alcoa's while waiting on my new tires and got 2 installed up front only to find that the passenger side had a crack in the valve stem. I currently am trying to sell the 4 now, and had purchased 2 new steel for the front and that's what's installed now.
Been driving it since the o-ring overhaul. Had been driving with only the downpipe until 8/29.
Anyhow - you can see the list and progress in the attached photos.
DD - 2006 F350 6.0
The main issues I'm dealing with now are the defueling issue (PRIORITY), no rear brakes (parts on the way), vibration upfront (hoping it isn't the hub assemblies but will know when I replace the u-joints), vacuum lines need replacing (mice chewed through them in-dash), and 4wd not clicking (knowing the vacuum is not operable, I should at least hear the transfer case, right?).
I have some slop in carrier bearing - but I don't think it's an issue - or priority. I think I can hold out for a little bit.
I noticed the rear diff was quite warm when working on the tank connection - could that be from worn fluids or maybe the exhaust? I may change the rear diff fluid when I do the rear brakes.