I won this Stolen F150 Sight Unseen for $800! It Doesn't Run! Can we fix it? 

That would be a nice truck to give to monkey Mike for all the help he gives to you

I know it probably doesn't make financial sense, but I'd love to see more of this truck. Growing up, my dad bought an absolute beater 86 F150 while our family was going through some seriously hard times. These honest old Ford pickups who've seen some things really deserve love, not just the pretty pristine ones.

Out of all the rebuilds you've done, for some reason, I'm extremely partial to this! I have never been called normal, but if I saw this truck at a car show next to a Corvette, McClaren, Porsche, or any other exotic/super/sports car, my attention would be on this F150. Fix this beast up!

You'd better check that radiator! If you are losing trans fluid with no external leakage, the internal trans cooler in the radiator may have split. That MAY explain that nastiness you saw when you pulled the radiator cap.

The coolant temp sensor not online will make it idle high and run rich. Computer defaults to -40 degrees air and fuel mixture. Replace it ASAP as it warms up it will continue to run worse.

You made me so excited about this truck that I lived the moment with you while fixing it I love it Seriously good job Randy 👏 Your follower from Iraq

Despite the miles with overall how clean that truck is it would bring $3,500-$4,500 in my area. I think you did good. 👍

Man - you are a legit shade tree mechanic - really fun to watch your trouble shooting on these machines that have been used and abused.

That's a sweet truck Randy. It was someone's pride & joy at one time. Until some P.O.S busted the column. I think you did good on the deal, Parts are easy to find. I'm from Ohio's rust belt district lol. You don't see trucks like that here . Nice score IMO Randy. Salute 🎬🔥👍

Damn! That's not what I expected. I was thinking 127,500. That's crazy live how good the body is for that many miles

Nice work Randy. I hope you are able to fix the problem and make a few bucks on it. Proves you can take a non runner and get it to run and drive.

You need to stop this. If you keep fixing stuff how are the haters gonna keep saying you don’t fix anything? You’re ruining your image😂

Did you try switching to the 2nd tank ? I think its a nice truck. And i think you can repair that ignition switch, as long as they didnt do too much damage around where it goes in.

Great video,and in my opinion you got a sweet deal,I mean,it could have been much worse,being stolen,it could have had a blown motor and extensive body damage.So that's why I think you got a sweet deal Stay safe and keep em coming.😀

Budget for a replacement radiator with internal transmission cooler…. Thinking that there’s an internal leak.

Well alright Randy!!! You can call that a win 👌😁 Man when she fired up💥💥, i almost jumped out of my wheelchair with joy! 😅👋👋 For me to knowing what you know now, that was a good deal!!💪💪 Nice video, cheers from Portugal ✌️🇵🇹🇲🇿😎

Hey Randy in my experience, if you have great friends in your life, that's usually a good indication that you are a very good person. You guys have each others backs, and are out there having a terrific time making content. It is amazing to see what you guys do to bring these vehicle's back to life. Have a great holiday Sir. Keep up the great work.

Hi Randy like I've said before on your other video's I've always had Faith in all the Ford's you get, being a Ford man. I would properly have a look at the ignition switch only. 👍 Keep up the good work from Dave in Australia.

I really like the truck. And to watch you get it running was really cool. I get very frustrated with the electrodigicals. You make it look easy. Another awesome video. 👌

Randy you are awesome, I love it when you bring these old cars back to life

Hello Randy, that is a great looking old Ford. I believe it is worth a little investment. There are a lot of Ford truck fans I believe would make it a profitable endeavor. If I had the spare cash I would be after the Couger and this truck and I'm primarily a Chevy man. Anyhow my thanks to you and whomever does your Facebook page and expressed condolences for my cat Tina who died being spayed. Ya'll take care and be safe.

What a beautiful sounding truck, epic engine and it has proper power. You gotta love the engine. Impressive work on getting the truck running again with proper diagnosing. I am loving these videos more. Thumbs up 👍

These old Ford trucks are great. This one with no rust needs to be put back in service. The body is worth the money spent, the main enemy of these trucks is rust. Give it a few more years and the price of these is gonna shoot through the roof, like the bullnose Fords are beginning to do now.

i was guessing this to be a 4.9L 300 straight 6

You can get just ignition switch. Only if the column was messed up then you'd have to get column.

Hell yeah, Randy! You were on-point with that diagnostic!

In today's market, I'd guess it's about a $2,500 truck once its mechanically sound. Probably around $1,500 as it sits.

Hi Randy I watch your videos every time my new one comes up I'm a big fan of watching your your videos I love all the the vehicles that you do the walkarounds of the auctions and the videos you show of all the cars that you have gotten now on this immaculate Ford F-150 that you got replacing that ignition switch is easy all you got to do is take the plastic trim around the column off and take your screwdriver turn it forward to release the lock pin on it and be able to pull that whole cylinder out and put a new one in with new keys I've done many of them in the past of vehicles that I've done especially my 97 Ford expedition so good luck and keep the videos coming I love watching the videos

Randy dntchu let us down man u in to deep now man u got ppl like me that find peace in watching your videos my day ain't shit unless I watch my AAR 💯💪🏽

Thanks for the awesome videos been following your channel since the beginning love your contact keep up the good work

Great video! Nice that you got it started with some troubleshooting! That'll sure be a good runner once you fix that blasted ding ding ding haha! Nice to see you wrenching WITHOUT getting runover with this one.

Truthfully I believe you got a very good deal on it. Because where I live at to see that kind of truck with that motor with that kind of miles in that good of shape is unheard of.

That cougar looks so badass

I think this F150 deserves some additional love. I would enjoy seeing additional videos on this truck.

Love the ole F150 Randy I had a 1994 I called ole bufford she was a great truck til an idiot in a semi decided to turn right in a straight only lane and took out the driver's side of it with my wife and I going down the road. Miss that ole truck!

Fantastic job Randy my man ! I LOVE this stuff ! 😀👍🏾

As a ford Mechanic, the Oil pressure sensors in them are fake, They are pretty much just a sensor that tells you if it has oil or not, and its not even accurate if the sensor is old and dirty. Ford did that from the late 80s to around 2015, and them 2008 and newer Econoline vans, you don't need oil in the system for the gauge to even work, them vans they are just in one position all the time when they run. You can see the gauge doesn't move at all with any sort of throttle response, but does respond quite a lot with a scan tool if the tool can read oil pressure from the computer.

Definitely a gem. Fix that ignition and the coil, fix the leaks in the trans if there is any major leaks and where ever it’s leaking motor oil if it is leaking. Bet your money you could get back your money on that truck Randy! Very nice little truck. Lots of people love going after those square body fords! 😊

Thanks for the videos Randy.

Randy making old trucks great again

This is the kind of videos that made me fall in love with your channel.

Just stumbled upon the channel yesterday. Watched the f350 videos. Glad i stumbled and found your channel! This truck is a beaut!

Hey Randy love your videos been watching constantly since 2018. Don’t listen to what people say the people who have been watching know you’ve put in plenty’of hard work and definitely deserve to be where you are at your point with RU-vid and life in general. I’m going through a roughy patch right now and your videos always help me see that anything is possible as long as I put in the work and testing my luck with your car give away and hoping that I may win fingers crossed 🤞🏽

Really appreciate what you're going... I watched daily... All the way from calabar in Nigeria... Thumps up my man

To be honest I quit watching your video's when you started buying all the fancy toys every other week, But I've recently found you doing these rent a wreck trucks and I'm enjoying these video's. I've had an 89, and 94 f150 with high miles on they didn't look much but they ran far longer than anything way newer from Ford with less problems. My current trucks a high mileage 99 7.3 F250 its the same nothing to look at but I wouldn't be afraid to drive a 1000 KM in it right now. Thanks for the video's take care.

Have to agree, i am currently driving a single cab "truck", bakkie here in SA. No complaints from me, lot of load space and comfy as well.

When you were trying to start it, the engine sounded like it had really good balanced compression, are you sure that is the original engine and transmission, perhaps it was changed out. Sounds really good.

For a truck that has damn near 300k miles on it, she's not half bad.

I had a 93 Super Cab with a 5.8. Great truck! I drove it for years. I sold it to my neighbor at 270,000 miles. His Dad drove it for a couple of more years, then a friend of his who lives in Mexico had his truck break down. He gave the truck to him. Last I heard it still runs. Hard to kill those old Ford trucks.

Big ford guy here love them old obs fords I had a 95 4x4 regular cab inline6 almost put 800.000km on it sold it for 3500 few years back 1 tough truck wish I could find it to by it back I bought it brand new with 17km on it I miss that old truck lots of good memories in it👍👍👍👍

I wish i was an american resident. I love the channel. ❤️

Nice looking f-150. Looks like a great candidate for an engine swap. No idea if they are easy to do on those old ford's though. The body is just too nice not to revive it though.

nice score randy, I hope you do some more winter time shop videos and repairs. :) more 90s stuff! :) Fix what it needs it'll be good.

Very nice truck Randy l think it's worth investing in. Great Job👍

Fix it!! It deserves it. Nice content as always 😉👍

Check List for Test Drives: 1. 1 gal gas can (Full) 2. Jumper pack 3. OBD reader 4. Hammer / Screwdriver / Ductape 5. Applicable fluids 6. Dealer Tags 7. Flashlight

Scotty Kilmer had a video of a '96 F250 with transmission issues. He replaced a quart of trans fluid with Lucas Stops Slip and it seemed to fix it, probably worth a try at least.

i think you absolutely brought a keeper! it has the 351 instead of the 302 it's 99% rust free! its a great base for restoration, if i was in America id be asking to come inspect it then id most likely be more then happy to pay you what you've put into it before driving off with a big smile!

Randy, dude you're an amazing mechanic and friend!

Good potential, with a little tlc, to make a good useable truck. I have bought, repaired, and sold vehicles for a little over 50 years. An ignition lock cylinder replacement real simple, much easier than changing steering column. Most any Ford product from 1970s to early 2000s will interchange. Rough idle due to ECM relearning idle, will improve more with driving. Congrats on your RU-vid success. Keep the shiny side up and the greasy side down.

Sharp truck. Great video Randy.

First video I'm watching this morning! Keep up the great work!

It fired right up!great Work randy Great content Video!love your Videos! Keep it up! Men

Gotta love the old Ford trucks! That's probably my favorite body next to the early-mid 80's Ford trucks.

I like these older 94 to 95 Ford f150 trucks my grandparents had one for a while this would be a nother good give away for halling things for having 292 thousand miles I'm sure it would drive a hour just fine I watched the video on the Honda u gave away to the people who picked it up it made it home no problem good video

Love the Cougar. Had a few like that one in my early 20's. Used to build them up with Mustang parts. Had one that I swapped a Gen 1 Lightning engine into using a 1993 mustang GT computer and 1995 Cobra R Tremec Transmission (it was that color scheme also). Awesome sleeper and everything goes right in like factory. SN95 suspension brakes and axles also fit perfectly (they are the same size, fox mustangs are slightly shorter and narrower).

i really enjoy you explain ,part by part chasing , with explanation why ,in that series

99% sure you have a failing pickup coil. It should cost you around $30 for an aftermarket replacement. Changing it requires removal of the distributor. Once out, pop out the pins holding the gear drive & bushing and remove the shaft from the housing. You will then have access to it.

Brilliant Randy ..from the dead it's ALIVE!..300K no problem..it's a truck they make money in Ca.you for sure can get an easy nickel for it here

Beautiful truck . Looks good. Best of luck with it.

That's a nice truck, that is one i could use. Love video's keep them coming You do a great job

Giving away a vehicle and letting the person work on it at your shop is one of the most generous things I’ve heard of . You are going to help someone so much .

On the ignition, I think if you take off the plastic you can find it can be removed and replaced. Last f150 I had that had the same problem, I replaced the distributor and it fixed it. Also remember you have two gas tanks. Hit the switch and see if the other tank has gas. The front tank is smaller than the rear if I remember correctly.

I love uncensored randy makes the videos better love videos man keep up the good work.

Man I felt a wave of Serotonin when she fired right up like that no hesitation no Struggle No sputtering or stalling she just fired right up like she was built yesterday I can see it in the Headlights she's not ready to give up yet

I wouldn't worry about the distributor pickup coil until it reproduces the problem. Both the ECM and the pickup coil are much less likely to be problems on these old trucks than other issues with old wiring and sensors. I had a "no spark" condition on my 93 F150, and upon careful inspection and checking with the voltmeter, I found that the 2-wire connector that plugs into the coil had a crack on the inside, and the wire wasn't making a good connection. Replaced the connector, and it was good to go. I didn't expect the truck to run great right after the temp sensor replacement. It takes a couple drive cycles for the computer to adjust to the new numbers it's getting. So you have to drive it a couple times, as you did. I think you got a pretty good deal. Those trucks are easy to work on, and if the transmission holds up, it would be hard to replace it for under 2k. That engine can do alot more miles as long as you have good oil pressure. Thoroughly enjoyed the video!

Yup I recognized the temp sensor when you picked it up because I bought a 1996 Ford F-150 and it was abandoned so I got it run and it had a cooling problem so I have the temp sensor unplugged and it’s been doing great tbh runs strong and drives great

Nice truck. Auction buys are always very risky business today since there is so hi-tech expensive stuff to replace. When these new vehicles run good, they are fun to drive. Randy, keep the videos coming! That truck to me would be worth fixing with the body in great shape for its age.

That's not bad of a deal for it Randy good buy👍

Love the old Ford. Favorite bodystyle of mine, regular cab. I bet if you changed the oil and putin done trans fluid, she be mint. 🐸

I paid $1000 for the same truck (F250) 4 years ago with 385K on it. The odometer will not go to a 4, it will just stay at 3, but it did roll over to all zeros. 443K as of today. Some of the best built and great looking trucks ever produced. The 351 Windsor can run and preform forever. You have a really good truck. start at $3k if you're going to sell it.

I love the early 90s era Ford trucks! Had one almost identical to this, a few years ago. Mine was a 1996 model, and had the 5.0 engine, instead of the 5.8 engine. Was a good truck, only major thing that I had replaced was the transmission, because it failed about 2 months after buying the truck. I owned it from March 2011 to November 2013

Damn Randy was struggling back to the crib 🤣🤣 the truck gods were with you that day.. all these haters wouldn't have gotten that truck running so they can f off with their 96 Hondas with a plastic turbo from alibaba

You definitely got a good deal on that truck. You don't find many of these anymore in that good of shape. Ya it's got high mileage but that doesn't matter because it runs good. Hopefully it just had its services regularly.

That is a good looking F150, I just wish we could get that sort of thing here in the UK ...

Really love the Ford truck!! Keep em coming

You don't need a new steering column. Just a new lock. Get a replacement lock from 1A Auto or ebay or Amazon. Then locate the lock pin under the column (it is in a hole in the underside of the shroud next to the ignition). Take your screw driver and turn the ignition on to run. Push pin in and pull the lock out. Now because the lock part with the part the you turn is gone, you will have to shove something into the rest of the lock in order to pull it put. Once you remove the rest of the lock then you can place the new lock assembly in (Make sure the new lock is turned to the on position). Once it is in then you are good to go. Pretty much a 5 or 10 min job. You don't even need to remove the shroud to replace it. I think you should put some money into this truck. You don't see many of this era F150 in such good shape. I think you underpaid as a truck like that in the MD/VA/DC/PA is a $2500 or $3000 truck all day.

I would think It just needed to reset the timing and when you disconnected the jumper It reset and now It will be fine. I also think you made A good purchase as those trucks last A long while and sound great. The bad oil pressure gauge most likely Is A bad sensor on the block and that may be what the check engine light Is coming on and off for. Nice video and love the content man Keep It coming.

damn that's some badass troubleshooting

Sweet diagnosis skills 🤘🏽😊🔥

Randy I like the truck 292,000 miles wow. That truck looks amazing .I wish I could have mine back I drove mine to 300,000 before the engine gave it up .I rebuilt it and drove it another 100,000 and the rame rusted out .

That's a pretty nice F-150, I like the color combo. I just got myself a 78 F-150 ranger for 1k.

Ignition cylinders on these trucks are VERY simple to replace and you can get an ignition cylinder for ~$20 from O’Reilly or Autozone I believe. Definitely worth replacing. I’d really like to see more on this truck!

This can be a great work truck to someone,i would work with that truck no problem,if haves that mileage someone took some care. I would fix the best i could and work with that beauty,i see potencial ! Great video like always mate.

Love this style of Ford Pickup everyone around here in Massachusetts is rusted to crap lol. Have a goodnight and stay safe Jimmy from North Attleboro Massachusetts

Great truck and video, need a little work but solid😎👌🔥

It’s like my truck. Except I got a rust free gem in the rust belt that I rebuilt after it was wrecked with good mileage and the thing has the functioning dual fuel tanks

Excellent troubleshooting skills there buddy! Nice old truck!

I am surprised you know soo much about these complex ignition diagnosis. Very technical stuff for me, good for my learning.

Very nice pickup and super clean, Definitely never "Worked" a day in it's life! Great older truck!