1986 Ford F150 XLT Lariat review from North America

Have had to fix three leaks. Poured stop leak into the radiator and fixed the coolant leak.

Have to replace valve cover gaskets to stop the oil leak.

The tranny fluid was leaking, so I tightened the tranny pan/cover and that seemed to fix it.

Engine was missing some, so I replaced the spark plugs and cleaned up the contacts on the spark boot and the distributor cap; that fixed that problem.

A/C was outfitted for the new R134 coolant and that blew a hose a few weeks ago. Replaced the hose and recharged it. Now it's frigid.

A little surface rust. Power washed it off then painted over it.

Temp sensor went bad. Had that replaced no problem.

Radio display burnt out a few years ago. Sent that out to be fixed. Came back as good as new.

Windshield leaks a little in heavy rain. Put some clear epoxy sealant on the outside of the windshield to fix that.

This car has great creature comforts and was way ahead of its time.

It had a cassette player, A/C, cruise control, EFI engine, auto transmission, power windows.

Don't like that it doesn't have an arm rest in the center, and needs some cup holders.

Also has terrible visibility over the hood (has a big nose).