It has been great for the last 20,000 miles or so, and I am still driving it every day! I have done some repairs like the PS pump and a hub, but nothing more than expected!

That's my truck! I bought mine new, now 135,000 miles only. I've gone through a couple coolant overflow tanks (weird as they're pressurized, commonly leak near cap), a $24 heater control valve(corroded plastic, super easy). I removed the plastic intake flappers(a little bit of an involved job requiring intake manifold removal) but now motor ain't doing that clicking. She's a solid and practical little truck! I bet i could sell mine for $8,000 now! I paid $13K new.

It is actually a 4x4 model, with the electronic shifter. Not ideal, but it works great, after some tinkering, and the price was right!

@@HighDesertDerelict I wondered if it might be vacuum of electric shift.

No matter what vehicle you purchase, it is mostly about the shape it is in, and how it was maintained. This pickup for instance was the previous owner's only driver, so I knew he had kept up on all required maintenance and repair out of necessity. The more a pickup sits or is neglected, the more you might have issues with it. But, I did replace the power steering pump and lines, heater core, and valve cover gaskets after purchase. It was leaking from all those spots, and I like to stay ahead of the little issues. Another thing with rigs this age, is the more manual options you get, the better. Like windows, seats, transmission, transfer case and so on. The will be more likely to still function, and much easier to repair if they do have issues. It helps if you can purchase from someone you know or an honest person who can tell you how the vehicle has been maintained and treated recently! Good luck!

@@HighDesertDerelict Thank you, I appreciate you taking out the time to reply! And yeah, on the manual options, that's an issue with cars nowadays that are new. Since so much isn't manual anymore, repair costs balloon or become much more complicated to do yourself.

It will have some kind of CCV filter or baffle in the valve cover, Unfortunately the only way to know is to pull the valve cover. Some are serviceable/replaceable but they did go to ones that were integrated parts of the valve cover at some point on the late model 5.9s. Mine is serviceable, but that may be due to being a re-maned engine from Jasper. I have been told that the integrated style CCV are a baffle type, meaning they do not plug up, but I am not positive. If the valve cover was removed it would be easy enough to test if it is plugged, or allows air flow still.