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A little background story. With the recent passing of my great uncle, his daughter (my cousin) inherited his pride and joy; a 1990 Ford F350 XLT Supercab Dually w/a 7.3L Diesel. He bought it brand new in late '89. A few years afterwards, he moved to Florida, so it's pretty much a Florida vehicle. Well, about 11 years ago, he suffered a major stroke and was unable to drive the truck anymore. So, it sat at his home in Florida for 7 years until a couple years ago, when it was driven up here to NJ by family. That's because he was moved to a nursing home locally, so family can be close with him. So basically, it sat for nearly 11 years straight. And since his passing, my cousin gets choked up everytime she gets home because the truck that he loved so much was sitting there, rotting away. So she tells my mother she plans on selling it. I loved the truck so much when I was a kid that I decided to jump in and say I'll buy it to keep it in the family.

When I saw it for the first time in years, which was last night, I was shocked. The last time I saw it prior to last night was before my uncle suffered his stroke (since he always flew to visit from FL) and it was IMMACULATE. Now it really needs some TLC. There's some surface rust on the hood, the driver fender needs to be replaced, a small spot on the top corner of the driver side cab is completely rotten through with rust, and one of the dually flares needs some minor fiberglass repair. Other than cosmetic work, it's mechanically sound. It was maintained my my cousin's husband, like new battery, alternator, fluid change, and other general maintenece. But since I'm not a Ford Truck guy, I was wondering if anybody has specific areas to look for on the truck that's known to have problems (i.e frame rot etc etc). There's no doubt that I'm buying the truck, it's a matter of knowing where the problems usually exist before I start driving it around town after the amount of time it's been sitting. Thanks in advance.