B5-20% biomassed fuel. Had to put it in the tank. How bad is it?
So out with the family to Chicago and on the trip up had to stop for fuel. Only saw the b5-20% ultra low sulphur fuel. I tried 4 different truck stops. What gives with this hippy nation. Can I run #2...
View ArticleReece Gooseneck pinbox??
I am upgrading my 7.3 diesel shortbed with a new 6.7 as soon as Ford can build it for me. The short bed uses a "slider" hitch with the standard rails. My current trailer is a 33foot 5th wheel toyhauler...
View ArticleRuns awful until warm..fixed the obvious
Hello, 2005 6.0l crew cab 4x4. EGR Delete kit, Banks cold air intake, Otherwise all stock. 200,000 kms or 160,000 miles. I bought the truck used not knowing it had this cold start issue. It has...
View Article6.4 long block installation, quick questions
Recently roasted my thrust bearing and found BIG junk in the oil pan, pulled the engine, ordered a long block from blackwater engines with head studs, I have some questions before I put this thing back...
View ArticleAnd it begins
56,000 trouble free miles until today. I stopped at the store and let my wife out. Thats when it made a kind of klunk sound. The CE light came on, but it runs fine. I scanned it with my OBD and came up...
View ArticleF350 6.7L 4x4 XLT DRW 8' Bed. Bed Mats?
Hi everyone, Have a question on bed Mats for a F350 6.7L 4x4 XLT DRW 8' Bed. I Know you can order bed mats through Ford, when you order your Truck through the dealer with the options you really want to...
View ArticleFirst time ford diesel owner with questions
Hi, i just bought a 91 ford f250 with the 7.3 from the original owner. Currently has a little over 83,000 miles (farm truck) and also has the Garrett turbo on it. It needed glow plugs, i bought the...
View Articleadvice on downpipe
aluminized steel or stainless? I read where someone said to get the aluminized pipe and paint it with ceramic paint instead of the stainless, and more noise will be heard with the aftermarket downpipe....
View ArticleGoing on a trip- additives?
I am about to take our 2000 16 ft flatbed on an 1100 mile trip one way loaded. It has 300,000 miles on it. It runs really well, but we hardly ever drive it. I thought about running some Lucas fuel...
View ArticleDangerous drifting steering! Help!
This is my 2001 F-250 in the signature. I have had this truck for a year and front end aligned 2 times. The bushings were replaced with Moog's and did not seem to help much. They adjusted the steering...
View Articlenew question
I placed a question on wed. the 3rd of july about rough idle and power loss. I replaced both filters water/fuel and fuel, and the engine is better. When I fueled the back tank it was low, and I fueled...
View ArticleHi, another new member :)
Hi there, just a girl with a truck and no one to fix it but me. I'm trying to learn as much as possible so I can fix my '97 Ford F350 4x4 by myself or at least not get screwed, blued and tattooed by a...
View ArticleIntermittent battery light
Alright, back again with a problem i cant figure out. First off i think its my alternator going bad. After my trucks been driven to operating temp and 15 mins after my battrry light comes on and...
View Article7.3 OIL PAN LEAKING
I have a 2001 7.3 and the oil pan is rusting out and leaking oil in my driveway. The truck has 155,000 miles. I was wondering what are my options? I heard you need to pull the motor then I heard you...
View Article'95 F250 PSD: Can't Remove PCM (aka ECM)
I'm troubleshooting a miss / cutout issue (separate thread) and need to remove the PCM, but it's stuck hard. I removed the connector, two retaining nuts, and the retaining cover / seal, but the bracket...
View Articlestill need tranny help
my 7.3 still wont go into od. no codes being pull. so after messing with it on the highway I could get it to shift into od but that's onlyn after playing with the od button by turning it on and off,...
View ArticleCrazy black smoke at high rpm then dies
I attempted to swap my fuel sending unit with one off my buddies 92 to fix the fuel gauge but ended putting mine back in, drove the truck home no problem then I had to add a little bit of oil due to...
View ArticleIPR VALVE
does ANYONE have an extra IPR around? mine is fried and don't have the funds to buy new. I can trade for a couple of extra parts; good LPOP or a HPOP reservoir, BOTH in great shape. I think that is all...
View Articlestrong diesel smell
have strong diesel smell under hood that gets into cab..can't find any leak..any ideas where to look?
View ArticleNew truck owner.... Be gentle
Hello all. I figured I would be legit and post a little intro for the site. I recently purchased my first diesel, a 2008 F250 King Ranch SB 4x4 with 112k miles. In all honesty, this is my first truck...
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