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    The End of My Diesel Era

    After 16 years of blissful 7.3 towing, I have sold Big Blue and moved down to an F150 EcoBeast. Just don't need the 'big rig' towing and parking. Sold for $2K less than paid 16 years ago (inflation is a beatch). Still ran like a top. I miss the smell, miss the sound; don't miss the diesel...
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    AC Dies when 4WD Activated?

    Thank you Eddie. Pretty interesting. I will absolutely have some looks at those. Steve
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    AC Dies when 4WD Activated?

    Here in NW Arkansas, I don't need 4WD often. Last week, I was dragging a trailer up an incline, rear started to spin, so I engaged 4WD to assist. Cold air stopped coming out of the vents, 95 degrees outside. (But the blower could still be heard.) When I got home, I checked every fuse inside...
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    Battery Question: what’s this fused accessory wire?

    Also, it appears the battery is outgassing significantly. Pop the caps & check acid level. Top up with distilled water. Just suggesting these bits.
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    Battery Question: what’s this fused accessory wire?

    Clean that battery well with baking soda & warm water. Coat the tightened battery made-up posts with Vaseline. Strip a #14 or #12 Romex and lay the bare wire across your battery. Don't terminate it. The corrosion will attack the copper and not the terminals. Replace the wire when badly corroded.
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    NW Arkansas Powerstroke Service

    I just moved up to Bentonville, Arkansas. Can anyone recommend a good shop for service on my 7.3? Oil changes, steering box service, the works. Are the stealerships OK here - I hate to make an expensive mistake. Thank you.
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    Dome Light Short

    That may be the case. Planning to replace the entire OEM cargo/3rd brake light fixture and put LED bulbs in dome lights. Just have to choose right ones.
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    Dome Light Short

    This is almost embarrassing. All I tried to do was pull my dome light bulbs to get the number and order some LED replacements. Now I have a dead short in that circuit, have blown fuse #14 twice. That is the circuit with the center and rear dome lights and the cargo light on it. [I think the...
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    Blue book

    That is interesting to know. I have a 2001 F350 long bed and we love it. Much smoother riding than short bed and easier towing the 5th wheel (standard hitch, no sliding). That said, forget Starbucks and other high brow parking lots with this 22 ft long, 7 ft tall beast (unless you just love...
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    Saying good bye to my 7.3 for 6.7

    I have heard great things about the 6.7. But I have also heard that you have to drive for a minimum of 1 hour per week at speed to ensure the emission system functions properly, else the truck will shut down. Also understand that you must recharge the urea (??) for this system regularly. Not my...
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    comment Euthanized the kitty today

    I just saw your post. Wow! 11 year old truck with 41K on it??! Thats 3700 miles a year, hardly enough for the little old lady to negotiate the freeways of Pasadena on Sundays. Did you get some mpg figures - with and w/o trailer? Just curious.
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    7.3 Sluggish

    I tow a 37 ft 5th wheel with our '01 7.3. Truck is terrific, reliable, has decent MPG, with 128K miles. But it is not a barnburner with a load. Driving across N. Texas towing the 5th wheel on those long mild 287 hills, it works pretty hard. I can't make over 40 mph on Raton Pass from New...
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    Lost Power - "Service Engine Soon" Light

    I should have replied before when I got this fixed. The left valve cover has a gasket integral with a wiring harness for the injectors. The harness failed. Not a cheap fix, BTW.
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    Lost Power - "Service Engine Soon" Light

    Folks - Help, My '01 7.3 has been outstanding, just 128K on the clock. But just yesterday I made a mower gas run, only 3 miles or so. Returning home, the Service Engine light popped on and I lost a lot of power - had to put my foot into it just to stay running and get home. I know I need to...
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    Question 6.0 Trans Cooler on 7.3 Truck

    Thanks, folks, for the 6.0 filter upgrade information. clintusaf, to what lubricity test do you refer? Friend of mine is a long time mechanic and he swears by MMO (also a cool picture). [ Hey, see your Bossier City locale. I am from the Lafayette area, graduated LSU years ago. Go Tigers! ]

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