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what kind of oil to use in 7.3?
qiut using rotella and started to using castrol gtx 15w-40 and right away i notice that my injectors wasn't as noisy that they were before. done a little research and found out that rotella dosn't put enough anti foaming additives in there oil to keep it from foaming which was causing all the...- big bear
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- Forum: 99+ 7.3L PowerStroke Engine & Drivetrain
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Help! Truckis down
full tank of fuel and i think ur right about issues with fuel tank pickup probe. blew out fuel line behind pump going to tank and heard a loud pop. attach fuel line to pump and now i've got fuel coming out of the pump. going to pull tank and cleaned it the best i can, also will will install a...- big bear
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- Forum: General Super Duty Discussion
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Help! Truckis down
help!!!! eng quit running. replace fuel filter, valve cover gaskets along with the wiring harness's. put lap top on and started it up and it ran fine and the laptop showed that the #2 enjector was missing. went out three days later to start it and it wouldn't run for crap. check fuel filter for...- big bear
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Dfuser power module
i tried the 18k mod from dfuser, but was highly disatisfied with it. it was too sensitive, lost milage with it and it didn't seem to give me the power it was rated at. so i dis-connected it completely. i had sent this unit back the first time because it wouldn't work, so after getting a second...- big bear
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- Forum: 7.3L PowerStroke Power & Performance
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fpr mod
just did the mod and i was wondering if anybody could tell me what to expect from this mod. better reponse, better pick up, better milage maybe, eng. run quieter maybe???? any info would be helpful. thanks to all!!!:dunno- big bear
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Good price on Motorcraft PSD 15W-40?
shell rotella 15w-40 i live just a few miles from licking, mo. i was talking to one of the drivers from the elect. department and their in house deisel mechanic was instructed by the home office to change the oil from shell 15w-40 to power stroke 15w-40.the deisel mechanic became curious and...- big bear
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- Forum: Engine Oils - Additives - BioDiesel
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no power at cold starts ...
shell rotella t i heard a deisel mec. tell a customer that he should remove the rotella from his 7.3 and go with dello 400, ford pwd oil from mortorcraft or castroll gtx 15w-40. i notice that when i put shell rotell in my 7.3, it started with a loud clacky-clack-clack. well i listen to the...- big bear
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- Forum: 911 Diesel Down! (Post only if your rig is broke)
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Block heater
u can route it with the other wiring bundle coming up from the left side. there's a place for it just above ur oil filter if i remember right, right in the block and u can route it out to the front bumper thru the opening and i kind of go up thru the tow hook and thats where i leave it. hope...- big bear
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- Forum: 6.0L PowerStroke Engine & Drivetrain
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rottela t oil
not that much to get excited about it. mortorcraft 15w-40 also runs good in the 7.3, comes in 5 qt. containters at wally world. u will be please in the lower sound coming from the eng and it does a better job of lube the eng. remember, the 7.3 has 2 oil pumps instead of one.:sweet- big bear
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- Forum: 7.3L PowerStroke Power & Performance
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rottela t oil
yea!!! i'm real happy with mine now since i've change over to castrol. i run castrol in my wife's mini van also. before i bought my deisel 3 or 4 yrs. ago i had a chev. 1/2 ton 4x4 p/u which is all i ever used in that trk. i've been a big fan of castrol oil several yrs. now. i figured when i...- big bear
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- Forum: 7.3L PowerStroke Power & Performance
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rottela t oil
i know i,m going to open a can of worms up with what i have to say next. read another forum the other day where a deisel mech. told his customer that the rottela did not have enough anti foaming additive in the oil. i notice when i change frome mobile 10w-40 syn. oil my eng. seem to get more...- big bear
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Question Engine Block Heater
yep, u should see just a slight rise in the temp guage in the a.m. depending on the present outside temp.:)- big bear
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- Forum: 6.4L PowerStroke Engine & Drivetrain
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Meth injection
ok sir, i'm am about to get into something that i have no ideal about it but i do know one thing. i would like to have better milage and if this sys. will do it than i'm all for it. what i need is some info on this set-up, where can u get one, cost of unit, how tough is it to instal, i don't do...- big bear
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- Forum: 7.3L PowerStroke Power & Performance
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2001 F250 7.3 Performance upgrade advice
yes, on every fill up and u will see a big difference:- big bear
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- Forum: 7.3L PowerStroke Power & Performance
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2001 F250 7.3 Performance upgrade advice
how do u like the oilguard bypass oil filter and where can u get one, in general and what do u think of it and would u chg it for another bypass sys. since having this one for awhile now?? thanks for any info u can give me:)- big bear
- Post #33
- Forum: 7.3L PowerStroke Power & Performance
