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    Tire Wear

    Thanks all for the feedback I will lower pressure since we do not haul anthing to 50 psi I will also try teh chaluk test described. David
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    White smoke and no cleaning filter message

    These are still diesel engines, they may have a lot of modern computers and gadgets, but when poor quality or low centain fuel gets into a a motor and does not ignite corectly, it blows white smoke. Are you using a fuel booster? Ever seen a large truck or tractor start up in cold...
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    Tire Wear

    Stroked68, thanks for trying to help. I check the air at least once a month, they have been ok mostly, there was atime when the rears were low , I keep them at ~64lbs. As for wear, the 1st sign of a problem, was the center of both rear tires started looking different than the outer portion...
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    Tire Wear

    They were not rotated on time, they were at about 10K But we also have a new 2010 Silverdao with 17k miles and the tires have not been rotated at all, and they look pretty much like they did when new. As for the F250, all 4 tires are wearing out the same, not sure how rotaing would help...
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    Tire Wear

    We have a 2010 F250 Crew Cab Larit w/ 20" wheels We took new delivery 08-16-2010 , truck has 16k miles. The Goodyear tires are showing extream wear. Truck belongs to our daughter , and does not receive heavy duty use. Has anyone else had premature ware issues?? If so , did Ford...
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    Question too much oil on dip stick

    Fine69 The truck was in to the dealership this week for a update to the computer While there, I put the issue of the over full on the record. I also allowed the dealer to change the oil so they have a new change that they did as a bench mark. This truck belongs to our 16 year old...
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    Question too much oil on dip stick

    Fine69 Thanks for the input. We do like the truck. David
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    Question too much oil on dip stick

    Sounds like you are not really up tp date on this topic, the motor holds 15 quarts. David
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    Question too much oil on dip stick

    No worries Dave Ben You were trying to help out. Thanks for your time David
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    Question too much oil on dip stick

    10 K is excattaly what the owners manual calls for on a truck used like ours, I have seen other owners here state they have gone much futhar than 10K. David
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    Question too much oil on dip stick

    We have a 2010 F250 Power Stroke,the truck is NOT used for hauling, I changed they oil at 10K miles. It now has 14K I checked the oil Saturday and it appeared to be over full by a little. I drained some until the oil was just short of the max level on the dip stick. I checked it again...
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    New Member Just checking in 1st time

    Thanks for the note Doug , Jessica's grandfather grows just over 300 acres of Tabacco. Jessie helps her grandmother mostly by pulling tobacco trailers from the field to the barn. So far no need to pull anything heavier. So far we have had to install a chrome tool box and a chrome fuel...
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    New Member Just checking in 1st time

    We have never owned a diesel truck before, we purchased our 16 year old daughter a new 2010 F-250 4 door Lariat truck this summer. She grew up on a farm and really handles thr truck well. It really is something and she turns a lot of heads driving it. We could not locate a solid black truck...
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