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    id a tranny

    thanks guys was it the bumpy pan or just because its behind a 7.3? will any other tranny fit? thanks
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    id a tranny

    hey ya'll i could use some help. i have a 97 f250 7.3 with a bad tranny and i need help to id whitch tranny i have . the best i can discribe it is (its real long , pan is shaped like the state ok. , the pan is bumpy-as in not flat , has the word metric ingraved in the pan in big letters.it is...
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    oil leak

    hi ya'll I had noticed an oil leak dripping from my intercooler . So I took it to the dealer and had them look at my 06. 6.0 they said it was nothing , but I made them change the intercooler anyway . After I got it back it hit me , why is there oil in the intercooler ? and is there another...
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    will not start

    Ok ya'll its me again . My cousin has a 03, 6.0. he said it has been slow to start the past 2 days , He changed the battires , because it turned over slow and one showed to be bad . truck started great . the next time it was slow to start he changed both fuel filters. truck started great ...
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    ext. trans filter

    thanks dave I feel like its ok . but I just like all the info I can get . I just want to say everyone here has been a real help . and pleasent to convers with . not like some of the other groups out their . later
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    ext. trans filter

    Hey ya'll I have a 06 , 6.0 and I have just hit 10'000 mi. and I changed the trans filter. After I got it to the bench I cut it apart to see what kind of goodies it was catchen. I found a lot of grey matter came out when i squeezed it hard . This was not like shiny metal but it looked like...
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    06 springs

    hey ya'll I hope I'm the only one with this problem , but its worth the time to look. This is an 06 4x4 with only 7k mi. . I was walking around my truck kicken the tires and by luck I saw this . The spring bolt was out about an inch and a half. After wrenchen it back in, I looked under the...
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    New truck w/ bad turbo??????

    I just traded my 04 for an 06 .The 04 (70k) ran well with just a few problems.(EGR x1, cooler hose x1, and 1 recall.) The 06 seems to be a little quicker on the the get go . The 06 has (2k) and no trouble ! knock on wood I hope your turbo was just a freak thing . I would like to know what...
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    Loud whining kinda sound when towing?

    lil orange cooling line going to egr cooler was leaking on mine , never showed to be hot , but started to make that noise when i run on it hard . teck said fan can change pitch electrolicly. (check the coolant level) the gauge will not move untill its about too late . thats my 2 cents , i ain't...
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    water in fuel light

    well when i was layng on the ground asking the big man why in the heck they put the filter under here , i asked him about the light , i ain't got no answer yet ! oh you mean the big man at ford ! what did they say? rigdog
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    water in fuel light

    hey ya'll sorry for the dumb question BUT the water in fuel light came on in my 6.O , them i drained the filter on the bottem and i drained the filter on top . i also turned the fuel pump on and pumped on the top one to drain it . well the light stays on ! am i missing somthing ? my old 7.3...
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    How many miles on yer truck?

    62580mi :eek: second air filter , second set of fuel filters, second set of tires 04 4x4 dually :cowboy:
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    truck will not increase speed

    hey ya'll I thank you for the good ideas ! I do need to get this in writing . ya'll been a big help. I hope ya'll don't see me on cnn "fat man flips out :guns: at ford house" news at 11:00" I do like my 6.0 but my 7.3 was much more trouble free:cowboy:
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    truck will not increase speed

    thanks daveben i will try the dealer again . I told them about it when they did the 04 recall stuff . they looked at me like i was nuts :eek: . quote "we can't find the problem if it ain't doing it when you bring it in" I don' have much faith in them now , thats why i wanted to know if others...
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    truck will not increase speed

    if I am running 50 it stays at 50 if i run 70 it stays 70 if you back off and slow down it stays at the speed yu slowed down to:dunno
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