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  1. snicklas

    Help!! Ford EX 2004 6.0 Dumb Mech Alert

    Glad you got it running.... but you are backwards on the filter names The one in the HFCM on the Frame Rail is the Primary Fuel Filter / Water Seperator, and the filter is a 10 micron filter The one on the engine, next to the Oil Filter, is the Secondary Fuel Filter, and the filter is a 4...
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    Battery Upgrade

    I think, at least for now... as $$$$ is tight..... I have an Interstate Battery Shop/Distributor close to me. They have "blems" 100% Functionally, not 100% cosmetically, for much less than a non, blem....... I could put several sets of blems in for the cost of 2 Retail batteries. I did...
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    182 mph, Lightly Mod'd F-250

    I agree with both of you, Joe and Dave, If I put the skinny pedal to the firewall, that 6.0 will keep you pinned in the seat all the way to the speed limiter.... and the way it is pulling at the limiter, it makes me wonder just how far it would go.... I do not want to find out.... just...
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    Hitch Carriers

    I have one that I picked up from Harbor Freight a few years ago. It has come in handy, nice to keep dirty stuff out of the Excursion, or to big to fit, but not so big as to need the trailer.... I have one similar to this..... I bought mine 5 or 6 years ago..... Hitch Cargo Carrier - 500 lb...
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    Question Engine Oil of Choice

    Motorcraft Oil, Oil and Fuel Filters.... Truck seems happiest with them. I miss having a Farm and Fleet close. I grew up in East-Central, Illinois not too far from RSG, actually (Jamaica, Ill). We have been to Farm and Fleet in Urbana more times that I can count, I also miss Big R. Over...
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    Help Needed Dull mystery rattle in my SD

    x3 on the Track Bar / Sway Bar bushings.... mine are bad, and there is a clunk/pop from under the truck. I got under there an looked. If I supported the truck by the frame, I could raise and lower the axle, when it got to the right place, you would see the bolt in the bushing move, and hear...
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    Battery Upgrade

    Thanks Joe, I understand your concern.... and I am not looking at them because they are physically larger. My perspective was, will they fit because they are larger. I have personal experience with bad batteries and how bad of a mood it can put a PSD into. The Group 31 batteries do not...
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    Battery Upgrade

    I may have to run up to Tractor Supply this weekend with at tape measure and a notepad.....
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    Battery Upgrade

    I have a question about a battery "upgrade" if possible. I frequent "next door" over at Oilburners.net One upgrade that I have read about that some guys do on their older trucks (80-97 pre-SuperDuty) is to replace the stock Group 65 "Automotive" Batteries, with Group 31 "Truck" Batteries...
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    Shock replacement

    I have a set of Bilsteins (see sig) and really like them. Put them on a few thousand miles ago and really like the performance of them. I also tip my hat to your son.. Doing what he does there, lets us do what we do here....
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    Broken Cruise Control.... Video.

    You can move the shifter from Drive to neutral, and you can kill the engine with the key and the lever in drive. I have done it many times, pull into the drive, set the parking brake, kill the engine. Then put the truck in park to be able to move the key past the off position, into the wheel...
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    04 Expedition Towing Mirrors.

    Hey Joe.... Look at the doors, would a SuperDuty towing mirror mount up? I know on the vans they have a very similar mount.... I would not see them making that much of a difference.... that way they could use the same mirrors across the board.. and save money..... If not... one of my...
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    Question At what age are you a old fart

    Yep... Cubs are my other bad habit, between Dad and I we own 6. 2 149's, 2 782's 1 1250 and 1 1450. I love to use them and work on them.... ours are not trailer queens, or show tractors... they have to earn their keep.......
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    Question At what age are you a old fart

    Dave. It isn't a Buick.... It is a Mercury Sable Wagon......... Does that still count...... or is it the fact it is a wagon????????:lmao:lmao
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    Question At what age are you a old fart

    Or: "I remember when this was all just farmland......." I have been told I am an old fart... and I am only 37.... but "The Boss" is younger than me..... She also makes fun of my "old man car" (98 Sable Wagon)......
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    AC Mod

    I was told the same thing on the Coolant Filter Kit. A guy that has done it both ways.... the little extra coin is worth the reduced hassle. I plan on the kit, 1 and done, not run around all day, then be done........
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    Help Needed Oil cooler leak and oil in radiator

    Eric, I agree with dpantazis, our sister site Oilburners.net has much more information for the 6.9 and 7.3 IDI's. A great deal of information and very helpful folks over there. Agreed it is a pain to do.... and not easy to get in and out. One thing I see, and I would verify this next door...
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    Fuel Tank Strap Recall

    Thanks for the info, both of you. As soon as I read the notice, I called my Dad. He has a 97 F-250 (one of the 7-lug ones), and the undercarriage of his truck is already really rusty. It looks as if it had been in water at one point in time. When the rotors needed replacing, it took a week...
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    92 F350 glow plug question

    Brad, Allow me to direct you to our sister site: Oilburners.net This site has a great deal of information on the older IDI's. Many knowledgeable people over there, as well as on here. Register and post up over there, and you should have an answer quickly. BTW - Centurian "4-Door Bronco's"...
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    Possible HPOP issue

    If you have an Interstate Battery center, or a truck... check with them, they sell blems at a fraction of the cost of the "perfect" ones.....
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    Question How much does it weigh?

    I weighed my 03 Excursion (specs in sig) and it was about 7000lbs Do you have a grain elevator close.... that is where I weighed mine.....
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    Ford Dealers are Hypocrites

    Dogman, I saw the same thing.... we have a 4x4 Parts here in Indy. I was there picking up the Bilstein shocks I had ordered (had a special on them, cheapest price at the time). When I was getting ready to back out of the parking spot, a BRAND NEW 2011 6.7 SuperDuty was backing out of the bay...
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    Help Needed Dash went crazy & no power!!

    Dogman, I have had a total of 5 alternators on my truck.... The one that was on it when I bought it - I assume it was the factory one 2 Rebuilt NAPA Lifetime Alternators - I think the longest on lasted a month 1 Brand New NAPA Lifetime Alternator - Lasted about a year and an half 1 -...
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    Help Needed Dash went crazy & no power!!

    I agree, it is a power supply problem. I was having alternator/batter issues on mine. I was going to drive it to work one day, and it had been on the charger after an alternator replacement. Drove to the gas station a mile or so from home, and left it run when I went inside. When I came...
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    So Which Handle Would You Reach For...???

    Around here I do not pay attention to the Nozzle Color.... I only read the "hanger". I have seen Green, Black and even Yellow for diesel. One station Sells Gas, Diesel and E-85 on the same pump, and if I remember right, the Diesel was Yellow and E-85 was green, or black on the pumps.......

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