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  1. snicklas

    popping noise

    runnin, My 03 Ex does the same thing. I bet it is the track bar bushings. The ball joints were replaced when I bought it because I heard it on the test drive. It still does it, sound like it is right down front..... If you replace the bushings it should go away. If you do a search on...
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    Announcement well....happened again....

    X2!!!!!! We have 5 children (14B, 9B, 8G, 7G, 2B(still in carseat)) and that is why I bought the EX. It is the best "family car" you will ever find. It will pull just about anything, go most everywhere, everyone has room and the "trunk" is huge. If I could afford it, I would buy a second one...
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    05 6l missing when cold

    Yes, The Inductive Heat Cycling Flash, that RoyBoy was refering to does exist and it is a great deal of help. I had the same symptoms on my 03, cold, had no power for the first 30-60 seconds of running, would hardly move....... Took it in under warrenty, and they did the flash, and all the...
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    Anyone Miss Their Diesel?

    I don't feel so bad now. When I bought the Ex I was using it as my DD. I had been driving it exclusivly for almost 4 months. One day we were going to run a quick arrend and the car was already out. We hopped in the car, I put the key in, put on my seat belt and sat there waiting for the...
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    Newbie The 6.0

    Mine has 92k on it and has been mostly trouble free. Had to have the computer flashed to fix the cold start issue, and I think I am in the very early staged of a water pump dying. Other that that, oil at 5k fuel filter at 10k and fuel when the needle tell me it needs some. I love the truck...
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    "Undetermined Leak"

    Joe, I do not have a kit, I was thinking of getting a filterhead and pieceing one together. It may actually be easier to get the dieselsite kit and use it. I have had that suggestion by more than one person.....
  7. snicklas

    "Undetermined Leak"

    Joe, Where did you install your filter. The buddy of mine that is going to help me in it, has installed coolant filters in the past, He had the Enterprise that you may have heard about on TDS and OB. He installed them in the heater hoses, and on the Ex they are a combination of crimped rubber...
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    "Undetermined Leak"

    Thanks, Big Joe. I will call around and see what I can do..... I am still leaning on going with a Ford WP. I really do not want to have to fix it more than once. Unless someone can "prove" that another aftermarket part is just a good, from experience. I have just had a bad expirence with an...
  9. snicklas

    Axle Seal?

    Yep, that looks like it. I will try to beat it back into place. It spends most of its time in on pavement..... It is my get to work truck in the winter and I pull the camper with it. It is my "family car" so id doesnt get to go play. I have 7 people in the family and the other car is a Neon...
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    Axle Seal?

    Trav and I were looking at the truck last night, sizing up what we need to do, to replace the water pump. While we were under there, he noticed on the front axle, there is a rubber ring that is on the diff side of the ujoint that seems to be loose. It is not leaking. Any idea what this thing...
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    Question Excursions, Good or Bad???

    I have an 03 6.0 and I get 12-15 intown combination driving and I have seen 20 on long interstate runs. I love my Excursion and will have it for many years to come. The Ex is not 9000 lbs, I think it is closer to 7-7500.... I will have to put it on the truck scale at the Elevator next time...
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    Picked up a new toy, but have a question!

    Rusty, There is a flash for the PCM that helps to elieveate this problem. I had the same problem on my 03, took it in and they flashed the PCM with the Inductive Cycling Flash that "preheats" the oil in the injectors by cycling the actuation coil in the injectors several times. I had that...
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    "Undetermined Leak"

    Do you have the IH part #.... I called the local dealer and he said hte WP was different.....
  14. snicklas

    "Undetermined Leak"

    The only reason I asked about where to get them was my past experience with the alternator. I know that I paid less for the alternator, but having to replace it 3 times to get a good one, to me, it would have been worth the extra money to get on from Ford if I didn't have to touch it...
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    Question 6.0 Stuff, Ideas, problems

    I have seen since it has gotten colder here, into the 30's at night..... On the first start of the day it idles a little rough, and has a little blue smoke for the first 15-20 Seconds.... What I would expect from a diesel... the cylinders, pistons and heads are cold and any heat that is...
  16. snicklas

    "Undetermined Leak"

    Joe, IT does look like a PITA, but funds are a little tight, so it will definitly be a DIY..... I have some help when I do it. Is the Special Tool one that I can "borrow" is it the same idea as what was used on the older trucks? (A holder and a wrench). I figured I would have to cut the...
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    "Undetermined Leak"

    I have a new, undetermined leak on the Ex. I parked the truck, in my driveway, which is fairly steep, and I noticed evidence of a leak under the front of the truck. I crawled under there yesterday, and what I have found is, the drip is coming off one of the steering links. (I know it is not...
  18. snicklas

    Truck is doing the long start

    Dogman, Have you checked you alternator. My truck was doing running the batteries down, and found it was a marginal alternator. After a few days I would have to recharge the batteries, but if I drove it daily it was ok. But if it was short trips or sit for a few days, the batteries would be...
  19. snicklas

    A new Gremlin showed up today.

    I have had it a couple of times. The first time was right after I got the truck, I was sitting at McD's Drive up and it pulsed several times while sitting in line. I had newer oil and and unknown time on the fuel filters. Did my first service and changed oil and fuel filters and it didn't do...
  20. snicklas

    A new Gremlin showed up today.

    I have seen more that one member post that suggestion. I change out 15 qts every time and it runs at "FULL"... have you seen somewhere to run it a quart low? I know not to fill the DEGAS bottle to even the min level... but have not seen anything "Official" on the oil level....
  21. snicklas

    looking at 2004 6.0

    They should be... I have an 03 with 91K on it and it has been farily trouble free. The trouble children seemed to rare theit ugly heads fairly early in life. I would gan an OASIS report from the Service Department of your local friendly Ford Dealer and see what the history is on the truck...
  22. snicklas

    Help Needed dead miss while cold

    hardhead, Fuel Injection Control Module........ it is what runs the injection system in the truck..... It is the rectangular metal box mounted on top of the drivers side valve cover....
  23. snicklas

    Question Black Smoke??

    x2........
  24. snicklas

    what do you think of this truck?

    I would also want to have an OASIS report from the dealer and see if it is a "problem child" Also, it seems to be lifted some, what it any mods have been done to the truck, amd make sure that the warrenty is still valid on the ENTIRE truck, if someone had a tuner on the truck the engine...
  25. snicklas

    Question Black Smoke??

    I do have a CEL, but it is for the ICP Sensor......

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