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    Now its making a TON of $#%$ White Smoke!

    I had my truck over heat a few times with the plow in front of the truck in 40-50 degree weather. Must have cut off air flow to the air inlet next to the grille. Never put any cardboard in front of any of the diesels and all get plenty warm. Actually my mechanic brought to my attention that...
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    What do I do?

    I'm hoping you didn't cause the scratch!!! The newly aquired dually has a nice scratch all the way down the passenger side. You can catch your finger nail in most of it but it isn't deep into the primer. Got two bottles of touch up paint from Ford one was bought 5 years ago for the F250...
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    Gauges on the way.

    No issues with the Autometer Ultra Lights 2+ years.
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    powerstroke badges on an X??

    Picked up a set off Ebay three years ago when I got the Escursion for $35 shipped from Ebay. They are the 6.0 badges and look nice on the black X. The inside holes of the Centerline rims match the red on the badges, looks kind of cool! Bought the rims and tires brand new for a friend for $200...
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    7.3 Weak points? What Tranhy mods for towing are MANDATORY?

    Two of the times I just shut my truck off and came back to it half an hour later with no ill effects. The people that seem to be in the know say to let it idle to cool down. In the past three years my truck has also overheated about four times and letting it idle on the side of the road works...
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    7.3 Weak points? What Tranhy mods for towing are MANDATORY?

    That reminds me, three times now in the past year with the tranny gauge I had to stop the truck due to hot temps. Once was moving a huge shed, the other time was pushing snow in warm weather (March snow in MN!!!) and the third time was pulling the dump trailer loaded in very warm weather in...
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    7.3 Weak points? What Tranhy mods for towing are MANDATORY?

    I ran my truck pretty hard since buying at 40K miles (99 F250). At 55K the turbo was rebuilt and shortly after a 78hp Diablo Sport chip was installed. Being young and not so smart at the time the work truck was beat on daily and it wasn't uncommon to find me burning out with 1K+ lbs of weight in...
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    Strong diesel smell in cab!

    My wife mentioned the smell of diesel fuel in the cab a couple weeks ago so I investigated. To my surprise there were huge puddles of leaked deisel fuel all over the area were she parks the vehicle. It was obvious what she was smelling was leaked diesel fuel! The hood was popped were diesel...
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    99? 7.3L

    With a build date of 4/99 you would have yourself a late 99. Mine is 6/99 which is the last month in which 99's were made. 99 model year trucks were made from 3/98-6/99 making them one of the longer runs of Ford trucks. There were a ton of 97's and 99's to fill the gap for the the non...
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    How are you disposing of old oil?

    When I ran out of my hobby farm in Southern MN I called around to the nearest town and found a NAPA/tractor store that would take all the oil I had. After storing the old oil for 3 years I loaded up the box of the short bed pick up and it was nearly full! After an oil change all the old oil was...
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    Where to buy power/heated/signal towing mirrors?

    I bought a set of non turn signal non bi fold heated electric tow mirrors off Ebay a couple years ago for $152 shipped. The seller had a stock pile of them and a lot of guys were buying 2 plus sets at a crack. Dealerships want $150 plus just for one side!!!
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    Excursion Weight?

    Got pictures of a dually Excursion, pretty sweet ride.
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    Looking to buy 2000 Ford Excursion for the mrs.

    I bought my wife the 00 PSD X with 104K miles on 11/15/03. The truck now has 155K miles and here's what's been done to it. 114K CPS replaced 124K CPS replaced again (warranty) 140K glow plugs replaced due to SES light stating #8 glow plug failure, replaced all glow plugs light is still on...
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    Cps help is on it's way?

    I had the CPS replaced on the 99 at 185K miles and it was not the problem, a shorted wire was found. However a CPS was replaced on the 00 at 114K and at 124K miles. Both times same problems and both times fixed with a CPS replacement. Second time was free under the IH warranty.
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    Tranny Cooler?

    I picked up one at Napa and it was around $70. Twice I've had to idle the truck due to pretty high heat (220ish). The first time was snow plowing in 40 degrees, heat (MN!) the other time was moving a 10x16ft well built shed. Pulling trailers up to 17,500 lbs it's not gotten over 210. An...
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    Who all tows a boat with there PowerStroke

    I use both diesels to tow the 1983 Sylvan 16ft 75hp fish/ski boat. Also tow a 6.5ftX12ft totally decked out fish house on wheels, 8x16ft dual axle camper turned fish house and a 11x17 fish house on ski's (Lake of the Woods). Any MN's or other members that fish LOW give me a PM!!! Fishing out...
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    PowerStroke turns over wont start

    Isn't the CPS bad when the RPM gauge bounces while starting? I recently had a no start issue which was found to be a shorted fuel heater element. The 30 amp fuse under dash is fuse #30 I think and kept blowing until I unplugged the heater connector and now it starts like normal. Bought the...
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    Driver side heated seat not working?

    Thanks for the info! What you said makes sense. A little more money that I was figuring to fix the issue but what part of our vehicles are cheap? NOTHING!!! Last year removed the covers off a dozen seats so it should be similar. Lots of metal rings to remove!
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    Battery choice

    I'm going to have to agree with Brian on that one. Original batteries in truck from 6/99 to 1/05, bought Napa batteries at that time and had one replaced early this month under the free replacement warranty. Living in MN thinking about biting the bullet taking out the Napa batteries and buying...
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    Air bag rear suspension

    I've got a set of Firestones on the F250 and wish they would have been instaleld 5 years ago and not 1 year ago. Like them so much thinking about putting a set on the Excursion.
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    Driver side heated seat not working?

    Anybody know what to check for when the seat is not warming? The passenger side works good. Thinking not a fuse and perhaps the heating element is bad or a switch or controll of some sort. Thanks in advance!!! BTW, my wife is not happy her hinder is cold!!!
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