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    Manual 4WD shifter on electric shift transfer case

    I would sure like to put a manual shift on mine. Right now I have the servomotor removed and i lay on my back with a 14mm wrench on the flats and rotate shaft to change xfer case from 4x4 to 2wheel drive. I have a 99 Super duty 7.3 manual xmsn. My truck was made april 98...just my luck. Where...
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    Help Needed code 31 rear axle non LS

    By 'open' in the front you mean they (Ford) doesn't put any limited slip in the front diff.? My education has been sadly neglected Thanks for the suggestions, I'll see what there is around locally (not much) and then order something out of the good ol' USA
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    Help Needed code 31 rear axle non LS

    Thanks guys, i'm not sure if you have to put the same in front or not....i would if there is a drop in fix, thanks for the input. RVD
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    Help Needed code 31 rear axle non LS

    greetings fellow enthusiasts, it turns out I have a code 31 non limited slip 3.73 ratio rear end. my 4 wheel drive traction suxs. Is it possible to get a limited slip (posi) unit for my trucks rear end? My driveway is over 300 yards of pretty steep gravel and i hate to kick it up when the wifes...
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    Help Needed 99 SD 7.3 cold start problems

    Greetings fellow enthusiasts, snows coming soon and recently my truck is a little hard to start on the frosty mornings. Thinking of checking glow plugs and buying a set on ebay...they seem cheap, have any of you 7.3 owners tried these plugs, they say they are OEM. The Ford dealer in town wants...
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    "Baby, It's COOLD Outside"

    -27F this morning, truck fired up with a little white smoke. Keep it plugged in all the time. Maybe some snow for saturday and Sunday...we'll see. An icy mist was hanging over the Little Dog river. Basking in sunshine right now, still -7F outside as I type. Not too bad :)
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    Question cold weather operation

    I have had lows of -13F for the last month or so, no fuel additives req'd, but things are slow to spool if I don't keep it plugged in 24/7. Lots of white smoke if I don't use the block heater. My biggest problem is having snow from the plow get picked up in my air intake and causing severe loss...
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    New Owner! Howdy, from Northern Ontario, did I buy a lemon?

    Thanks for the news fellas! Well yesterday was the big test, -27 C and while being plugged in the big ol ford fired right up. I was plowing over 10 inches of snow, my driveway is almost a KM long. The power from the truck was awesome and I have no reason to believe I bought a lemon. I have...
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    New Owner! Howdy, from Northern Ontario, did I buy a lemon?

    Howdy all, I'm a new owner of a 99 F250 SD 4x4 7.3 ltr. 6spd man xmsn. I bought it to use as a plow truck and get me around in the woods. Looks like it was built in April of 1998, an early one I take it. People are telling me I bought kind of a mixup, they say the later builds were better. What...

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