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    Question OD light flashing then stopped flashing

    The 01 excursion 4x4 had the transmission OD light flashing last night, started shifting very firm. The tranny temp gauge was running about 138* ambient air was about 55* fluid is nice and pink and does not smell burnt, I use Schaeffers Oil. Turned the truck off and restarted it and all seems to...
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    For Sale 06 F350 King Ranch for sale

    I have a King ranch i am going to sell, it has 157000 miles on it, the interior is in very good condition the exterior has some very minor scratches and 3 dings. It is loaded with all the King ranch features. tire are 35" tall and are at 85% on aftermarket wheels. there is a spray in bed liner...
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    towing in overdrive ???

    I was wondering do any of you guys pull with your excursion in overdrive??? This is for my wifes excursion it is an 01 4 wheel drive motor has a 40HP edge tune, 4" exhaust no cat. other than it is stock. the tires are 265's so almost stock size. I had to put a new tranny in last year at 135K...
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    IPR??? Can it work intermitent

    Can the sensor that plugs into the oil pump cover work sometimes and then quit when ever it wants. I did EGR delete and maybe i pulled on the wires or chafed them but my truck quit after driving continuous 150 miles pulling the RV, it said the P2623 code, the truck refired after sitting for...
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    Photos of cooler rupture (EGR delet here we go again)

    I cut up the old parts, nothing too revealing in the oil cooler but the EGR cooler was ruptured on the outlet end.
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    King Ranch bucket seats for bench seat

    I am looking to maybe trade somebody for there back seat, i have the king ranch seats, they are both bucket with a center console in the back, basically they mirror the front seats, Anyways. i have seen bench King ranch seats and would like that for my Kids, they could all sit across instead of...
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    EGR delete, HERE WE Go Again

    well boys i wont bore you with the details, but i did an EGR delete, had some gooey paste in the intake but i cleaned it okay, oil cooler was plugging up. Here is what i know, don't do this job with a hangover the tear down will go very poorly take my word for it. Don't brake your map sensor...
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    Question Changed batteries tranny doesnt work

    Is this possible?????? I went to AutoZone since my truck was slow cranking. I had bought the batteries 2 years ago and was pretty sure they were under warranty. I pull up to the front door of Autozone, go inside and explain i need warranty. the guy comes out looks at the batteries to identify...
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    EGR double check

    Okay real quick folks, i am about to purchase the materials to delete my egr up pipe and cooler as well as install a new oil cooler while i am in there. Just wanted to double check that i am not forgetting something while i am in there that i should be changing. Any body have any comments on...
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    Question 7.3 sounds like somebody hitting it with a hammer is this injector knock

    Okay im sure somebody has something on this because i think i read about it 5 or 6 years ago, my wifes 01 excursion (138K miles) sounds like somebody is hitting it with a hammer on the block when its at idle, this goes away once it clears about 900 rpm, maybe a little sooner. Anyhow i am...
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    Question Transmission wont upshift?

    Hi all, my wife has been telling me that sometimes when she is driving her excursion it fails to upshift, now i have tried for months to recreate the situation but cant. So here is the deal she says that it keeps revving and wont upshift until she takes her foot off the throttle slightly, and...
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    Long Crank but starts ???

    Just picking everybodies brain here. My wifes 01 Excursion was slow starting. It cranks longer than it used to, but it still starts. It is stock with 130K on it. I checked Alternator and batteries all checked okay so i figured the starter was bad so i replaced the starter and it still had the...
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    Help Needed Sitting on Shoulder Help

    I was pulling my regular gooseneck when i started smelling burning oil and was loosing power I am stopped now because it wasnt going to go any further, there is oil coming out of the drivers side breather that plugs into the bottom of the rubber air filter housing intake. It is smoking out the...
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    Question 4WD HUB Noisy

    Okay here is the best explanation i can give. I was driving with my passenger window down and i heard a sound like a chain was dragging along the ground. When i looked at my passenger front hub i found a steel ring that was clanking around on the ujoints of 4wd axle. I was able to push the piece...
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    Help Needed Superduty gasser dash quit help

    Not sure i'm in the correct forum but i thought i would try here. I have an 03 f350 gasser, the only one i have that is not diesel out of the 5 i have. Any how you guys are always so helpful i thought somebody might help me out. After a heavy rain storm here in Vegas last week, the gasser lost...
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    fixed exhaust leak- wont run?

    Okay i did my own up pipe install, it was hard the first time but by the third time i can do it in less than 3 hours if nothing breaks off. Problem is it wont run now, it's like the turbo cant build any boost, i cant figure what i might have moved or not hooked back up. I pulled the turbo...
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    Exhaust leak at back of motor

    Hello everybody, i have developed an exhaust leak somewhere on the back of motor ,but i can not find it, its really annoying at speed and it seems to cost me some power Does anybody know if the 7.3 has some historical issue with exhaust leaks somewhere around the turbo or rear of the...
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    f550 E BRAKE ADJUSTMENT????

    Hello i was wondering if anybody knows how to adjust the E brake on a 2000 F550 dually two wheel drive. i have looked at it and i keep thinking i have to pull the entire rear end apart at the spindle to do it but i think that would be insane to be designed that way. Anybody have some helpful...
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    Question vapor from oil filler cap

    I removed my oil fill cap on my wifes 01 excursion while it was running and there is a vapor being blown out, is this blowby? I know on my Dodge cummins there is breather tube which has vapor coming out of it while it is running. Do the 7.3's have a breather box, maybe mine is plugged and it is...
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    Help Needed brake pedal sticking down

    My steering was locking up when centered so driving straight was making me look drunk, so a week ago i put a redhead steering gear in $455.00, after that i heard a groaning noise when i would turn so i assumed the pump was bad. I replaced that today and after i started it i pushed on the brake...
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    Results of cleaning cooling sys. EOTvsECT

    Okay i cleaned my cooling system with the cummins restore plus because my ECT and my EOT were running 22* apart on a hard pull with the RV and they were running 11* apart on an extended pull truck only. The results are !!! running truck alone the EOT and ECT are 2-4* apart and pulling the rv...
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    Finally Added Edge Tuner

    Well i finally added my edge tuner to my completely stock 06 f350 at 120K. Yesterday i took it out for a spin on the #2 setting which is 60 HP and 100FTLB torrque. From a dead stop it still takes off the same but after about 20' it really cranks it on (BLOWS SERIOUS BLACK SMOKE). I did an...
  23. J

    back from Mexico (picked up oil leak)

    Made my trip to Mexico, everything went good (see pics) Didnt have any trouble, weather was good, camping was great. Quick question, when i got back i went to change the oil and noticed oil leaking off the back exhaust area on both sides of the motor (see pics). I figured out that it was...
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    Question Mexico bound what to pack

    Hi guys, i have been a 6.0 owner now for 6 months and have been very pleased despite all the comments. Any how i am going about a 800 miles into Mexico and thoght i would ask you guys what spare parts would you want if you went on trip down South. I have about 3 weeks to prepare, so i look...
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    Question 30 PSI boost then "BOOM"

    Well here is my story, i went with the 9K LB toyhauler to the mountains this weekend, on the way up i had to pull a 6% grade it was 110*and i had AC blowing full the temp gauge started to the top so i backed out of the throttle and it came back down. On the way home it was 104* and 20-30 MPH...

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