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  1. doug young

    Help Needed Erratic, stumbling, surging, choking, wanting to die, then dies

    Boyz, as the long title says, i need some major help. My truck has been running like absolute crap!!! It actually barely runs. The idle is VERY erratic and jumps up and down, surges, chokes the engine out but then catches itself and then eventually dies. I am not sure if it is bad fuel, or...
  2. doug young

    ICP Sensor

    Hey Guys, i had my truck at the dealer the other day having a recall fixed. And the mechanic did a quick safety inspection, and said my ICP Sensor was leaking oil and needed to be replaced. I have had an oil leak down the back of the passenger side of the engine for a little while now and...
  3. doug young

    4x4

    Hey guys. Wondering if anybody can tell me why my 4wheel drive wants to engage while driving in 2wheel drive. I here a low rumble and feel a slight vibration, then i flip the dash switch to 4x4 and the rumble goes away.....hmmm. 99' f250 160,236 Thanks, doug
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    Question ABS Light

    Hey guys> Its been a while, almost two years to be exact, sorry 'bout that. I had my ABS light come on yesterday. Along with my light coming on my speedo dosent work until i hit about 30mph and to top it off my overdrive light at the end on my shift selector arm is flashing. What is going...
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    4x4 wont disengage

    boyz nees a little help. my 4x4 wont disengage when i turn the dash board switch from 4hi to 2hi. in order for it to disengage i have to slow way down and or stop for it to do so. wat up wit dat? 99 f250. 132,000 miles doug
  6. doug young

    whats up BAMA?

    hey stephen..... whats up? me? oh just bored at work. slow here today. although its about 50*, wich is warm compared to the last few weeks, and thats normal for this time of year. how did you make out with that huge storm last week? looked pretty nasty on the news. doug
  7. doug young

    code P0470

    Code P0470 Exhaust Pressure Sensor Malfunction Can sombody explain in english what this really means. i understand what is says. but i need a literal translation. and is this the same sensor that is used for the EBPV located at the front of the engine? thanks doug
  8. doug young

    fuel dripping out of fuel bowl drain

    hey diesel gods. this morning here in western washington it was in the mid twenties. so i went out to warm up my engine. i let it warm up for about 10-15 minutes. when i went out to leave i noticed a slight diesel smell. a good portion of the passenger side of the engine ( mostly up front )...
  9. doug young

    dirty filter?

    hey BD Gods. My truck is a 99' with 128,000 miles on it. I ran a tankfull of B-100 a few weeks ago. Tank is 40 gls wich equated to about 450 miles on that tank of bio. I changed the fuel filter after i ran the bio out. The question is if my filter was dirty, would i have been able to see any...
  10. doug young

    Tunning my Tuner

    boys need some help. I just got the edge with evolution tuner. now i understand the five shift on the fly power settings. i get that and i can feel it in the seat of my pants. the question is..... as you go deeper into the menu you can get to a fuel setting. it looks something like...
  11. doug young

    EGR Valve

    hey can anybody tell me where the EGR Valve is located on the 99' 7.3L? thanks doug
  12. doug young

    fuel additives

    howdy y'all. i am wondering aboutfuel additives to clean my injectors. i have a 1999 f250 PS with 125,000 miles. do i need anything to clean the injectors? should i clean the injectors? is there anything to do this through the fuel system? would bio be the best thing to do this task? Or am...
  13. doug young

    exhaust brake

    hey boys need some advice. i have been looking at Pure Diesel Power website and found an EBV Exhaust Brake system. i talked to a guy there and he told when the system is activated it is equivilant to the truck down shifting a gear. it is not as pronounced as an acual Exhaust Brake system...
  14. doug young

    concerned. please help

    hey to all you stroker heads in stroker land. my concern with shimming the FPR to increase fuel pressure is that if you increase the pressure to the injectors, does that mean i will have unburnt fuel in hte pistons? Engines are meant to run as lean as possible without burning uup the pistons...
  15. doug young

    4x4-auto switch v. manuel hubs

    hello boys. i was wondering why my 2000 f250 has an auto switch on the dash and manuel locking hubs. i had a mechanic tell me that when you are in auto mode, it is only in 4x4 when you are on the gas..goin up hill etc. and when you are coasting or going down hill(off the gas) it is kicked out...
  16. doug young

    shimming the FPR and injectors

    hello to all in superduty land. i am doug and a new user to this site as well as a fairly new diesel user. you all have such great ideas and information. i have learned plenty in just the short time i have used this site. i am from snohomish, wa and am a truf grass salesman. i drive a '99...

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