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    Tire time

    Tires All of the tires mentioned on this are good, but the key to getting mileage out of them is to buy at a place that offers free rotations and balancing and have that done about every 6K miles. On this type of truck the tires wear out really fast if they are not rotated/balanced regularly.
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    Idle Control

    I increased the idle set screw to prevent it from dying. Now noticed that when the accelerator is released, the RPM dips a couple of hundred below idle and then rises back to level off. If the set screw idles it up enough that the bottom of that dip is not low enough for it to die, then it...
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    Idle Control

    Sorry for delay in reply. The plunger on driver's side appears to be free. The kickup solenoid is retracted and out of contact with lever at all times when A/C is off. The engine idels OK, but returns way below idle when accelerated and dies.
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    Idle Control

    1990 Diesel runs fine, but recently, when releasing the accelerator, the idle goes down to the point that the engine dies. Which part would need replacement?
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    Intermittent Hesitation

    Looking for possible cause of very noticeable hesitation during acceleration and cruising, but not at idle. It only happens about half of the time it is driven. This has been going on for over a year. Never happens on the mornings I get ready to take in for repair! It feels like the power...
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    Hesitation / Surge

    2001 F350 7.3L, 60K, never had any maintenance required other than the oil and filters, past year or so it ocassionally seems to hesitate or surge, most noticable at lower speeds but occurs continuously for a day or so and then goes away for a few days. It runs fine when the problem is not...

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