Our 2012 F-450 ambulance has an issue with the cab air conditioner blower. Sometimes it works just fine and you can switch between floor or dash or combo of vent selections. Then at other times nothing flows thru the dash vents even tho the blower is on high.Sometimes shutting down the...

Started 2010 F-450 ambulance and could not shift out of park. Motor starts Brake lights work Headlights will not work Wipers work Dash lights will not go out even after setting overnight A/C-Heater blower works Windows will not go up or downWhat is going on? Is there a fuse or...

We had an ambulance go down while on a call. It was sitting on the scene running and when the crew returned to the ambulance it had stopped running. The battery was still powerful to turn the engine over but it would not start. There was a image of a wrench beside the odometer. Had vehicle...

This vehicle is a Type 1 ambulance and has bout 70,000 miles on it.Filled it up Monday night with about 10 gals of Diesel fuel. Drove it back a tenth of a mile and parked it. Four hours later started it up to make a run and we idled it for about 2 minutes and pulled out. Got about 2 yards...

We have placed our new FORD-F450 ambulance in service. I need to add coolant to it. Does the 2012 - 6.7 Powestroke engine require a special coolant? Owners Guide states WSS-M79B44-D or Ford vc-3-B.What type/brand do you guys recommend?

On occassion my F-350 two wheel drive vehicle will go into a very severe jerking motion at arround 35 miles per hour after making a turn or for no reason at all driving stright down the road. I have had front end people look it over and have had tie rod ends replaced twice. I can make it do...

We have a 2010 F-450 ambulance that has 5,961 miles on it. The REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT HAS COME ON. Why is this and what can I do to correct the problem. :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:

We are preparing to order a 2012 ambulance. It will probably be a Ford F-450 Superduty chasis.Have any of you had to work on any 2011 Ford ambulances?I notice a lot of manufacturers are going to the Dodge this year. I think they are getting a lot of complaints about the Ford...

Our 2008 F-450 Superduty's turbo at times sounds like it is going to spin out of control. Actually it is more like a jet airliner using engine thrusters to slow down at the end of the runway. It happens when running 70-80 mph. All instruments are in normal range and there is a brief loss of...

Just picked up the F-450 2010 ambulance. Drove it back from Linn MO. Beautiful country in that part of MO. Also went thru Herman MO while taking my time to pick it up. Unfortunatly didn't get to do any wine tasteing.Coming back I had to fill up several time. First time no problem putting...

Here we go again!Our 2008 F-440 with 15,000 miles on it has become a coolant drinker. 5 gals of anti-freeze in a couple of weeks. One gallon just pulling it out of the bay and backing it back in. Puddle of coolant at tail pipe.Drove it to the dealer and had a steam trail for a quarter...

Why do the front wheel hubs of F-350 4X4 fail at 70,000 miles. We had a vehicle's wheel hub run off of the spindle on an interstate and did $6,000 in damage to the ambulance. It was a 2000 model with a little less than 70,000 miles. Now we have a 2004 ambulance with 73,000 miles that has one...

You guys and gals helped me out with my black smoke and a lot of you suggested replaceing the EGR valve and it cured it.New problem same F-350 6.0 super duty engine.It has started blowing out white smoke/steam when started. It clears up after 5 minutes of highway travel.What do you...

One of our ambulances, a 2004 F-350 has has developed a problem of shooting out black smoke when excellerating after coasting downhill and then accelerating.The engine sputters but doesn't appear to loose RPMs.Anyone out there experienced the same thing and has a solution?

Hello everyone. I stumbled across this site by accident, but it looks like just what I have been looking for.I am responsible for maintaining a fleet of 4 Ford Superduty Ambulances (3 F-350s and 1 F-450) and 1 International Crash/Rescue truck (4700 series).I have not experienced any oil...