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  1. 08 F550 Regen Problem

    Wow, havent been on here in a while!Anyways, having a problem with my tow truck..2008 F550 (Flatbed/Ramp Truck) 6.4L PSD 125k miles.This truck has had a problem with regen for a little over a year now. It LOVES to say "Drive to clean exhaust", generally i'll see that when its a cold start...
  2. How much would you spend to fix your 9th gen?

    Here's a good story for you 9th gen lovers, such as my self.As many of you know, i work at a Ford dealer. We had a customer bring in a 95 F150, Standard cab, longbed, MAF 5.0 Automatic 4wd.. 78k on it..Complaint was oil light and a ticking noise.. well the diag of that was oil pump, and...
  3. 96 F150 351 Throwing Codes?

    Whats up guys..buddy of mine has a 96 F150 with the 351 in it, MAF.. He's throwing two codes, P171 and P174, both system too lean codes ive been told..He's replaced all three o2 sensors, did plugs, replaced EGR Valve and EGR tube, PCV valve, MAF Sensor.. did quite a bit of work and he still...
  4. stock running boards

    unfortunetly my passenger side running board broke today and not just the support, the fiberglass broke as well..i need the passenger side or both, i dont care what color cause ill have it painted if needed, but for color code NA if possible, the dark green...please tell me someone has em
  5. My Project(s) thread!

    So i now have two trucks, my FlareSide, which will NEVER be sold and now i got.. ready for it?.. a CHEVY S10 with the Vortech 4.3L..yes, i got a chevy BUT i didnt BUY it.. it was GIVEN TO ME!!so, now that i have two trucks, i can play ith both of them and now fix up the FlareSide they way i...
  6. Valve Covers =] 56k warning

    wow, no i need to retype everything..
  7. VSS..

    Does anyone have a VSS for a 5.0 with the E4OD/8.8? I think it is the cause of my transmission problem..Tranny likes to neutral out when going into third, and also shift late into seccond.. its shifted early into 3rd or OD at onepoint too...Ive heard it could be the Manual Lever Position...
  8. weird sound.. audible alert?

    was just driving home.. its raining here, torental down pour for 5 mins.. i get on the high way and i noticed my air bag light came on.. i was lookin at it expecting a code 32, as soon as i start lookin at it, it stoped.. THEN i herd a beeping noise.. 3 beeps, pause, 3 beeps, pause and so on...
  9. PCV Valve.. delete?

    Whats goin on guys, might be gettinga set of ford racing valve covers.. they were designed for a carburated engine so they dont have a spot for the PCV valve..can i use the valve covers and not have a pcv valve?
  10. exhaust question

    im thinking about putting some LT's on my truck soon..are there bolts holding the manifolds on or are there studs in the block.. and in either case what is the likelyhood of them breaking?
  11. Strange Smell

    been driving my truck around today.. ive been noticing a strangee smell from the rear.. i cant pinpoint it though.. im thinking my rear brakes are sticking.. cause ive noticed that when i release my ebrake and the truck is in drive, i have to hit the gas for it to start to roll... my other...
  12. Plugs and Wires

    I just got a set of wires and some autolite sparkplugs.. going to attempt to do them this weekend..is there anything i should know before attempting this?? and should i use anti sieze? cause the heads are cast iron anyways, not alum.
  13. 93 F250 question..

    Hey guys, my cousin just picked up a 93 F250 today, 351w in it.. just an XL.. oh and it 2WDwhen we were driving back today, i noticed he doesnt have an overdrive button.. what tranny would it have in it.. i thought all the gen 9's had OD..had me confused...other than that.. its a pretty...
  14. Leaf Springs..

    Noticed a squeak in the rear of the truck.. when i looked i found that one of the leaves on the passenger side was swung out.. happened last year on the drivers side..i guess the sprngs are discontinued?? havent gotten to check at work yet.. just found this out tonightis this common on...
  15. Brake Problem

    whats up guys.. so today i fixed my e-brake.. everythings working good, nothing frozen..when i drive my truck, i have almost no pedal.. feels like it grabs, then stops and my foot sinks until the brakes grab again.. i can pump it to get a higher pedal as well.. i plan to go to the shop...
  16. 200k Club =]

    So im now a member of the 200k mile club! Just hit it yesterday!And i must say, im quite happy, my truck didnt burn any of the 5w30 i used and its been 2,000 miles since i put it in.. would have burnt some of the 10w40 by now... surprised it didnt burn the thinner oil!
  17. random question

    ok, so my friend has been arguing with me for a wile..what i want to know, this era of trucks.. was the 460 ever offered in a f250.. i was pretty sure it was only offered on a f350 and up.. and only trucks with solid front axels...
  18. Check this out!

    Searching images of 95 f150s on google, stumbled across a pic of my truck which led me to:http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6249523/reader-rides/readers-ride-spotlight-1994-ford-f-150-flare-side/index.htmlthat!didnt know they wrote an artice about it! lol
  19. What Oil do you use?

    WHats goin on guys..was at the shop today and despretly needed to changed the oil on my truck.I normally use 5 1/2 qts of 10W40 and a can of the engine restore.Today i decided i wanted a free oil change, so i used the 5W30 oil we have on tap and the Motororcraft FL-1A filter as oppsed to...
  20. NO heat!!! thermostat?

    so its a blistering 7 degrees here right now and i have no flipping heat in the truck.. used to be pretty decent..possible its the thermostat?
  21. 4x4.. reacurring problem

    hey guys.. very pissed off... i THINK my wheel bearing issue is coming back to haunt me again.. driving hometoday and had to use 4x4.. noticed that wen i turn i get a grinding noise.. also a shake in the steering.. im wondering.. is this a wheel bearing thing or a u joint thing.. im hoping u...
  22. Brake and ABS light?

    The other day i started my truck and my E brake light stayed on, which it shouldnt, pedal fully up, and its not even connected, no cables in it right now.. along with the ebrake, the abs light would come on.. both are on steady and wont go away.. sometimes the brake light will go off but the ABS...
  23. Codes pulled from my truck.. help

    Guy at work has the Snap-On Modis scan tool.. asked him to see what came up with my truck.. trying to chase down a tranny issue and weird idle issue..heres the codes i got.. doesnt really make sense to me cause there 3 digit codes..111 - No Fault CodesContinuous memory.. 211 - Profile...
  24. Stardup / idle issues

    For a few months now, on a cold start my truck would sometimes dip down below 500 rpms on start up, but only for a few seconds then would shoot up to 1500..the other day, it wouldnt stay running unless i had my foot on the gas, I replaced the IAC valve so far, stays running, but this morning...
  25. DAM!!

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-F-150-2WD-1994-FORD-F-150-REGULAR-CAB-FLARE-SIDE-AUTOMATIC-WOW_W0QQitemZ200267403110QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item200267403110&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=72%3A727%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1308need i say more?
  26. Yet ANOTHER problem

    Today i put my truck up on the lift at work, was gunna rotate the tires.. looked on the passenger side and i noticed my shock was broken.. snapped at the top.. fell and was leaning against the axel.... well, went to take the bottom off.. snapped the stud F--K! this aint gunna be fun..so...
  27. My truck at Import Wars

    So Team LID went to Importwars yesterday, im kinda out of place considering im a truck, but mine looked cleaner than ever! Its a great time too..heres some pictures.. one of them is my friends SRT4, very nice, and some work done to it!This is only SOME of us, we have about 20 cars, but here...
  28. New MA Emission standards!!!

    Starting Oct 1st 2008 (Wednesday) All vehicles 96 and under will NOT be subject to emission testing!! Basicly, only cars getting tested will be ones equipped with OBDII.Time to get those LT's and dump the cat!!if i cut out the cat wont that mess up the o2 sensor?
  29. Tranny slip

    Recently my transmission has been slipping... i know most of you will say check/change fluid.. i just changed it 3k ago, used MercV.. i dont know if its the MercV causing it... it slips between 1st and second badddd feels like im in neutral until it SLAMS into gear, revs to like 2k rpm...
  30. Speedo Swap question

    Assuming i can get my hands on a gen 1 lightning cluster, i wast to swap out the spedometer, simply so it can read faster speeds.I remember hearing something about the PSOM? or something like that cause the mileage is stored there correct? is there anyway i can install a lightning spedo and...
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