I was diving home today. 1/2 mile from house I thought trailer tire blew. Whitish grey smoke out of exhaust. Fire right up, idles rough, will not build boost unless rev it up pretty good.09 SRW F350. 86000 miles. Spartan tuner. 250 Hp tow tune. 5" exhaust.
A friend of mine has a 06 F250 that want start. He loaned it to his brother-in-law and we had to go get it on a trailer. It will turn over but not start.I unplugged the ICP and still no start. He had someone pull codes on it the other day. Here is what he sent me.U1900
P2285
P0683
P1000I...
I have 168,000 miles on the Ex. It has started puking and I hear a tea kettle sound. I beleive it is the EGR cooler.It started after I towed my new tractor. 47 hp tractor on 18' trailer. Probably around 12K.It had very little Puking. I have since driven 700 miles from Louisiana to Oklahoma...
My 05 Ex is experiencing some possible tranny problems. Is this signs of my tranny going out.I have experienced several verry hard shifts recently. Yesterday I pulled out to pass a tractor. I was running about 30 mph. I punched it to pass, it shifted hard into second and third, It wouldn't...
Well I broke down and bought my wife a new 2013 explorer XLT yesterday. It is nicely loaded with the ecoboost. So far she is getting 25 MPG.I traded my 08 F150 in on it. So now I inherited the Excursion. I have been missing the diesel power.
On my 05 Excursion. I have a drip from the fuel filter under the hood. It is on the housing. It looks lie a cover.What will I get into when I remove the cover? 4 allen bolts and a fuel line. Is there a gasket or oring?Thanks
Well I pulled the hood of of the bronco today. I'm going to pull the engine tomorrow. I will keep this thread updated with my finds. It will Probably be a slow build.Here is the history. I have had the bronco for about 2 years. It has a 460 a d c6 auto. When I got it she ran alright. Just not...
I did a little maintaince on the ex today. New bilstein shocks. I also reacwd the ficm. I got a replacement from innovative. I went with the 58 volt upgrade.I could tell the difference as soon as I started it. The rough idle is gone. Throttle response is great.Now I need to change the...
I finally put new tires onthe Ex today. 265/75/16 E Hancook Dynapro ATM.It rides better without worn out tires.I also replaced all of the brakes and turned the rotors. Next project new shocks.
My mother-in-law has a 07 F150. She has had it in the shop several times because it doesnt run right. I think they have been throwing parts at it. So far they have spent over $3k. This is what they have done over the last 3 months.Spark plugs, #5 coil, both cam position sensors, Fuel pump...
I believe that the ficm is going bad on my Ex. It is really rough when it's cranked in the cold mornings. Even if it's plugged up.How much is it going to cost to replace it?
Here are some pics of a few EB's that belong to friends.Needs to be builtThis gray bronco has been rebuilt from the frame up. It is running a 500hp 351W
Hey guys. I thought i would drop in. As you all know i work in the oilfield. I have drilled holes all over the south. I thought i needed a change of seniery. I transfered to the North PA devision. I work for Patterson-UTI drilling.Right now i am staying @ the ramada in Clark Summitt. Scranton...
My Father-in-laws 99 F350 with a v10 is trying to run away. Several times he has attempted to stop at a redlight or in traffic and has had to put the truck in netural. after shifting into netural the truck is reving 4k rpms.Any ideas? my first thought has been a throttle position sensor.
Well I am working on getting a 79 F150. It belongs to my mother-in-law. She inhareted it from her great aunt. My wife said that she thinks i am about to get it. I'll keep my fingers crossed.Here are the details of the truck. Pics to come this weekend.1979 F150, 302, auto, air, lwb, 54,276...
Well in the process of changing out my transfer case I think that I found a bad cv joint in the front drive shaft. Shouldn't the cv joint be connected by a ball or something? I know they are in the older trucks. I think that is the source of the vibration when in 4x4. I also need to change the...
Ok I just finished tuning up the 460 in my bronco. It still has a miss. I think that the spark plug wires are crossed. I need to mark the timing mark and roll it to the top and see where the rotary button points to. The cap was marked #1 but that wire goes to #2 cylinder. I just have to look...
A friend of mine has a 05 F350. His truck is experiencing hard starts in the morning. when it does stat it pretty much blacks out the neighborhood. What could be causing this?
Here are a few pics of my 95 E350 bucket van after I painted it. The black on the bumpers and at the bottom body line is Qwik liner spray on bed liner. I have the equiptment to spray bedliners.This is what it looked like before I painted it.
My uncle has a 2002 F350 with 7.3. The truck will run fine as long as it is ideling. When he pulls out of the drive and goes about 100 yards the truck will die. It will then crank back up. He changed the cps out. that did not fix it. The truck is at the dealer now. They spent 3 hours on it...