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kcram - Pickups Host
I have gone as long a 3 weeks with no noise. It sounds like a loud ratchet.
7.3L ZF5spd
21 MPG...use to be 18-19 mpg..there's 15,450 on the OD. '04 F250 w/6.0 & Auto.
Trans., 2WD Crewcab Shortbed...How Sweet It Is.
Thanks
Also, seems odd that my way home i stopped off at the mall to pick up my son and the freaking horn goes off..... after what seemed like 10 minutes (2-3) it goes off.... then again it goes off.... so i'm thinking maybe it's a signal from the transmission, but even after i park it in the drive way and why goggling it goes off...so, for now i have removed the fuse to the horn....Thanks, rd
transmission issue was the speed sensor, auto zone evaluated through the check engine light...Thanks,
I'm all over this site looking for help. My husband has a 1995 Ford f 250 powerstroke diesel, 4x4, automatic, 85,000 miles. On his way to Alaska loaded with building materials and a four horse trailer loaded. Just called outside of Redding, CA to say that the oil pressure is going down. Any help or advice is desperately needed. anyone know anything about this or ever had this problem? Isn't 85,000 miles not enough to have engine problems?
Thanks,
Wife
If you switch to 35" tires, you're going to reduce the effective gear ratio way down, and your truck will be guttless wonder with no power. Chipping the engine will help a bit, but the whole engine management system is set up to work with the stock sized tires - the tranny shift points, etc will not be optimal for your new tires. The computer would have to be re-flashed to tell it what sized tires are on it, but it will only help a little bit. The most effective way to restore the power is to change the gear ratio. With tires that tall, you'd probably have to go from the 3.73 rear end, up to like a 4.80:1 ratio. It's not a cheap modification, but it would help the most.
Don't know where you're from, but there are some Ford dealers that actually do lifts on the trucks they sell - I've heard they even let you roll the costs into the financing..
Personally, if it were me doing this truck, I'd get the diesel and run twin 4" stacks up through the bed.
This situation is very inconsistent because some times take long to start the truck but others engine star at the first cranking.
Any suggestions.
The situation with the relay noise started after the truck went to the shop for a transmission leak and they replace the converter.
Where this relay is located.
You can probably find it. Open the hood and look over by the fuses and relay box, and listen for the chattering relay. When you've localized the sound, touch the realys. You'll feel the vibration.
I thought the new motors were supposed to be a little more fuel efficient?
The wallet card is not in the glove box and the dealer wants $100.00 to read the code. Where can I find the computer module that has this code on it? Once I get the factory code, I can use the instructions in the owner's manual to program a personal entry code.
Thanks,
Tom
kcram - Pickups Host
Rhino material can be "cut", Line-X can crack and flake off - but can take a lot of punishment. Both guarantee their work so that if bits of lining comes off, you can usually go back and have it "touched-up" for free.
With Rhino something you put in your bed it stays put and doesn't slide around as much as with Line-X. Line-X is easier to work with if you have to shovel stuff out of you bed (i.e. gravel, mulch, dirt, etc.), but other cargo slides around really easy and has to be tied down (, which has it's advantages if you've got a heavy box.) You can still shovel things out with Rhino, but the shovel gets slowed down by the liner. Cargo stays put with a Rhino, short of a panic stop, but you've basically gotta lift it outta the truck instead.
I had Rhino in a previous truck, current truck has Line-X. Still good at 4 years old. Had some chips on tailgate and over wheels which were fixed.
When I did it both brands were within $25 of each other. I don't see where Rhino would be $200 better. Is Line-X doing more than Rhino - ie spraying bed rails, etc.?
YHC
Legally an '04 Diesel F250 can only carry ~2300 lbs. doesn't matter what you do to them - the original manufacture's rating is what the Insurance companies go by. They can get a bit weird on you if you have an accident and prove to be overloaded.
I noticed this payload capacity shortfall when buying my truck and opted for an F350 instead - can legally carry ~1200 lbs more for about $700 price difference. Ford up'd the payloads on the '05 models.
This is the third time that my father has had the problem and they are putting on new rotors and pads at his expense. I have done a little research and found that other models/yrs have had the same problems. How do we get more infomation/help on the problem?