Ford Super Duty Continued - VIII
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I can hardly wait to get a photo posted. Needless to say I love to show off the truck!!
psmith: that must be a fearsome looking rig with 38" tires. will look forward to the photo. btw, i have been an annual visitor to your state for many years. friends live there (anchorage), and each year we go hunting, fishing, rafting, flying, etc. great state, only reason we don't live there is because it's too far away from family.
cwilliams: you already have a vin, you just need to give your dealer/salesperson a boot, and they'll get it for you. good luck
Sherwoodfor- Counting down the final 24 hours. I will let you know when it lands on Cowgirl soil so you can help breathe a collective sigh of relief.
Gettin' kind of excited here in the State O' Maine.....
My Ford Ranger and Windstar are the same way, so thats nothing new..
Also, Ford uses the 'anti drain back' filters to keep the oil in the top end for better lubrication on startup. I usually just twist the filter enough to let the oil flow down the outside of filter into the pan, wait a minute or so, then continue on..
Once the initial stream slows, I just put the pan down and watched it. The pan had to be slid sideways a little so I didn't miss the pan as the stream slowed. While that wass going on, I loosened the filter and let it drain a bit. I've often thought about puncturing the filter, I'm just afraid I'll go too far and hurt the screw threads on the engine where it attaches.
One thing though. The factory installed filter was WAY way too tight. I thought I'd never get it off. I ruined my old faithful filter wrench and my dogs learned a few new words. :-)
I've also found that when changing oil, if you don't remove the filler cap immediately, it doesn't seem to squirt quite as fast because of the need for air to go in the same hole the oil is coming out.
Best thing about it is there's no need to use ramps.
Mainecowgirl: Preliminary congrats. I don't want to jinx it either. I passed a horse show Sunday and I thought about you and wondered if you were a "have" yet.
2K 250 CC V-10 auto 3.73LS
Some observations I made as a result of this trip .... The Automatic worked super. The V-10 pulled this weight without much strain. I was able to pass slower cars on two lane roads in Iowa without effort. If I were going to be pulling heavier trailers .... often .... I would surely purchase the Power Stroke Diesel. But for my use the V-10 seems to work fine so far.
For the benefit of those that are wondering .... Murtle Fay was not along on this trip .... I get .31 MPG City with her along so the trailer would be insignificant.
Happy Motoring!
If it was on the side like yours the oil would probly spurt all the way out from under the truck.
Have a good one!
John
Mileage, v10 5sp 4.30ls 4x4 cc sb. 1500 miles 13 so far, and a close 13 at that. 70/30 city/highway driving.
I am speechless. This truck is everything and more. It all checked out. No rail dust. Every last little extra is as I want it to be. And it's soooo big. And sooo powerful. I feel pretty special sitting up there. I was driving home from the dealer and passed a Little League game on the way. I swear every one of those Dad's eyes turned to watch my truck go by! They know good-looking when they see it (I'm talking the truck here, of course.) Walking into my house tonight I kept turning back to look at it. It's beautiful. I'll let you all know how the first haul feels once I've broken it in......you can all yell YAHOO for the cowgirl now!!!!
I'm still a "have-not" for now. I'm so excited for you. I can just visualize your ride home. The head turning, etc.
Congratulations at last. I haven't sent many postings but I've been reading them all. Your situation just kept me reading them all, like a novel.
My wait is still in the infant stage of two weeks. I'm expecting a 250SD Lariat CC 2wd 5.4 auto., etc. in Harvest Gold. My dealer tells me their last priority 10 order took about 6 weeks. I hope to have mine by Memorial weekend.
Again, congrats.
goleta (Randall, Santa Barbara, California)
Any help is appreciated. thanks
Sorry for the long post, but just wanted everyone to know that my truck was a late Christmas present worth waiting for.
00' F350 XLT 4x4 CC...with everything but the snow plow package (Would have gotten that, but we don't get very much snow here in San Antonio)
Take care everyone, and keep on truckin'
I still look back at my truck every morning as I'm walking into the building at work.. Being a techie, not many folks have trucks in the parking lots, let alone something as big as the SD..
My truck doesn't turn that many heads when on the road though.. Being a white truck (my preference), it looks just like any another contractor truck...
Who knows, maybe a cool graphic or something may be in my future..
These trucks are awesome to work under! I can fit!! (But needed a ladder to work under the hood
Bess- You've always had nothing but kindness headed my way. Thanks. And I'll bet your truck turns more heads than you think. It's not the color that makes these things worth looking at.
I haven't tried to spin the wheels on dry pavement, but I suspect I would not be able to.
Oil Changes: While the PSD drain plug is on the bottom, when you take it out, the oil comes *gushing* (major emphasis on gushing) out. When I pulled the plug out last time, I was ready for a lot of oil, but what I got scared the bejezus out of me.
I have one of those plastic oil catch pans that has the funnel shaped top, and hole in the center that you take the little screw plug out of to let the oil drain in. Trouble was, I forgot to pop the other little plastic cap that let's the air bleed out as the oil goes in. The top of pan was filling up faster than the oil was draining into the little hole in the center! Almost had a disaster on my hands till I realized my mistake and popped the cap to let the air come out. Whew! Could you imaging the mess 15 quarts of used oil would make on the garage floor?
I had asked my wife to stop at Schucks and get me an oil filter (the local Schucks carries Mobile 1 filters that fit the PSD). They were out of the Mobile 1 filters, so the kid sold her a FRAM filter. No way is one of those cheap things going on my truck. I ran over the Fred Meyer where they carry Purolator filters. When I got back and put the Purolator and FRAM filters side-by-side, I saw that the FRAM filter was almost 2 inches shorter than the Purolator! Talk about cutting corners.
and for those still waiting, don't let anybody tell you it's not worth the wait......it is...and thats from somebody that waited 6 months......
Can I hear from those who have (or know about) the 5.4L with auto. trans. about mileage?
F250 SuperDuty CC Lariat 5.4L Auto. 156wb (California)
Thanks
I have a y2k 5.4l auto crew cab 4x4 w/ 4.10LS rear. I'm getting 12.4mpg avg. On interstate trips I get almost 16 mpg.
I'll be highway driving mostly, some "city", then towing stock trailer, tandem axle contractors trlr. sometimes, until later next year.
Was thinking the V-10 fine..., now wondering because...
plan to buy and tow a 5th-wheel travel trailer all over the US after next year.
Decisions, decisions..
Suggestions welcomed.
I had to snicker at my friend at the office yesterday. He drives a 2500 4x4 Chebby Sub.. He walked in looked out my window at his & my trucks sitting side by side and said, "your truck makes mine look like a toy! It's almost 3' longer!" I just grinned.
I too get a kick out of driving to Little League practice and watch all the "would like to haves" smoking over my 250 CC 4x4. Most common comment: "That's a big truck!" What can I say?
I've gotten real used to that funky sounding V10, but what really sounds good is when you slowwwwwly back up or take off and it just burbles with a nice sweet sound.
Gas is back down to $1.25 hear in NE Georgia.
Last thing: I've noticed a certain camaraderie among SD drivers around here like none I've seen other than among motorcyclists. Everyone driving a Super Duty speaks to everyone else in one. Cool.
mainecowgirl: I have been reading your threads for what must seen like forever for you. CONGRATS. Enjoy your truck.
I had to practically give tours to people wanting to see my truck for the first two weeks. I had groups as large as 8 men follow me out to the truck to look at it. They would all have to sit in the front and then the back. They would look under the hood and underneath. Then I would pull out the mirrors to their extended positions and they would gasp. The funny part is that the first superduty I saw was here on base. It was a G.I. truck. I had no idea what it was or who made it. It just looked great and I wanted to see it. I followed it till they stopped and asked if I could look at it. They were proud to show it off to me. I checked it out just like the guys did mine! Sat in the front, sat in the back. Looked under the hood. Crawled underneath. What a fantastic truck. It looked like a pickup truck on steroids. After that I had to have one. The military trucks are 4X4 F-350, crewcab, longbed, auto xmission with the 5.4. Best pickup trucks we've ever had.
I had the first privately owned superduty on base when I pick mine up in Nov 99. Now there are at least 5 others. The word (and the look) spreads quickly.
Picked up the beast last Thursday. When I walked on to the lot I spotted it from a distance. What an impressive vehicle. I went over it with a fine tooth comb and found one small scratch in the passenger door.
The ride home was tremendous. All the heads turning and the looks of amazement at the size of the truck (2K,SD,CC,4X4,SRW,SB,V10,3.73 ls,Red clearcoat).
Mainecowgirl: Congratulations on your new ride. It's a great feeling to finally get them, isn't it?
My first tank of gas was at 10.7 mpg. I was surprised because I couldn't keep my foot out of it. Awesome power!!
My only disappointment was the passenger side mirror. I cannot believe they didn't put convex mirrors on that side. I read with interest the post about the Excursion mirror and will install one of those. Also, I plan to get the K&N and cat-back system soon.
To all that are waiting....be patient. It's well worth it! Hang in there!
Both driver and passenger side mirrors have a larger, standard mirror and a smaller convex mirror. I'd check into those...
Good Luck.
Just thought I'd check in and say what everybody else who is a "have" has said. They are better than you could ever imagine. Anybody still without have no fear. The months of waiting fall away the second you set foot on the running board. I am sooo in love with this truck. Already have 400 miles on it after three days. That 500 mile break-in before towing will be here by the weekend. The world's a whole lot better place when you are looking at it from the cab of an F250SD!
Just thought I'd check in and say what everybody else who is a "have" has said. They are better than you could ever imagine. Anybody still without have no fear. The months of waiting fall away the second you set foot on the running board. I am sooo in love with this truck. Already have 400 miles on it after three days. That 500 mile break-in before towing will be here by the weekend. The world's a whole lot better place when you are looking at it from the cab of an F250SD!
I did NOT expect what happened next even though I'd read about it right here. The sucker sat there and spun on dry pavement! I thought "da**." I had to let off on it to get started. I can only imagine what happens when you folks with the 4.10s stomp it.
I was pleased, but a little shocked. Cool! I love this truck.
I posted a couple pictures on that site: www.picturetrail.com/summitx Nothing fancy, just a plain ol' White 00 Crew V-10. Wish it was a clearer day so you could see how beautiful Bozeman is! I'll post more later.
I've noticed a noise, though, when I punch-it, let up, and punch it again while it's gaining power. You can only hear it with the driver side window open and it sounds like it's coming from right under the drivers seat. Kind of a sputtering noise like an exhaust leak or something. I haven't even looked it over yet but I'm wondering if anyone has heard the same thing. I'll probably take it in next week.
I posted a couple pictures on that site: www.picturetrail.com/summitx Nothing fancy, just a plain ol' White 00 Crew V-10. Wish it was a clearer day so you could see how beautiful Bozeman is! I'll post more later.
I've noticed a noise, though, when I punch-it, let up, and punch it again while it's gaining power. You can only hear it with the driver side window open and it sounds like it's coming from right under the drivers seat. Kind of a sputtering noise like an exhaust leak or something. I haven't even looked it over yet but I'm wondering if anyone has heard the same thing. I'll probably take it in next week.