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thank you, derf :confuse:
I have now nearly 4000 miles on it and found that my miles-per-gallon increased up to nearly 12 mpg as my mileage increased while pulling a 14000 lb load. I was pulling this load for about 3500 of those miles..
I am becoming more pleased with both the mileage and the performance of the truck as the days go on..
Perhaps others have good responses as well?
any quick cheap replacements for the aspirator tubes? I replace these almost yearly.. finally patched with blue hi temp hose, but that is a short term fix too.
The saddle tank.... seems to be very pricey to replace... looking for a economy tank?
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I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A BULB BAD BUT WHEN I GOT THE INTRUMENT PANEL OUT I FOUND THAT THE INDICATORS DO NOT USE BULBS.
ANY SUGGESTION,S OR A WIRING SCHEMATIC ?
JIM
I almost never exceed 3000 miles.
I use the best oil I can buy and use the Donaldson filters because they are the best I know of.
How many barrels of oil can you buy for the cost of one blown engine?
Nuff said.
I purchased the shop manuals from Ford when I bought the truck.
Unfortunately it seems the dealerships don't seem to read their manuals, but I sure do.
Your check engine light is a computer function.
Any number of things can cause that "check engine" display.
A readout meter is sure handy and not all that expensive.
What is your time worth?
Bet it is less than shop time costs, and one trip into the shop would have paid for the readout.
Do check all grounding connections.
Do look for loose connections to the various sensors.
However your problem can be the sensor itself.
Here again the readout will tell you where to look, and it is almost always correct.
Loose connections will throw everything into a new reality of "What the over, hey"?
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Remember the power to the pump, even though the ignition is off and the lead is "cold", treat it as if it were hot. Lower the tank enough to remove the leads and tape them off. Haven' t dropped a tank like yours, but they are all about the same.
Being overly "safe" is not a waste of time.
Just be sure that you drain down the tank as much as you can before you lower it.
It is much heavier than you think. Disconnect the filler tube and siphoning is much more straight forward and you won't get the siphon hose stuck.
Don't say to yourself "Ah, I only have 10 gallons in there, I can handle it".
NO, you can NOT!
Even with a lift under the tank, that shifting fuel can give you fits and things get broken. Add the weight of the tank to the weight of the sloshing fuel, and you have more than you can handle.
Been there, done that, but I guarantee I won't repeat that performance.
John