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Replying to: ladiestruck (Jan 23, 2007 6:51 pm) Recommend buying the Helm shop manual: http://www.helminc.com/helm/product2.asp?class%5F2=FCT&mk=Ford+%26+Lincoln+Mercu- ry&yr=2003&md=F%2D250+Pickup&dt=Shop%2FService+Information&module=&from=result&S- tyle=&Sku=FCS1210703&itemtype=N&mscsid=SDDBHQW5PDDW8PU2JN7VP6GW1TB6EA67 They're expensive but well worth it. |
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I have struggled to love this truck for several years, I have invested thousands of $$ to keep it on the road - $1400 for ac, $1700 for a rebuilt tranny, $2200 for a reconditioned engine and the exhaust is a yearly thing.The 2 small pipes going to the cat.convertor last less than a year-any suggestions on that ?? Now both gas tanks are leaking- I got a quote of over $200.oo for each tank, plus labor and straps, ect- Also the oil pressure just dropped to the lowest bar of "Normal" and sits there. I changed the oil and filter today and nothing changed- next is the pressure sensor, after that ??? OK- where can I buy gas tanks for this beast? what are the sizes or part numbers? 1993 4x4 ac, pS, 5.8L automatic, 122,995 miles rear tank and saddle tank I get 8 MPG and that does not change if I have it in 4 wheel drive snow plowing, or driving down the summer highway, or with my 3/4 ton camper on it- the rear end seems geared real low... any answers and / or suggestions would help? p10leadman  yahoo.com  
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i have a 03 6.0 4x4 super duty supercab runs good but the mpg is 12 to 15 and you need a football field to turn it around other that that its a good truck
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Replying to: scooter06 (Feb 08, 2007 5:45 pm)
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Replying to: keroburner (Feb 09, 2007 10:10 am)
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Replying to: scooter06 (Feb 10, 2007 2:12 pm) |
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I recently fell into a "helluva deal" that I couldn't pass up before a bidding war started. '91 F-150 XLT EFI 5.0, auto tranny, with 102Kmiles and loaded. No mention was made of a radiator/cooling system leak and I failed to ask. Turns out there's a leaky head gasket and the previous owner treated it as a minor "coolant leak" by introducing stop leak and refilling with nice clean antifreeze (when I test drove it). Oil level was a little low and kinda dirty (but not milky), and the truck had sat idle for 3 months so I thought little of the few droplets of water I saw beaded on the oil dipstick. Driving the 30 miles home I noticed the temp gauge needle was acting intermittently erratic, but I chalked it up to a loose connection on the temp sensor. I got a can of K&W Block Sealer as well as a can of flushing solution and I've been in the process of drain-refill-run-drain-refill-run, etc. <--this has been time-consuming because I KNOW the cooling system capacity is 12 qts but I've only been able to drain about 8 qts per drain operation. The K&W product has VERY specific instructions, including the demand that the flushing should continue "until the coolant is CLEAN and CLEAR". In browsing under the hood today I spotted a nice Craftsman screwdriver lurking under some hoses near the firewall on the passenger side. I manipulated it from its hiding place only to discover that it was being used to plug a vacuum line!! Where's it go? The routing direction and length of the hose led me to a point between the heater blower motor and the firewall very near to the inside edge of the fender. There I saw what appears to be a plastic fitting that had broken off nearly flush to the housing it's mounted to. I'm guessing an elbow got broken off. The device the broken remnant is attached to is a diaphram-type device with linkage attached to a short swing-arm. <--I'm GUESSING this arrangement might be to select either fresh air or recirculate cab air or somesuch. Here's a link to a photo: link title I'd like to (a) know what that apparently broken device is & does, and (b) whether it's going to take major surgery to replace (or is an epoxy jury-rig an option) and, (c) where I can lay my mits on a comprehensive vacuum line diagram - preferably online and free. <--Fixed income blues. For extra point, anybody know how to go about COMPLETELY draining the coolant without removing hoses, etc? Thanks |
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i have a 1975 f-250 2wd. i am wanting to make it 4wd but dont know what to do, help?
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Replying to: trukin250 (Feb 13, 2007 6:57 pm) 
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Replying to: lzrdking98 (May 20, 2006 9:40 pm)
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