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Pickups Ford F-Series 2008 Ford Super Duty
355 messages, Last post on Nov 13, 2009 at 9:21 AM
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Got my 08 350 super duty diesel, crew cab long box lariat, in July. Throtle response from a stop was awesome. Breath on the peddle and the truck would "spring" forward with no turbo lag. Towing 10,000 lb trailer was incredible, trailer and 3,800 lb slide in camper, still wonderful. truck and camper alone, great throtle response. It's was a joy to drive. At 7800 miles that bottom end throttle response went away, now I have a 3.5 second lag before anything happens. Went to the dealer, they report all the testing showed everything was just fine. I insisted it was not they called in a Factory Service Tech. He reports after testing my truck and a new one off the lot that it is just fine. (I couldn't be there the day he was there) Went to pick up the truck They tell me nothings wrong, I ask to drive the the "test" truck, it does the same thing as mine. If nothing is wrong now, why did it have such great performance before? What changed? Anyone have an idea?? I intend to keep pursueing ford, and test driving new trucks in hopes of finding one that drives like mine did.
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| Hi: My wife and I are about to buy a slide on and we are having a hard time with the right vehicle to haul it with. I have always heard Dodge with the cummings was the best. I dont know about the new Ford 350/450 because all I read about is TROUBLE with the engine. I dont know that much about the Duramax. The camper we will be placing in the truck bed is about 5200-5400lbs when everything is said and done. My question is; will a 350/3500 be enough truock for us? We plan to go out for about 2-3 months at a time, come home for about 2 months and go out again for 2-3 months and continue that cycle. Any help would be appreaciated. Thanks Bob M | |
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The only truck that even comes close to handling a 5,000 slider is the F-450. Are you sure your numbers are correct? Ford 2008 Towing Guide Mark |
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| How do I get the door panel off of the rear door of the crew cab? Special fork tool or screw driver to pry or ?? | |
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Replying to: buyer2008 (May 22, 2007 9:55 am) |
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Replying to: mschmal (Aug 26, 2007 8:04 am)
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Replying to: bigcountry1 (Oct 21, 2007 12:57 pm) And diesel fuel usage increases dramatically as the rpms increase. With my 2005 Cummins, I can easily get 22 mpg in my Ram 3500 4x4 dually at 55 mph/1550 rpm - at 70 mph/2000 rpm, I'm down to just 17 mpg. The F450 also has a weight penalty with the heavier frame and suspension components. More need to keep the boost up to get all that iron moving. kcram - Pickups Host
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Replying to: kcram (Oct 22, 2007 3:23 pm) A 2003 F-350 4x4 DRW weighed around 6900 pounds. Yes thats about 20% difference. Mark. |
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Replying to: scarab36 (Sep 28, 2007 5:44 pm) |
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I now have 4516 miles on my 08 f250. I just made a 750 mile trip hauling a 2800lb load of tar and towing a 3500lb Crafco melter. I averaged 10.1mpg. The truck computer is showing 14. I would really like to know where the 350hp and 650lb of torque went. My 1999 7.3 liter f250 with the same gear,and same load will eat this thing alive and still get 15mpg. This is real world highway driving,75 to 80mph. Could anyone tell me what happened to all the power this 6.4 is supposed to have? Thanks |
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