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fordtrucks80up-digest Thursday, October 2 1997 Volume 01 : Number 142



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In this issue:

Re: When do 98 (or 99??) new design F250/350 crew cabs hit the streets? []
'99 F-250 & 350 [Scott MacButch ]
Re: When do 98 (or 99??) new design F250/350 crew cabs hit the streets? []
1999 F250/F350 prototype photos from a list member [Ken Payne
1999 F250/F350 photos - whoops! [Ken Payne ]
Re: Winches [Thom Cheney ]
Re: Winches [John Yee ]
exh. manifold gasket [MFlem94890 aol.com]
Re: 1999 F250/F350 photos - whoops! [MD Wayment ]
Re: '92 F250 Fuel Problem [Todd M ]
ordering window for 1997's [KNBD87D prodigy.com (MR JOSH J TENNEY)]
Re: 1999 F250/F350 photos - whoops! [John Yee ]
Re: 1999 F250/F350 photos - whoops! [Ken Payne ]
1997 F350 PowerStroke [Jan Campbell ]
Re: 1997 F350 PowerStroke [Ken Payne ]
Re: 1997 F350 PowerStroke [Ken Payne ]
1999 F-250 HD+ specs [KNBD87D prodigy.com (MR JOSH J TENNEY)]
Re: 1999 F-250 HD+ specs [Kent Premo ]
[none] [Timothy P Fagrey ]
F-250 Snow Plow Info [KNBD87D prodigy.com (MR JOSH J TENNEY)]
Re: 1999 F-250 HD+ specs [KNBD87D prodigy.com (MR JOSH J TENNEY)]
Re: 2.73 to 4.10 gears in a 2.3L Ranger ["Lare/Eric" ]

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Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 08:34:00 -0700
From: alanh galaxy.nsc.com (The Hepburn)
Subject: Re: When do 98 (or 99??) new design F250/350 crew cabs hit the streets?

> My local dealer told me out here in Calif I could order right now a new
> design 98 F250 HD Crew Cab for delivery in Jan 98. Is he wrong or just
> blowing smoke? He probably wants me to buy his old crew cabs I bet.
> Hope someone has good poop out there!

Hi all; I've been lurking here for a while, and thought I'd jump in
with what I've heard about the new trucks. According to the sales staff
at Mission Valley Ford in San Jose, Ca Ford will be building the current
models up through the end of the year. In January they convert over to
the new design, and trucks will start showing up at dealers in March or
April. I drop by the dealer about once a month to bug them for more
information because I'm interested in the new F550. From what I've
heard they will be available in short bed, long bed, flat bed, utility bed,
standard cab, extended cab, crew cab, 2WD, 4WD, and any combination
of the above. The F550 will have a tow rating as high as 19K lb.

I guess I should put some biographical stuff here: I own a 1990 F350
Crew Cab Duallie Diesel that spends a lot of time pulling a 30 ft
Wilderness fifth wheel. It's got about 115K miles on the clock, and
we've had the E4OD tranny rebuilt once (right before the warranty ran
out) and it's getting close to needing it again, thus the desire to see
the new F550 hit the dealers!

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Alan Hepburn | |
National Semiconductor | DON'T TREAD ON ME |
Santa Clara, Ca | |
alanh galaxy.nsc.com | |

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Date: Thu, 02 Oct 1997 09:43:59 -0600
From: Scott MacButch
Subject: '99 F-250 & 350

Re: Michael Ruth mentioned that the '99 PS will be "tweaked" slightly
for the upcoming new trucks. Might want to check out the "Jasons
Power Stroke" webb page, as fellow there states one of his sources told
him that Navistar is supposed to have an intercooler and waste gated
turbo-charger for '99 - which to my way of thinking is much more than
a mere "tweak" of the current PS - I guess we will have to
just stay tuned.

Scott
macs poky.srv.net

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Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 08:59:47 -0700
From: "Laura Dale"
Subject: Re: When do 98 (or 99??) new design F250/350 crew cabs hit the streets?

>From what I learned this week, Ford is redesigning the Heavy Duty truck
line and it will continue to manufacture the 1997's until the 1999 model
can be released. The release for the 1999 model can't happen until after
January of 1998. There will be no 1998 model of the F-250 or F-350 as we
know them. They will continue to be made as 1997's. You can still order a
1997 throughout 1998 - Ford will continue to make them, they are just
skipping a "year" here.
The changes to the 1999 have a lot to do with the body style - less squared
off from what I was told, but not as severe as the light duty model.
That's all I know at this point. My good friend is a fleet manager in
Norco and she told me because we are looking to replace our 1989 F-250 7.3L
Diesel. Anyone want one?


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> From: The Hepburn
> To: fordtrucks80up ListService.net
> Subject: Re: When do 98 (or 99??) new design F250/350 crew cabs hit the
streets?
> Date: Thursday, October 02, 1997 8:34 AM
>
> > My local dealer told me out here in Calif I could order right now a new
> > design 98 F250 HD Crew Cab for delivery in Jan 98. Is he wrong or just
> > blowing smoke? He probably wants me to buy his old crew cabs I bet.
> > Hope someone has good poop out there!
>
> Hi all; I've been lurking here for a while, and thought I'd jump in
> with what I've heard about the new trucks. According to the sales staff
> at Mission Valley Ford in San Jose, Ca Ford will be building the current
> models up through the end of the year. In January they convert over to
> the new design, and trucks will start showing up at dealers in March or
> April. I drop by the dealer about once a month to bug them for more
> information because I'm interested in the new F550. From what I've
> heard they will be available in short bed, long bed, flat bed, utility
bed,
> standard cab, extended cab, crew cab, 2WD, 4WD, and any combination
> of the above. The F550 will have a tow rating as high as 19K lb.
>
> I guess I should put some biographical stuff here: I own a 1990 F350
> Crew Cab Duallie Diesel that spends a lot of time pulling a 30 ft
> Wilderness fifth wheel. It's got about 115K miles on the clock, and
> we've had the E4OD tranny rebuilt once (right before the warranty ran
> out) and it's getting close to needing it again, thus the desire to see
> the new F550 hit the dealers!
>
> ---
>
> Alan Hepburn |
|
> National Semiconductor | DON'T TREAD ON ME
|
> Santa Clara, Ca |
|
> alanh galaxy.nsc.com |
|
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Date: Thu, 02 Oct 1997 12:12:54 -0400
From: Ken Payne
Subject: 1999 F250/F350 prototype photos from a list member

http://www.ford-trucks.com

The 1980+ list will really appreciate this since it seems to
be the hot topic right now..... but all the lists are being
notified.

A list member who lives near the Ford testing grounds saw the
F250/F350 prototype in a local parking lot at night. Most of
the hood area is concealed with plastic and the two photos are
grainy since its night. However, the grill shots do show a
"meaty" looking front end on this short bed crew cab. Follow
the link on our home page. I didn't skrink down the pictures
for the web site. That way you can see as much detail as
possible since this is a night shot and its very difficult so
see much.

Before anyone jumps down my throat for displaying these...
these pictures are not "spy shots". Had Ford not wanted this
truck to be seen they wouldn't have driven it to a department
store. I will not show spy shots on the site as I believe in
not letting Ford's competition know what they have planned.
These photos just confirm a little of what Ford showed on their
truck that's been displayed at the auto shows.

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Date: Thu, 02 Oct 1997 12:26:13 -0400
From: Ken Payne
Subject: 1999 F250/F350 photos - whoops!

http://www.ford-trucks.com

Sorry about that, I forgot to post the first picture (the one
with the grill shot). Web site should now properly display both!

Ken

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Date: Thu, 02 Oct 1997 07:45:07 -0500
From: Thom Cheney
Subject: Re: Winches

BigDogF250 aol.com wrote:
>
> I've also heard about winches that run off the motor , they hook into the
> transfer case or something like that,



PTO (Power Take Off) winch. Best and usually most powerful.... also
most expensive because of the excitement involved in adding the
trnasfer case & routing the drive around engine & steering components.

TC

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Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 10:35:32 -0700
From: John Yee
Subject: Re: Winches

>PTO (Power Take Off) winch. Best and usually most powerful.... also
>most expensive because of the excitement involved in adding the
>trnasfer case & routing the drive around engine & steering components.

Transfer cases with PTO output can be found on Dodge 3500 and is an option on
the 2500 (HD transfer case). I can't find any references to PTO transfer cases
on the '97 Ford HD F250 or F350, or super duty for that matter. I do know that
Super Duty's can get them, cause i've seen Tow trucks that have them.
But I don't know if it is a ford option, or a "tow truck builder" option.

There was a rumor (or was it a wish) that the 1999 HD trucks may have a PTO
option. Anyone know?

Another question:
Does anyone know if the 1999 HD trucks will have a 3:73 axle ratio option?
The reason I ask is that every 1997 ford truck (LD trucks and Vans) that has
a Triton engine also has a 3:73 option (as well as 4:10).

EG: the 97 vans have 3:55 and 4:10 option on the PowerStroke,
but the V10 has 3:73 and 4:10's.

I'm *guessing* that the 1999 HD trucks will have the option, but have not
got around to a dealer to verify it.

thanks,

- -john

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Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 14:55:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: MFlem94890 aol.com
Subject: exh. manifold gasket

I have a 1988 F250 king cab long bed, Had a ford dealer work on my truck,
comes to find out, they didn't put a exh.manifold gasket on it. I've heard
you don't really need one, is this true,

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Date: Thu, 02 Oct 1997 12:21:17 -0700
From: MD Wayment
Subject: Re: 1999 F250/F350 photos - whoops!

ummm.....er.....got any better ones than that? Can't see a darn thing at
night.

Ken Payne wrote:

> http://www.ford-trucks.com
>
> Sorry about that, I forgot to post the first picture (the one
> with the grill shot). Web site should now properly display both!
>
> Ken
>
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