300K miles is what I mean and I need to give her a decent maintenance makeover.

Here's what I'm thinking so far:

-Coolant flush (already have the Rotella HD coolant and 20 gals of distilled water in the garage waiting)
-brake pads/shoes (e-brake hardware)
-u-joints (any specif part numbers to buy?)
-buying Riffraf's ABS wheel bearing greasing blockoff and shooting the bearings full of good grease
-fuel filter (I change it regularly anyway)

what else ya'll recommend?

 

• caliper slide pins
• flush brake fluid/power steering/replace with synthetic drain
• differential drain/replace with synthetic

 

Unless you've been driving with the parking brake on, just adjust the e-brake. I'm still using my factory pads at 550k, even with a stick shift where I have to use it all the time.

I'll agree with Neal on brake fluid, power steering fluid and differential fluids. Maybe add the transmission and transfer case to the list too.

Personally I leave the u-joints and carrier bearing until they show a problem. The replacements never seem to last as long as the originals.

Don't forget to get a new set of shocks while you're at it.

 

What air intake are you using? Have you already done the Hutch mod? Do you still have the original UVCHs? How's your steering - any wander? Tire wear flat and even?

 

BEER lots of BEER

 

-Good call on the caliper pins and brake fluid- will look into those as I'll be in there.

-Shocks were done 80K ago when I bought the truck.

-Will check on the diff fluid levels, but may wait on changing it out depending on time.

-No Hutch mod- I can get 32 gals consistently in the tank and can go to 34 if I wince a bit with the Low Fuel light on. I'm assuming 32 gals on average is good???

-No intake mods and no HP mods either except single shot 180cc injectors installed 30K ago. Replaced all the UVCH's when in there.

-Steering box replaced with a Redhead a while back and all steering is tight. Just installed new tires (Cooper Discovers) 4K ago and the fronts are wearing a bit on the outside tread. I can run my hand easily in one direction but feel the uneven lugs when running my hand the other way. I think it's a toe issue but can see where just standard turning causes this wear. I like the tires- beefy but not absurd.

-Dropped in a Ford reman 4R100 less than 20K ago so all trans and tranfer fluids are new. Haven't installed the Dorman fluid cooler yet...maybe add that to the list.

-I recently replaced all my power steering fluid...the hard way. Blew the pressure line when driving across Texas on Christmas eve last year. Was actually pulling into an Autozone to buy a new headlight bulbs (one was out) and I didn't want to play with the highway patrols looking for reason to pull folks over that night. As I pulled into the Autozone, the hose blew and I coasted/bumped up against the parking hump. Luckily they had the hose in stock and I replaced it within a hour. Here's the pic I texted my family explaining my tardiness- I said it was my Christmas miracle that it blew literally as I was pulling into the parts store (with an O'Reilly's across the street to boot!).

 

Since you've already blown the high pressure line off the steering box, what about the HPOP lines. Have you upgraded those to the new style before they blow?

 

32 gals into a 29 gal tank? yea, id say thats good. lol Congrats on the 300k.

 

I have not but sounds like a good idea. What is the new style and where should I get them?



Huh. And I always thought we had 33 gal tanks as I never had fuel come back out and 32 gal fill ups was standard when I was right at the bottom of the fuel gauge. Every now and then when I'm pushing it, I can get 34 gals of fuel...or maybe all the diesel pumps in Texas are robbing me.

 

I thought short bed trucks had 26 gal tanks and long bed trucks had 36 gal tanks.

 

Ive always been under the impression that the short beds had 29 gal tanks. The most ive ever put in mine is 29.5 gals and I was riding E and on fumes and that was with the in-tank mods. Before i did the mods i could only get about 26 gals and it would kick off, but with the mods is when I could get the full 29.

PS. Nevermind, i didnt realize that you have a F350, which in all probability is a long bed, which has the larger tank. My bad.

 

I thought the long bed had 38-gallon capacity. Maybe it's 36, but 38-39 with the harpoon mod.

Riffraff Diesel has the good HPOP hoses.

 

After a little digging, the stated fuel capacity is 29gal for SB and 38gal for LB. Guys are getting 3+ gal over the stated capacity filling into the filler neck with the H/H mods.

 

I do have the long bed and if Rich says its 38 then I probably should do the H/H mods with worst case it being preventive for the inevitable. Never thought getting 32 gals meant I was getting jilted a bit. LOL!!!

 

It's the new Ford design. Ford sells them. So does Riffraff and Bob at Diesel O-rings.