August Connecticut B/S thread
Post Fiend
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 7,649
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From: Wallingford, CT
This week has been interesting so far.
The boss's 2000 had been starting hard for a while and the starter finally gave out yesterday morning at a fuel stop. We used the 08 to pull the trailer yesterday and the boss changed the starter in the gas station parking lot. Well this morning with only 6 starts on the new starter it decided to not disengage and burn itself out. The crappy CarQuest starter was then returned and an OEM one was installed. We'll see how long it lasts. I do like that 6.4 though... makes my truck look like a dog.
Next on the list.... try out an EcoBoost.
The boss's 2000 had been starting hard for a while and the starter finally gave out yesterday morning at a fuel stop. We used the 08 to pull the trailer yesterday and the boss changed the starter in the gas station parking lot. Well this morning with only 6 starts on the new starter it decided to not disengage and burn itself out. The crappy CarQuest starter was then returned and an OEM one was installed. We'll see how long it lasts. I do like that 6.4 though... makes my truck look like a dog.
Next on the list.... try out an EcoBoost.
Post Fiend
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 6,648
Likes: 1
From: CT
Evening guys.
We had a good trip home and the truck ran great.
We came home I-81 to I-84 to I-691 then home.
There are some good hills on I-81 in PA. Some 3-4 mile 4-5% climbs.
Well now I just have to get all my tools back in the truck.
Aaron what parts are you looking for on the 6.0?
We had a good trip home and the truck ran great.
We came home I-81 to I-84 to I-691 then home.
There are some good hills on I-81 in PA. Some 3-4 mile 4-5% climbs.
Well now I just have to get all my tools back in the truck.
Aaron what parts are you looking for on the 6.0?
Lead Driver
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 5,715
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pete you need to talk your boss into a dpf delete and some spartan programming ...for fuel mileage. 
-head gaskets (and all other involved gaskets and seals) and head studs
-egr delete with up pipes
-sway bar links
-icp control valve
-1 or more injectors
-sct
Evening guys.
We had a good trip home and the truck ran great.
We came home I-81 to I-84 to I-691 then home.
There are some good hills on I-81 in PA. Some 3-4 mile 4-5% climbs.
Well now I just have to get all my tools back in the truck.
Aaron what parts are you looking for on the 6.0?
We had a good trip home and the truck ran great.
We came home I-81 to I-84 to I-691 then home.
There are some good hills on I-81 in PA. Some 3-4 mile 4-5% climbs.
Well now I just have to get all my tools back in the truck.
Aaron what parts are you looking for on the 6.0?
-egr delete with up pipes
-sway bar links
-icp control valve
-1 or more injectors
-sct
Lead Driver
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 5,715
Likes: 1
andy, alden and i ran those hills in my 97 when we went to ohio to get one of his past race quads, here are some nice loooooooooongg hills out there.
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