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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 09:13 PM
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My first diesel!!!!

I got my first diesel a few days ago. It's a F250 Crewcab 4x4 7.3L with 200,000 miles on it. I work with ole Franko72 so I can divert all my dumb questions at him. Hoping to learn a lot about these engines...still kinda intimidated by them.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 09:15 PM
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Congrats, and welcome to the nut house...
 
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 09:17 PM
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Welcome Congratulations We heard you might be stopping by. Frank seems like a good guy, hopefully he guides you right, don't follow his path on getting rebuilt transmissions, LOL. Just go straight to the BTS first.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 09:21 PM
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Thanks guys....when I need a new tranny I'm going strait to BTS
 
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Florida Native 72
I got my first diesel a few days ago. It's a F250 Crewcab 4x4 7.3L with 200,000 miles on it. I work with ole Franko72 so I can divert all my dumb questions at him. Hoping to learn a lot about these engines...still kinda intimidated by them.
Welcome to the forum. There's a whole lot of knowledge here and a whole lot of humility as well. Not many questions would be considered "dumb" here.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 09:30 PM
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Thanks Gary,,,,
 
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 09:40 PM
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Don't be intimidated, they are really not that hard to work on once you learn your way around them. And you can still work on it because there isn't a bunch of emissions crap in the way.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 09:54 PM
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Thanks guys....when I need a new tranny I'm going strait to BTS
And I believe this is the guy Franko was telling me about who wanted to buy a Dodge. Look at how much he has already learned!

Welcome!
 
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Congrats, and welcome to the nut house...
agree with this guy, and ur gonna love these 7.3
 
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 05:32 AM
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This Franko guy they speak of is one heck of a nice fella.
He wears funny looking shorts sometimes, but Thats not his fault... Its the Yuengling...

Here's a few pics of Robbys new truck.
 
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 06:24 AM
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WAIT.....Now who am I going to pick on now for having a sissy half ton.
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 11:09 AM
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Not me!!!!!
 
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 11:19 AM
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This Franko guy they speak of is one heck of a nice fella.
He wears funny looking shorts sometimes, but Thats not his fault... Its the Yuengling...

Here's a few pics of Robbys new truck.

Nice grill. It goes great with the rest of that purty truck.

When Frank is not looking steal his mirrors and put yours on his truck.

That would be one of the first up grades to do.... New mirrors that telescope out.
 
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 11:22 AM
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Yup....I'm taking him drinking tonight. I'll get em about 2 in the morning.
 
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 12:45 PM
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Yup....I'm taking him drinking tonight. I'll get em about 2 in the morning.
Good luck getting past my security system...
 
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