i got a 2000 f-450 xl auto 4x4 with 197k miles. it has oil in the water degas tank, have not get the oil drained to see if there is water in there in there, cant see any on the dip stick. he says it was running then lost power and died and wont restart.
my f250 pulled it great some of the hills i only did 55mph but all worked good, the length of the tuck and trailer is just over 58 feet.

 

Trailers' bada$$ dude. I take it, the axles are welded to frame with no leafs?

 

there torsion axles
it has surge brakes that where not working to good last night.
i wish they where electric

 

What are you going to with that thing Matt?

 

I was holding out for a 4x4 F450/550 as well but around here they are so hard to find in a crew cab so I eventually settled for a 2wd instead. I hope I don't regret it later...

So, what are your plans with the F450? Are you going to use it as a dedicated hauler? If it is an XL then it might not have very much sound proofing so you may want to add some if you intend on spending much cab time on the highway. Just an FYI...(I learned that lesson recently myself....)

 

fix it and sell. or i will sell it as is.
i have not had a job for 19 months so i hope this will help out some.

 

the coolant dose not have oil in it, the coolant is just gold color.
i tried to turn the motor and it is bad slow and has a hiss to it. looks like blowby.
i'm going to try another starter and see if that turns faster.
what more can i do to check the blowby with the truck not running?

 

consider buying a scan tool, like ae!

 

Could you do a compression test? I believe 375 is the optimum number to hit.

 

if i had AE i would not know how to use it.
all though i have been looking at it.
i need to find out how i can do a compression test.

 

Greg, I might know some one with a front axle and transfer case you can put in your truck and turn yours into a 4x4. When I got my f450 my mechanic and another guy asked me if I wanted to buy the stuff off them to swap it in. I don't need it. Let me know if you are interested.

On a related note I found out the front tires slide all over when you tag the brakes in the little bit of rain we had here the other day. It was bad right after it first started and the oil comes up to the surface. It seemed to slip every time I went to stop for the first half hour.... makes me want to resipe my front tires. They still look good.. there is not much wear to them. I have Sumitomo ST718's on the front and ST918 tractions on the back, the back tires seem to have plenty of traction... I have broke them loose a few times at work.. they had pissed me off, and I hit it to leave and it walked the truck sideways when I hit some water.... I let out since it does weigh 14,000 pounds.

 

Thanks for the heads up but I think I would also have to change out the tail shaft on the trans to attach the transfer case....since the truck has an ATS trans that is still under warranty, I will probably leave it as a 2wd for now.

Yeah, when these things are fully loaded the weight on the front axle lightens up a bit. I am thinking of taking mine over to Valley Spring to see if they can install longer shackles on the rear springs so the truck will sit more level when loaded. Mine has air suspension as well but even at max pressure, the rear sits about 3/4" lower than the front.

 

I think you pull the glow plugs n test comp from there. Don't you have a spare 7.3 out of your reg cab? Or did you sell it already?

 

ya that reminds me I need to actually mount my airbags on the truck rather then just have them in the bed.. it is on the long list.
The short list is replacing the power steering pump and high pressure line that started leaking yesterday. It took a whole quart to drive home last night. It has always leaked a little bit since I bought it, but I could never see where it was coming from. It went from losing a quart a year to a quart a day.

 

i have the one from the 02 but it needs to be put back together.
if the 450 needs rebuilding i will just build it and put it back in the 450.
im going to build a compression test Monday and see what i have.
i will probably start a new thread about the motor when i find out more.