7.3L Diesel Problems
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Cross-Country
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Thanks everyone for your replies. I got a CPS tonight for 22.12 and going to change it tomorrow. Im always in OD, even around town. With 4.10s and the ZF5 85MPH is exactly 3000 RPM. I drive 2 hours to work and 2 hours back everyday and im 18 so of course im going to want to go fast. Comes with the "im bigger than you" attitude of driving a CCLB F350.
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Hopefully you bought a Ford or IH one. The parts store ones are known to be junk. But I would really suggest that you at least have a good following distance. It would suck to wreck your truck because you find that it is awful hard to stop a 6000 pound object going that speed, when some car slams on its brakes.
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There is my issue i bet.what rpms do u run for 20-22? Ill bet yours is stock height also? Im up 3"....
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Yuh, we're all stock except for the 6637. You have to keep it under 2000 RPM to get over 20, it seems.
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Hopefully you bought a Ford or IH one. The parts store ones are known to be junk. But I would really suggest that you at least have a good following distance. It would suck to wreck your truck because you find that it is awful hard to stop a 6000 pound object going that speed, when some car slams on its brakes.
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^^^X2 with Glenn.
I rarely drive over 70, but a couple weeks ago I ran her up to 95, the fastest I'd ever run her, chasing my buddy and I was shocked how smooth it was going that fast. I was afraid to look at the fuel gauge, but man that thing ram smoother than at 65. Not that I plan to run it that hard anytime soon or on a regular basis for that matter.
I rarely drive over 70, but a couple weeks ago I ran her up to 95, the fastest I'd ever run her, chasing my buddy and I was shocked how smooth it was going that fast. I was afraid to look at the fuel gauge, but man that thing ram smoother than at 65. Not that I plan to run it that hard anytime soon or on a regular basis for that matter.