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Hello everyone. I have been a member here for quite a while and the last few years I have had an Excursion. Well I got rid of that truck and purchased a 1997 F250 HD 4X4 Supercab with a 7.5L. Yes it absolutely sucks on gas but I was able to get it cheap enough that I have no car payment now. I have run into a few problems though and I'm hoping some of you might be able to help.

The first thing is this truck must have been a fleet vehicle at one time and has the alternative fuel package so it can run on propane. The propane tank has been removed, and there really is very limited access to propane in my area except the small BBQ bottles, so I wanted to remove everything for the alternative fuel. I believe this is a factory option as the control module plugs into the stock harness and says Ford on it, plus the switch on the dash looks factory. I know there is a mixing chamber (I think that's what they called it) as well as solenoids and control modules. The problem is no mechanic or dealership in my area has a clue about it. I've been to 3 and no one knows what to do. So I was hoping someone here might know or be able to give me some information on how to get this accomplished.

The second problem is the front seat. The previous owner put 2 bucker seats and a center console from a Bronco in it. I am looking for a picture of what the factory cloth seats should looked like, is there a seperate center console or is it part of the seat? I should add it's the XL model which is what seems to be hindering my quest. I can find some pictures of an XLT seat with the built in center console and could use that but wanted to see what was factory in a XL. I've been poking around looking but can't seem to find out what the actual factory option was. Also does anyone know of an outlet for those seats besides ebay or craig's list?

Thanks for any help.
 
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