Good morning guys.

Looks like it might be time to put the winter grill cover on the truck tonight.

 

Good morning and Happy Monday everyone!

What do you use for weight Greg?

 

Solid cement blocks. About 40# each.

 

Hooked my plow up yesterday afternoon to find that my 150a relay had died on me.

Hopefully we don't get any snow before the new one gets here. No real way to get to a parts house during business hours and it was $35 on Amazon.

 

I work next to (relatively speaking) Crowley RV that does full Western service and I would imagine that they can get Fisher too since they are electrically identical. If you ever need something just call them up and I can pick it up for you.

 

Happy New Year FTE'ers!

So after a little bit of a struggle, the wheels are finally turning on my F-350 purchase. Payment has been made, and the truck has been picked up by Toreador_Diesel and brought to his shop, where he will do a little bit of work on it so it can make the trip from Houston to Connecticut with ease.

The specifics are...
2002 F-350 CCLB DRW Lariat 4x4 AT 7.3L
150609 miles
Banks brake, monster exhaust, pillar gauges (two of which do not work)

Work being done as we speak...
Riff Raff Fuel crossover.
Riff Raff HPO crossover.
Reseal of the fuel bowl.
Replacement of UVC injector harnesses.
Flush transmission, transfer case, engine oil, both differentials, power steering fluid, and coolant.
Removal of the cattle bumper and lights.

I'm excited to get it here. Miles is slated to go get it and drive it home when it is all done. If work is slow, I will go with him.

 

Report I received from Toreador_Diesel.

Exterior:

The truck is REALLY clean, I found a few leaves on the truck from it sitting in "Boris" back lot, but it was very clean.

The front tires needed air, but otherwise had good tread on them. Didn't get to look at them too closely, but I didn't feel any vibration from when either being out of balance or not wearing properly.

There was no hitch in the bed and I don't think there ever was one from the looks of things. They used the Class V hitch to tow if they ever had to.

Interior:

Again, immaculate. The leather seats still looked new and was very well cared for. If I had to guess it was someone's tow vehicle and a very rare daily driver. I could tell they had the steering redone, but that's understandable since it was 14 years old and was constantly being handled.

 

Toreador_Diesel (aka Razzi) is a moderator of this forum, of whom Miles contacted to look at this truck for me. If it were not for Razzi, this purchase would not have gone through at all. I am forever grateful for his knowledge and willingness to go the extra mile for a fellow FTE'er.

I might have to contract Josiah to paint the frame rails for me.

 

This truck will be a workhorse, I hope, allowing me to pull a 7 ton tilt deck trailer under CDL, all while getting ok fuel mileage, and not costing me an arm and a leg at the tax office, or the loan office. Maybe it is time for a new Bobcat track loader.

Off to Razzi's...

 

Good to know. Thanks for letting me know.

Congrats on the new purchase, Brendon.

 

Ok it is a cold start this morning. I have about 6*.

Congrats on the truck Brendon.

 

Morning

Clean looking ride Brendon. Good luck with the truck.

Got the wood stove turned up this morning. Got 4 degrees on the digital this morning at 4:45 am.

 

Truck looks great Brendon, but I'm pretty sure you forgot to share the rest of the pictures with us.

 

Sorry, Josiah. My phone doesn't have enough memory store all of them. Please see 74,689 more photos here. F-350 7.3L Diesel 4X4 Crew Cab Long Bed Dually Lariat! EXCELLENT CONDITION! - Inventory | ADVANCED MOTOR GROUP | Auto dealership in HOUSTON, Texas

 

Congrats on the new truck Brendon!

Evening guys, blower motor died in the escort the other day, so I took the truck to work yesterday, and the car today because no frost on the windows. Got the new blower motor resistor and pout it in this afternoon, took longer to get my tools out than it did to change the resistor, and I have heat again yay!

My father took my sister's 2006 escape for a ride today and said that it was having trouble shifting so I took it out for a drive and when it goes to shift into third, the engine rpms surge before it shifts. I checked the fluid and it looked great, nice and pink, no black stuff anywhere, it was low (probably from when I changed the alternator) so I topped it off.

Took it for another drive, still the same issue. What I noticed is that the more throttle you give it while accelerating, the less noticeable the problem is, and if you're accelerating hard, you can't even notice it. I'll have to look into it more or get it to a transmission shop, though I have read that the throttle bodies on these cars can cause all kinds of weird problems. Wish I had an oscilloscope, or a good diagnostic scanner.

My sister hasn't noticed any issues on the up shifts, but she said that the car has always been a bit clunky when shifting down. Hopefully it's nothing major but I know that the transmissions behind the 3.0 isn't the best thing out there