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From: La La Land
With a 2000, I believe you have the best year of all the 7.3's.
Of course, I'm a bit jaded, too!
Welcome to our little corner of cyberspace. We've become a bit like family here, each as helpful to each other as we can be. We are all in this learning process together, and as a whole, we've put in a lot of hours working on these rigs. Some with minor mistakes, some with tremendous success.
All-in-all, we have better, more reliable trucks than Joe Average on the street because of what we've learned here. And we're still learning. Hope we can learn something from you, and that you will from us, too.
Again, welcome!
Pop
Of course, I'm a bit jaded, too!
Welcome to our little corner of cyberspace. We've become a bit like family here, each as helpful to each other as we can be. We are all in this learning process together, and as a whole, we've put in a lot of hours working on these rigs. Some with minor mistakes, some with tremendous success.
All-in-all, we have better, more reliable trucks than Joe Average on the street because of what we've learned here. And we're still learning. Hope we can learn something from you, and that you will from us, too.
Again, welcome!
Pop
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Joined: Jun 2006
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From: Fulltime RVer
Welcome aboard, I hope you become a regular because we need more CAT expertise on this forum! A year ago I traded my almost 10 year old trusty F350 in on a Freightliner with a C7, which you can read about here if you get board...
My New Truck...
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...new-truck.html
What's wrong in this pic?
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...-this-pic.html
Towed by an F900...
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...y-an-f900.html
Where in MO are you located? I was born and raised in St Louis, but that was many years ago. I've got a retired friend in Springfield and another in Lake Ozark, so I make trips through MO regularly.
My New Truck...
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...new-truck.html
What's wrong in this pic?
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...-this-pic.html
Towed by an F900...
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...y-an-f900.html
Where in MO are you located? I was born and raised in St Louis, but that was many years ago. I've got a retired friend in Springfield and another in Lake Ozark, so I make trips through MO regularly.
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Joined: Dec 2008
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From: independence,mo
thanks again, i have been real lucky so far with my truck, the thing just keeps running with no problems. bought it new, put on 4 inch lift, 35 tires,guages, cut out the muffler and hypertech programmer. most of my driving is pulling a trailor so its been worked but just keeps on working. yea if any one has a question about cat engines, i can answer it or get the answer, we are a teps dealer so i have access to all kinds of neat things
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From: Buckingham, IA
Welcome to FTE! A great place with great people.
Ok, you can answer your first question. What is a "teps dealer"? Haven't heard of that one before. My son has a C12 in his Kenworth so may be asking for advice from time to time.
Edit: Well, looking back, that was your second question.
Ok, you can answer your first question. What is a "teps dealer"? Haven't heard of that one before. My son has a C12 in his Kenworth so may be asking for advice from time to time.
Edit: Well, looking back, that was your second question.
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Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Powder Springs, East TN
Seems like you are on the right track but we will have to get that hypertech traded out for some real performance like DP-Tuner ( DP-Tuner) or a tony wildman chip (www.totaldieselperformance.com )
Hook it, I'll pull it.
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From: Grand Lake, La.
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From: Az
With a 2000, I believe you have the best year of all the 7.3's.
Of course, I'm a bit jaded, too!
Welcome to our little corner of cyberspace. We've become a bit like family here, each as helpful to each other as we can be. We are all in this learning process together, and as a whole, we've put in a lot of hours working on these rigs. Some with minor mistakes, some with tremendous success.
All-in-all, we have better, more reliable trucks than Joe Average on the street because of what we've learned here. And we're still learning. Hope we can learn something from you, and that you will from us, too.
Again, welcome!
Pop
Of course, I'm a bit jaded, too!
Welcome to our little corner of cyberspace. We've become a bit like family here, each as helpful to each other as we can be. We are all in this learning process together, and as a whole, we've put in a lot of hours working on these rigs. Some with minor mistakes, some with tremendous success.
All-in-all, we have better, more reliable trucks than Joe Average on the street because of what we've learned here. And we're still learning. Hope we can learn something from you, and that you will from us, too.
Again, welcome!
Pop
and welcome KC
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Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 7,241
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From: Powder Springs, East TN
Amen to that, though my truck has a new tranny in it just about 50K on it since it got the new one.
Hook it, I'll pull it.
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 15,037
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From: Grand Lake, La.
Joe, I have one of the few with forged rods and the stinking Diode trans.