http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:47:58 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/jack-same-f250-f350-242613/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:38:49 GMT I bought a used truck that was missing the jack. Found a nice cheap one on ebay and it says its for a F250. I cant imagine the jack are different, but wanted to make sure before I buy it. Any ideas? I bought a used truck that was missing the jack. Found a nice cheap one on ebay and it says its for a F250. I cant imagine the jack are different, but wanted to make sure before I buy it. Any ideas? ]]> General Questions kensington http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/jack-same-f250-f350-242613/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/needle-bearing-help-242578/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:43:05 GMT i have a 2002 f250 4x4 and in the drivers side hub it keeps chewing up needle bearings. ive replaced u-joints, axle shafts and all seals any ideas? i have replaced the bearings 3 times now. thanks i have a 2002 f250 4x4 and in the drivers side hub it keeps chewing up needle bearings. ive replaced u-joints, axle shafts and all seals any ideas? i have replaced the bearings 3 times now.
thanks ]]> General Questions bigred514 http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/needle-bearing-help-242578/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/replaced-my-sway-bar-bushings-242566/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:04:26 GMT I bought the Energy Suspension bushings for my truck. Today I installed them. It took about 2.5 hours. I used my ball joint press to press out the old bushings. What a difference they made. No more clunking under my feet and it corners better. Easy job for anyone thinking about doing this. This guy has a good write-up on it. 2004 F250 Sway Bar Bushing Replacement (http://www.frontiernet.net/~jmray/F250Bushings.htm) Neil. I bought the Energy Suspension bushings for my truck. Today I installed them. It took about 2.5 hours. I used my ball joint press to press out the old bushings. What a difference they made. No more clunking under my feet and it corners better. Easy job for anyone thinking about doing this. This guy has a good write-up on it.
2004 F250 Sway Bar Bushing Replacement

Neil. ]]> General Questions cruiserheads http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/replaced-my-sway-bar-bushings-242566/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/brakes-pull-right-bit-242548/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:52:56 GMT Well, this has got my mechanic stymied.

The truck pulls to the right when the brakes are applied. Not a huge amount, but enough that one cannot let go of the steering wheel. And, its not because of the crown in the road.. I've tested for that on flat surfaces.

My trusty mechanic found a right side caliper that was sticking and replaced that.

The other caliper is fine, the flex lines are good and the left slides are lubricated and working well.

Everything else seems to work well, but it still pulls to the right.

Any ideas what to look at before we start throwing parts at it?

Thanks ]]> General Questions PeterL http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/brakes-pull-right-bit-242548/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/any-highly-detrimental-effects-tig-welding-these-holes-6bta-block-242534/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:33:14 GMT Ok guys, I have been told that I could have a professional, tig weld these holes in this engine block and use the engine again. I was told that the holes were cut in an area that is not highly stressed and it would not affect the engine once it has been properly tig welded again. Please advise. Erik Image: http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/ww257/mojo-labs/6BTA250-CPL13222.jpg Image: http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/ww257/mojo-labs/6BTA250-CPL13227.jpg Ok guys,

I have been told that I could have a professional, tig weld these holes in this engine block and use the engine again. I was told that the holes were cut in an area that is not highly stressed and it would not affect the engine once it has been properly tig welded again.

Please advise.

Erik



]]> General Questions stangclassic66 http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/any-highly-detrimental-effects-tig-welding-these-holes-6bta-block-242534/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/drivers-door-will-not-lock-242524/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:32:22 GMT 2003 Excursion. After my truck got broken into last week, I have made myself even more reminded to double check that the truck is locked. So I always hit the button until the horn honks twice. Well last night after church I locked it and went inside. I realized I forgot something, so I went back out thinking I could just use the keypad to get it and I noticed she was unlocked. I tried everything to get it to lock. Nothing worked. Not the remote, not the keypad, not the button inside on the armrest, and it pops back up if you manually push it down. I leave tomorrow on vacation for 10 days and I need some help here. Any ideas? 2003 Excursion. After my truck got broken into last week, I have made myself even more reminded to double check that the truck is locked. So I always hit the button until the horn honks twice. Well last night after church I locked it and went inside. I realized I forgot something, so I went back out thinking I could just use the keypad to get it and I noticed she was unlocked. I tried everything to get it to lock. Nothing worked. Not the remote, not the keypad, not the button inside on the armrest, and it pops back up if you manually push it down. I leave tomorrow on vacation for 10 days and I need some help here. Any ideas? ]]> General Questions gager2002 http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/drivers-door-will-not-lock-242524/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/starter-issues-242522/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:48:04 GMT Hi all,

So I had to replace my Starter the beginning of this last Summer. No biggie, after that many miles I would expect things like that to need replacing.
My issue is now that it's getting cold in the mornings, the new starter is sticking, or not engaging the first couple of times I turn the key. Seems to finally 'unstick' and then is fine for the rest of the day. Only happens when the temp goes below freezing.
Can I spray the snot out of it with WD-40 to remedy the problem? Any body have a suggestion how I might be able to fix it, other than replace this one too? Of course I can't find my receipt to take this one back...

thanks ]]> General Questions Binkowski http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/starter-issues-242522/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/axle-shafts-242481/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:00:52 GMT I was wondering if any company make aftermarket axle shafts for the front of my 01 super duty PSD I was wondering if any company make aftermarket axle shafts for the front of my 01 super duty PSD ]]> General Questions JONBOY82 http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/axle-shafts-242481/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/7-3-stored-2-3-wk-periods-242478/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:29:30 GMT I work out of town and my 2002 F350 CC is not run for a 2 to 3 week period. Any suggestions about storage? Can I crank without injection somehow to get oil through engine before starting? I am getting concerned with the cold weather coming and starting the unit after it has been sitting in the cold for some time I work out of town and my 2002 F350 CC is not run for a 2 to 3 week period. Any suggestions about storage? Can I crank without injection somehow to get oil through engine before starting? I am getting concerned with the cold weather coming and starting the unit after it has been sitting in the cold for some time ]]> General Questions JECHKAEL http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/7-3-stored-2-3-wk-periods-242478/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/need-some-more-vsm-help-242475/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:04:37 GMT How do you get the module out of the bracket? Do you need to unbolt the bracket from the firewall?? How do you get the module out of the bracket? Do you need to unbolt the bracket from the firewall?? ]]> General Questions HDone http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/need-some-more-vsm-help-242475/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/multi-function-switch-gone-loopy-242472/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:59:46 GMT Hey guys, hope someone can shed some light on my problem. I have a 99 f-350 super duty 7.3 diesel automatic. Directionals started acting up (some times they blink, sometimes they don't, sometimes you can get them to work by lightly applying presure on the lever etc. ) All the parking lights work, flashers work, brake lights work, high beam works wipers and fluid button all work. I checked the fuses, checked the bulbs, replaced flasher relay, still nothing helped. So I figured it was the multi function switch. Picked one up, installed it and when I turned the key on, the fluid started spraying, the wipers where on high, the directionals still did not work and all the settings are ass backwards. Low is high, intermitent is low, fluid sprays on a couple of the settings. Figured it was a bad multifunction switch, so I was able to exchange it for another and when I installed it it did the same thing. I put the old multi function switch back in and I am back to where I started.
Any suggestions would be helpfull.
Thanks ]]> General Questions jmk19 http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/multi-function-switch-gone-loopy-242472/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/low-oil-pressure-242463/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:28:20 GMT I have a 99 F-800 with a 5.9 Cummings with 150K miles.

The dummy light came on. The oil pressure was low at any RPM, not just idle and the truck got hot but not to the point of over heating. The truck wouldn't go into 2nd gear so I pulled over. When I lifted the hood I noticed a small degree of smoke but I was not sure where it came from. I let the truck sit for about 1/2 hour and then restarted it and everything was back to normal. I then drove it to the job site about 3 miles away and by the time I got there, the oil pressure was low again and the truck was running at about 230-240 degrees.

I dropped the pan to check the pick-up screen and it was fine, there was no sludge in the pan, so i just changed the oil & filter. I started the truck and the pressure was back to normal, I drove it about 4 miles and the pressure dropped again and the tempature went up.

Any thoughts?? ]]> General Questions prbucci http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/low-oil-pressure-242463/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/speedo-correction-question-242459/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:44:23 GMT I'm in the market for new tires and have a question I can't find in a search. The PO installed 285-75/16 on the stock 16x7 wheels resulting in poor tire wear patterns, especially on the rears. I think my speedo is off but don't have a GPS to check against. I would like to go back to the 265's on the OE alloys and correct the speedo (rpm input) if necessary with a standard scan/diagnostic tool if possible. Is access to the rpm correction function a dealer only thing?

Thanks ]]> General Questions 2Tight http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/speedo-correction-question-242459/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/c-compressor-not-engaging-242449/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:03:11 GMT While driving on a cold rainy day I noticed my windows starting to fog up even though the defrost was on. As I suspected my A/C clutch is not engaging.

I read the manual, but can't find a fuse location for the A/C. Surely it is on a fuse? Anyone know which one? Assuming it is not as simple as a fuse where do I look next. The clutch is not locked up, and it was working fine before. Just all of the sudden quitting. The pressure in the system seems to be normal according to one of the cheap freon refill gauges, although the compressor was not running when I checked it.

Any help is appreciated. ]]> General Questions treeguy1 http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/c-compressor-not-engaging-242449/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/gear-stick-adjust-242447/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:37:15 GMT I got alot of play with my gear stick selector. Anyone know how to adjust this and what part I need to get. thx I got alot of play with my gear stick selector. Anyone know how to adjust this and what part I need to get.

thx ]]> General Questions neogio http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f27/gear-stick-adjust-242447/