Section525's new DD/Tow Rig/Super Hot Chick Magnet

**IZwack** · 10-12-2007, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by section525

Since it's $80 in fuel round-trip to come to work (in the city) I have been pimpin' the Jetta most of the time.

LOL wow $80! I know the gas prices are higher there but I $80 of gas will last my Civic for about a month. You could've bought FROADER's dual sport

. That way, his uncle didn't have to get two black eyes and a missing motorcycle.

**section525** · 10-12-2007, 03:06 PM

I could have given him the $400 that bike was worth. Then he could have given his uncle the $$$ and the beating.

**Turdle** · 10-12-2007, 03:27 PM

Funny thread title-

**section525** · 10-12-2007, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtsmith

Funny thread title-

Hmmmmm

**Flounder** · 10-14-2007, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by section525

Hmmmmm

So you can tell who changes titles.... Dually noted (and there goes my fun).

**section525** · 12-09-2007, 11:18 PM

So this:

Lead to this:

Which lead to this:

Which did this:

It's at the dealer now. Going to check on it tomorrow morning.

**IZwack** · 12-09-2007, 11:21 PM

Details? What broke?

*kfkodiak* · 12-09-2007, 11:27 PM

Thanks for blurring out the Chevy tow rig. No one wants to see that.

Driveline trouble, or did the 6.0 leave you out in the snow?

**section525** · 12-09-2007, 11:30 PM

I pulled some cheby out.. we parked for a while for some photog opps. Started the truck back up, turned around, headed down the snowy road. I was just coasting down and the idle became rough. I stopped at the bottom and it slowly stalled. Started it back up... stalled. White smoke coming from the exhaust. Smells like diesel. Again.. and I barely got it moving to the parking lot. Absolutely now power. Eventually it would sort of not even turn over. So we drove down to town to pick up my trailer. Came back up. Wouldn't turn over at all.

So this morning we called the PG&E mechanic who works on tons of 6.0s. He was hoping it was the batteries. Said low voltage would cause the injector not to fire. So we charged them all morning. Still nothing. So I bought new ones. Still nothing. You turn the key and kind of get a 'thud' sound. That's it. Doesn't even try to turn over.

Oil looks fine (was changed by the dealer the day before this happened), coolant is good, was full of fuel.

So I dunno.

**Burns** · 12-09-2007, 11:32 PM

Ouch i was thinking tranny after reading about DWD's having to be replaced

*90ranajo* · 12-09-2007, 11:45 PM

Have you checked the CPS? They are known to go out without much, if any, notice. They are easy to change and the price has come down alot in the last couple of years. If that is the problem buy it from a International dealer and not Ford.

**section525** · 12-09-2007, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 90ranajo

Have you checked the CPS? They are known to go out without much, if any, notice. They are easy to change and the price has come down alot in the last couple of years. If that is the problem buy it from a International dealer and not Ford.

I was hoping that's what it was. But I read that its a 7.3L problem. Have you heard of it going out on the 6.Sl0w?

I still have a warranty through the Ford dealer so hopefully it won't cost me anything. Shoot, I only put 6k miles on it so far.

*90ranajo* · 12-09-2007, 11:52 PM

It is a bigger problem with the 7.3s but the NHTSB did start an investigation on the 6.0L CPS failures but not for the 7.3L. International will charge about $50 for one, where as Ford will charge about $100.

**IZwack** · 12-10-2007, 12:06 AM

What about the CKP?

Also, I dont know what the 6.0 uses but the 7.3 has a mechanical high pressure oil pump (HPOP) which pressurizes the injectors. If the 6.0 has something similar, check to make sure there's oil in the HPOP reservoir.

*Stic-o* · 12-10-2007, 12:08 AM

It's punishing you for not draging the Ex down to wheel with us

**section525** · 12-10-2007, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IZwack

What about the CKP?

Also, I dont know what the 6.0 uses but the 7.3 has a mechanical high pressure oil pump (HPOP) which pressurizes the injectors. If the 6.0 has something similar, check to make sure there's oil in the HPOP reservoir.

I have not heard of the crank sensor going. But who knows. I just hope it's nothing too huge. I don't want to be without it all winter.

Looks like I am driving the POS mountaineer again.

**IZwack** · 12-10-2007, 02:23 AM

CKPs are typically not a big issue to replace cauz its usually right at the main pulley -- but the CKP is one of the things that goes bad frequently before anything else in the 7.3s (first most frequent thing to go bad is probably the GPR).

tdavis · 12-10-2007, 10:09 AM

Did it blow off one of the intake hoses?

I'm sooooooooo glad my 7.3 has been problem free to date, and the only major problems have been the clutch and a door lock motor..

**section525** · 12-10-2007, 10:17 AM

That was the first thing we checked. All the blue hoses.

I am heading to the dealer as soon as I jumpstart the Mountaineer.

cybergasm · 12-10-2007, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by section525

That was the first thing we checked. All the blue hoses.

I am heading to the dealer as soon as I jumpstart the Mountaineer.

refer back to post 35

10-12-2007, 03:06 PM	#22
section525 sextion525 Red Bluff, Ca 1975 Ford Bronco 4x4 Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 14,909 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	I could have given him the $400 that bike was worth. Then he could have given his uncle the $$$ and the beating. __________________ Support the Forum '13 3.5 Explorer '08 2.0 Focus '75 5.0 Bronco '04 6.0 Super Duty

10-12-2007, 03:27 PM	#23
Turdle Old and in the way Humboldt, Kansas 2000 Mounty Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 23,738 Vehicle Specs	Funny thread title- __________________ Jon 2000 Mountaineer Turdle-gone Vitamin D Wagon Sold also

12-09-2007, 11:18 PM	#26
section525 sextion525 Red Bluff, Ca 1975 Ford Bronco 4x4 Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 14,909 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	So this: Lead to this: Which lead to this: Which did this: It's at the dealer now. Going to check on it tomorrow morning. __________________ Support the Forum '13 3.5 Explorer '08 2.0 Focus '75 5.0 Bronco '04 6.0 Super Duty

12-09-2007, 11:21 PM	#27
IZwack Germantown, MD Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 22,389 Vehicle Specs	Details? What broke? __________________ »»»»»...how'd the moon get there, how'd the moon get there?

12-09-2007, 11:30 PM	#29
section525 sextion525 Red Bluff, Ca 1975 Ford Bronco 4x4 Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 14,909 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	I pulled some cheby out.. we parked for a while for some photog opps. Started the truck back up, turned around, headed down the snowy road. I was just coasting down and the idle became rough. I stopped at the bottom and it slowly stalled. Started it back up... stalled. White smoke coming from the exhaust. Smells like diesel. Again.. and I barely got it moving to the parking lot. Absolutely now power. Eventually it would sort of not even turn over. So we drove down to town to pick up my trailer. Came back up. Wouldn't turn over at all. So this morning we called the PG&E mechanic who works on tons of 6.0s. He was hoping it was the batteries. Said low voltage would cause the injector not to fire. So we charged them all morning. Still nothing. So I bought new ones. Still nothing. You turn the key and kind of get a 'thud' sound. That's it. Doesn't even try to turn over. Oil looks fine (was changed by the dealer the day before this happened), coolant is good, was full of fuel. So I dunno. __________________ Support the Forum '13 3.5 Explorer '08 2.0 Focus '75 5.0 Bronco '04 6.0 Super Duty

12-09-2007, 11:27 PM	#28
kfkodiak B Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 734 Vehicle Specs	Thanks for blurring out the Chevy tow rig. No one wants to see that. Driveline trouble, or did the 6.0 leave you out in the snow?

12-09-2007, 11:32 PM	#30
Burns EF Late Night Crew Memphis, TN 1991 Explorer/2002 F-250 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 8,923 Vehicle Specs	Ouch i was thinking tranny after reading about DWD's having to be replaced __________________ Jonathan Burns Moderator of the Feature Truck Forum Owner of the "Lime" Forum Rules and Usage

12-10-2007, 12:06 AM	#34
IZwack Germantown, MD Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 22,389 Vehicle Specs	What about the CKP? Also, I dont know what the 6.0 uses but the 7.3 has a mechanical high pressure oil pump (HPOP) which pressurizes the injectors. If the 6.0 has something similar, check to make sure there's oil in the HPOP reservoir. __________________ »»»»»...how'd the moon get there, how'd the moon get there?

12-10-2007, 12:08 AM	#35
Stic-o Elite Movie Star Tujunga, CA '99 XL 4x4 & '06 XLT 4x2 Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 12,426 Vehicle Specs	It's punishing you for not draging the Ex down to wheel with us __________________ The JP Mobile ~'99 Explorer XL The Mall Crawler ~'06 Explorer XLT The Tow Rig ~ '05 F-150 SuperCrew The Commuter ~ '10 Focus SES

12-10-2007, 02:23 AM	#37
IZwack Germantown, MD Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 22,389 Vehicle Specs	CKPs are typically not a big issue to replace cauz its usually right at the main pulley -- but the CKP is one of the things that goes bad frequently before anything else in the 7.3s (first most frequent thing to go bad is probably the GPR). __________________ »»»»»...how'd the moon get there, how'd the moon get there? Last edited by IZwack; 12-10-2007 at 10:20 AM.

12-10-2007, 10:09 AM	#38
tdavis Linux Guru Jack of All Trades Pinole, CA 2001 F250/XLT Superduty Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 6,002 Vehicle Specs	Did it blow off one of the intake hoses? I'm sooooooooo glad my 7.3 has been problem free to date, and the only major problems have been the clutch and a door lock motor.. __________________ Thomas Davis Chased vehicle -> Honda VFR800 Tow vehicle -> Ford F250 Superduty Frankenstein Rock Crawler - > Suzuki Samurai (sold, onto the next project..)

12-10-2007, 10:17 AM	#39
section525 sextion525 Red Bluff, Ca 1975 Ford Bronco 4x4 Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 14,909 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	That was the first thing we checked. All the blue hoses. I am heading to the dealer as soon as I jumpstart the Mountaineer. __________________ Support the Forum '13 3.5 Explorer '08 2.0 Focus '75 5.0 Bronco '04 6.0 Super Duty

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