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  1. hdjeff

    Ford's Red Carpet Lease

    Who is using it and how do you like it? Looking at leasing a 08 SD. I turn cars around too quickly to purchase and leased from GM before. The GM lease took care of maintenence like oil changes and tire rotations etc. Any input helpful. Thanks
  2. hdjeff

    When it rains, it pours.

    well went and looked at a new 08 f250 cc,lb psd. wow. i should not have done that
  3. hdjeff

    When it rains, it pours.

    my wife has been bugging me to get rid of the old truck and buy a new one. i told her i will have an new old truck by the time i'm done with it.
  4. hdjeff

    When it rains, it pours.

    At least thats what it looks like under my truck... so i replaced the leaking rear fuel tank after it appeared the exxon valdez was in my driveway. the damn transfer case is leaking now and last night, i had a buddy over and we were cooking out and ran out of hotdog buns, so he took my truck to...
  5. hdjeff

    Axle seal

    do you mean the seals the go on the inside of the spindle? where the axles goes through. if so yes, ford sells them at i believe $18-20 a peice. i just replaced mine this winter
  6. hdjeff

    Time for a new t-stat?

    ok, i installed to 203 t-stat, i can say that i start having heat within probably 5-7 min of driving thats about twice as fast as before. the old one was pain to get out it was stuck due to corrosion, flushed and filled and seems to be running good. thanks guys.
  7. hdjeff

    Vibration

    did this happen before the new tires, maybe one is out of balance, this happened to mine after they were mounted, i had the rebalance them twice
  8. hdjeff

    rear fuel tank removal

    do you think a leak would cause the cel to come on? i assume since it lit up there is a code stored, i will try to get it posted today.
  9. hdjeff

    rear fuel tank removal

    on the way home from work now, i had flipped it to the rear tank to try and use a little more fuel, and i turned a sharp corner, the check engine light came on, i wasn't able to accelerate, although the engine was still running, i switched to the front tank and the light went off, then it seemed...
  10. hdjeff

    rear fuel tank removal

    ok, of course i just filled up too, so maybe 13-14 gallons still in it, i tried to run it low, but it seemed to kinda have a hiccup, switched to the front tank and its running fine. the leak is still there, so i'm guessing its the tank, its metal and its probably rotten. i hope its a line, but...
  11. hdjeff

    rear fuel tank removal

    Hey there, i've noticed fuel leaking from my rear tank, was wondering how hard it is to removed and inspect. I think its coming from one of the lines, but its hard to tell now. of course i have a full tank so i'm trying to use as much as possible before dropping it. thanks for any tips.
  12. hdjeff

    Tire size question

    i have 265's i didn't feel like shimming or doing any mods when i put them on. they fit fine and no rubbing anywhere
  13. hdjeff

    Time for a new t-stat?

    is therer a vendor here to get those, i'm sure there is just having trouble finding
  14. hdjeff

    Time for a new t-stat?

    Time for a new t-stat?---update Hey guys, was thinking my t-stat might be stuck open. This truck seems to take forever to warm up. Even with temps in the 50's - 60's and street driving and then about 10+ on the highway at 65 it still doesn't seem to warm up all the way to the idiot guage "o"...
  15. hdjeff

    Old School Bug Shield

    I have an old LUND bug guard that came with my truck, i didn't like it so i removed it its not as curvy as the new ones. but i dont think it would be worth it to ship it to alaska from cleveland.
  16. hdjeff

    Gelled fuel? Help!

    do you think the ULSD is making any difference, over the past few winters, i've never had any trouble with the fuel before? just a thought.
  17. hdjeff

    Gelled fuel? Help!

    i agree, good advice, never thought of how full the tanks must be, i always just filled them when they were pretty much empty
  18. hdjeff

    Gelled fuel? Help!

    thank god when it died i wasn't on the highway, i actually was about to leave the parking lot of work. the first thing i did was open the filter housing and check the fuel. it was only about a 1/4 or 1/3 full, the fuel was clean and looked clean, the filter was clean as well. must have been...
  19. hdjeff

    Where to check next

    i just went through the same stuff you did. i replaced the starter and it works good. i too thought it was the batteries and cleaned the connectios as well.
  20. hdjeff

    Gelled fuel? Help!

    well so far i've been driving on the front tank with really no futher issues.
  21. hdjeff

    Gelled fuel? Help!

    ok, i got the diesel 911 and added that to my front tank only. i then filled te tank with fresh fuel. i drove back home and switched tanks back to the front and its been running and it seems like its back to normal. altough the exhaust smells funny but i figured thats the additive. i also...
  22. hdjeff

    Gelled fuel? Help!

    ok, i see. when i switched to the rear tank of fuel i was able to restart the truck, it idles roughly for approx 30-45 seconds and then smoothed out and ran normally. i actually drove it home on the highway and had no performance issues after switching to the rear tank. i'm leaving now to get...
  23. hdjeff

    Gelled fuel? Help!

    what is the UVC harness?
  24. hdjeff

    Gelled fuel? Help!

    i'm going to add the anti gell additive today, the parts stores were closed last night when this happened. i spoke with my buddy last night who has gelled his psd 2 or 3 times and he said his did the same thing. i dont know, never done it before. well see, i'll let you guys know later.
  25. hdjeff

    Gelled fuel? Help!

    Ok, today after work i went to start the truck and let it warm up. have no option of plugging it at work, always plug it in at home when temps are in the 30's or less. lately its been 4 or 5 degrees as a high. went to work this am with no trouble. the truck started a little rough tonight and...

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