Waltalpine
SDD Junior Member
I'll make this as short as possible...
99 F-350 7.3. 248k.
I purchased the vehicle with 92k in 2003.
I have had very few problems with the truck. Nothing catastrophic, just routine things that you can expect from a truck as it ages. It has been a stellar truck for me.
Recently the truck just quit. Towed it to the dealership and had the PCM and fuel Heater assembly parts installed and it ran great. There was an o/d light flashing that turned out to be solenoid body and trans harness. Service advisor said that I could use it on my hunting trip and fix it when I got back.
So I am 30 miles in on the trip and the truck will not move. Engine runs but not action. I hop out and the trans is boiling oil onto the ground. I have it towed to the dealership again...
Service tech says by the looks of things from the outside that it's fried on the inside. Very hot smelling. The clutches on the inside are likely gone.
SO here is my question???
Do I have him replace the parts that I knew needed to be replaced and see if it works, or do I just have a reman installed, as it has been this long anyway and based on the likelihood of it being fried anyway.
Thanks for the help!
Nick
PS
I should add that I used this truck for my construction business for years towing a tool trailer etc.
For the last few years it has been mainly used for hunting, trips across the pass, runs to the dump, etc.
It is not critical that I have the truck, but I just put new tires on it and have spent almost 3k on it recently and would hate to get rid of it at any rate.
99 F-350 7.3. 248k.
I purchased the vehicle with 92k in 2003.
I have had very few problems with the truck. Nothing catastrophic, just routine things that you can expect from a truck as it ages. It has been a stellar truck for me.
Recently the truck just quit. Towed it to the dealership and had the PCM and fuel Heater assembly parts installed and it ran great. There was an o/d light flashing that turned out to be solenoid body and trans harness. Service advisor said that I could use it on my hunting trip and fix it when I got back.
So I am 30 miles in on the trip and the truck will not move. Engine runs but not action. I hop out and the trans is boiling oil onto the ground. I have it towed to the dealership again...
Service tech says by the looks of things from the outside that it's fried on the inside. Very hot smelling. The clutches on the inside are likely gone.
SO here is my question???
Do I have him replace the parts that I knew needed to be replaced and see if it works, or do I just have a reman installed, as it has been this long anyway and based on the likelihood of it being fried anyway.
Thanks for the help!
Nick
PS
I should add that I used this truck for my construction business for years towing a tool trailer etc.
For the last few years it has been mainly used for hunting, trips across the pass, runs to the dump, etc.
It is not critical that I have the truck, but I just put new tires on it and have spent almost 3k on it recently and would hate to get rid of it at any rate.
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