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Well, since my daily bit the dust a few months ago, I needed something to drive.
So, I got an amazing deal on this.
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-...00800966_n.jpg
01 F-250 4x4
My first truck.
It shall haul my car to the track and what not later down the road.
good choice on the 7.3 for reliability but such a pooch on power, looks good though
I am happy with it so far. It's definitely not a power house. But it should do the job.
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very nice! how many miles?
I love kattle killer, wheels, and glass grill. Looks mean as hell A+
253k when I got it. It was commercially used up in San Antonio so its all mostly high way.
It should last me a good while.
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Picked up some new tires for the truck. It's amazing how much better it feels to drive now.
Next on my list is to find out why I am only getting 11-12 mpg. I don't drive like a maniac or anything. Just straight down the highway to work and back.
I get about 200-220 miles per half tank, which seems odd to me.
Anyone have experience with these 7.3l's?
That's about what they get :lol:
Stay out of boost. :)
If that is what they get so be it. I just want to make sure it isn't irregular and that something might be amiss.
That's low, but I don't know how you drive it, or what tires you have, or if it's an auto. All make a huge difference. Best results will be keeping it under 70, or 2000 rpms. You should see more like 15-17mpg.
Jeremy
It is an Auto. Has 285/70/17's. Here is my driving style. Get it to speed, set cruise. I usually never go past 65 (max speed on my route to work).
Congrats on the purchase! Has the turbo been replaced in it?
Out of all diesel truck turbos we rebuild we see more of the Fords then anything. Probably 10 Garrett TP38's for every one holset or S300. Regardless if its been replaced or not I hope your truck provides you with years of dependable service! :)
Thanks!
As far as I know the turbo hasn't been touched. But when it does go. You know who I will be sending it to ;)
Nice looking truck for a 01.
Hope you have fun with it.
I've always loved my trucks.
Ya that is definitely low, I would get it checked out to see whats going on.Quote:
Originally Posted by FeaRpb
Okay, then yeah that's definitely a little on the low side. Not terrible, but could be better for sure.
Jeremy
I want to run a boost leak test on it. Guess I should go build a tester lol.
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7.3's normally get 21-22mpg highway, but it does have 250k+ on it. She could be just getting tired.
Looks like I will more than likely be doing this this weekend.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiIewl4RqYQ
1. get a custom tuned chip to your ECM code. skip all the generic tuners as all they do is trash transmissions without getting you half the power or mileage.
2. keep the boost under 25 lbs, and don't surge it. turbo will last forever. I'm talking over 500K miles easy. They are cake to rebuild yourself if ever needed since the wheels are individually balanced on the GTP38.
3. if you tow, upgrade the transmission cooler to the factory 6.0 one. Bolts in and is like 4X the size of stock. In fact, just get one anyways.
4. grease your front wheel bearings using the ABS sensor hole like every year or so.....they'll last forever if you do that.
5. Moog has greasable ball joints for pretty cheap, but the upper joint requires stub shaft removal to grease it.....do it anyways.
6. fuel mileage is all about acceleration. there's a LOT of mass there to get moving, so take it easy.
7. if it has a K&N drop in filter, remove it and install a stock one or a better filter. Most turbos I've seen die are a direct result of K&N drop in filters or guys surging the hell out of the turbo.
Thank you for the input ABM.
thats the way to rollQuote:
Originally Posted by FeaRpb
yea get some really long snap ring plies to do the ball joints..... will make life easier on ya, getting tired of the "super duty shuffle" as us ford mechanics call it ?
Nice truck I have a 7.3l excursion and love it. I get around 20 highway 14.5 city.
yea, you should be well over 11mpg...
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...psecef2dd6.jpg
...we got ~14 with those wheels/tires/lift on ours (36x13.5 and 6" lift) went back to normal size tires and gained 2-3 mpg back. Best we have ever seen is 19, but that was factory tires size, no lift, easy cruise up to sacramento, 1900rpm max, and a tailwind :D
Sadly, the autos are known to not get the best mileage, so you are already handicapped there. Open up the intake and exhaust, ECM specific chip as mentioned will help as well.