Recent content by 2003F350
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Fuel Warning Light - How many Gallons remain when comes on?
At one time it was possible to damage a fuel pump if you let the fuel get too low. It was the early days of fuel injection, when the pumps first moved to the tanks - they weren't always sitting in fuel, which allowed them to get hot and wear out. It wouldn't happen right away but over time it...- 2003F350
- Post #21
- Forum: Heavy Duty
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Fuel Warning Light - How many Gallons remain when comes on?
Yours is REPEATABLE. They all are - they'll always come on at about the same time every time on the same vehicle. But they're far from ACCURATE, because on a truck identical to yours, that light will most likely come on at a different time. Sorry, not trying to pick on anyone, it's just...- 2003F350
- Post #20
- Forum: Heavy Duty
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Fuel Warning Light - How many Gallons remain when comes on?
It's no problem, I just wanted to set the record straight for everyone on how modern fuel pumps work. It's been this way since port fuel injection came out, I had a '96 GMC Jimmy with this style of pump on it. Because most people don't do their own work, most people don't know how they function...- 2003F350
- Post #17
- Forum: Heavy Duty
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Ran hot real fast
Nah, it's all about how they're maintained. A gas engine, properly maintained, can and should get well past 100k today. I know they're from different manufacturers but there are a LOT of gas engines out there with over 200k that haven't had major issues (and I honestly don't consider a water...- 2003F350
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- Forum: Heavy Duty
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Can the 2500 pucks be adapted to the 1500?
Honestly, it's RV sales people that are causing the problem. They only look at the 'max tow weight' and tell people what they can pull based on that. The problem is a 10k travel trailer and a 10k fifth wheel are going to put different amounts of weight on the back of a truck. But like all...- 2003F350
- Post #14
- Forum: Towing & Hauling
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Fuel Warning Light - How many Gallons remain when comes on?
Okay but your information on how automotive fuel pumps works is...faulty. Not sure if this will let me post the pic of a Ram fuel pump but I'll give it a go. See that assembly? The canister at the bottom houses the pump, and it's a 2-stage pump. It rests on the bottom of the fuel tank, and...- 2003F350
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- Forum: Heavy Duty
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Fuel Warning Light - How many Gallons remain when comes on?
I've found that it varies from vehicle to vehicle, even if they're the same model. And the EVIC is NEVER correct. I've seen some DTE displays go to zero and keep running, I've seen others that the truck runs out of fuel while reading 50+ miles to empty. They're warning lights, not precise...- 2003F350
- Post #7
- Forum: Heavy Duty
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Ran hot real fast
I mean honestly you got 90k before you started having any issues, there was once a time when that would have been considered amazing. Components wear out over time, especially seals on rotating shafts. It's very possible it was a water pump, and depending on how it failed (either a long term...- 2003F350
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- Forum: Heavy Duty
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Towing
You should be fine with the standard diesel. I used to pull a 42' toyhauler that had similar weights, with a 6.0 PSD, which had half the torque and 350 hp, and couldn't find a grade in my home state that I couldn't go up at or above the posted speed limit.- 2003F350
- Post #3
- Forum: Towing & Hauling
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Cold Air Intake
Welcome. As said above, most intakes now, whether gas or diesel, flow as good or better than anything aftermarket. Most aftermarket intakes only gain you noise, they don't improve flow much if at all.- 2003F350
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- Forum: Heavy Duty
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Can the 2500 pucks be adapted to the 1500?
I can't help myself. People ask questions, I pick up my shovel and start digging.- 2003F350
- Post #11
- Forum: Towing & Hauling
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Can the 2500 pucks be adapted to the 1500?
This right here is a perfect example of why I try to talk people out of pulling fifth wheels with a 1500. On paper? Sure it says it'll do it. But in the real world, modern trucks (pretty much after 2010 or so) just don't handle weight like older ones, especially 1500s. There are VERY few 1500s...- 2003F350
- Post #9
- Forum: Towing & Hauling
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Can the 2500 pucks be adapted to the 1500?
You REALLY don't want to go off your dry hitch weight, and your 'max towing weight' is a BS number that means nothing. You also have to include the weight of the hitch in the bed, not just the tongue weight of the trailer. You need to go off the wet gross, or max weight, of the trailer. Then...- 2003F350
- Post #5
- Forum: Towing & Hauling
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Can the 2500 pucks be adapted to the 1500?
They do not. What size fifth wheel are you getting? There's only a few that can be pulled behind 1500 trucks and not be over your axle ratings.- 2003F350
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- Forum: Towing & Hauling
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What is the best DEF/EGR delete kit?
I'm rolling at about 24 average, all rural highway except the few towns I go through, on my '22 full stock. The instantaneous is routinely bouncing off 30 (I am not foolish enough to think I'll ever see that for average). I also usually go 1k+ miles before I need to refill my DEF. Truly not...- 2003F350
- Post #31
- Forum: Heavy Duty
