92 3500 or 90 350

[Soundguy]

leesburg is like 10 minutes from me.. dang.. I think I might have to go see that truck at lunch tomorrow.. thanks! looks as good as the 90 I'm looking at..

soundguy

 

[Diamondpilot]

I think the price is a little high myself. The topper would be a negative for me. Would not want it and you could not give me one. They are so truck specific they are hard to give away plus if you take it off there is usually paint wear on the bed rails so you will have to have that attended too or it will rust.

Chris

 

[Soundguy]

went and looked at a few this am, then on the way home, passed by a ford dealers lot I had bought a ranger from back in like 99 or so..

there was a beautiful 99 f 450 3 diamond plate tool boxes and a 5th wheel adapter.. 50 gallon aux diesel tank in the bed. has a prodigy controller though it's 7pin is in the bed and I will need to get an extension cable.. I assume an rv shop may have those??

119kmiles.. pristine exterior and interior chrome scoop on the roof.. drives great... has a transfer tech inc gauge on the dash with a rocker switch.. shows the fuel int he rear tank and main tank.. though the # for the main tank looks low unless a f450 had a wimpy 19g tank?.. sows 46g in the rear .. eyeballing thru the fill cap verifies that.

has a pyrometer... I'll need to learn exhaust temps from you guys. at idle.. looks like 300' running down the road 400 or so and up to 600 if you put your foot init etc.

I'll need to know what I need to look for on that.

has an aux trans cooler and temp gague.

I think my wife got more excited about it than i did.

Went and lookd at a 90 today and an 04, and an 01, fords plus an 05 dodge.

the old one was pretty heavilly beat though looked like it was worth the 3500 they were asking for it.. but when my wife say it... she refused to let me buy it.. said she didn't think it'd make the trips out of state like I like to make and would leave me somewhere..

ended up taking the 450 home....

soundguy

 

[Dmace]

Congrats, that sounds like a great truck!

Where are the pictures?

 

[Soundguy]

I just finished up the deal in time enough to hit a walmart and grab some floor mats and then head to work...

I really.. REALLY like the truck.

obviously was way more than I was looking for. I don't think I got too hammered on the price, considering the price of 01-04 1 tons I was seeing were in the 13-18k range.

Now I just got to figure out the fuel tank thing and see what tank I'm running on.. plus figure out how to set that prodigy controller.. the p/o was nice enough to leave the instruction booklet in the glove box.

oh yeah.. gotta get a 7 pin extension cable.. I'm guessing someone sells those..

soundguy

 

[Soundguy]

ok.. i got a pic from the dealers website

soundguy

 

[Dmace]

Beautiful truck! Certainly made for towing. :thumbsup:

As far as the plug, it sounds like you need something like this made for 5th wheel and gooseneck trailers.

7-Way Connector 7' Loop Draw-Tite Wiring 20027

 

[flusher]

ok.. i got a pic from the dealers website

soundguy

Mighty nice looking ride.

 

[Soundguy]

yep.. exactly what I need, as the 7 pin on that truck is up by the 5th wheel.

I just need to extend it down to the bumper area.

bet I can find it at an rv shop

soundguy

 

[crashz]

Sweet truck Soundguy!

This truck has the 7.3L Powerstroke that was susceptable to issues with the cam position sensor as mentioned by Diamondpilot. Simple part that is easily changed even on the road, but keep a spare in the truck cause it will leave you stranded if it quits on you.

 

[Soundguy]

hopefully any bugs it had are worked out by now..

soundguy

 

[Soundguy]

gotta question.. will have to use the polite language..

anyone know where to get the um.. truck 'gonads'.. I've seen em in pink and chrome... I think I qualify for a set now.

truck stop item?

mail order?

if anyone knows a sore chain that carries them let me know

thanks

still looking for that 7 pin extension.. will hit an rv place tomorrow.

soundguy

 

[Dmace]

Bulls Balls :thumbsup:

 

[flusher]

ok.. i got a pic from the dealers website

soundguy

SG, you have a real stump puller there in that F450--around 17,500 lb towing on the 5th wheel hitch.

 

[Diamondpilot]

ok.. i got a pic from the dealers website

soundguy

Boy, you did good Sound Guy. That is the right truck for you and what you wanted to do with it. Having another Ford diesel as you do you will really appreciate staying with Ford on this purchase also.

Chris

 

[Diamondpilot]

Get the balls though the net. As for the extension you may be best off making your own or simply wiring in a second permanent one where you want it or get the extension shown earlier. As for the CPS get one. I just looked and they are only $30. Well worth having along with the tools needed to change.

Chris

 

[Bill_C]

As far as the max safe pyro reading, it depends on where they put the sensor. I put mine in the drivers side exhaust manifold (pre-turbo). If you crawl under the driver's side of the truck, it's at the rear of the manifold...this is the most common place to do it pre-turbo because it's easily accesible. Around 1350 seems to be the general consensus on the Powerstroke forums, though I back out about 1250. Pre-turbo is most accurate, though some people are concerned about the possibility of the thermocouple probe breaking and going through the turbo.

The other possibility is on the downpipe (post-turbo). This has the disadvantage that there's always a difference between the true temperature at the turbo versus the post-turbo reading, and this difference can vary. The post-turbo reading might be 200 degrees cooler than actual under certain loading conditions, but 350 degrees cooler than actual under other conditions (those numbers are just an example, I don't know what real differences are--I guess it depends on how free-flowing the intake and exhaust systems are).

 

[Soundguy]

Get the balls though the net. As for the extension you may be best off making your own or simply wiring in a second permanent one where you want it or get the extension shown earlier. As for the CPS get one. I just looked and they are only $30. Well worth having along with the tools needed to change.

Chris

If I don't find the extension at the rv dealer in town tomorrow, I'll order that 30$ one.. IMHO.. that's cheap and it looks good too.

Will have to order those bull balls too

soundguy

 

[Soundguy]

OK.. so far nowhere near those. with my foot in it ont he way home passing people never could get it over 600.. then only got there and faded back to 400.

will deffinately crawl under for a looksee.. thanks for the info.

I'm on a learning curve now that i own a 'real' truck..

soundguy

As far as the max safe pyro reading, it depends on where they put the sensor. I put mine in the drivers side exhaust manifold (pre-turbo). If you crawl under the driver's side of the truck, it's at the rear of the manifold...this is the most common place to do it pre-turbo because it's easily accesible. Around 1350 seems to be the general consensus on the Powerstroke forums, though I back out about 1250. Pre-turbo is most accurate, though some people are concerned about the possibility of the thermocouple probe breaking and going through the turbo.

The other possibility is on the downpipe (post-turbo). This has the disadvantage that there's always a difference between the true temperature at the turbo versus the post-turbo reading, and this difference can vary. The post-turbo reading might be 200 degrees cooler than actual under certain loading conditions, but 350 degrees cooler than actual under other conditions (those numbers are just an example, I don't know what real differences are--I guess it depends on how free-flowing the intake and exhaust systems are).

 

[Soundguy]

SG, you have a real stump puller there in that F450--around 17,500 lb towing on the 5th wheel hitch.

sweet!

has a class 5 hitch it looks like ont he rear.. 12000/1200 not too shabby. need to get a new trailer now.

I but they don't make an ag trailer like I want in a 5th wheel... ho hum..

soundguy