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Post by What It Was on Jun 3, 2006 2:31:26 GMT -5
There you go... Hook him up! ;D
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Post by CORE 4WD on Jun 3, 2006 5:59:28 GMT -5
Ken, May i ask what dealer you bought it from?? I work for colonial ford trucks in chesapeake and the power stroke is our speciality i can tell you from past experiences including the brand new one in my shop right now you are looking at a wiring harness issue.....Also changing the crank sensor will not fix the problem....Are you aware that the engine carries a 5 year 100,000 mile warranty also with either a 50.00 or 100.00 deductible.....If they can not cure the problem call me on monday and i will see if i can help you out im the shop foreman there # is 757-485-8285 ....Good luck and hope to hear from you Kevin....P.S. i work there that does not mean i would buy anything with a 6.0 lol Thanks for offering up the info, Kevin. Hopefully you guys can find out what is wrong. Let us know what your dealership finds. Welcome to the Board! Dave
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Post by BroknCJ on Jun 3, 2006 10:22:56 GMT -5
Ken, May i ask what dealer you bought it from?? I work for colonial ford trucks in chesapeake and the power stroke is our speciality i can tell you from past experiences including the brand new one in my shop right now you are looking at a wiring harness issue.....Also changing the crank sensor will not fix the problem....Are you aware that the engine carries a 5 year 100,000 mile warranty also with either a 50.00 or 100.00 deductible.....If they can not cure the problem call me on monday and i will see if i can help you out im the shop foreman there # is 757-485-8285 ....Good luck and hope to hear from you Kevin....P.S. i work there that does not mean i would buy anything with a 6.0 lol They haven't fixed it yet, but they have ordered a new wiring harness for it and as soon as it gets here they are going to replace it. the place I'm dealing with now is a Ford dealership that has a commercial truck repair department that deals just with Ford diesel trucks. I did do a bunch of searching on the internet and forums then went and talked to the diesel mechanics and I think that we have all come to the the conclusion that it is a problem somewhere in the wiring harness which is why they are going to replace it hopefully next week. Will have to wait and see if that gets it or not. The truck has the extended 5 year 60 k full maintance and warranty with a $100 deductable, they have been waiving that since it has been going back for the same problem, tho i did have to pay it whne they replaced the EGR valve couple of weeks ago. If the new harness doesn't fix it, I'll prob goto the corporate guys next, tho I will say they have been trying to figure this thing out this time. The truck was purchased from a dealer in California by a friend of mine in the Navy, then we ended up stationed here in Maryland. Right before I went on deployment he got accepted to goto Harvard to get his Master and didn't want to take the f250 to Boston for two years, and I was looking for a new truck, so I bought it from him (wasn't even a year old). Kevin, If the new harness doesn't fix it I will def give you a call. Also was talking to the mechanics up here and they said this is the last year of the 6.0L. The model next year wil have a brand new designed 6.4L diesel in them. I'm definately leaning toward the CTD for my next truck. (whether the f250 gets fixed or not will determine how soon that will be )
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Post by 87B2XLT on Jun 10, 2006 19:44:09 GMT -5
www.ford-trucks.com <-- go to your model truck or to the diesel threads. They usually have tons of info that no recall bulletin or anything a dealership will tell you. It's where I usually find out where to take a hammer to my old beater Ford... ;D
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Post by playtime on Jun 13, 2006 10:15:38 GMT -5
You cant pay that kevin guy any attention I told him ford is the best truck made today! I'm just playing he's a good guy and will offer any help he can trust me I know.
Tommy
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Post by BroknCJ on Jun 14, 2006 15:27:07 GMT -5
The saga continues...they replaced the wiring harness finally. Went to pick it up last night...Check Engine light was on (it was "fixed" right? ) and oh by the way it cut off about ten times going to and from work today which is only 18 miles away one way. Just called and filed a complaint on the truck with the Ford Corporate types and as soon a Mel gets home it's going back to the stealership for the eighth time for this.
If you are considering getting a nice truck....DON'T BUY A FORD!!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2006 16:03:36 GMT -5
Wow, that's too bad! But dude, every auto maker has lemons. You must be the most patient person I know of, I'd have had a new truck long ago. The question I have is...Do they even test drive it? I mean if it stalled on you 10 times, no way I'd believe it doesn't happen to the tech if he test drove it. Out of curiosity, have you checked www.ford-trucks.com to see if anyone else has had that problem and got it fixed?
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Post by 87B2XLT on Jun 14, 2006 16:19:25 GMT -5
Not sure if the PSDs are like gas engines and have certain sensors for the computers or not, but, I am guessing it's not the harness, unless a wire got pinched. I'm more inclined to think that there is a sensor bad or something. I haven't checked ford-trucks.com myself about it yet, but that is one place I would check. Most of the time, those guys on those forums have experienced most of the problems you can imagine and found a fix for it. A friend of mine has an older ('00-'03?) F250 or F350 4wd PSD that runs like a champ, but he seems to be a "genius" when it comes to those rigs as far as fine-tuning, etc., and what aftermarket parts are available. You may also want to check *gasp* to see if the fuel pump is actually putting out enough pressure for the fuel system as well as stripping the fuel filter/coalescer. Water in fuel on anything is a bad thing. Hope you get it figured out soon, or get resolution / retribution for all your troubles and woes!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2006 16:25:48 GMT -5
I just did a search over there using the word stall* on the 6.0 forum and it came up with lots of other people with that problem and the solution that finally worked for them. For one guy it was an oil overfill condition. Another guy said it was a harness than ran down the side of the driver's seat. He would wiggle it, and the truck would stall or shut off. Reading all those problems, you'd think those trucks were junk!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2006 21:14:21 GMT -5
I heard just today of multiple entire wiring harness replacements on these trucks. Twice seems to be the cut off. Third time is the charm....You need a new vehicle, Ken. I can recommend a pre-2003 7.3 PSD.
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Post by BroknCJ on Jun 15, 2006 16:54:19 GMT -5
There is a recall on the wiring harness for the 2003 but not on the 2004. Already checked on that. If I end up getting another truck it will be a Dodge CTD. They are still "working" on it. Hmmm my 21 year old jeep doesn't seem to have any issues with getting me back and forth to work
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Post by 87B2XLT on Jun 20, 2006 22:12:15 GMT -5
It's almost as if Lockheed-Martin or Northrup-Grumman or McDonnell-Douglas made your particular truck. At least it's not like the early "Exploders" I'm willing to bet the '04s probably should have a recall. Sad thing is, you could probably do a wire-chase throughout your truck and probably find all sorts of things that are easily fixed, although, if it's under warranty, I'd seriously step on the dealership's dongle ;D All I can say is, my 19-year-old Ford gets me to and from and is one of the most reliable Fords besides my '86 Ranger that I've ever owned or driven.
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Post by BroknCJ on Jun 21, 2006 16:08:15 GMT -5
Week later and it's still in the shop. Service manager today told me they haven't fixed it yet, they are not quite sure how to fix it, they are trying to get a Ford "Engineer" down to help with it, and they have no idea when it might be fixed. They did figure out how to make it cut off on command by bouncing the chasis. Update: they just called and now they seem to think that the dealership installed alarm is causing the problems somehow. Anyway, I did talk to a Dodge dealer yesterday (that a friend of the family recommended) who offered me a pretty good deal on a 2006 Dodge 2500 (loaded) and give me a pretty good deal on trading the 250 in. So I may very well have a new dodge in a week or two, because I'm pretty much over this POS. He also said that he's had ~50 f250's and f350's get traded in on new Dodges in the last month and 1/2 or so (some with only a couple of thousand miles on them)
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Post by 87B2XLT on Jun 21, 2006 18:11:08 GMT -5
Well, honestly, I prefer a CTD over a "power-choke" any day ;D Sounds like there is a connector somewhere that is screwed up, connection loose. Hell, it could be the main power / fusible links on the battery! Sad thing is, it's usually something so stupid and simple, even the most intelligent geniuses can't figure it out
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Post by BroknCJ on Jun 25, 2006 11:14:52 GMT -5
They figured out that something in the main power harness to the PCM keeps shorting out. They are in the process of replacing the whole harness and the PCM, going on two weeks in the shop this time, with no loaner. At this point I just need to get it back and running long enough to trade it in on a new Dodge 2500. Did I mention that Ford can kiss my ***?
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