I have own a 2011 Chev 3500HD for he last few years. I bought it new and the only problems I have had were with the exhaust system (DPF and DEF). Great truck as long as your working it but short trips around town do not create the heat it needs for the exhaust. I used to be a Ford guy but as...
I'll clarify two little details. In Canada we use Imperial Gallons which are bigger than US gallons (20% more) so we will get what appears to be better mileage but is really just a number thingy. Secondly our diesel is higher quality than yours. Something I didn't know until the fuel injection...
Re: Trip to Alaska & Youkon
Chicken is named that because they couldn't decide on how to spell Ptarmigan and the native name of the place was Ptarmigan Creek. When I was a kid Tok was often called Tok Cut Off but I know of no other name it ever had. BTW Tok is native for "peaceful crossing"...
We have a 2011 Chevy 3500 Diesel and we pull a Trail Runner so we have the same engine etc but a considerably lighter trailer. We just finished a 2700 Km (1680 miles) trip and averaged around 15mpg which I thought was pretty good since most of the trip was through mountains with heavy grades. My...
Re: Trip to Alaska & Youkon
Gas stations come and go on the highway, some are open one year then closed the next, so carry some spare fuel in jerry cans. Also the price of gas North of Ft. St. John starts to get quite high. My wife and I chose to fill up at smaller stations rather than in...
We live on an acreage and have a few wild cats around so as long as they have acess to the underside of the trailer (not allowed inside ever) we don't have a mouse problem.
Re: Trip to Alaska & Youkon
Well we went to Alaska and back and our trailer managed the trip quite well. Construction on some of the highways ment ruff roads now and then but all in all the roads were far better than the last time I traveled them 30 years ago.
That's kinda true for air filters. Without getting into a lot of technobabble lets just say that a clogged air filter will cause your engine to be starved of air and run poorly but a clogged fuel filter will more likely will leave you paying for a tow truck. Filters are cheap, breakdowns are not.
Not surprised. From my experience 9 times out of 10 Ford replaces the whole tranny if it's warranty. We change quite a few and most would have lived longer if the filters and oil had been changed more often but the Ford people say to follow their schedule sooo...well we change quite a few Ford...
I work as a mechanic and when it comes to filters my answer is always the same...what's more expensive, new filters or a tow job on the first day of your vacation. Filters are cheap, break downs not only cost more but happen at the worst times. And befor anyone asks I can make a lot more money...
I wouldn't put the project on hold. First go to the Ford site and make sure you have all the right specs, then double check weight of the trailer you are pulling. Then talk to people who have a simular truck and pull a trailer. I work on a lot of Fords and I think the truck you want to use will...
Can you post a picture so we can see what's going on? Have you tried turning the bolt around so the head is on the side of the pipe? Or if that don't work maybe try a carrage bolt?
I will look at our trailer tomorow and see how it's set up and if there is a solution.
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