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chino
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Power Stroke problema
Last week Iwas driving my ford f-350 power stroke and It just quit running with no warning or apparent reason, knowing nothing about diesels I had it
towed home.
I called a mechanic from work and he guesed that it was a bad sensor thats located downby the lower pulley at the front of the motor, he also
indicated that he was experiencing the same problem with other powerstroke motors in the fleet, so I bought a new one and installed it( 5 min. job)and
I'm on the road again.
We spent two months last winter camping in some pretty remote areas all over Baja and never had trouble, I'm glad this happened in Redding and not the
medio de nada. I think for $ 135.00 I'll probably carry an extra, any power stroke owners experience this problem?
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Capt. George
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a 7.3????
\"The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men\" Plato
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chino
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Yes it's an 02' 7.3
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rts551
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Cam sensor
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rts551
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Known problem I replaced mine and carry an extra. can you imagine 500 miles below the border and it goes out
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Hook
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Also carry an extra one.
Cheaper at an IH dealer than at Ford. Also some aftermarket ones out there.
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Yeah that is the down side on a lot of the more modern diesels with electronic management systems. Electronics are
sensitive to vibration and temperature, especially heat.
With sensors that measure everything all reporting to a CPU
that coordinates it all; makes troubleshooting for someone
not familiar with the systems a real difficult task. I drive the
notorious GM 6.5. When everything is working well it is great.
But I every time I venture into baja I think boy if this were to quit on me would the local mechanics have the know how and parts to get me going
again? I have done many of the modifications and fixes for known problems and short comings
on my vehicle. However, it is a 1995 with a couple of hundred thousand on her and ANYTHING can go wrong at this point. Many diesel trucks go up and
down the penisula
and somebody inbetween must be real good at keeping them
going. ANY RECOMMENDATIONS PEOPLE?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vacaenbaja
Yeah that is the down side on a lot of the more modern diesels with electronic management systems. Electronics are
sensitive to vibration and temperature, especially heat.
With sensors that measure everything all reporting to a CPU
that coordinates it all; makes troubleshooting for someone
not familiar with the systems a real difficult task. I drive the
notorious GM 6.5. When everything is working well it is great.
But I every time I venture into baja I think boy if this were to quit on me would the local mechanics have the know how and parts to get me going
again? I have done many of the modifications and fixes for known problems and short comings
on my vehicle. However, it is a 1995 with a couple of hundred thousand on her and ANYTHING can go wrong at this point. Many diesel trucks go up and
down the penisula
and somebody inbetween must be real good at keeping them
going. ANY RECOMMENDATIONS PEOPLE? |
Get a Cummins.....carry a lift pump.
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vacaenbaja
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I like the cummins But the NOISE!! they can here ya CUMMINGS
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DENNIS
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Whats a lift pump?
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rts551
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Something Dodges starve for
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DENNIS
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OK ----------
I have a Dodge 5.9
What's a lift pump?
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rts551
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My 1992 7.3 got 250,000 baja miles on it with nary a problem before I sold it - no electronics. my 2002 (now 110,000) had the cam sensor replaced
(fortunately in US) cheap and $1000 worth of 4x4 automatic bs in the front done. All the new electronics and automatic this and that can be a problem
in the middle of nowhere even if you have mechanical knowledge.
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I don not have a diesel but have had a simular situation, unfortunatly it was miles from any help and we were solo. Since then I have looked into what
conponents my truck can not run without that would be difficult to aquire in baja and carry spares.
VACAENBAJA I'm not sure about your diesel but my Chevy has a self diagnostic port that is accesed by jumping the A and B ports then
the check ENG light will flash a code. You can then look in your Chiltons or Haynes manual to see what may be the problem. This only works for sensor
and computor issuse and has helped me a number of times. I don't believe this is possible on newer trucks.
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rts551
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Fuel pump at the tank
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Bob and Susan
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when it goes out you'll find out
mine broke in TJ... yuk
it's a fuel pump that's now put in the fuel tank and not on the outside
it's a recall...replace it NOW!!!
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wow, glad and sad to read about this. Currently sitting in Bahia de Los Angeles with a 7.3 2003 F250. Wouldn't want a sensor to fall apart at this
time. Guess I'll have to go and buy a spare. Does the owners manual tell you how to install it?
Another bad day in Paradise.
Sometimes you really do question; why you are and where you are.
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DENNIS
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At the tank or in the tank?
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Bajalover
Its easy to replace. wire plug and bolt. Owners manual doesn't show it. Bad part is the computer doesn't alwways register it is bad either.
Sometimes the truck runs a while then quits. sometimes doesn't run at all. In my case it just cut out sometimes. google Powerstroke cam sensor.
and uyou will get instructions etc
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Bob and Susan
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first it's at the tank...
when it's replaced it's in the tank
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