Bought 6.0 on saturday problems on tuesday...
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Bought 6.0 on saturday problems on tuesday...
Ok so i just bought a 2004 F350 with 160k on it. it is completely stock... truck has been running great. drove it today and no problems then my wife took it to school tonight and said that she has no power and it wont go over 45mph... its been in the negative temps since yesterday evening so im not sure if that can be part of it... any suggestions of wat to do in the morning would be grateful thanks guys
Last edited by Hegel122; 02-01-2011 at 07:57 PM. Reason: missed a detail
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when its below zero it still might gell some, by letting it warm up the fuel gets circulated and heated up some, always make sure you keep the tank as full as possible, it helps. the oil has to get to temp also, I always wait until the rpms go up on there own to about 850-900, that is when the oil temp has reached the proper temp, it drops to 625 as soon as you tap the brake
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Mine gelled last monday, I had opti-lube and power service in a full tank of fuel. Truck started up no problem in the morning (was plugged in all night) and I let it idle in the driveway for about 15 minutes. As soon as I took off down the road it started losing fuel pressure. The filters were allowing just enough fuel to keep it running at an idle, but not enough under load. I added the 911 to filters and dumped rest in tank, and still no dice. I ended up filling my vegistroke tank up with kerosene and manually switching over to that and got it going and made it to work like that. It wouldn't hurt to inspect your fuel filters at this point.
Also this is just one more reason why every 6.0 should have a fuel pressure gauge.
Also this is just one more reason why every 6.0 should have a fuel pressure gauge.
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yea i understand the gelling up... but if it was the filter wouldnt it be underpowered all the time??? because she was driving it and said it was underpowered... then she stopped topped off the tank and now she says it is fine... either way this week im puttin it on the lift and changing all the fluids and filters just because it has 160k and i dont know wat has been changed and what hasnt