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    DIESEL SMELL IN CAB

    With fuel prices where they are, mine is in hibernation till things get better. Before all the issues with fuel smell on mine, the norm for me was to refill the tank when it hit 1/4 tank, mine is a short bed so the tank is 29 gallons. I would get between 425 and 450 miles of highway driving...
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    DIESEL SMELL IN CAB

    For me, mileage whent from over 30 to under 3mpg almost overnight. I never let it go below 1/2 tank after being warmed by the dealer early on about lift pump failure. I left the house with a full tank, about 3 miles from a fill up where I super topped the tank. Drove 10 miles to work, parked...
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    DIESEL SMELL IN CAB

    Wouldn't that produce a leak? On mine, I've driven it enough miles and gone through enough extra fuel that any leak, whether or fuel or exhaust should have become obvious. Not mention it would most certainly caused a drive-ability issue. On mine, I tried something the other day, with the...
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    DIESEL SMELL IN CAB

    I've been there and checked that on mine, but mine also has only 21k on it. Its been sort of a garage queen since day one. More so lately with the cost of fuel these days. With mine, I would have figured that any fuel leak would have either led to it sucking air or leaving a puddle on the...
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    DIESEL SMELL IN CAB

    I've had the same issue with 2003 6.0 for five months now, it started all at once. I get the smell mostly though with a window open or the fan running. Its particularly strong in front of the truck too. My mileage also dropped suddenly around the same time. I was getting 20-21mpg, now I'm...
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    Chevy Silverado EV revealed - New CARiD Video

    It'll be a cold day you know where before I'd spend over $100k on a pickup. That's double what I paid for my house four years ago. What worries me about all these hybrids and EV vehicles beyond the price, is the cost of maintaining one, especially once those pricey batteries start to fail. I...
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    Tow 12,600 with a 6.9 N/A ?

    I towed a Case 480E backhoe/loader from Montrose, CO to NJ with my then 1986 6.9 F250 Super Cab 4x2 with a four speed manual trans. The trailer was a late 60's construction equipment trailer that had more patches and diamond plate on it then it had original steel. The truck belonged to the guy I...
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    Super deal in jersey

    A lot of years ago, back when i worked for a dealer, they got a used '86 diesel dually regular cab 4x2, it was someone's custom package, not sure who. It had the full fiberglass package, running boards, fender flares, visor, and front air dam. It was an F250 conversion, the kind with the LONG...
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    Slow to move fuel gauge?

    I think I found the solution to the gauge issue, its worked the last three tank fulls. If I fill the tank to the point when the pump shuts off on its own, then let the foam in the filler neck go down on before putting the cap on, the gas gauge reads full immediately. If I cap it right away, it...
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    Slow to move fuel gauge?

    The dealer that I bought it from wasn't the dealer who special ordered the truck, it was dealer traded long distance for another buyer who for whatever reason backed out of the deal on four identical trucks. I don't know who the original dealer was or if they're still in business. The selling...
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    Slow to move fuel gauge?

    I tried filling with the key on, it jumps up one 'click' on the needle during fill up, no more. So far with three tanks, its shown its a matter of key-on time before the gauge reads full. The capacity has me baffled. There's a guy down the road with a similar truck but in a long bed, I knocked...
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    Slow to move fuel gauge?

    I bought the truck from the dealer brand new, I've never changed a thing on it other than wiper blades, oil and filters in 17,000 miles now. The miles to empty will read 999 Miles To Empty on fill up right way, it quickly adjusts to anywhere from 650 to 850 MtE depending on my more recent...
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    Slow to move fuel gauge?

    On mine I think if the sender was at fault the miles to empty change would also be delayed. The miles to empty resets the instant I cycle the key on after filling up. I was thinking that it was maybe miles related but the movement of the gauge is time related. If I run down to 1/4 tank, stop...
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    Slow to move fuel gauge?

    Cycling the key slowly bumps up the gauge a bit at a time after a fill up, but it doesn't go all the way up until I drive it a bit. After the last fill up, I turned the key on and off about 5 times till it stopped going up any further. After about 30 miles the gauge finally read full. I'm not...
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    Slow to move fuel gauge?

    I filled it up today, the engine is shut down, most stations require you shut down here. The gauge did the same thing, it was right where it was when I pulled in to fill up. I did notice that the miles to empty went up though, just the gauge didn't move. I noticed that if I kept cycling the key...
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    Buying 6.0

    If your at all still on the fence about whether to buy a 6.0 or 7.3l, drive one of each, there's no comparison. I recently bought a super low mileage 2003 6.0L, (12,000 original miles and garage kept). I drive a 2002 7.3L at work with only 55k on it, the 7.3L runs strong but it doesn't have near...
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    Slow to move fuel gauge?

    I've been reading and lurking here for a while now, I became the new owner of a super low mileage 2003 F250 last week. It was garage kept by an elderly man who drove it only a few weeks out of the year. The truck has 12,000 original miles on it and is in mint condition. It took some searching...
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    New 6.0L PSD owner

    I've been lurking here for a while, but finally got the deal I was looking for and became a diesel owner again. I've owned a few older IDI trucks, back in the day, but recently became the owner of a low mileage 6.0L '03 F250.

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