Almost made a 900 mile trip without an issue

[93_444idi]

Well I drove out to Virginia from Missouri to visit some family and decided to test my truck. I was pretty impressed. AC blew cold the whole time, engine oil temp never went over 200* and water temp never went over N on normal on the dummy guage.

I went with my bro and his friend and since that back seat sucks we folded it down into the bed, put a blanket over it and pillows on one end, and whoever rode in the back watched movies on my laptop. Would've been more comfortable without F superduty rear springs but it worked out.

We were doing great till we got halfway through the appalachians in west virginia on I-79. Apparently I lost a diode on my altenator because it dropped to 12.3volts. Had to replace it yesterday with a $170 new one. Wish I had brought my spare from Missouri! Hopefully I can return it at advance when I get back.


And fuel mileage was terrible.. About 13mpg. Should've adjusted my fuel down before the trip. Going 85 through the appalachians didn't help I'm sure but I didn't want to lose my headlights before I got home.


Got my wisdom teeth removed today so my drugged up **** gets to watch movies while they drive home friday Overall I'm pretty happy with how its done

 

[Blind Driver2]

Should have just fixed the alternator or hit up a junkyard

 

[Diesel_brad]

Were you expecting problems? 900 miles in not alot of miles

 

[93_444idi]

For me it is. I'd never driven my truck further than an hour or so away up until this trip. I've been through almost everything on this truck so I was worried if I'd forgotten to tighten a bolt or grease a joint or any number of things. It was a 16 hour drive which probably isn't much to most here but it is to me.

And I don't know how to fix a junk diode on an altenator or whatever went out and it was 1 AM so finding a junkyard wasn't an option.

 

[FordGuy100]

Its kinda amazing what these trucks will do.

A week before I moved from Oregon to Texas I pulled the engine. The day before I left I had it all buttoned up. Then drove 2500 miles in around 60 hours while stopping and visiting a relative in southern California.