IDIBRONCO
IDIBRONCO
This is not a thread to try to diagnose any issues with my truck. I know that I have a vacuum leak, hence the low numbers. there's too much info here for the "What did you do with your truck today" thread so I thought I'd start a new one. Thursday, after work, I took a shower and left for Colorado to meet some people and go camping and ATV riding. I got home about 9:30 last night (Sunday). The last mountain pass into the area was still closed due to snow, so I had to go through Gunnison to get to Taylor Park. This meant only one pass for me to go over-Monarch Pass at 11,312'. since, I'm still NA, there wasn't any complaints about three less passes.
1. I went over the same pass in 2012 with my Bronco. Yes, it was pulling a bigger trailer, but the overall load was about the same. In the Bronco, with a NA 6.9, headers, and 4.10 gears, I was in second gear by the top of the pass. My foot was almost to the floor, and I was only able to hit 20 MPH. With this truck, 1985 F250, 355 gears, NA 7.3, headers, ported heads, and armed with the knowledge of other members here on OBN, I was in third gear, doing 35-40 MPH. Between high RPMs, watching the pyro, watching for black smoke out of the exhaust, and being VERY easy on the throttle, I was able to keep the EGTs between 1000 and 1100. On the way back east,as I was nearing the top of the pass, I came up on a newer F150 pulling a camper. I ACTUALLY WASN'T THE SLOWEST ONE ON THE MOUNTAIN!I thought about passing it just for bragging rights, but decided not to since it was less than a half mile from the top and he pulled over there anyway.
2. Around home, my vacuum gauge reads 16". As I was going up the east side of Monarch Pass, I almost freaked out. My gauge was only reading 12" and that's HOT the place for a vacuum pump to go out. I kept going and the needle slowly eased down to 11". In Gunnison, it was back to 13" and stayed there until I started climbing the pass going back east. It dropped to 12" part way up and I was thinking ***? Then the light bulb came on over my head. Of course it was building less vacuum, there's less air to pull through the pump. I relaxed then and it reads back to 16" again, now that I'm home.
3. I will back Thewespaul up 100% on this one. Hot Shots Diesel Extreme is AWESOME!!! That stuff amazed me. It gave me so much power back after it worked through my fuel system that I wouldn't feel like I even need a turbo (if I hadn't just got back from Colorado). I'll continue using it for a looooong time.
4. As I was going down Monarch Pass, back to the east, I came up on a slow moving camper. When I finally could pass, it was being pulled by a cross over vehicle. HUH??? The camper was about twice as long as the car was! Then, a little farther down the pass, the same thing happened again. *** people? That's just stupid, dangerous, and completely uncalled for! Sure, it may have a ball hitch, but it doesn't mean that you can pull like a semi! USE SOME COMMON SENSE! Several miles farther down the road, well past the pass, I saw the smartest camper hauler of the whole trip. His camper was about the same size as those being pulled by the cars, but this one was being pulled by a crew cab, flat bed Dodge with a Cummins. I absolutely can't stand Dodge, but at least this person was using a proper towing rig.
Well that's about it for now. I look forward to your comments, agree or disagree.
1. I went over the same pass in 2012 with my Bronco. Yes, it was pulling a bigger trailer, but the overall load was about the same. In the Bronco, with a NA 6.9, headers, and 4.10 gears, I was in second gear by the top of the pass. My foot was almost to the floor, and I was only able to hit 20 MPH. With this truck, 1985 F250, 355 gears, NA 7.3, headers, ported heads, and armed with the knowledge of other members here on OBN, I was in third gear, doing 35-40 MPH. Between high RPMs, watching the pyro, watching for black smoke out of the exhaust, and being VERY easy on the throttle, I was able to keep the EGTs between 1000 and 1100. On the way back east,as I was nearing the top of the pass, I came up on a newer F150 pulling a camper. I ACTUALLY WASN'T THE SLOWEST ONE ON THE MOUNTAIN!I thought about passing it just for bragging rights, but decided not to since it was less than a half mile from the top and he pulled over there anyway.
2. Around home, my vacuum gauge reads 16". As I was going up the east side of Monarch Pass, I almost freaked out. My gauge was only reading 12" and that's HOT the place for a vacuum pump to go out. I kept going and the needle slowly eased down to 11". In Gunnison, it was back to 13" and stayed there until I started climbing the pass going back east. It dropped to 12" part way up and I was thinking ***? Then the light bulb came on over my head. Of course it was building less vacuum, there's less air to pull through the pump. I relaxed then and it reads back to 16" again, now that I'm home.
3. I will back Thewespaul up 100% on this one. Hot Shots Diesel Extreme is AWESOME!!! That stuff amazed me. It gave me so much power back after it worked through my fuel system that I wouldn't feel like I even need a turbo (if I hadn't just got back from Colorado). I'll continue using it for a looooong time.
4. As I was going down Monarch Pass, back to the east, I came up on a slow moving camper. When I finally could pass, it was being pulled by a cross over vehicle. HUH??? The camper was about twice as long as the car was! Then, a little farther down the pass, the same thing happened again. *** people? That's just stupid, dangerous, and completely uncalled for! Sure, it may have a ball hitch, but it doesn't mean that you can pull like a semi! USE SOME COMMON SENSE! Several miles farther down the road, well past the pass, I saw the smartest camper hauler of the whole trip. His camper was about the same size as those being pulled by the cars, but this one was being pulled by a crew cab, flat bed Dodge with a Cummins. I absolutely can't stand Dodge, but at least this person was using a proper towing rig.
Well that's about it for now. I look forward to your comments, agree or disagree.