Sorry about that... Just trying to pump some life back into this board and maybe get some of you guys to start posting again.

I do have a serious question though... Is anyone experiencing a stalling problem with the V10? Although this has only happended about 5 times over the past year, it appears that on some STEEP downhill grades at low speeds, the truck would just stall out. It has done it in gear and out of gear but I can not reproduce the problem on purpose. It just happened for about the 5th time last week crawling down a very steep grade in a field in 1st gear. Just wondering if anyone else has had this problem or knows anything about it. Truck only has 8000 miles on it right now.

Thanks Guys! Happy Truckin!

 

No, glad to say haven't had this problem - or any others, thank you.

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1999 F250SD, XLT, 4x2, SC, V10, 4.30, LT235x85x16R, Longbed, Diamond plate mud flaps,Trailer tow Pkg, Class IV hitch, Camper special, sliding rear window, rear privacy glass, Ford rain gutters, Line-X, Lund bug deflector, Banks Trans Command, Banks tranny temp guage with Auto Meter single guage pod, B&M Supercooler, Reese 15K fifth wheel hitch

 

Yeah, where is everyone? I just dumped the F150 for a 250 and noticed that there's not much happening here. Been to the diesel site- not much for the gassers.

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1997 4x4 Expedition- 4.6L, true dual exhaust w/glass-packs, K&N air filter, SuperChip, airbox mods, Edelbrock shocks, 285/75R16 BFG ATs, 2000 "XLT" wheels, 4.10 gears, Auburn LS, Clarion In-dash CD player, Smitty Bilt push bars and nerf bars.

2000 4x4 F250 SD XLT Ext. Cab SWB- 6.8L, Offroad Pkg, Camper Pkg, 4.30LS, Tape & CD player, Remote Keyless Entry, Sliding back glass, tinted windows, 265/75R16 OWL tires.

http://members.visualcities.com/NoMo

 

Well with "older" vehicals, if you stalled on steep grades you could check to see how much gas you had and if your tank was low then you might assume that somehow the gas just wasn't getting to the engine because of the grade. But with new vehicals that's not "supposed" to happen. Maybe also check your fuel pump. Sounds like a far cry though. Have you ever gotten bad gas and maybe it settled to the bottom of your tank and only on the steep grades is when this stuff is moved around and makes it's way to your fuel lines. (look I'm grasping at straws here )

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2k F250 CC SWB 6 speed 4x2 Diesel XLT Super Duty, Woodland Green
Power Mirrors, 3.73 LS, Captains Chairs, ARE tonneau top, rear privacy glass
TT Pkg, Class IV hitch, sliding rear window, running boards, mud flaps
265/75/16 AS OWL tires, am/fm/cassette/cd, rechargable MagLite
Clarion APA 5240 amp, Memphis speakers:Components front, 5x7 rear, 10"sub
SuperChip, Stepshields, Ventshields on windows, rubber bed mat
rugged liner bedliner on tailgate, quick disconnect jumper cables
unaFORDable (decal on tailgate)

 

I was thinking the same thing Tina was..
it actually does seem to happen on other
new vehicles. In fact, here's that issue on http://www.edmunds.com 's july longterm road
test of the Jeep Grand Cherokee:

"..Trouble was, the Jeep wouldn't start!
Ugh!! For a moment it was very frustrating
and annoying. The Jeep was parked overnight
in the campground on a notable but not huge
hill. It was parked in such a way that the
driver's side was lower than the passenger
side. As such, the fuel gauge was showing
empty. If the passenger's side were lower,
would the gauge show a quarter tank? Who
knows? All we knew was that the engine was
turning over fine, but obviously not getting
any fuel up into the in-tank electric fuel
pump's pickup.

..What we ending up doing was pushing the
Jeep to level ground where the gauge came
back up to an eighth and the Jeep started
right up. We were still worried enough,
however, not to take any chances with the
Jeep suffering fuel starvation on a steep
boat ramp! Right then and there, while most
of the group got started on a fun day at the
lake, one person went straight into town and
topped off the Jeep's fuel tank."




[This message has been edited by jimveta (edited 09-21-2000).]

 

Thanks Guys. I never thought to check the gas gauge when the stalling happened. I never run the truck empty, but I guess a steep angle could effect gas delivery if I had a quarter or less of a tank. I'll watch out for this in the future.

Happy Truckin...

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Chris Haydu
chaydu@haydu.com
http://www.haydu.com/truck.html

 

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2000 F-250 Super Duty, SuperCab XLT, Oxford white with medium grey cloth captains chairs, 5.4L Triton V8 (260 HP - 345 FP Torque version!), 4R100 4 Speed Automatic Transmission, 3.73, 4 wheel ABS, Deluxe Aluminum Wheels, Trailer Towing Package, Class IV Hitch, Reece load distribution system, Escort Sensor II Electronic Brake controller, Sure Stop towing skirt, "Westin" black powder coated step bars, "White-White" head lamps, Herculiner bed liner, ISSPRO Tranny Temp Guage, Excursion center console, Ford moulded mud gaurds, K&N Air and Oil filter, Amsoil XL7500 5W-30, Air filter minder, Perma Cool 8" (800 CFM) Tranny Cooler Fan (manualy switched, Deflect-a-Sheild Aluminum Dimond plate Tool Box.

 

Hey that looks like my refridgerator!!!!!!!
lol-Wait it isn't no coors light.

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2000 f150 4x4 sport,black, 3.55 5spd ,4.2 liters of fury ------mods----pioneer cd,alpine sub,cadence ultradrive amps,alpine mids&tweets,Delta tool box,class III reciever hitch,herculiner bed liner,taz floor mats,profile bug guard,custom painted tail light covers,headlight covers,cranked torsion bars,pirelli scorpion at(265/75 16), modified air box(crash1 style),JET air filter


www.lightningcrashz@hotmail.com

 

Is that cooler in the back seat of your SC?

 

I'd like to see more pictures of the Superduty cooler mods :-) I guess you would need to Crew Cab for all of that beverage.

Anyway..... Stalling happened again last night. Steep grade downhill, very low speed, started chugging in gear, I clutched... then stalled. I had a little under 1/2 tank of gas in the truck. Very interesting....

 

All you need is a power inverter and most of the bed of the truck.

With these pressurized fuel delivery systems I doubt seriously it is the fuel level itself. Maybe a fuel pump acting up or a partially clogged filter?