Engine repair / upgrade after road trip
Somewhere between the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone, approximately 1000 miles into our 3400 mile road trip with the camper, the Ford 7.3 decided to run on 7 cylinders. I had gambled a bad fuel injector...
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BurbMan wrote:
If funds allow, this would a good time to refresh/reinforce the trans also, if you haven't already. Then you'll have a strong dependable truck just like a new one. Maybe add a new stereo with satellite and bluetooth for the new truck feel.
I believe the previous owner did install a banks torque converter kit. Not sure if he did anything else but he probably did. If and when we get to a fifth wheel, I'm certain we will end up doing a few more upgrades on the truck. Just need to space them out over the next year or two.
The newer trucks are nice, really nice and if oppurtunity presented itself, I probably would get a new truck if I was towing a 16k lb trailer. The biggest plus is how quite they are according to my wife. I have to agree that with a lot of miles, a quite interior helps to make it more enjoyable. To that end, I will be researching how to add additional sound dampening to my own truck to help where it can.
