What can I safely tow?
TRUCK: 1997 F-250 Heavy Duty 7.3L Powerstroke 4x4. There seems to be lots of detailed information about weight (dry v. loaded, what the truck's rated at, etc). According to Ford, provided I'm readi...
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Turtle n Peeps wrote:
Cold air is not going to do anything for this engine. Save the money on the thermal wrap for a good intercooler or tuner. It won't do anything either. #3 The crank sensor can be problematic. (again, this can be fixed)...get a new spare crank sensor. It tells the puter what position the crank and cam is in. Ford dealer. Sorry, this advice was for an auto. If you have a manual you are in much better shape.
If you get a tuner and an intercooler it will wake this truck up. And as said above you need to get the intercooler to keep the charge cool. And you need to get a tuner to give it more fuel. IOW's you need both.
I've already got the thermal wrap (it was inexpensive).
The previous owner gave me the tuner & showed me how to use it. It's got 2 tow modes apparently.
I'll start researching intercoolers. Thanks again for the advice.
