Jwebb1981

Our dealership just bought a 05 f650 rollback with a cat. It ran out of fuel on the way home the other night, but the real fuel tank is full. How does the transfer system work? Is there a switch or something? Does the computer run it? please help!

Hey guys! I had a customer come into day, he knew that I used to work for ford, and asked if I knew anything about the bolts on the drive shaft where it bolts to the trans. It's a 99 F-350 with a 7.3l. He says that the bolts keep backing off. He tried lock tite and that doesn't seem to hold them in place. I was wondering if you guys know anything that will help him. Thanks

Well, after a week on the job the grass looks like around 75 degrees all day. Getting paid when there is no work. No boss barking at me to get 3 trucks done in one day. I go home at 5. I get overtime, 7 vacation days, I guess the only down side is that it will take a couple of yrs to make I would have been makeing at the dealership. But the less headaches and my back doesn't hurt anymore, so it kinda evens out I guess

Yeah I tired the whole gavy in b/w diesels I ended up turing less time due to the fact it takes a day to get parts. I have made my mind up to leave today is my last day here. In fact I am leaving in about 10min. The good news is that I do have a 4 bay shop behind my house with two lifts like I have here. And I know people that have 6.0s with about 100,000 miles on them. I can make good side money doing that if I want. I am just tired of the whole being 3 diesel deep on monday and they all have to go by wednesday regardless of whats wrong with them. I could make more money here than at carquest but the thought of going home and not putting ice packs on my back is sounding will good. For godsakes I am only 25 not 50. Who knows if I get the right offer I may be back. I will still be on this site in the background praying for you guys.

I wish that I could answer that Doctor that what I have been tring to figuare out. 16.50/21.50 is good money don't get me wrong. Well as long as I can turn a good bit of time. Some weeks we are so slow I don't turn nothing. Anyways I like the idea of carquest that I won't be working long hours and they have a/c Not have the stress of working on these diesel are another plus. But I know that I will miss them in a werid way. I may take the job just until I find something else. Like a brand that don't have diesel or have diesels but better benefits other then just getting a paycheck.

Another question I have is if your shop was slow or your get ur ass kicked by a problem and turn no time does your shop help you out on your paycheck if so what do they do.

I got a job offer from carquest to help in the fleet market to work the counter for starting pay at 9 dollars/hr. When I told my boss that I was quiting, He asked "What can I do to keep you here"? The reason that I am thinking about the carquest job right now is because of the past 3 wks since I got back from my honeymoon. I have been working on a 6.0 engine swap. It has been a big pain in my ass. everything has gone wrong. So, my boss starts out with the offer of 16.50 for gasoline engines and 21.50 for diesels. And I have to go to 6.4 trainning. right now I am making 14.00 gas and 19.00 diesel. Carquest offer is 9.00 now 90 days will move to 9.50. 40 to 45 hrs a week. 5 miles less to drive one way. Annual rasies and 4% cost of living increase every year. My question is if you was 25 and married which one would you take? What else would you ask for to keep you and the shop. I know that no one can tell me which one to take but I would like advice from people that have been in this for longer than I have. BTW I have only 1 yr of diesel exp and about 2 yrs co-op exp. Thanks.

Ok pulled codes here is the list CMDTC p0262, P0277, P0401, P0404, P1335, P2271, P0280, P0403, P0405. Pretty much same codes on KOEO, KOEO injector, KOER. Called hotline and fixing to perform TSB 06-2-13 he also wanted me to verify 45psi fuel. I currently don't have a fuel guage for the diesel. Could someone give me the tool number for the guage or a aftermaket one would work to. Thanks

I think the best way is to take the cab off. But I also liked the fact that all time studies where done with the cab on for the 6.0

Was looking at the TRP (tech review panel) notes and notice that they talked about the 6.4 training will include WBT, 2-3 day class, and WBT Cab removal process. I think that we all knew that the Cab removal process was coming, but are you happy with it? To me it was that only way I could beat some of the labor ops.

Well I replaced the EGR for the code and that it felled the runup test. I found out what this guy was finally talking about. It does do it everytime you take off from a standstill and go WOT. I guess this guy thinks that it is supposed to take off like a muscle car. I let him know that every diesel does that and that it is normal.

I would rather have a car as a sign on bonus than money, but that just bc of my 250,000 mile honda is getting old and loves to drink oil. A couple of guys that I went though the Asset program with got there dealership to pay for gas to school and even pay for there schooling. But you know its funny how dealerships will pay you 1 or 2 thousand dollars to get you to come to work with them. Then later own when things are slow and they don't want to help you. And they wonder why that can't keep techs.

Ok, had a 06 F350 with lack of pwr in last week. Blowing black smoke, make noise from turbo. Found turbo not boosting replaced turbo test drove the piss out of the truck. I notice that it shifted harder than a normal truck. 4 days later the guy comes back saying it still has a lack on pwr during accleration. Customer told me to my and the SM face that it does it every time. One code for egr. Code was not there during last visit. SM jumps me says that I should have found the problem last time it was in. Got the SM to ride with me. I left the parking lot with both back tires smoking. I turned to him and said "Yeah, this don't have enough pwr" I was talking to the paint guy who informed me that the guy has two chips on the truck. I can't find the chips so I think he may take them off before he brings me the truck. With this new knowledge I start thinking that maybe he is over boosting the system and causeing the egr to blow open. But I can't prove that he has chiped the system. Of course custom says he hasn't chiped the truck, so I was wondering if there where any tell tell signs that I should be looking for.

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Per hotline I unpluged each injector and we ran the koeo electical self-test. The code didn't go away so it is looking to be a IDM