1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

If you like to wrench. The newest of those trucks is 15 years old and probably needs lots of TLC

6.7l is good, 2011-2014 need turbos eventually and usually the high pressure fuel pump + 2015 turbo with tuning is the upgraded fix. 2015+ is good

 

I swear, CA needs to cut out Los Angeles and San Francisco out as being CA

 

6.4? Run away, even if you have another 10k for a new motor they aren't reliable. Rear 2 cylinders see a lot of heat and usually melt a piston even when deleted

 

It's like one big HOA

 

Me and my buddy are getting our shit together to get a truck for hotshot

We can get a power only lease if we get a truck and gooseneck

Our only responsibility is to provide a truck

We have a 01, f450, cab/chassis, 7.3, 6speed manual in our sights, I understand it'll probably need a lot of work but if it'll last I wouldn't mind

 

6 speed is solid

https://www.xtremediesel.com/blog/2021/08/23/1999-2003-ford-7-3l-powerstroke-buyers-guide/

https://www.ford-trucks.com/articles/1999-2003-7-3l-power-stroke-diesel-used-truck-buyers-guide/

 

Get a scan tool and check IPR/ICP value to see if it has a high pressure oil leak. Injector system runs off of high pressure oil and can cause lots of problems if it leaks pressure, look at FICM voltage

 

Well I've been at my job over 3 years and they still won't commit to giving me a name badge so you're doing alright in my book.

I've got the only 7.3l that doesn't leak oil. It's scary. I need to hack the muffler off it one of these days though.

 

They just don't want to assume, what if your name was something stupid like Benjafield or spelt using a weirdass letter like Benjamyn

 

I only go by Ben so I think they could figure it out. Or maybe not, that would explain this place....

 

um actually it's kaylee spelled -igh with 3 ees and a silent -lynn

 

So I freaking fixed the drive shaft, ran new pins and circlips, only to hear a familiar sound; a stripped spur gear



Fortunately I had an extra one of those on hand, a metal one at that.



Not a difficult fix by any means, but fuck do you have to take things apart just to get to it.

Getting it off you can see how it is, and how it's supposed to be.





Got it installed, and got it going

Thank god I always have extra 3M double sided tape. Had to pull the ECU off and the old tape was useless.



Wife recorded me doing some runs down the block; funny cause all of construction stopped to watch

 

What if you got one for one of your many nicknames in the office

 

Because faggot isn't work appropriate.

 

What’s HR?

 

Most disappointing noise ever lol

"Time for a rip!" *Skrrrrrr* "SHIT!"

 

Always have 4-5 spurs on hand, or embrace the noise and get a bronze one and don't adjust the slipper clutch like a fucking 200lb gorilla

 

you let people call you that at work??

 

Yep!

It's stupid because this thing can run 6 cell lipos (what I'm running) so it's got plenty of juice running through it, but hey let's do like Nissan and put a shitty as transmission with plastic spur gears to keep the owner on their toes.