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Steinhauer said:
Oh, I know, I had proper ventilation and a mask.
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Ah good, I hate to be a nag. I have broken all the safety rules most of my life. Now at the other end I really think about all that. So many guys not making it the full distance. Still some of the most outrageous safety violators,, smiles here, that I have know were in their 80's and even 90's before their run was over, but they were sucking down on serious oxygen and so on that last decade.
 
diehardbiker said:
Hey. I didn't know you got 7.3L, was it IDI or DI? I decided traded my old 6.0L for 7.3L, boy! it was tough to find decent 7.3L vehicles at reasonable offers. Now I got 7.3L Excursion and my kids gone nuts and had great time. I knew I had some issues with that truck before I bought it, I wasn't sure but now found everything and got them fixed. Man! working on 7.3L is much easier on me than 6.0L, just done replace glow plugs, that was the problem! Replace harness and controller so I don't want another headache.
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I am glad to hear you are enjoying the rig! I have a lot to learn about my truck. I got the 20003 F-250 Off road extended cab with the 7.3L. This is my first one. I love it. I got it for my tree farm truck. All those years I really worked on the place and I always had an underpowered two wheel drive. I want to put a pto winch on it. The Alison transmission on those is set up for it. Every one I talked with that got the 6.0L had stories of complex painfully expensive repairs. Nothing but good news on the 7.3L.
I keep it in Washington. Diesel is high up here $4.39 a gallon on the sign today. Funny thing after getting back up here I was more up on these great trucks and found out they are everywhere up here.

This is like the elephant graveyard for the 7.3L except they are still going strong. Good prices and well maintained. Check out the Anchorage and Fairbanks Craigslist if you get a chance. It got by me up here and I did not know, I was sure kicking myself after I got back up here. I know now anyway.

You have real skills Diehard, I am not so eager to jump into that engine compartment and go with that computer in there. The vehicle has a lot of computer function stuff that I wish it did not have.
 
I am starting to get down to the "fussy" and long, hard, patient work.

It took me an hour on this spot:



I started with 800 grit wet/dry sandpaper and progressively worked up to 2000 grit.

I also just bought an orbital buffer and some polish compound, so once all the sanding is done, I have to buff it. Then, i have to wax everything.

I still haven't painted the bed yet.
 
I also have done no work on the interior. I think I am going to follow Botti's advice and get a camo bench seat cover until I can find a cream colored leather bench seat (or other color that I like).
 
Any advice on what to do with the rims? plastidip?

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwUuFUbulw8]How to Plasti-Dip Rims - YouTube[/ame]
 
Great looking truck Steinhauer. I have no suggestions, other than don't ruin your respiratory system, just compliments. You do nice work.
Just me, I would have left the truck the same, run the wheels off it and just had a blast. It is a good truck. I always enjoyed the straight six with a manual tranny, it is a good match. More of a country ride than a city ride.

Keep up the good work! It is a real shame the industry has moved a way from multi color paint/trim.
 
I am currently in Concord, North Carolina. I drove 5 hours in my truck hauling a uhaul. I am here to pick up a 1980 GL1100 .... Truck ran great :)
 
Mewtilation said:
Here in Florida, we have PTEC campuses you can get your CDL at. They give you classes, teach you in the class and out in their rigs and that's with the trailer attached and without. When you pass at the college, you take in your card and you're given your CDL, that simple. :P Takes about 12 weeks through them from what I hear. :dunno2: Never wanted to drive one but had a friend who did. :P
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Two or three extra weeks are there if you need them, but the PTEC program takes nine weeks. The cost is half the price of Roadmaster, it gives three times the amount of training. The instructors are very experienced at they do, and their opinions about different trucking companies are valuable.

On the downside, I and another person older than myself were both bullied through most of the class by a couple of students who were much younger, and I am glad it is over. This thoroughly unnecessary harassment interfered with our learning process. PTEC trucking school has good instructors and good information, but it is a highly negative experience from my perspective.
 
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