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    Originally posted by eight
    I don't see why they couldn't just add 6 more inches...

    I ask myself why God couldn't have added 6 more inches all the time...


    oh wait...we're in the Tech section

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    Originally posted by Graystroke
    Actually, if you take Chevy and GMC truck sales and combine them they outsell Ford.
    is that in Texas or nationwide/worldwide? Because in my neck of the woods it seems theres 2 Fords for every Dodge and GM
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    That's everyone's neck of these woods... Where did you get these numbers?

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    it's called "creative wording/advertising" ford doesn't say it outsells chevy and GMC, just chevy. I read it, I think, one weekend in a Saturday's automotive section. Car companys do alot of things to recieve number one status. Remember when the Ford Taurus finally outsold the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry. This was only after they lost millions doing so. Boost up the residual values on a balloon or lease purchase and you could buy those things cheap. The only problem is that your 3 year old Taurus wasn't worth shiat at the end of the term and you were better off turning it back in. ford lost its a s s. Ford was stuck auctioning off the cars and loosing money on them. There are a lot fewer leasing lenders (outside manufactures) today than there were a few years back because of the over inflated residual values. General Electric and chubb to name a few, don't lease cars anymore. But ford was number one which was way better than a multi-million dollar advertising campaign telling you how good their cars were. What's more convincing: "We make really good trucks/cars!" or "We're the number one selling truck/car in America!"

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    Originally posted by Chadnutz
    That's everyone's neck of these woods... Where did you get these numbers?
    Didnt know you were in North Dallas jackass

    just personal observations while stopped at intersections.
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    so is in anyone actually in the market for a truck and needs to know these things -- or is everyone just defending their own truck? -- as for me i like fords and the powerstroke(s?), but i think dodge makes a nice truck too with a good motor. are there not any constant probs with the cummins like i seem to pick up on the powerstroke? - it does seem that most people like cummins just not the truck its in. It seems to me that if you took a hundred of each truck and drove all of them the same and maintained, ie all other things being equal, then things would pretty much even out. hard to say though.

    Seth

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    flem, i'm on your side.... easy on the jackass

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    go here

    here's the answer to who's the number one selling trucks
    http://www.automotivedigest.com/rese...igstats_id=177

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    Originally posted by Seth
    are there not any constant probs with the cummins like i seem to pick up on the powerstroke?
    Seth
    Lift pumps on 24 valves. They'll last a while on stock motors but adding power will kill them. Replace with your favorite brand of high volume aftermarket fuel pump and it's solved.

    The trucks seem to hold up good except for the track bars on 4x4s. At least one company makes aftermarket ones. I want to fix mine before I sell it, drives a little loose now, not sure what I'll do. Still hoping dodge will recall them.

    There is a weak point in the NV4500s on 94-95 trucks called a "Killer Dowel Pin". It is fine with stock power but since adding 60hp is free, most of these trucks are turned up, and many break it. They can be updated to the newer style.

    Intake air temp sensors on 24 vavles can get a little off and cause bad mileage, but not be off enough to set a code. This is often caused by overoiled K&N style filters but can happen anyway.

    Intercooler hoses will loosen up over time and allow boost to get away, hurting mileage. This can happen on any turboed truck. The effects are worse on a cummins because it runs much more boost than the others. I check mine (they use hose clamps) when I change the air filter. The first time I tightened them I gained 4 mpg.

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    Originally posted by eight

    Light duty F-250s had 5 lugs, and the same drivetrain as the F-150s, just heavier springs.
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    are you saying that a 98 f250 has only 5 lugs? if so your full of crap. i know they have seven lugs.
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    Originally posted by StevenAg03



    are you saying that a 97 f250 has only 5 lugs? if so your full of crap. i know they have seven lugs.
    Proof? And we are talking about the light duty, looks like F-150.

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    Originally posted by eight


    Proof? And we are talking about the light duty, looks like F-150.
    i meant to say 98 not 97...."IN ANY EVENT" the 98 f250's do have seven lugs
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    Originally posted by eight


    Proof?

    is this good enough for you?
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    No. Take that little cover off.

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    Its the cover... I thought they were 7 too.

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