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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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If I were in Savannah, I'd be at Mrs. Wilkes, eating, or out at the
Driftaway.


I suppose. I've driven around in the rental and seen some of the sights,
but it's not much fun by yourself. My "quick" solo trip to Florida is now
entering week number four.

I really don't need to eat much more. Seems like that's all I've been doing.
All the "Southern Style" restaurants are tempting. Even had some grits with
breakfast this morning.

Checked in at the truck repair place this afternoon and they are putting the
engine back together. Looks like I'll be back on the road tomorrow sometime.
I wanted to poke around a bit in the Carolinas, but now I won't have time.

Eisboch

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What's the diagnosis on the engine? I mean, I recall you said a part died,
but was any serious damage done? And why did the part fail on a new truck?

According to the diesel techs, certain 2005 Ford Powerstoke engines had a
problem with the design and machining of the "High Pressure Oil Pump". This
device, controlled by a computer (of course) is used to pulse the fuel
injectors to squirt fuel into the cylinders. The series of faulty pumps
destroy themselves over time - in my case, 8000 miles- and the engine stops
running. No recall was issued - just a technical service bulletin (TSB) for
techs to check for a potential problem during routine service. Apparently,
the tech who last serviced my truck didn't read the TSB. To make matters
worse, the HP pump was considered to be so reliable that the manufacturer
who makes the engines for Ford (International) buried the pump deep inside
the engine so they have to take it half apart to replace the pump.

The good news is that the replacement pump has been redesigned to correct
the errors of the original and it should last the lifetime of the engine,
whatever that is.

Eisboch (learning lots about diesels in the past 5 days)

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Harry Krause wrote:
Eisboch wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:

BOAT!


Eisboch (contributing with an on-topic post)


If I were in Savannah, I'd be at Mrs. Wilkes, eating, or out at the
Driftaway.


I suppose. I've driven around in the rental and seen some of the
sights, but it's not much fun by yourself. My "quick" solo trip to
Florida is now entering week number four.

I really don't need to eat much more. Seems like that's all I've been
doing. All the "Southern Style" restaurants are tempting. Even had
some grits with breakfast this morning.

Checked in at the truck repair place this afternoon and they are
putting the engine back together. Looks like I'll be back on the road
tomorrow sometime. I wanted to poke around a bit in the Carolinas, but
now I won't have time.

Eisboch




What's the diagnosis on the engine? I mean, I recall you said a part
died, but was any serious damage done? And why did the part fail on a
new truck?


Bet it's not a Toyota Tundra!

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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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I've toyed with the idea of getting a superduty F250 with a diesel, or the
competing Chevy with its diesel, but if I sell my current boats and buy
one of the ones I'm considering, I'll have absolutely no need for a tow
vehicle, so a 4x4 V6 "pick-me-up" truck would be more than satisfactory.
But right now I'm facing inertia. Or maybe entropy.

The only reason I bought such a large truck was because of a brain fart I
had last year about buying a fifth wheel type RV. The brain fart turned
into reality and I have a 37 foot "Toybox" type RV sitting in my yard. A
toybox is the type that has a rear garage and pull down ramp. I've got a
Harley sitting in there now. (As you can tell, this is middle aged
playtime.) I've used the RV once on a "camping" trip to New Hampshire, the
result of a major conspiricy amoung my daughter, son-in-law, oldest son and
his wife, all of whom are into "camping". I discovered I would much rather
sit on a boat. No-see-ums seem friendly compared to mosquitoes the size of
bats.

The Superduty Fords are nice trucks, particularly with the redesigned
suspension in 2005, but frankly the little 4 cylinder Chevy S-10 that I had
before the Ford was much more practical.

Eisboch

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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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I've toyed with the idea of getting a superduty F250 with a diesel, or
the competing Chevy with its diesel, but if I sell my current boats and
buy one of the ones I'm considering, I'll have absolutely no need for a
tow vehicle, so a 4x4 V6 "pick-me-up" truck would be more than
satisfactory. But right now I'm facing inertia. Or maybe entropy.



I suspect a bad case of 2 footitis.

Eisboch

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Eisboch wrote:

The Superduty Fords are nice trucks, particularly with the redesigned
suspension in 2005, but frankly the little 4 cylinder Chevy S-10 that I had
before the Ford was much more practical.

Have you checked out the turning radius, night vision, and creature
comforts of those full grown Silverados as compared to their
competitors?

--
Skipper

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"Skipper" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:

The Superduty Fords are nice trucks, particularly with the redesigned
suspension in 2005, but frankly the little 4 cylinder Chevy S-10 that I
had
before the Ford was much more practical.

Have you checked out the turning radius, night vision, and creature
comforts of those full grown Silverados as compared to their
competitors?

--
Skipper

Silverados come equipped with Night Vision?
Must be a mix-up from the Hummer production line.

Eisboch

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Eisboch wrote:

Have you checked out the turning radius, night vision, and creature
comforts of those full grown Silverados as compared to their
competitors?

Silverados come equipped with Night Vision?
Must be a mix-up from the Hummer production line.

Yes they do compared to the competition. Check it out. And yes, the
Hummer and Silverado dashboard are very similar. Suspect identical
parts.

--
Skipper

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"Skipper" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:

Have you checked out the turning radius, night vision, and creature
comforts of those full grown Silverados as compared to their
competitors?

Silverados come equipped with Night Vision?
Must be a mix-up from the Hummer production line.

Yes they do compared to the competition. Check it out. And yes, the
Hummer and Silverado dashboard are very similar. Suspect identical
parts.

--
Skipper

That's probably because the H2 is built by GM on the same chassis.

What do you mean by "compared to the competition"? It's either Night Vision
or it's not Night Vision. Do you know what Night Vision systems are?

Eisboch

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Eisboch wrote:

Yes they do compared to the competition. Check it out. And yes, the
Hummer and Silverado dashboard are very similar. Suspect identical
parts.

That's probably because the H2 is built by GM on the same chassis.

What do you mean by "compared to the competition"? It's either Night Vision
or it's not Night Vision. Do you know what Night Vision systems are?

There is something about those slant eyed GMC/Chevy headlights that
blows the others away at night on unlit roads. Turn on the fogs and it's
like driving in full daylight. Check it out for yourself some evening.

--
Skipper

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On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 17:14:27 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
BOAT!


Eisboch (contributing with an on-topic post)


If I were in Savannah, I'd be at Mrs. Wilkes, eating, or out at the
Driftaway.


I suppose. I've driven around in the rental and seen some of the sights,
but it's not much fun by yourself. My "quick" solo trip to Florida is now
entering week number four.

I really don't need to eat much more. Seems like that's all I've been doing.
All the "Southern Style" restaurants are tempting. Even had some grits with
breakfast this morning.

Checked in at the truck repair place this afternoon and they are putting the
engine back together. Looks like I'll be back on the road tomorrow sometime.
I wanted to poke around a bit in the Carolinas, but now I won't have time.

Eisboch


Are you implying that you had one or more breakfast *without* grits?

I hope you didn't put milk and sugar on them.
--
John H

"It's *not* a baby kicking, bride of mine, it's just a fetus!"

Hypocrital Liberal

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"John H." wrote in message
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On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 17:14:27 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:




Are you implying that you had one or more breakfast *without* grits?

I hope you didn't put milk and sugar on them.
--
John H


Milk and sugar? Nope. What the hell *are* grits, anyway? I hope they
weren't alive at some time.

Eisboch

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On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 18:15:20 -0500, Harry Krause wrote:

Eisboch wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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What's the diagnosis on the engine? I mean, I recall you said a part died,
but was any serious damage done? And why did the part fail on a new truck?

According to the diesel techs, certain 2005 Ford Powerstoke engines had a
problem with the design and machining of the "High Pressure Oil Pump". This
device, controlled by a computer (of course) is used to pulse the fuel
injectors to squirt fuel into the cylinders. The series of faulty pumps
destroy themselves over time - in my case, 8000 miles- and the engine stops
running. No recall was issued - just a technical service bulletin (TSB) for
techs to check for a potential problem during routine service. Apparently,
the tech who last serviced my truck didn't read the TSB. To make matters
worse, the HP pump was considered to be so reliable that the manufacturer
who makes the engines for Ford (International) buried the pump deep inside
the engine so they have to take it half apart to replace the pump.

The good news is that the replacement pump has been redesigned to correct
the errors of the original and it should last the lifetime of the engine,
whatever that is.

Eisboch (learning lots about diesels in the past 5 days)




I'm glad you're under warranty on this one. Out of curiosity, ask the
service writer how much this teardown would have cost you had you been
out of warranty.

I've toyed with the idea of getting a superduty F250 with a diesel, or
the competing Chevy with its diesel, but if I sell my current boats and
buy one of the ones I'm considering, I'll have absolutely no need for a
tow vehicle, so a 4x4 V6 "pick-me-up" truck would be more than
satisfactory. But right now I'm facing inertia. Or maybe entropy.

My GMC guy told me to stay away from the GMC diesel, FWIW. He's the head small
truck guy at the dealership I use.
--
John H

"It's *not* a baby kicking, bride of mine, it's just a fetus!"

Hypocrital Liberal

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On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 18:38:25 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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I've toyed with the idea of getting a superduty F250 with a diesel, or the
competing Chevy with its diesel, but if I sell my current boats and buy
one of the ones I'm considering, I'll have absolutely no need for a tow
vehicle, so a 4x4 V6 "pick-me-up" truck would be more than satisfactory.
But right now I'm facing inertia. Or maybe entropy.

The only reason I bought such a large truck was because of a brain fart I
had last year about buying a fifth wheel type RV. The brain fart turned
into reality and I have a 37 foot "Toybox" type RV sitting in my yard. A
toybox is the type that has a rear garage and pull down ramp. I've got a
Harley sitting in there now. (As you can tell, this is middle aged
playtime.) I've used the RV once on a "camping" trip to New Hampshire, the
result of a major conspiricy amoung my daughter, son-in-law, oldest son and
his wife, all of whom are into "camping". I discovered I would much rather
sit on a boat. No-see-ums seem friendly compared to mosquitoes the size of
bats.

The Superduty Fords are nice trucks, particularly with the redesigned
suspension in 2005, but frankly the little 4 cylinder Chevy S-10 that I had
before the Ford was much more practical.

Eisboch


LL Bean sell a mesh enclosure that's gotten good reviews from some friends of
mine who do a lot of RV'ing.
--
John H

"It's *not* a baby kicking, bride of mine, it's just a fetus!"

Hypocrital Liberal

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"John H." wrote in message
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My GMC guy told me to stay away from the GMC diesel, FWIW. He's the head
small
truck guy at the dealership I use.
--
John H



I test drove the Dodge Ram, a GMC and the Ford before I purchased. Anyone
who thinks any of these diesels are slow, low RPM , smelly engines with
dirty exhaust are in for a surprise. All will set you back in the seat if
you tromp on the accelerator. The Ford will rev right up to around 4k RPM
under hard acceleration. All three have been refined to be much quieter with
the GMC probably the most quiet. The Ford is probably the noisiest however
once you are cruising along you really can't tell it's a diesel. No smell.
No dirty exhaust.

In the end I chose the Ford, mainly for the styling and I happened to find a
black, Harley Edition F-350 Superduty Crew Cab.

Eisboch

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On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 19:44:53 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
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On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 17:14:27 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:




Are you implying that you had one or more breakfast *without* grits?

I hope you didn't put milk and sugar on them.
--
John H


Milk and sugar? Nope. What the hell *are* grits, anyway? I hope they
weren't alive at some time.

Eisboch


Ground hominy. They come from corn. They're great with butter, salt, and lots of
pepper and egg yolk on top. Actually, I like to get the eggs sunny side up and
just put them on the grits and mix it all up. Yummy on the tummy.

Never eat them cold! Yech!
--
John H

"It's *not* a baby kicking, bride of mine, it's just a fetus!"

Hypocrital Liberal

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On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 19:44:53 -0500, Eisboch wrote:


Milk and sugar? Nope. What the hell *are* grits, anyway? I hope they
weren't alive at some time.

Crushed corn, basically.

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"John H." wrote in message
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Never eat them cold! Yech!
--
John H


Not to be taken as an insult to anyone but I doubt I'll ever eat it again
hot or cold.
Must be an aquired taste.

Eisboch

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On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 20:23:39 -0500, Harry Krause wrote:

Eisboch wrote:
"John H." wrote in message
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Never eat them cold! Yech!
--
John H


Not to be taken as an insult to anyone but I doubt I'll ever eat it again
hot or cold.
Must be an aquired taste.

Eisboch



I have to mix them up with a little honey, butter and milk before I eat
them. To my southern belle wife, though, they are ambrosia.

Typical Yankee, thinks grits are Cream o'Wheat!

(This from one born in Minnesota!)

--
John H.

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes

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Harry Krause wrote:

I've toyed with the idea of getting a superduty F250 with a diesel, or
the competing Chevy with its diesel, but if I sell my current boats and
buy one of the ones I'm considering, I'll have absolutely no need for a
tow vehicle.

Inquiries into your boat ownership getting a bit too uncomfortable,
Krause? You getting read to bail on your boat ownership tales again? Who
whoulda thunk it? What kind of boat will you need going after those
fiesty Grunts and Croakers in the Chesapeake?

--
Skipper

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Harry Krause wrote:
Eisboch wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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I've toyed with the idea of getting a superduty F250 with a diesel,
or the competing Chevy with its diesel, but if I sell my current
boats and buy one of the ones I'm considering, I'll have absolutely
no need for a tow vehicle, so a 4x4 V6 "pick-me-up" truck would be
more than satisfactory. But right now I'm facing inertia. Or maybe
entropy.



I suspect a bad case of 2 footitis.

Eisboch



That might be it.


Are we going to see a 'trawler' in your future?

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"thunder" wrote in message
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On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 19:44:53 -0500, Eisboch wrote:


Milk and sugar? Nope. What the hell *are* grits, anyway? I hope they
weren't alive at some time.

Crushed corn, basically.

Ground, dried Hominy corn. I actually like grits with lots of butter and
pepper. Hominy is corn that is soaked in lye to remove the husk and then
they look like popcorn. Hominy itself is nasty, but grits are a great
delivery system for butter and pepper. Served with biscuits and sausage.

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About a year ago I sold my trusty F-250 Diesel (1990) and bought a new
Titan. A very nice 1/2 ton truck with a 9500 pound towing capacity. Plus
it's quick... very quick. Probably has about 310 - 315 HP. Not an economy
truck, however!

Butch
"Skipper" wrote in message
...
Eisboch wrote:

The Superduty Fords are nice trucks, particularly with the redesigned
suspension in 2005, but frankly the little 4 cylinder Chevy S-10 that I
had
before the Ford was much more practical.

Have you checked out the turning radius, night vision, and creature
comforts of those full grown Silverados as compared to their
competitors?

--
Skipper

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John H. wrote:

Are you implying that you had one or more breakfast *without* grits?

I hope you didn't put milk and sugar on them.

I know yankees that put milk and sugar on grits AND rice

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On the road again. Truck is running great - actually feels like it's got
even more power now. They had some trouble getting the turbo realigned that
delayed my departure from Savannah. I felt bad for the tech - laying across
the engine and working by feel to get things lined up and clamped back
together.

Long day, so I stopped here in North Carolina and will grab a few hours
sleep. When traveling alone I like to get to bed early, then get up at 2 or
3 in the morning and make some miles.

Been quite a trip.

Eisboch