FORD and their f'ing better ideas (rant)

toddy · #1 (**permalink**) 10-10-2008, 08:33 PM

Replaced some stuff on the truck tonite that was broke. I went to start it to pull it out of the shop and bang! Belt comes flying off, rips the radiator hose off and makes a huge mess. After searching for 30 mins I came to find out that the stupid belt tensioner is bad. It had almost an inch of in and out play in it so it caused it to toss the belt. So I had to pull the coolant overflow tank, and take each of the 2 pulleys off the tensioner to get to the bolt that hold it to the block. Then I smashed my hand trying to break it loose.

Since its 11 at night all auto parts stores are closed. So my truck is at the shop 15 miles from my house along with a cummins shipping crate that broke down, a town down 84 chevrolet and a Buggy Im supposed to haul to a buyer in the morning. So my weekend has started out pretty crappy... O and the wife and son left for phoenix thursday. Ok end rant

szyd · #2 (**permalink**) 10-10-2008, 08:38 PM

Jump in the buggy go home and sleep

**ford_trck** · #3 (**permalink**) 10-10-2008, 08:41 PM

Dude, that sucks

toddy · #4 (**permalink**) 10-10-2008, 08:41 PM

Buggy is unfinished its just a roller. Dodge has a burned out piston and chevy has a blown rear end. A buddy gave me a ride home. Now I gotta drive pop's truck tomorrow

***NCHornet*** · #5 (**permalink**) 10-11-2008, 06:47 AM

I suggest everyone check their tensioner yearly, if not sooner!! They are a known problem. Now is a good time to do a complete coolant flush using a true ELC coolant as well as use the upper rad hose that doesn't pass through the fan belt, it goes over the top of it!!

NCH

superxcrewfx4 · #6 (**permalink**) 10-11-2008, 06:52 AM

no matter what vehicle you have, automatic tensioners go without warning usually. I had the bearing start to go bad on my f150's tensioner and that was my 2nd one on my truck in 73k. I should check the one on my f250 soon, that is one thing I have not done!!

**95dieselsmoke** · #7 (**permalink**) 10-11-2008, 07:09 AM

right next to my spare cps, is my spare tensioner. i had one go out on a road trip without warning. this time i am prepared

toddy · #8 (**permalink**) 10-11-2008, 05:29 PM

Truck is rolling again. Been working on it all day. Fixed the tensioner ($71) Replaced all of the orings on the fuel bowl and fuel lines, pedistal orings, flushed the coolant system, and replaced trans bypass valve. Still have the CCV mod, coolant filter, oil change and gear fluid change left

**Southpaw** · #9 (**permalink**) 10-12-2008, 06:05 AM

Did you get the dual alternator top radiator hose? It could save you some trouble the next time.

toddy · #10 (**permalink**) 10-12-2008, 10:13 AM

yup sure did.

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