Recent content by CATmech945

I'm a little confused here and thought maybe some of y'all could help. I have a 96 250 shortbed 5 spd. I was cruising through a parking lot earlier today in 2nd and the truck just shut off. Not everything, just the engine. Kinda confused, I pushed the clutch in and cranked it back up....seemed...

I have a friend with an 02 and is telling me that when he puts the truck in 4wheel it sends the a/c into defrost. I've heard of this issue before but never had to deal with it myself. Anybody familiar with this problem?

I'm getting ready to install a flo pro exhaust with the dpf delete, s&b intake and a sct livewire tuner on an 09. Tired of the 10 mpg crap. Just wondering if there's anything I'll run into that I need to be aware of before I go tearing into this thing. Any info is greatly appreciated, thanks.

I'm working on an 05 6.0 and the guy who owns is was telling me that from a dead stop.....when he tries to get moving it has no power, blows a bunch of black smoke and then seems to pick up and get moving. Once moving down the highway, he says it sounds like it surges while at a constant speed...

I need to either have my turbo rebuilt or order a reman. The turbo I currently have has the 1.0 exhaust housing but the truck's got a lot of miles and I didn't really feel much in the seat of the pants with the 1.0 housing when I installed it, but I can't really find any upgrades other than that...

My 97 has had an issue for awhile now going into drive from park. For a long time, I was able to either give it a blip on the gas or put it in reverse, let it engage and put it back in drive and it would go in. Now, it still goes into gear but slowly. I don't know if maybe it's something...

What's up, name's Aaron outta Port St. Lucie FL. I work for CAT as a marine tech in West Palm Beach. I'm new to the site but not to the trucks. Mine is a 97 f250 4 door, short bed; skyjacker 6" lift, magnaflow exhaust, edge tuner and banks turbo housings and wheels. Don't have dyno numbers, just...