I drove a ‘97/‘98 F-250HD for at least 15 years. Never got hung up on anything. Keep on truckin’ and twirling, guy. You really should stop digging. You are already drilling yourself into a deep hole with all your pirouette-ing. Stop bothering me. You have zero credibility here.
“Hopefully, when I wake up tomorrow this thread will have cracked 1,000 posts and my work here will be done.”
You indicated you would stop after post 1,000. You are now at post 1,022.
Just another broken promise.
That determination is best left to a competent team of psychologists.
Nothing against Ford, I'm a Chevy guy (that's Chevy, not chivvy), my 2006 Silverado 2500HD has been pulling trailers over highways, back roads, mud & snow, powerfully, quietly and with a minimum of repairs for 12 years.
Duramax & Allison -- what a beautiful combination!