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    248 viewing at kick off

    They don't have home runs in football!! Somebody must of got a slam dunk......
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    6.5 deg BTDC vs. 8.5 deg BTDC

    Thanks but that isn't going to work on a van. I'll have to make my own.
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    6.5 deg BTDC vs. 8.5 deg BTDC

    Guys, Thanks bigtime for the help. Its been really cold here and I was having serious concerns over whether or not the van was going to start when I had no place to plug it in (a.k.a. work). It was 3 deg this morning and the engine started right up (not plugged in). My factory manuals (from...
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    6.5 deg BTDC vs. 8.5 deg BTDC

    Concerning timing a 7.3........Why are people setting their injection timing at 8.5 deg BTDC when the factory recommended setting is 6.5 deg BTDC? Just bought a Ferrett/Actron set-up and going out to check timing now. Truck starts OK down to about 20 deg F. Below that and starting gets rather...
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    valve cover gaskets and a difficult to remove CDR

    What do you guys think seals better......the factory rubber valve cover gaskets or no valve cover gasket and a nice, properly applied bead of silicone (like on the oil pan)? I gotta' reseal the drivers side valve cover on a van and I only want to do it once. Also, the CDR does not want to...
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    singing the E4OD blues

    My E4OD is mechanically sound but the programming flat out sucks. Is the Baumannator TCS the best way to go to make this thing behave like a proper transmission? FYI....all the sensors are functioning and adjusted correctly. There are no codes. Thanks.
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    V belt & Serpentine Belt question

    Did Navistar ever convert to a serpentine belt on the 7.3 (talking Navistar applications, not Ford)? Or did they just stick with V belts 'til the end? If they did convert, what year? Does it look like the Ford serpentine setup? Thanks.
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    A/c to no A/C?

    Just use Dorman p/n 34180. Rockauto has them but I don't know how to get a link to it. With this idler, everything stays the same.....brackets, belt, etc.
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    What is this....

    Without stating the obvious, what are these two parts..... http://www.ebay.com/itm/200862267427?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 http://www.ebay.com/itm/200595129401?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 I can't find anything on the oil reservoir and the...
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    E series overhead console

    Did Ford ever put an overhead console in the 4th generation vans (1992 - 2013)? I'd like to find one for my truck.
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    oil drain plug thread size

    Time for an oil change, it needs a new drain plug gasket, and I want to pick up a gasket ahead of time. I think the oil drain plug thread is 1/2" - 20. Can anybody verify this? Rockauto says up to 1989 is 1/2" - 20............1990 and up 14mm - 1.25 Other sources say 1/2" - 20 from 1983...
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    Fuel filter change not going nearly as smooth as it should

    When you open the water drain valve, the knurled knob that you turn threads up towards the bowl and the back side of the knob pushes against the Schrader valve opening it. The Schrader valve is a vent. The water won't drain out without the filter being vented.
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    Block heater making noise?

    Every one I've ever seen in operation made noise like that. It actually sounds like the coolant is boiling right at the heating element but I don't know if that is what's actually going on.
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    it died after 29 years

    What failed on it? Was it the mechanical arm parts or a check valve?
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    Hmm...Turbo Kit from Hell 500HP capable????

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