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    285 70 17 tires & 4.10 gears

    Funny, fuel economy & big truck! Heaps of non F series owners say to me " you'd be luck to get from one bowser to the next" The 1 ton Toyota land cruisers 4wd, which are the norm out here, run a 4.5 litre V8 turbo diesel & chew 35-40 % more fuel than my 7.3 PSD unladen than mine does towing a 3...
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    AIR CONDITION BLUES

    Thanks. I removed the heater core totally ages ago as it was restricting air flow. What dumb design ! How could enough air possibly flow through a second core. Its never cold long enough to warrant a heater out here . When we need a heater in vehicles out here we use the A/c like a household...
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    AIR CONDITION BLUES

    Well my fix was a relay on the fan motor & one on the compressor. Genuine parts would be at least 2-3 weeks away & I need this going now. 100f days are upon us in western Qld. Enjoy your winter in the northern hemisphere!
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    AIR CONDITION BLUES

    It is a new motor, even fitted a new rectifier into the system. The vacuum switch on the dash won't let the clutch lock in so I fitted a " hot wire" to power it up to test it out the workshop. Got me stumped !
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    AIR CONDITION BLUES

    Anyone have over power problems with the wires to their fan motor. On low settings its only warm but on the highest setting melted the connector!
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    First transmission service after a full rebuild. 350 mile roundtrip, nice tight changes now. Gave it a bath too
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    Orange engine warning light stays on

    Thanks but I already have "safe tow" tune in from my Superchips 1705 tuner. I inherited it from a family member. I know it's old but the price was right & it does the job.
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    Orange engine warning light stays on

    All good now, happy days
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    Intermittent "engine"light

    As we say down under "Cool Bananas" Been a bit stressfull doing repairs on an "unknown quantity" with only a forum & youtube videos for a "pathway to enlightenment" My knowledge wasn't grounded on accuracy but it was aided by labour & sustained by perserverence, in the end, overcame all...
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    Orange engine warning light stays on

    Just went & started the truck after leaving it for a while with the batteries disconnected & the "liitle green men" who hide in the electrical system must be happy once more. Orange engine light switched itself off how it should do!:Thumbs Up
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    Orange engine warning light stays on

    Plugged it back in, the light is still on, so back to the original plan, new map sensor by the look of it. Did a code check, 603 & 237 came up, cleared them. Will see how it pans out when the new sensor arrives.
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    Orange engine warning light stays on

    Thanks for the place to start.Traced the hose off the Y :rolleyes: was pushed over the back. Scored a new job which required an imeadiate start hence a rush to finish:eek: I took months to do my injector cups etc with working away from home a few times during the job. Picking up from where you...
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    Orange engine warning light stays on

    Yes good guess '99 1/2. came out as an incomplete vehicle (cab chasis). I'll do some investigation now its morning here :Thumbs Up
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    Intermittent "engine"light

    Just clutching at straws with repair issues,:dunno looking for similar threads. Apollogies for not reading & posting on the correct forum :Q
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    Orange engine warning light stays on

    Thanks 79Jasper. My truck has been converted to RH drive, so you're referring to the left side of the engine bay. I've found a connection which looks like it would fit the map sensor but I cannot remember ever seeing a map sensor (connection as shown) As this is a RH drive conversion done in...
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