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    Died on the side of the road, now won't start. Please help!

    I did that, it doesn't click. Then I took the cap off, and moved the plunger on the solenoid. I connected it straight to a 12v battery, no click. I did buzz a little like it wanted to move though. I'm trying to sell the truck before my bills overcome me so I'm just going to buy a new unit off of...
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    Died on the side of the road, now won't start. Please help!

    Yeah I was hoping the <$50 range. It buzzed a little when 12v was applied with the cap off. I'll try and take it off completely and clean it with some carb cleaner. Are they rebuildable?
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    Died on the side of the road, now won't start. Please help!

    Not yet, as I posted in post #11 the fuel shutoff solenoid is dead. Know where one can be had cheap, or does anyone have a spare laying around? :sly
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    Died on the side of the road, now won't start. Please help!

    Please see my above post #11.
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    Died on the side of the road, now won't start. Please help!

    Which of the two terminals is the on/off solenoid? The terminal closest to the front of the truck and to the check valve doesn't move when 12v is applied, but the one a little further towards the back of the cover does. Does anyone have a picture of the solenoids? I can identify them by looking...
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    Died on the side of the road, now won't start. Please help!

    Electric. I'm thinking I either forgot to switch it back on or that it wasn't running when I was getting on the interstate. :dunno I recall now that when I was looking under the hood after it shut off that the clear hose going into the filter housing didn't have fuel in it. So how long...
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    Died on the side of the road, now won't start. Please help!

    It started off with a loss of power, then it came back on like a surge. Then it was low on power and then just died. If it was a loss of fuel I probably didn't help the situation by leaving it in 5th as I coasted to the side of the road. :mad:
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    Died on the side of the road, now won't start. Please help!

    I forgot to mention that I've got a 50 gal tank on the flatbed. I've got about 15 gals of diesel in it so I don't think it ran out of fuel. It's possible that I may have forgotten to switch the pump back on when I stopped before I got on the interstate. :dunno I've run out of fuel before on this...
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    Died on the side of the road, now won't start. Please help!

    So I took my F-350 out for a drive to make sure it was running good before I sold it. It was driving great until I got on the interstate. About 1/4 mile down the interstate the truck shut off and I tried to pop the clutch to get it fired back up with no luck. I got the truck towed back home and...
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    1988 Ford F-350 7.3 IDI Diesel Flatbed on Ebay

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200382397440&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
  11. J

    Fixing a 7.3 that wont crank

    Wow, way to bring back an old thread!
  12. J

    Burning WMO, will 1 pint of brake fluid contaminate 20 gallons

    I was burning some WMO that I suspect had a small amout of brake fluid in it. Other than a prematurely clogged filter it ran fine. If you burned 5 gal, then topped off the tank, and repeated for a bit it would dilute a pint of brake fluid to practically nothing.
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    165 Amp Alternator

    Yes, but I don't idle very long. I crank the truck up, let it warm up ~2-3 min at 1100rpms. Then I take off on my 5 min commute @ 2000 rpms in 5th. There are no lights or turns so I stay at a constant ~50mph Then I pull into my space and I let it sit idle for 30sec, and shut her down. So...
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    1988 Ford F-350 - $3500 OBO

    I hate to do this but I'm selling my truck cause I need to raise money for a down payment on a house. The truck is a 1988 Ford F-350 with a 7.3l International diesel engine and a 5 speed ZF trans with a 4.10 rear. Its got a 7.5'x11' steel flatbed with a flip up gooseneck hitch and a 2"...
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    165 Amp Alternator

    Al - mine looks just like that, but it has a regulator where those three screws are. Mr. Roboto - It's a Leece-Neville. I HAVE this 165a, and I don't have a 130a 3G. I found a pdf about my specific model, and it still puts out considerably more power than my stocker. It only has 2 big lug...
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