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Batteries
The bigger the wire/cable, the less I like solder. Besides the chance that the soldered connection might get hot enough to melt the solder, my main dislike is how the solder is "stiff" and inflexible. Solder will run back inside the sheathing on the individual strands, farther along some than...- MIDNIGHT RIDER
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Batteries
Factory-original in my 1985 was two Group 27F. I now run three Group 31s; two are only ever for starting and the third is for everything else. Besides the Group 31s ("s" meaning threaded stud terminals), the best thing I did for my batteries was to quit using lead-post clamp-on terminals and...- MIDNIGHT RIDER
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Grab Handles
If you ever capsize, you're liable to run your noggin through that loop and then it twist tight as the truck rolls on over; you might should hang one of those seat-belt cutters handy.- MIDNIGHT RIDER
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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F700 Hood Latch Handle ?
The last several years, I have spent a lot of time in the cab of an F700. Just recently, it dawned on me that it may very well be possible to employ that big long hood latch handle of the F700 on my F350. The hoods look the same and the latch mechanism looks pretty much the same, save for that...- MIDNIGHT RIDER
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Advice: Tire valve extensions /TPMS/ Pressure EqualizersDRW
A local farmer was loading rolled hay with the front-end loader on a 990 David Brown when one of the hydraulic hoses near his arm started spraying fluid. He only had a couple rolls to go to get loaded; so, he clamped his hand over the leaking line and continued to finish loading the hay. Later...- MIDNIGHT RIDER
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Front tank sending unit.
As for the sending units, years and years ago, my front tank (steel) sending unit hadn't worked since like almost brand-new and I found a write-up on some site or other, maybe this one, where some guy discovered that the generic J.C.Whitney gauge sending units had the same electronics as that of...- MIDNIGHT RIDER
- Post #59
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Front tank sending unit.
That looks like it has the twist-lock type sending unit lid. My 1985 Cab-Chassis came with steel front tank and plastic rear tank. It has the big plastic Mason-Jar type lid that cannot be found anywhere. For the last thirty years, the ring on mine has been broken and is held together by a big...- MIDNIGHT RIDER
- Post #58
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Got to do a rear brake job.... any advice?
As for the hold-down spring tool, I use one very similar to THIS; except, mine is hexagonal, much better made (and probably much easier to hold than a round one), and has a hole through the other end that the end of the spring fits in; and, mine is stamped Made in USA and cost about 1/5th of...- MIDNIGHT RIDER
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Advice: Tire valve extensions /TPMS/ Pressure EqualizersDRW
This is a good place to tell my rubber valve stem story which is a good example as to why metal stems are much to be preferred over any sort of rubber. My life-long good friend who I grew up with has this CJ-5 Jeep with 15-38.5-15 Gateway Gumbo Mudders on 12-inch wide white-spoke "wagon"...- MIDNIGHT RIDER
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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The problem with new brake shoes and the parking brake.
THANKS for the excellent pictorial. One point to consider if one installs new brake shoes and does not perform the above pictured modifications is, the brand-new improperly made shoes just might have enough purchase for the actuator to engage the first hundred or so times and lead one to...- MIDNIGHT RIDER
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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What is the 6.9-7.3idi hypermax turbos?
Yes, you get the Borgeson shaft made for your truck/model and that should do it; a Borgeson has a lot more telescoping movement than a factory shaft, plus many other advantages; one being no rag joint.- MIDNIGHT RIDER
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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SRW to DRW
Concerning DRW fronts, what I have seen and I see a lot, just about all 4x4 DRW front axles use the same axle as SRW but with spacers added; I often see these spacers for sale at swap meets; usually around $75-$100/pair. With a bit of lathe work, these same spacers can be employed on the rear...- MIDNIGHT RIDER
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Got to do a rear brake job.... any advice?
Pay close heed to what has already been said about almost all new brake shoes being improperly made. If you want your Park Brakes to work, put the brand-new rearward/long-lining shoes in the vise and build/weld up the top horn much taller than what is provided; otherwise, the Park Brake...- MIDNIGHT RIDER
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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What is the 6.9-7.3idi hypermax turbos?
Yes, just do away with the bottom half of the shroud; you will never miss it. Or....., lower the radiator. I can only speak for a manual transmission; there are some brackets necessary for trucks with automatics --- I think. When I sourced mine, both 2- and 3-inch kits were available. If...- MIDNIGHT RIDER
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What is the 6.9-7.3idi hypermax turbos?
When the turbo on my 1985 vintage Hypermax kit started puking oil through the exhaust in about 1988, the original turbo was a Borg Warner. I took it to the local diesel injector shop and they swapped it out for one of their rebuilds - also a Borg Warner. They seem tiny in comparison to what I...- MIDNIGHT RIDER
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