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    I love this place....

    Well, some of you old boys may remember me, I used to come here a lot. Not so much lately, it's a long story... Anyway, I still lurk from time to time, still got the old idi, and everyonce in a while I still have a problem... This time, I changed the injection pump out, no problem, but...
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    Ford factory turbo for sale...

    I've got a Ford factory wastegated turbo for sale... It's off a '93, F350 crewcab, which had 120,000mi when the engine cavitated and hydrolocked. I now have a 6.9 in there, but don't want the turbo on it. No obvious shaft play, that I can tell. I was going to put it in originally, and...
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    Frickin' ATS are idiots!!

    I've got the factory turbo from '93 for my truck, but with the flattened downpipe. So I bite the bullet and order the new 3" downpipe, only to find that when it gets here, it doesn't fit, and you have to order the 3" exhaust outlet upgrade to use the new downpipe(you'd think maybe they'd hint at...
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    E4OD T/C manual lock switch

    I finally got around to finishing up my E4OD manual override switch. I put in 2 switches. One is a single pole double throw ,and the other is just an on/off. Originally, when I put this in, and had the computer out of the loop, the OD switch would start to blink as soon as the trans went...
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    Torque converter lockup Mod...

    I've got the E4OD in my truck. It works great for me, my only complaint is that the torque converter lockup comes and goes whenever, and isn't always when I think it should happen. It messes up the nice shift pattern Ford built into the trans. So, I've done the mod where you put in a switch...
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    $750 for a wheel alignment?!

    Took the truck in for the alignment. Initially cost $65 plus a couple shims. They did mention that the u-joints on the front axle were dry and rusty and would be needing attention sooner rather than later, and a few other little minor things... Since I had them replace the drag link, I expected...
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    I Did the E4OD Torque Converter lockup Mod today!

    Title says it. Too easy. Find the purple wire with yellow stripe, cut it, run extensions up into the cab. I wired it to a single pole, double throw switch, so that I can have "Auto" in the up position, "off" in the middle, and "manual on" in the down position. In the "off" position, the...
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    Question about E4OD mod...

    I'm about to do the mod where you put the lockup converter on a switch on the dash. My plan is to have 2 of them. One will be Auto setting and off, and the other will be on and off only. The Auto setting is for when anyone else might be driving it, and the off/on is for me only(probably...
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    Wiring schematic

    I'm ready to do the manual torque converter override switch mod, but I can't find my wiring schematic that I had anywhere. It's for a '93 E4OD trans. Anyone got or could scan for me the wiring schematic that shows the wires going into the trans, and the solenoids they connect to.? I...
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    Turbo downpipe fitting help?!

    Finally got my downpipe from ATS, only to find out that it isn't the one that fits on my turbo. The only pipe they sell is the one that fits onto the larger outlet housing that they offer. My outlet housing is the factory ford wastegated one which came in 94. It appears the outlet housing...
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    Need rad...Powerstroke work?

    Last week I had a bad time of it. Blew a U joint just before a 300mile roundtrip, got that fixed, and then 50 miles into it, I took a rock in my rad and got a nasty leak. I managed to put a couple surgical clamps on it that I had in my toolbox(I work in the OR) and limped through, but now I need...
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    Torque converter lockup mod question...

    I've found the thread that was posted previously about the mod to wire the torque converter lockup on my E4OD up so that it can be put on a switch and turned on/off at drivers' command. I'm interested in doing this. I'm thinking of putting it on an on/off/on switch, wired so that it can be...
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    Melancholy sad day today for me.....

    Watched as my '86 drove off. I' been layin' under that thing and swappin' fluids(that doesn't sound too good) with it for nearly 10 years now. We got a lotta miles between us, and a lot 'o memories. My 2 girls grew up ridin' in the back, and it got us into (and outof) a few tight spots...
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    Aftermarket cruise?

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    Aftermarket cruise?

    My new(to me) '93 crew has no cruise. Rather than trying to find all the required parts and figure out how to connect it to tach,brakes,tranny etc, I thought maybe someone knows of an aftermarket one that might bolt into our trucks and work. Anyone done this mod? Zigg :)
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    Weird Tach behaviour...

    My tach seemed to read low at idle(about 250-300rpm) even though I am convinced the engine is idling normally around 600. On the hwy, it seemed that sometimes when I'm at 60mph, it shows 2000rpm, and others, it shows around 1600. I know it shifted(E4OD) through the gears properly and the torque...
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    It's like a new truck!!

    Took my truck out on the hwy today. Drove it about 300 miles. Ran absolutely perfect, without a single hickup. No bubbles in the overflow, and didn't burn a drop of oil. Gobs of power, and soooo smooth with the balanced engine. I only got 2 problems. I have a Turbo pump and "G" code injectors...
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    IT'S ALIVE!!!!

    Poured oil in, coolant into the rad, bled the fuel system(glow plugs out) and then hit the key. It fired up on about the 3rd piston to the top. Bump and grind for a few secs, then smoothed out and purred. Everything seems to be fine so far, I only ran it till the high idle kicked down, and...
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    Head gasket saga - update

    Well, I got it pretty much all back together. I just put on the injection pump and injectors this evening with all new o-rings and copper washers. Other than one of the ARP nuts stripping threads on the stud when torquing, it's gone quite smoothly. I'm just taking my time with everything...
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    Front tire exploded!!

    For those of you who don't believe that there's a God, think about this.... I was driving around the city the other day, and it felt like when you have the 4x4 hubs locked and trying to turn on pavement. The front end does a weird bounce/jump thing. It's really scary. Mine was doing just...
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    Stock '94 ATS turbo questions...

    I've got a turbo off a '94 stock IDI, that I understand is an ATS but says "Ford" on the housing. This came off an engine that dropped a valve, and ate a piston. My concern is that there may have been bits that found their way out into the exhaust and through the turbo. I didn't see any...
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    Ongoing Headgasket saga, more questions no answers...

    For those of you interested, I'm still working on the weird leaking headgaskets on my new 6.9 engine...Click here to read old thread(long)... I finally gave up on all the testing, and pulled the heads. What I found has many baffled. More questions, no answers. There has obviously been...
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    How many guys have used the ARP Studs?

    As some of you may know I'm having trouble with my new rebuild. I put the thing together with ARP Studs, and so far it looks like the drivers' side head has cracks in 3 cylinders, or 1 that runs the length of the head, and somehow misses #6. I'm going to test the passenger side today. Click...
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    Well, that was short lived....(sigh)

    Got it purring like a kitten. Took it for a couple short runs, everything seemed just too good to be true....shoulda' known.... Got bubbles coming up steady in the overflow tank:eek: :eek: :puke::puke: I can't imagine a head gasket leak, 'cause I did the engine on a stand, and I was so...
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    It's alive!!! A new truck in the fold!

    Well, it's not quite new. It's a 1993. I actually bought it back in '05 with a 7.3 that had dropped a valve. (paid $4,000 for it-these trucks in good running condition around here sell for upwards of 10-12 thou if you can even find one..) I put in my "built" 6.9 last fall, and wasn't able to...

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