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  1. dsltech83

    6.5 1500 4x4 fuel mileage

    What kind of fuel mileage does a regular cab 6.5 auto 4x4 get? Found one that might be cheap at a farm auction supposedly had a dead fuel pump.
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    Time for Fuel pump upgrade

    I put a Mr. Gasket #12d fuel pump from auto zone on my truck probably 3 months ago, looks like it is already crapped out on me. Truck was surging on me a couple nights ago, saw my fuel filter wasn't full so I figured I'd change the element in it (original seperator replaced with one of these...
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    Lucky Mod

    So, did the lucky mod to my dad's 93 this morning all was well for a couple of hours, he backed up into the yard at my brothers house to turn around, went to take off sheared all 6 bolts that held the 2 pieces of flywheel together. I used grade 8 bolts and nuts, torqued them to 40 ft-lbs like...
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    OBS Dually D60

    If you remove the dually adapters is this axle the same width as a normal 60??
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    Electric lift pump idea.....

    So iv'e been thinking (got a lot of time on my hands i'm at the hospital waiting for a new baby) there are 3 old 6.0 HFCM's sitting on the workbench at work, they all still work just don't put out enough pressure to feed a 6.0 (all had between 35-40psi). Let me here opinions and ideas about...
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    10.25 Questions

    What is the difference between the short and long pinion 10.25??? Ive got Dad's 93 apart and can't see any differences that are extremely noticeable...but this truck has 286k on it and has been rebuilt from the frt to rear before we bought it. No tag on the diff cover to tell if this is the...
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    4r100 questions

    Anyone build their own 4r100 for a 500hp or so 7.3? Put swamps 200cc hybrids and an H2E kit on my brothers early 99 truck. Talked to a local trans shop that does performance stuff they sold me a Transgo Tugger kit and a billet cover upgraded convertor. Went ahead and put new clutches while...
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    44 SAS

    Anybody ever put a Dana 44HD out of a 78-79 f250 in an 80-96 truck?? Thinking about this for my truck, wanting to make it a little more off road friendly without having to shell out the cash for a 60 frt.
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    2012 Rally

    So, those of you who attended the Rally please inform us if you know where the next one is going to be- I would love to start planning and be able to make next years rally.
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    Trans Temp Sender

    So those of you with E4OD/4R100's where do you guys put the sender for a trans temp gauge??
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    dana 60

    for sale 1979 f350 dana 60 kingpin frt axle, pm if interested open 3.54 gears 31" perch center to center
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    GP Controllers

    So what's everyone running for Solid state controllers? Ford the only way to go or could I get away with one of the aftermarket ones that aren't so pricey? I've got a new set of Beru's to put in and need to know if I should order a factory controller or not? Even at my cost the OE is still...
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    EGT Thoughts

    I have a question for those of you with more experience under their belt than I. If we say that 1250 is the safe egt limit why is it that under racing conditions some people talk about 1300-1500 deg exhaust temps??
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    ebay banks air cleaner lid

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/80-91-FORD-F350-BANKS-POWER-PACK-air-cleaner-6-9-diesel-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem2ea9479a7fQQitemZ200408537727QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
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    missing

    ok, on way to work this morning its a steamy 3 degrees here in southern illinois, my truck misses and cuts out at 2000-2200rpm, just dont act right at all, ran fine yesterday at 10 degrees. Anyone ever experience fuel gelling and doing this? I'm running additive so it shouldn't happen but, ill...
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    Injector parts

    Those of you that have pop testers, are you buying springs and shims to be able to pressure match your own injectors?? If you are where are you able to get them?? I have access to a pop tester and the ford nozzle cleaning kit at work and would like to check my nozzles and pressure match them if...
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    Tank Switching Valves

    So, those of you that have had your valves die what have you done besides just replace it with another one- I work at a Dealership and don't want to pay for a new valve the prices for some things are crazy:dunno
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    EGT Questions

    Ok, finally got my pyro mounted and am glad I did, I can hit 1200 deg without even trying. is this normal on an n/a engine or do I have prob's I need to address. I've only had the truck for a couple months so I cant give any pump or injector history, I just know that it doesn't have the...
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    Pyro Probe

    So where is the popular place to put your pyro probe?? Just got a ISSPRO EV2 and gettin ready to put it in just wondering which manifold and where in that manifold to put it.
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    no start

    So I drove the truck over to my grandpa's to change his thermostat in his pickup(5mi at most) it sat 30-45 min then wouldn't start cranked fine just wouldn't start- never happened before the only thing that changed was I put some Diesel Kleen(grey bottle) in before i left- I do know I over did...
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    6.9 questions

    I was reading the tech articles and noticed that it said most 6.9 owners change to a 7.3 fuel filter setup- is this done by changing filter heads or can the 7.3 filter just be screwed on the 6.9 filter base over the valve cover?
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    water injection

    anyone ever put water injection on a n\a motor to use when towing to keep egt's down or is that a bad idea? Just an idea for those of us that dont have a turbo yet. just got a new truck and wondering what i can do when towing(and rollin smoke)to keep egt's down.
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    6.9 questions

    Getting ready to hopefully buy my first IDI- 87 f250 6.9 zf5 4x4, I noticed that one of the tech articles says not to use the block heater on any 6.9- are you supposed to get a different freeze plug style or use a different style coolant preheater altogether- another quick question- anyone hear...

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