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  1. Thefarmboy21

    Any John Deere swaps or technicians out there? Considering a 4.5L Turbo I-4 swap.

    I recently aquired an inline 4-cyl 4.5L JD turbo diesel. These things are rated anywhere from 80-150HP from Deere. I've got some questions about the motor AND about doing an actual swap as well. I'm just wondering how much power I could make economically with one, just by some simple...
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    Glow plug relay/controller questions. Need help!

    I've got an 8.7, 6.9 truck (has the 88+ GP system) and the fusible link from the starter relay to the GP relay burned. So I have a few questions to get it fixed.....this truck has been reworked a time or two I think. Fusible link had already been replaced with two green 14ga? Link wires. 1...
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    Starter relay test/replacement.....part number????

    Trying to sort out some wiring issues with my 87 and one is that it won't crank by the key. It will crank if I cross the posts on the relay, so I assume it's bad but someone else said it may not be.....so how can I test it? Also does anyone have the part number? Autozone doesn't show any for any...
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    Burnt fusible link and bad solenoid???

    The last time I drove my truck, we pull started it because the batteries were dead, or so I thought...turns out the fusible link wire to the glow plug solenoid burnt in half and the started solenoid went bad because it wouldn't turn over. It's an 87 6.9 with the new style (7.3 style) wiring...
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    87 F-250 6.9, won't start off key BUT does roll start?!?!

    I've got an 87 6.9 truck that sat for 10 years and I'm slowly working the bugs out of. Main problem is this: the truck WILL NOT start off the key, but WILL roll start within a few feet. Sometimes it will start off the key after its warmed up, but only if you just shut it off for a minute or...
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    96 PSD....Idles rough, won't rev, no power HELP!!!

    My buddy just aquired a 96 PSD and its running rough to say the least... It idles roughy, it revs slow and obviously doesn't have any power. BUT we have isolated a couple of the problems. The first was that the exhaust was about 75% stopped up from mud daubers nests. After we got that cleared...
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    eBay "Timing Adapter" made by Fox Valley???

    Anyone know anything about the diesel timing adapters on eBay? These can be had for about $90 and from what I gather, they read the ignition pulse through the glow plug ports. Need an affordable way to time a few trucks.
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    DIY Injector POP tester questions

    Getting ready to start gathering parts for to build my own and I've seen several variations of this done.....bottle jack, grease gun, porta power etc...and several different ways to do the caps. Anyway I have a few questions: 1. What's the shut off valve at the gauge for on some of these? like...
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    Pulled some injectors...why do they look this way???

    So I pulled some injectors out of a motor I bought. The injectors are supposed to be new, an most do look new and fresh. BUT 2 injectors look different. 6 are all nice and clean and shiny silver looking, one is all black, like thick black soot and the last one is covered in wet black oil...
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    "Wrist Pin Knock" questions.....parts motor with new IP

    My truck needs a new IP and injectors and it just so happened that my neighbor had a whole motor taking up space in his garage. It's a 92 model 7.3 N/A motor. It's got "NEW" but 3 years old, injectors and injector pump from Pensacola Diesel. NOW here's the strange part...... He had the IP and...
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    Truck won't start PERIOD!!! Help!

    Ok so I've been working all the bugs out of my 87 that sat for 10 years. So far everything has worked good other than it needs an IP and injectors. Had the injectors tested and 3 are weak, also the truck wont start back after it gets hot. It smokes a bit of grey and white smoke but not using...
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    Solid axle swap questions/gear ratio decoding. Figured there would be a tech thread??

    Ok so here's the situation....I was planning on a Dana 60 swap later on but all the parts are locally available and will be scrapped at the end of next week, so I need to act fast if I want to save this one. MY truck is an 87 F-250 4x4 with a ZF-5 in it from the factory. The potential...
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    Gauges don't work! How do I fix them???

    Ok so after sitting for 10 years, I've finally got my 87 back on the road again. Sitting that long is hard on anything and mine is no different. I'm trying to just drive it around local and work all the bugs out before I decide how much I'm gonna sink into it. The electronics do not function...
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    New key switch stuck forward??? OBS PSD

    New key switch wont shut truck off??? OBS PSD Here's what I know....my good friend and neighbor msg'd me this morning and said that he put a NEW key switch in his truck. It starts, runs and drives fine as far as I know....the problem is now the switch won't shut the truck off. He said he has to...
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    Air intrusion between tank and water sep??? Help!!!

    I just dropped the front tank on my 87 and fixed the showerhead issue, haven't got to the rear YET. Anyway I have the water separator bypassed for now and have a clear fuel filter in it's place. The truck idles fine and drives fine (smokes a little white/grey and lacks power) but while watching...
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    Brakes pump up, then slowly sink to the floor BUT no leaks???

    So I recently replaced two hard lines, one rubber hose and rebuilt the driver side brake caliper on my 87....well we bled them a couple times and the brakes pumped up great. Nice and solid (so we thought) until we fired the truck up then BAM right to the floor. Well I drove it a little after the...
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    Elbow deep in the fuel tank :o. Have a couple questions

    So I've got my FRONT tank dropped on my 87 and have a couple questions before I proceed. I have the sending unit out and my shower head was shattered inside the tank (as I suspected) but I've got it pretty much cleaned up. 1. Is there any specific length of hose or anything to replace it...
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    Can the average Joe clean/rebuild IDI injectors?

    I found the schematics of the IDI injectors somewhere online an I'm fairly confident that I can rebuild mine myself. Just curious what everyone else's thoughts and experiences are?!?! My injectors have low miles on them as far as I know. My dad said they were new right before the old motor blew...
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    Looks like I'm in need of some new injectors.....suggestions???

    So I've finally sorted out a couple of my problems as to why my truck won't run right. First off, my "hunch" was correct and the diaphram in my bran new fuel pump was busted. It was pumping some fuel but also sucking air in with it, losing it's prime and also causing the IP to suck the fuel...
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    White smoke, no power, lots of air at Schrader valve??? *new'ish motor

    Ok I have an 87 F-250 I just put a motor in. After all the troubles it's now got a motor from an 83-86 truck that was nice and clean and "low miles" so he said....but I needed one. Anyway after several laps around the hay field behind a tractor I finally got it fired up. It has good oil pressure...
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    87 Glow plug controller not getting Power! Run new hot wire?!?!

    I'm not getting any voltage at all to my GP controller on my 87 6.9. There is a mystery wire off my solenoid that has constant voltage even if the key is OFF. It looks like it was running to the GP controller before I pulled the motor. Also the original power wire was zip tied back but I thought...
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    Anyone with an 87 out there wanna help me out?!?!

    Anyone with an 87 model truck wanna help me out an pop their hood for a couple minutes and trace some wires for me? The big green double wire runs from the solenoid on the passenger fender and looks like it used to run to the GP controller but I'm not sure. The white double wire is still there...
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    Where do these wires go?!?!

    http://s636.photobucket.com/albums/uu88/thefarmboy21/?action=view&current=photo.jpg http://s636.photobucket.com/albums/uu88/thefarmboy21/?action=view&current=photo-1.jpg http://s636.photobucket.com/albums/uu88/thefarmboy21/?action=view&current=photo-2.jpg The large green wire is a...
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    Clutch problem. Can't get the hydraulics to pump up!

    I have an 87 F-250 4x4 with a 6.9 and the 5-speed OD tranny. I just replaces the clutch master cylinder and slave cylinder and can't get the clutch to disengage. It has pressure and I think I got the air out. Can't get any more bubbles and when I crack the bleeder I get a nice solid stream of...
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    Aftermarket headlights for 87-91 model trucks?!?!

    Is there anyone that carries a nice looking set if headlights for the 87-91 pickups? All other models have tons of variations....halo, projection, grey, black, etc... All I can find for these are basically just replacement normal looking headlights. Anyone have anything really sweet?

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