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    What years are the cabs interchangable?

    its a standard cab. I picked up a 91 f-150 cab with no rust, good doors, good glass, and a nice interior. for $400 bucks. im just going to swap out the dash and wiring harness. I have nothing but time with this project.
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    What years are the cabs interchangable?

    I have a 90 f-250. The cab and doors are rotted. What years will the cabs interchange from? I want to say its 86-96
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    Alternator issues?

    I do know that a alternator does turn on and off rapidly. But that gage should not pick up on that.
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    Alternator issues?

    I got the alternator tested and it failed. also the bearings where screaming. Both battery's load tested good with good voltage. Working fine.
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    Alternator issues?

    Bad grounds on the gauges or the alternator. I have a wire on my alternator that goes right to the negative post.
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    Alternator issues?

    I noticed my battery light came one today. Took it to school put a vat machine on it when it was running it had 12.4Volts. I put the amp clamp on and got like 4 amps output. So knew the alternator was shot. went to the auto parts store and got a new one also a voltage regulator located on the...
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    7.3 Blowing To Mutch Black Smoke??

    My truck that i got about a year ago was rolling coal when i got it and still is. At first i thaught it was cool but know the gas milage kinda sucks. getting like 8 MPG everywhere i go is getting old. Also it is verry slow almost like the engine has to mutch fuel. So i take it some one before me...
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    1990 f-250 New Fuel Tanks and lines question?

    I just put in two new tanks and lines. Im going to put on a new fuel filter fill it with diesel and try to get it to start. How do you get rid of all the air in the fuel lines. I know that there is a bycicle valve on the seperator that you can purge air with.
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    Fuel line Replacment

    So i am going to run new steel fuel lines. I have to run small peices of ruber beween the steel lines and the sending units, fuel selector. What would you guys do, flair the line put a barb fitting on it or just slide it over and clamp it?
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    Snap on or Craftsman tools?

    I think we touched every tool brand out there Snap on, Mac, Matco, Blue Point, Craftsman, Harbor Freight, S&K. I really dident think we would have this many oppions on this subject. Thanks guys for all the help.
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    Snap on or Craftsman tools?

    So i am going to school to be a heavy diesel tech. Ive been buying one or two things off the snap on truck and paying them off for afew years now. So i dont have to spend a lot when i get a job after collage. Every time i come home i bring the tools with me and putt them in my box. And my dad...
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    7.3 Fuel Lines

    Im replacing the fuel tanks soon, and im going to put on new fuel lines beacuse the person before me has about 3Feet extra near the transfer case. I know the sizes are 5/16 Return and 3/8 Supply. But im torn to run Steel lines or to run rubber lines. Ive been told by a few Diesel machinics that...
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    Really squishy brake pedal

    When i got mine it was like that also so i replaced the master. and that helped some. Then i Hered a air leak when the brakes where applied so after investigation the brake booser was bad. got a new one from autozone and now it stops better than ever.
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    Removal of frame rivets?

    What is the best way to remove rivets from the frame i am replacing front leaf spring mounts. and we have saw different ideas like cutting the heads of with a torch, Grinding them off, Cutting a X into them and hitting them with a air hammer. Whats the best way you guys know of?:D:D
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    7.3 Fuel Lines/ Stalling while driveing

    It is the mid ship tank that it is ran on, the rear leaks a lot. So when doing new tanks and lines would you recommend getting new sending units? Both gauges work well but i don't know if there is a filter inside of the sending unit, that needs to be replaced.
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    7.3 Fuel Lines/ Stalling while driveing

    I have a 1990 F-250 7.3 IDI, We are putting in new fuel tanks and the kid who had it before me ran rubber fuel lines and left so mutch extra line its got a huge lupe right next to the transfercase. We want to replace them but schould we run rubber or steel lines? Also what size line is stock for...

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