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    #8 misfire still present after rebuilding injectors

    :dunno I purchased my "new" truck - a few months ago in Lakeland Florida, drove it home to detroit area knowing I was most likely going to be doing an injector rebuild by the way it ran.... rough and smokey. 2001 cc lwb srw 191k, lariat, auto 4x4, all stock for now After I got into the...
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    replaced fuel pump while turbo was out - now it's leaking!

    :mad: So - the turbo o rings were leaking - go to the international dealer, get the two orings and the gasket for the exhaust inlet to the turbo. Pray for patience, and begin the removal - if I ever meet the dude that did the packaging on this thing I'm going to beat him with in inches of...
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    Did '99 Federal powerstrokes have cats?

    I'm working on a friends truck which is acting like the epbv or warm up valve is sticking shut... but the valve is working properly. I'm wondering if anyone has experienced cat plugging or even a factory muffler falling apart internally and causing high back pressure. I'm unfamiliar with...
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    Battery light on, voltage gauge Normal ~14v at batteries?

    :dunno The voltage gauge is in the normal range, and with an old analog volt meter I measure about 14 volts at idle on both batteries (tough to tell exactly on a 50v scale). I wiggled the plug on top the alternator where I've had issues in the past - no effect. Any ideas?
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    97 will not start - even plugged in

    For the first time ever my 97 has let me down. Problem: Thursday morning, plugged in - it starts as normal after not running for a week or so - a very cold week in SE Michigan, I go back inside to finish breakfast, come back out in a few minutes - and the truck is not running... and WILL...
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    Working on a '99 F250 7.3L -Miss fire, on broken GP, diagnostic help

    Been a long time - some TDS folks may recognize me from a few years back. I have a '99 in my shop now that has a constant misfire. I've run a buzz test - all 8 sounded OK. The truck will not run well enough at idle to do the cylinder contribution test - it stalls. I pulled the valve...
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    Let a friend borrow my truck - driveline noise? t/o or mid-ship?

    Gents, I let a friend borrow my truck to haul a 4500lb gooseneck trailer with a combine corn head on it from the Detroit area down to KY... Before he left he got me one new tire, had the others mounted and balanced that I had on hand, we changed the oil and filter, fuel filter, greased...
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    New owner of a 95 E300 Diesel - lots of questions

    The vehicle in question is a '95 E300 diesel with what I think is referred to as the 606 family 24v diesel engine non turbo 260k miles - starts and runs fine, no smoke even on cold start. Good oil pressure (gauge sweeps quickly up to 3 bar after start up, runs in the middle of the gauge...
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