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    6.9 vs 7.2 v-belts

    Anyone know the difference between the V Belt setups on the 6.9 vs the 7.2? I ask because a friend has a 6.9 he’s putting back together with some missing bits and he’s wondering the the 7.2 v belt setup can be used Mostly because he can get it cheap. Thanks!
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    Alternator, Vacuum Pump, and mysterious levitation

    So I'm finally able to get back to working on my truck courtesy of a job I had for 3 weeks before getting furloughed BUT as I'm effectively paid to work on my truck I'll call it a win. Anyway, working on the water pump when I noticed that the whole assymbly that holds the Alternator, Vacuum...
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    Fuel Pressure and Timing Advance

    I know I've read about this somewhere but I've searched high and low with he forum search and using google site search with no joy. If I remember rightly too much pressure at the filter head will advance the timing. How much is too much (pressure, not timing advance)? I need to track down a...
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    Missing injector line clamp

    Finally got to installing the return line kit and was putting the clamps back on when I discovered that part of one had gone missing. After many hours of fruitless searching it's still missing. OK to run the truck with one missing for a few days till I get a new one on there? Thanks!
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    Air intrusion, cheap parts, and PO annoyances

    I've been getting surging and suffering from a bit of air intrusion of and on but not too horrid. Then of course changes and now my truck and does not want to start etc. so we start looking for air leaks and so on and so forth and discover that the previous owner who said he replaced the return...
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    Wish I was this cool

    Hand built A frame diesel engine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXCGyItsgQs
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    The wandering oil cap

    This happened a few weeks back and is par for the course with me. Also got knocked offline for a bit. I'm sure you all missed me terribly. Anyway, went to check the oil one day and discovered that the oil cap had vanished. I figured stupid me didn't put it on right and it blew off. Looked...
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    6.9L idi vacuum pump

    Looking to buy one. My leg doesn't need a workout to stop the truck Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Brake light switch bushing

    In a bid to be helpful my daughter and wife cleaned my truck. The problem is I'm about 99% sure they tossed the bushing and pin to the brake light switch. Finally back on my feet to work on it and hey where's the fasteners! Not a part that I've found of course. Thoughts? Once I get this done...
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    Right outer tie rod confusion

    OK I did search and I'm still a bit puzzled. Forgive me, I'm old. Doing the inner tie rods on the truck and auto zone lists a right inner but says "under 4200 GVW". Gee can you even get an F250 that light? Maybe mine needs a diet, the GVRW is 8600. Or do the just mean the front axel...
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    Air Cleaner?

    Ok let just say, hypothetically, that a guy buys a truck a few weeks back and was getting ready to do an oil change, filter change, etc. And lets just say that he goes to look at the air filter and discovers that there isn't one. At all. None. It goes to what looks like a half assed cold air...
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    A stray thought: IDI's greatest hits

    Had one of those stray thoughts I get now and again. Usually these are quite strange, possibly dangerous, and occasionally brilliant which doesn't preclude the previous two. Anyways, I'm thinking putting together a bunch of sound files on various bad or odd noises the IDI engine makes and...
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    Serious clutch issue

    Have a serious clutch issue. My wife stands 4'11. With the seat all the way forward and her tummy touching the steering wheel she can't push the clutch in far enough. Ideas? :D
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    Hydroboost Question

    Either my vacuum pump is failing (Not likely as it's somewhat new but you never know these days) or the brake booster has failed (happens) but either way I'm not terribly interested in fixing either and would much rather switch to hydroboost. Or air brakes. As hydroboost is the far more likely...

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