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    Cooling system flush and radiator restoration

    Are either of these acids harmful to new gaskets? I'm in the middle of resealing and repainting my engine and I was wanting to flush the water jackets pretty good as I noticed a good bit of scaling (I'm assuming that's the white/green flaky stuff on the jacket walls) I'm not so much worried...
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    Valve kiss..

    So I broke a head bolt when pulling my heads, as some of you may know, and I ended up pulling the block out of the truck to go ahead and completely reseal the engine and have room to extract the broken bolt. Long story short and a few beers later we broke an extractor, striped another one, and...
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    Exhaust mani torque sequence and a few more?...can't find

    Thanks.
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    7.3 idi head rebuild

    just got my 6.9 heads back today. $927 had to replace all the exhaust valves, replaced the springs, and replaced the seals. That included a $250 complete engine gasket set.
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    Exhaust mani torque sequence and a few more?...can't find

    I've been searching high and low on google and this forum looking for torque specs and sequences. I have found just about everything I need and then some...but I'm missing a few. I still need to find the torque sequences for the valve covers (not sure if its really that important, I was just...
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    C6 auto..reliability?

    Those clutches are pretty cheap...I had a Valair triple disk in my cummins. Like $1800 wasted -cuss:frustrate
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    C6 auto..reliability?

    My buddy that has the T-19 said it is gonna go to scrap sooner or later if I don't take it...I'm considering getting it and going through it a little bit since it has been sitting out for so long and then tossing it in my truck...then I'd have a manual. (huge manual fan :Thumbs Up had a 612hp...
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    C6 auto..reliability?

    Aren't the electronics the downfall to the E4 tho?
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    C6 auto..reliability?

    DAMNIT BOBBY!!! Do you like your E40D? @SDEconVan
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    C6 auto..reliability?

    Yea my 6.9 sounds like its about to blow whenever I have it maxed out on the highway. I pulled a 2012 F-250 on a bumper pull trailer about 20 miles to the shop and it didn't really wanna do more than 55-60 MPH because of how tall third gear is I guess. It pulled and shifted great up until...
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    C6 auto..reliability?

    What is the governor set at on these injection pumps? At the governor i was doing about 80-85 but the speedo is a little fast. So what your saying is that the 4 speed and the C6 don't differ much in final gear ratios? I haven't had the chance to look into it. I'm sure my driving didn't help...
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    C6 auto..reliability?

    Do you have a ZF out of a gasser or did it come with it? @franklin2
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    C6 auto..reliability?

    Mine never got better than like 11-12 MPG...I wonder if I don't have the 4.10's. I have an 89' F-350 with a 460 and a ZF5 and that is the one I had planned on using in the future but as low as the gears are in those I wonder if highway speeds are attainable without too high of RPM's for...
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    Bull Moose vs. R&D pumps

    After I get everything done to my truck and put back together (bull moose, moose misters, factory turbo, resealed, etc...) my brother runs a diesel performance shop and has a mobile dyno...I'll sweet talk him into letting my dyno my truck so y'all can have some numbers regarding the Moose setup...
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    Bull Moose vs. R&D pumps

    I figure turbo upgrade will be down the line...already dumping too much money in it as it is but, again, it is going to be a daily driver and I don't want problems.
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    Bull Moose vs. R&D pumps

    I've seen Russ on the forums..haven't really figured out who he is/what he does exactly. Shawn, how did you like the wicked wheel? Thinking about putting one in the factory turbo I got for my 85'. I appreciate everyone's input...helped me solidify my decision!
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    C6 auto..reliability?

    So my question is since it is not a lock up torque converter, how well is it gonna get power to the ground? It seems like a lot of power is lost in that thing and that is kind of why I want to do a ZF5 swap later down the road...
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    Bull Moose vs. R&D pumps

    Mel did spend a good 30 minutes on the phone with me as well discussing pumps. I've been doing as much research as I can to figure out everything I need to do to this thing while its apart and what the best parts for it are. Now that I think about it, I agree with OLDBULL8,I guess I should...
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    Bull Moose vs. R&D pumps

    I plan on replacing my fuel system when I finish resealing and installing my engine...I talked to Mel on Tuesday about it and I'm planning on a Bull Moose and Moose Misters. A buddy of mine is a big R&D fan but I still lean towards Conestoga. I'm just curious if anyone has ran a bull moose and...
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    Broken rusty head bolt...ideas?

    I pulled the block out last night so that I can clean it, easily reseal everything (maily the oil pan) paint it, assemble the long block and reinstall it. Also, it will make removing this busted head bolt a lot easier. I will update when I get a chance to work on it some more.
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    C6 auto..reliability?

    That's what I like to hear. Supposedly the 69k on the odometer is original but the more I tear into this thing the less I believe it. This is all good news to me tho...thank y'all for the input.
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    C6 auto..reliability?

    85' 6.9 automatic...getting a factory turbo kit, bull moose pump, and moose mister injectors after I finish this head job/reseal. I don't know much about these transmissions other than I've heard they are stout...debating putting the ZF5 out of my 89' 460 gas rig that don't run(I've read up on...
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    Synthetic Oil ?

    When I got my '85 I knew it had leaks so I just ran conventional Oreilly's brand 15w-40 because it was cheap and at the time the truck was just kind of a backup rig/beater...but I'm in the middle resealing it all the way down to the head gaskets because it will be a daily driver and its gonna...
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    6.9 Head Work

    I'm having my local machine shop here in Canyon, TX do mine. D&L Machine...father/son operation and he said they've done several IDI heads in the past and he knew about the tight tolerance for decking the heads as they work on 6.0's that have similar tolerances as far as how much you can deck...
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    Broken rusty head bolt...ideas?

    I keep an 18 pack of Budweiser:cheers: handy...I would think to heat the block to expand it away from the bolt (like on anything else, that's just how I was taught) but I guess that's worth a shot. Just trying to avoid a torch or a welder because I'd really really prefer not to have to pull the...

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