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  1. raydav

    2001 E350 brakes

    I have two E350s; one is a 1984 that I modified with a dual wheel rear and a 94 IDI turbo engine. It weighs 9K#. The other is a 2001 PSD. It weighs 12K#. It used to be a bus, is now RV. Both have disk front brakes, and the same DANA 70, dual wheel rear. The 9K rear has drums and the 12K...
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    Fluid change or rebuild?

    I have an E4OD that I built eleven years and 95K miles ago. I have never changed the fluid. It was red, it is now brown, which I assume is friction material. Is it fluid change or rebuild time?
  3. raydav

    Looking for a rust bucket IDI truck

    I am looking for a 7.3 IDI truck. I need a title, a good frame, and would like a ten foot wheel base. I don't actually need anything else. I would rather not pay for a good body because the whole point of this is to use a body I already have. I have a 76 Mercury Montego wagon. CA is...
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    Supply/Lift pumps

    On the subject of getting fuel from the tank to the IP, I think many of you are spending too much time and money on the subject. Based on the request for a dead horse emoji, I assume the common talk about a Facet pump it is a 40223 that people are referring to. A brief look at eBay shows...
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    IP tag info?

    I have a rebuilt IP. At the moment I do not have any info on the builder. Who ever it was, at least had access to blank tags. At least I think that is a fresh tag. What does the tag say about the pump? See pics.
  6. raydav

    Last week's most popular topics. email

    Does the "Last week's most popular topics. (from Diesel Truck Forum - Oilburners.net)" still exist? The last one I got was June 2020.
  7. raydav

    Tilt wheel U joint

    I have tilt steering wheels in several 70-90 vehicles. Best I can determine, they are all the same on top. The one in my 84 E350 has developed a sloppy U joint. The lower and upper shafts and joint are a single part. So far I have not found a replacement shaft. There are complete rebuilt...
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    Unusual non-activity

    The last "Last week's most popular topics." I got was 6/15/2020. The last "New reply to watched thread" was 4/6/20. No alerts from my own current thread. My alert settings are all checked. Email is correct. No setting changed that I can determine. Ideas?
  9. raydav

    What rebuilt IPs are available?

    My current IP has a few years on it. I want to replace that one and get a spare. I have a couple loose units. I got a seal kit, but decided that building IPs is a career I don't need. I have a 7.3 turbo in a 9K# van.
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    Analog oil pressure gauge

    The typical (only?) oil pressure indicator is an analog gauge, a pressure switch, and a resistor on the circuit board that sets the meter at mid range. Swap in an analog sensor, short the resistor, and you have an actual pressure gauge. Is anyone aware of an analog sensor that is internally...
  11. raydav

    Injector life span

    I have a 2001, E350, 22 Ft, cutaway that was a Denver Int hotel shuttle. It weighs 11K. When I got it it could not carry passengers because the passenger door was damaged. It had 525K on the odometer, and I found reman tags on the engine and trans. I figure a company bean counter penciled it...
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    Oil change interval

    I have a turbo 7.3 IDI that weighs 9K# and an 01 PSD that weighs 11.4K#. Both run Shell Rotella T6, and PSD filters. Neither uses enough oil to notice. If I change the oil and then drive nine thousand miles in six weeks, when should I change the oil again? This is not a hypothetical question...
  13. raydav

    Dead turbo

    I have a 2001 PSD E350 and an 84 E350 in which I first installed a 7.3 IDI NA and recently a 93 7.3 IDI turbo engine. After I installed the first 7.3 IDI, I figured the two engines are the same size, Ford might have known what they were doing when the put the turbo on the PSD, so I installed a...
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    Dead turbo

    I have a 2001 PSD E350 and an 84 E350 in which I first installed a 7.3 IDI NA and recently a 93 7.3 IDI turbo engine. After I installed the first 7.3 IDI, I figured the two engines are the same size, Ford might have known what they were doing when the put the turbo on the PSD, so I installed a...
  15. raydav

    BB > G

    I have a 93 turbo engine with a remote turbo that produces about 5# under moderate load and maybe 10 third gear, foot on the floor, uphill. It currently has a 5069 IP and BB injectors. It runs fine and seems to be smoke free. I also have a fresh set of G code injectors. What might I expect...
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    IP timing

    I have a TACH N TIME. The bracket on the front engine cover has a tube at the zero mark, and a smaller tube 20 degrees later. I plugged the magnetic probe in the smaller tube because that is the one it fit. I did a quick check at idle. I scrolled the timing light until the dampener groove...
  17. raydav

    Felt like it lost half the engine

    2001 E350 cutaway PSD Three times, a hundred miles, several days, and many stops between events. Suddenly lose power and check engine light comes on. Stop, shut off, restart, and all is well. No trouble logged. I carry a spare PCM and IDM and the issue survived replacing both. Is there...
  18. raydav

    New 93 turbo engine, lots of white smoke.

    I got my 84 E350 in 1995. It came with a 460/C6. Over the next decade I swapped the C6 for an E4OD and the D70 rear for a D70 dually. In 2005 I got an 89 E350 for it's IDI. A few years ago I added a remote turbo. At that time I also had a 2001 E350 PSD. They are both 7.3, the PSD turbo...
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    Engine control weirdness.

    2001 E350 cutaway Last weekend we went to the Hot Rod Reunion. It takes place mostly at Fomosa drag strip, but the Friday evening event is in Bakersfield. Bakersfield is about 150 miles from home. Friday evening, we were in Bakersfield, had made a few stops, and were heading for the evening...
  20. raydav

    Lost wheel

    I think I know why the inside tire went flat, but why did the outside wheel come off? This pic and the next five: https://goo.gl/photos/KakZX1Ez5tex6pW38
  21. raydav

    E350 DANA 70 parking brake

    2001 E350 DANA 70 dually. I have two possibly related questions. Check this pic. That used to be a parking brake assembly. https://photos.app.goo.gl/Ct7SVSIF7TeWWIEM2 The parking brake never did hold. I did what I could, by-the-book, three times, and never got it to hold. And now the...
  22. raydav

    When is it time to retire an engine?

    I have an 84 E350 that came with an 460. In 2005 I acquired an 89 for it's 7.3. It was a private sale, I have no history on it. It was a work truck and I believe the engine was original. I have put over 150K miles on that engine. It has been leaking same oil. Not enough to notice usage but...
  23. raydav

    Crankcase vent

    I acquired an 84 E350 with a 460/C6 in 1993. Over the next few years I replaced the C6 with an E4OD and the Dana 70 single with a Dana 70 dually. In 2005 acquired an 89 E350 for it's 7.3 IDI. I later redid the IDI fuel supply system including replacing the filter with a Racor on the frame...
  24. raydav

    Two oily injectors

    In 2005 I bought an 89 van for the engine to replace the 460 in my 84 van. The 89 history is unknown, and I have put at least 150K miles on it since. A few years ago I added a remote turbo. The engine uses almost no oil. I just replaced the injectors, plugs and injector lines. Here is a...
  25. raydav

    Did an E4OD unlock between shifts?

    In a stock vehicle, did an E4OD behind an IDI, unlock between shifts?

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