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  1. WMO4IDI

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Today I finally finished installing my new homemade heated mirrors with fancy flashers on 'em. The truck had flimsy "west coast style" Amazon mirrors when I bought it so I made new 18ga housings. I used a 6.5ft heating wire instead of the original 3ft & installed 3 wire LEDs on the front. I...
  2. WMO4IDI

    '89 F350 - ABS junk system and safety inspections

    Regarding the GVWR, they changed the laws a few years ago in Quebec and I'm in a grey zone, controllers on the road apply the definitions one way and the lady at the DMV interprets it differently... typical of this communist hell hole. I just don't want to start getting harassed by the...
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    '89 F350 - ABS junk system and safety inspections

    I hear ya but I'll take a proportioning valve over an unreliable electronic system anyday, it's not like cars were crashing and burning everywhere befors ABS was invented. Doing a propper diagnostic is on my to-do list for the weekend.
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    '89 F350 - ABS junk system and safety inspections

    I finally received my fresh & Ford certified Vin Label sticker from Marti Auto Works (4 months wait time...) and discovered that someone at the DMV along with a previous owner falsified the GVWR numbers on my truck's registration. Registered as 4499KG (9919lbs) which meant it didn't require an...
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    Electrical adventures thread - I blew or burned out something...

    Good idea, keep it simple & accessible!
  6. WMO4IDI

    Electrical adventures thread - I blew or burned out something...

    Fair enough, when I encountered burnt spade connectors & wires I just decided to not have all that power snaking through the dash & keep everything easily accessible.
  7. WMO4IDI

    Electrical adventures thread - I blew or burned out something...

    That's definitely on the list of things to check out. The wiring diagrams don't shows 3 or 4 from the solenoid, I got to that part after writing the post. Do they age? Should I swap them all out as preventive maintenance?
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    Electrical adventures thread - I blew or burned out something...

    Luckily I didn't have too much excess clogging everything up, just a bunch of splices with wires going everywhere so everything's tightly tangled up inside the dash.
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    Electrical adventures thread - I blew or burned out something...

    Well, what started out as a fun electrical project turned to crap. My '89 F350 has had lots of mods done to it, mainly a big rig sleeper cab installed & lots of lights... so many unholy electrical splices done under the dash by POs and it bit me in the ****. The two main projects I was working...
  10. WMO4IDI

    Tachometer wiring from sensor to instrument cluster question.

    Thanks for the lead, I'm going to resolder all the pins on the pcb first, it could just be cold cracks.
  11. WMO4IDI

    Tachometer wiring from sensor to instrument cluster question.

    ...but it seems I don't have that wire in my connector, simply the tach wire. Tach is wired directly to a battery ground & then straight to the cluster, the needle only jumped a few times so that means it's due for a new gauge I guess :(
  12. WMO4IDI

    Tachometer wiring from sensor to instrument cluster question.

    Found the answer here: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1399471-help-wiring-aftermarket-tach.html V8 is just a regular ground shared with the sensor's grounded wire.
  13. WMO4IDI

    Tachometer wiring from sensor to instrument cluster question.

    I've been hunting a tachometer issue since I bought my truck, it's basically dead now. It used to work on and off, changed the sensor on the IP to no avail, a good slap on the dash sometimes helped it give a reading. Before I go looking for a newly used tach on Ebay, I want to fully rewire it...
  14. WMO4IDI

    Best location for a fuel CHECK VALVE???

    My truck's previous owner put one between the lift pump & filter housing which just seems odd. I was thinking of putting one directly on the 1/4 (?) npt inlet of the lift pump and then just like you suggested before the IP.
  15. WMO4IDI

    Priming/bleeding after fuel tank & line overall, can't seem to prime injector lines.

    It's alive! It simply took forever to purge the injector lines. It's nice to have it running after having it parked for 3 months.
  16. WMO4IDI

    Priming/bleeding after fuel tank & line overall, can't seem to prime injector lines.

    Pedal to the metal! I'm seeing more & more coming out on top of the injectors, one line giving a steady flow of bubbles. Batteries are dead now though, I have to let them charge for a while. I'll go back after dinner.
  17. WMO4IDI

    Priming/bleeding after fuel tank & line overall, can't seem to prime injector lines.

    I think I finally got a few bubbles out of a line... I tightened up the driver side bank to try and bleed the other side faster. I'll leave the battery charger on it and keep cranking for now.
  18. WMO4IDI

    Priming/bleeding after fuel tank & line overall, can't seem to prime injector lines.

    With the key in the ON position, I can hear the FSS click if I pull & reconnect the wire.
  19. WMO4IDI

    Priming/bleeding after fuel tank & line overall, can't seem to prime injector lines.

    I finished my new fuel tank install, fuel tanks >>> R12T filter >> ACDelco FSV >>> mechanical lift pump. The truck hasn't ran since early october when I got a huge fuel leak before the lift pump & air got in everywhere. That's when I decided to finish the new tanks instead of just fixing the...
  20. WMO4IDI

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    It's a black diesel setup, driver side is for D2, passenger side for wmo + keeping the old one as a tranfer tank with a 12v pump. I Installed an ACDelco fsv but the return is going to the wmo tank.
  21. WMO4IDI

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Installed a custom crossmember in front of the axle on my F350, the old one was rusted out & I Installed my new custom aluminum fuel tanks. Starting on the new fuel hose setup tomorrow.
  22. WMO4IDI

    E350 / E-350 XLT 1993 7.3 IDI Radiator?

    I did a full flush of the system right before taking it off, with detergent, and I didn't notice any buildup. The advantage of using deionized water to mix...
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    E350 / E-350 XLT 1993 7.3 IDI Radiator?

    Imo you should just get it fixed. These brass radiators are bullet proof as long as they're properly brazed. All you need really is solder, flux & a small torch. Clean it out, melt the old solder that's problematic, prep those joints & redo it. Practice with scrap metal at first if you've never...
  24. WMO4IDI

    Another fuel system overhaul thread...

    That's what i got from it, 90 wmo 10 rug & then add 15 gals of D2. I'll give it a shot but with our -40s up here it might be a bit thick for January/February.
  25. WMO4IDI

    PoBoy centrifuge build

    Quick vid of a dry run I have the controller unlocked to "16 mph", I'll need to get at tachometer for rpm readings.

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