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    lift pump wearing out, leaking air?

    hello, has anyone had problems with the stock lift pump drawing air into the system? mine is only a few years old but has run lots of wvo/wmo so i wonder if that could cause it to wear out sooner than normal. anyway, after replacing all hoses and clamps and tightening them very well, i still...
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    where to get fuel filters?

    i put a new fuel filter in this week, the last one i had, and it got clogged immediately due to fuel gelling (i think) and had to drive home at 15 mph....and then found out that filter barn doesn't carry the ones i need any more (bf1222) does anyone know where to get filters for a good price? i...
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    Rear fuel tank not working at all - and overflowing with fuel!

    i have never had much luck with the rear tank of my 89 f250. for one thing, it has to be filled by hand because for some reason when i try to fill up at the pump, the pump keeps shutting off every few seconds unless it happens to be a very slow pump. much worse, however, is that it always seems...
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    f250 front brake rotor removal?

    are there any pictures on this forum of how to remove the front brake rotors on a 4X4 f250? i started off today just planning to replace pads but now i find the caliper and rotor on one side are both shot and i can not figure out how to remove the rotor. any help greatly appreciated! thanks, Paul
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    stuck pump plungers - fixable?

    i figured out it was the injection pump that prevented my truck from starting unless the block heater was plugged in - then it would start fairly easily and run fine. Kind of strange-sounding but that's the deal. anyway, i pulled the old pump off and send it in for rebuilding, and while i was...
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    best price on stanadyne performance formula?

    does anyone know where online i could get the best price on a case of stanadyne performance formula? thanks! Paul
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    Turning up IP primary pressure?

    i am still trying to figure out my no-start-when-cold situation and have it narrowed down to a few things. there is a small shop in town that rebuilds injection pumps and i went to talk to the owner and he gave me an idea on how to test the primary pressure on the pump. He said take an extra...
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    best way to find air leaks?

    i have been trying to figure out why my truck will not start unless i plug the block heater in or use ether. I just replaced the gp relay and the glow plugs, even though i had a feeling the old ones were still working. i have voltage going to the plugs, plus a manual glow plug switch so i can...
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    low compression - how much longer will it last?

    just one oil change ago my truck started almost instantly - even in winter just a couple seconds of cranking. less than a 1000 miles ago it would start on the first crank, but it would need to be a good 5-10 seconds. now it will not cold start unless the block heater was plugged in or i use...
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    how to bypass stock glow plug relay (temporarily)

    for the moment my truck will not start unless the block heater is plugged in or if i use starting fluid...so i want to temporarily disable the stock glow plug relay so that the gp's do NOT turn on when i turn the key on. i have a momentary switch on the dash and another relay under the hood for...
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    glow plugs not getting hot enough...

    i am almost positive that my glow plugs are not getting hot enough to start the engine. it starts only if the block heater is plugged in and even then it takes 5-10 seconds of cranking (and cranking speed is very fast due to new batteries, cables & starter within the last year). the gp's are...
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    best price on beru glow plugs?

    does anyone know where to get the best price on beru glow plugs? thanks! Paul
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    low compression?

    right now my truck will only start if it is warmed up, the block heater was plugged in, or i use starting fluid. If it sits overnight without the block heater, even in warm weather, it will not start. Less than a thousand miles ago it started right up with no problems.... but it seems now that...
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    Glow plugs wearing out?

    i have Beru glow plugs, they are about 4 years old and i used a 12 volt continuity tester (the kind that lights up) on them. According to the tester, they all work. The cabin light dims when i cycle them, which also makes me think they work - and i have a manual overide button and the lights...
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    truck won't start...

    about a month or two ago i noticed my truck was taking more cranking than usual to start, but it always would go after two good cranks. Once it started, even if i let it run for just a few seconds, i could shut it off for a few minutes and then it would start right up. Once fully or even partly...
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    trouble getting fan shroud on...

    when i bought my truck the fan shroud was not on it, but the previous owner still had it so i took it along. I have tried a few times to put it on but it never seemed to fit for some reason and i had too many other things to fix on this truck so i never got around to it. But now i need to so can...
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    Throw out bearing wearing out?

    i am getting a high-pitched kind of whining sound that is mostly audible above 1500 rpm. The higher the rpm's, the higher the pitch of the sound, and if i downshift the pitch drops. everything else seems normal - it shifts fine, starts & runs fine, etc. i showed it to a local person who also...
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    TC cover removal questions

    last year i had the transfer case rebuilt on my truck...mechanic called just before i was going to pick it up and said there was leak so he was going to re-seal the cover plate...so he did that and i picked it up and it seemed fine but then i realized it was still leaking. it seems that he...
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    IP drain plug?

    i just bought a couple used pumps from a local guy and want to store them for a while until i need them. i have heard it is best to drain the fuel out first - does anyone know which fitting is the drain plug on the pump? i would rather do that then remove the top cover just to be sure i don't...
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    DIY tank vent?

    i have an aluminum fuel tank in the bed that i bought used off CL. It had a tank vent fitting on the top and i assumed it worked at first but then realized it did not because there was a lot of pressure in the tank when i removed the fill cap (non-vented type). So i took it off just now and need...
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    Front axle leak - worth trying to fix?

    my truck, an 89 4X4, has a slow leak from the front axle, right in the center. I had never looked too closely - at first i thought it was just a matter of removing those bolts and a cover plate would come off with a gasket...but then i checked it out better and it seems like most of the front...
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    Has anyone put better seats in their truck?

    the driver's seat in my truck is worn out and not very comfortable on my back. I am not sure if it ever did, but at this point it has no lower back support at all. so, i was wondering if anyone here has ever gone to a junk yard, found a newer truck and put the seats in? are there certain years...
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    ? about stock fuel filter heater

    the stock fuel filter heater on my 89 truck does not seem to work but i just realized that i have a filter from an engine that was totally rebuilt by Reviva around 03 and with low miles. I called them when i first bought the engine from a local guy and they said they rebuild everything from top...
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    coolant hose routing problem

    my diesel filter is mounted on the frame rail (because i have a different filter in it's place for wvo) and i need to add some heat to it for cold weather. So i Tee'd off the coolant hose running to the heater core and ran hose to the filter with soft copper wrapped around the filter; then for...
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    Good source for fuel pressure gauge?

    none of the local shops have fuel pressure gauges here so i will have to order one. An electrical or mechanical would work fine but i read here that the electric ones are better so you don't have to worry about fuel getting in the truck. This truck is not nearly as nice as what most of you...

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