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Possibly cavitated engine?
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Let is sit for a few days and crack the plug again and see what you find. This is if you have the coolant full.
Sunday at 1:50 PM
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Possibly cavitated engine?
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Pull the oil drain plug and see what comes out. You can unthread it and hold it against the pan. You should not loose that much oil and...
Sunday at 1:25 AM
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Dead 7.3 IDI Diagnosis
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Keep in mind that even a new filter can already be plugged depending on the condition of the fuel that is in the tanks. Should be easy...
Friday at 11:43 AM
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Dead 7.3 IDI Diagnosis
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Couple of things you can do. Disconnect the wire at the sender for the filter light and go for a spin around the block, if no light at...
Friday at 12:37 AM
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85 6.9 IDI Will not run
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IDIBronco I am not trying to pick a fight either, just showing pratical applications and normal testing procedures.
Thursday at 12:54 PM
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85 6.9 IDI Will not run
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When testing hydraulic pumps with flow rators if you do not have it restricted you will have flow but little pressure. As you start...
Thursday at 11:12 AM
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Dead 7.3 IDI Diagnosis
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Think I got mine from a Federated Auto parts store. I replaced with the cable for a 95 power stroke as they were just a couple inches...
Wednesday at 2:16 AM
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Dead 7.3 IDI Diagnosis
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12.4 volts is a battery that is around 50% charged. 12.7-12.8 is full charge. First place I would start is getting the batteries charged...
Jul 14, 2026
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Strange Looped fuel feed lines and E- Fuel upgrade
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If you do away with the OEM fuel filter be sure that the replacement is the same micron rating or you may run into more costly issues.
Jul 13, 2026
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While the truck sits unused.. can I/should I soak the cylinders?
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Are you having any issues that you are hoping to fix by doing this? If not I would leave it alone. If it is not broke don't fix it is...
Jun 19, 2026
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Lip of sleeve at bottom of cylinder
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Often on repair sleeves the block is not bored all the way to the bottom before the sleeve is installed. The shoulder makes a positive...
Jun 16, 2026
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How to measure valve stem to rocker arm pad clearance?
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Also if you reface the rocker arm where it contacts the valve stem you will gain just a bit of clearance too. If you have not started...
Jun 8, 2026
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How to measure valve stem to rocker arm pad clearance?
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I think what they were trying to tell you is to make sure the push rod is not bottomed in the lifter. You would not want to be so tight...
Jun 8, 2026
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New 3g alternator--High voltage and then low voltage, bad regulator?
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That was the reason I asked about grounds as many assume that the ground system is good when often it is not. Easy enough to run some...
May 26, 2026
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New 3g alternator--High voltage and then low voltage, bad regulator?
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What about the ground side of the circuit?
May 26, 2026
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