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'85 6.9 DIESEL OIL LEVEL MEASUREMENT ON DIP STICK?
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'85 6.9 DIESEL OIL LEVEL MEASUREMENT ON DIP STICK?
thanks, guys for the good tips. As soon as I can afford the oil for my truck I'll use them. Oil products, along with fuel have gone crazy. All of us diesel owners are getting the shaft but good.- CEDRICWARD
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'85 6.9 DIESEL OIL LEVEL MEASUREMENT ON DIP STICK?
@Austin86250 Thanks, but I already know that. My bracket won't allow me to hold the dipstick tube in the proper angle to keep it in the hole nor will it allow the tube to thread around the exhaust manifold without falling out. The O ring doesn't help. All I need is the measurement of the oil...- CEDRICWARD
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'85 6.9 DIESEL OIL LEVEL MEASUREMENT ON DIP STICK?
My 85 F350 6.9 diesel engine lost its oil dipstick so I can't measure the oil without getting under the truck and putting a backup dipstick down the hole in the block. I have no idea if the original dipstick touches the bottom of the oil pan or not, but I push my backup dipstick in until it...- CEDRICWARD
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6.9 idi wiring harness
Get ready to have lots of fun. Fords are notorious for shorting out. Most shorts are at the fuse box. I have mine all torn out and have been trying to find an entire wire harness for YEARS. No luck at any price. You will be better off just making your own leading to each item separately. I'm...- CEDRICWARD
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1985 F250 6.9 short to ground
So I'm not the only one with my dash torn out. These trucks are notorious for having electrical shorts and burned wires and fuse boxes. I've been working on mine for YEARS and still haven't figured out my problems. Searched forever for the factory wiring diagram. Finally found copies of the...- CEDRICWARD
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Critical safety warning: Hot Shots fuel additives products
Riphip, That's not true, but people still believe it. Maybe it's just comforting to have someone **** on you. It is warm. Of course you could eat some asparagus first then **** on it. The smell would kill just about anything. LOL- CEDRICWARD
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Critical safety warning: Hot Shots fuel additives products
If it scabs don't pick at it.- CEDRICWARD
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Glow Plug Controller Broke Off!
Thanks for the replies.- CEDRICWARD
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Critical safety warning: Hot Shots fuel additives products
Use hydrocortisone cream on burns and itchy skin for some relief and healing.- CEDRICWARD
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Glow Plug Controller Broke Off!
Well, first of all I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who has had these problems. I bought my '85 F350 from a nasty old farmer in North Idaho about 20 years ago. He lied about the Turbo being a Banks so I took him to court twice and won each time. Got a hunk of money back. Hauled my 34 foot...- CEDRICWARD
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Remove injectors without removing pump?
If you disconnect your hard lines from your injectors BE VERY CAREFUL to NOT change the angle of the threaded nut that attaches to the injectors or you may cross thread them when you re-attach them. It's a very costly mistake. Re-attach them using fingers (no wrenches to get them started!) If...- CEDRICWARD
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Fuel mileage.
Saburai, I understand that issue. My 85 F350 takes forever to fill either tank because they both vent poorly. That, and the fact that today's fuel pumps shoot fuel so fast that the pump handle keeps clicking off repeatedly even when the tank is not close to being full. None of the 'notches' on...- CEDRICWARD
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Fuel mileage.
Mileage is variable depending on how YOU drive. What kind of driving...highway or city. Where you drive sea level, mountains, up hills, towing, hauling loads. Between fillups notice the load in your truck. Fill up the tank (up the filler neck until you can see fuel) Fuel pumps will shut off at...- CEDRICWARD
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A cautionary tale about the use or rather mis-use of ether to start a IDI motor.
How much did you spend on all of this 'rebuild'?- CEDRICWARD
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