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    Another Birthday

    Happy Birthday Mr. Bill....
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    Bought the '97 Burb and it won't start....

    Got her started and it idles and purrs likes a kitten and sounds great.... Idles/Runs until the PMD gets overheated and then it dies like you shut the key off. Spray the PMD with the freezing penetrant or ether and it starts and runs again until the PMD gets hot again and it dies again. Or if...
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    Throttle cable too long!

    Pull the slack thru at the pedal end and put a SMALL cable clamp on it. The one like a tiny muffler clamp style or u bolt style.... Worked great on black dog....
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    Bought the '97 Burb and it won't start....

    Guy changed the IP this week before I picked it up. Lift Pump is running and it seems to be pumping fuel at the filter head. Now lift pump doesnt shut off with the key. It just keeps running until you disconnect the batteries. That part I dont understand. And he changed the PMD and the oil...
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    6.2L Cost Of Ownership vs...

    I have owned several 6.2's and a 6.5TD besides my 6.9, 7.3's and all of my 7.3 PSD's.... I loved my 6.2 in a half ton 4x4 reg cab long bed w/ a 700R4, 3.73's.... It was a pooch but, it rode like a car and got 23 mpg. My dad was pissed when I bought this truck. I went and got a bank note for...
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    ANOTHER TRIP!!!!!

    Man Oh Man... What an ordeal.... Glad to hear you all are back in Pa. and that your trip went without too much incident.... Did you get the salt washed off....???? Hope he gets the truck he wants to replace it.... Looks like Darrin's buddies is in the price bracket or at least close to it...
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    My Uncle Pat Passed tonight

    Sorry to hear of your families loss.... Prayers and thoughts from NE Indiana....
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    Stil lstruggling with this stuck glow tip

    Congrats on getting out....!!!!
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    10 speed eaton fuller or road ranger behind a 7.3 IDI has it been done

    I've always heard it called "floating" in the big truck world....
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    After the hollidays get together

    I am not too sure we are gonna make it either. Things are terribly busy here with kids going in different directions and life is crazy. Sounds like I have a girl with a broken foot now too (we hear from the dr.this am). I am now fire chief for this year and I am trying to get personnel into...
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    Why & How Did You Get Here.

    I bought my first Ford IDI and was searching the internet and stumbled on to TDS. Joined there and then some were talking about OB there. And I came over here and joined right away. Then I (we) met Travis (Argve) near Ft. Wayne for dinner one sunday afternoon. And the rest is history. I...
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    Centramatic and Counteract Balancing Beads users.........

    I put airsoft BB's in my 315's and it worked great. 8 oz. per tire.... And it's CHEAP too....
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    a lilltle help making a choice

    Here's one down my way. http://fortwayne.craigslist.org/cto/3485424471.html
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    So what y'all get for Christmas?

    I got a new 4" jerk strap, A test meter, a photo tach (to use on the pulling tractors), a 4 1/2" grinder and cutting wheels, a power probe III complete kit, some clothes, some candy, a set of 20' 2 ga. jumper cables, got my cab visor put on xmas eve nite, some CD's and a pen/pencil set from my...
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    Hi from Indiana

    Welcome to OB! I have been here for quite a few years now am I am a fellow hoosier.... I am about 45 minutes NW from you in Mongo. I did a Solid State glow plug upgrade on my '86 a number of years back. Fairly simple to do and it doesnt take that long. The kits aren't cheap from an...
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