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    help !!!!

    well before the head gasket change i was running a napa thermostat and thats when i went through 5 heater cores. i knew the head gaskets needed to be changed so i thought that was a factor in the overpressurizing of the cores. while the engine was apart i went ahead and changed the water pump...
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    help !!!!

    the stat came from ford and the cap is a 13psi cap. i didnt replace the cap when i did the gaskets but its been on there for about a year now. what would be the signs of cavitation? before i did the head gaskets i never had to put antifreeze in the res and it was still overpressurizing. i did...
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    help !!!!

    It has been a while since i have been on here, but i knew this would be the place to come with the problem that i am having with my truck. I have been having issues with heater coils leaking. I have replaced 5 in the last 6 months. I knew my head gaskets were leaking , so i figured that was the...
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    Snapon MT1480 Meters

    also when you install the magnetic pickup, place a piece of sandpaper between the pickup and the harmonic balancer so it doesnt rub and cause damage to the pickup.
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    E40D problems

    isnt there a fuse that supplies juice to the trans. dont know if that would be a posability or not just a thought.
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    starting problems, air in fuel line?

    pretty much the same thing i was getting at just not as text book lol. if you take the filter off and fuel doesnt flood all over the place then it does reveal useful infomation it means you have a air leak. i dont guess i follow the whole when its plugged in thing that it extends the air leak...
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    idi headers

    just wanted to know if anybody on this site is using a set of headers from these people http://www.stans-headers.com/ford_headers.htm and if so are they worth the coin?
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    starting problems, air in fuel line?

    just before you starts it up dont forget to unscrew the fuel filter and tell us how much fuel is in it lol.
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    What is this Guy's Secret??!!

    x2 on what he said. i just hope im on this site just to see how you feel about having to climb under one of your trucks just to work on it 20yrs from now.
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    HELP!!

    you think the roads are bad in texas come to louisiana lol. i swear that all the people that have to do community service are the ones thats repairing our highways.
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    starting problems, air in fuel line?

    im just trying to rule out the gp's as a posible culprit. these engines rely soo much on the gp's when its cold or hot temps outside, more so in the cooler temps. my 85 it can be 70+* outside on a cold motor and if you dont use the gp's too start it, it will spin forever before it starts if it...
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    starting problems, air in fuel line?

    when its warmer outside does it still start hard? ive learned on these trucks that the idi's rely on the gp's alot.
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    starting problems, air in fuel line?

    most of the time mine wouls show about 1/2 full. how long does your wait-to-start light stay on?
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    starting problems, air in fuel line?

    run the truck let it sit over night then in the morning unscrew the fuel filter off and see how much fuel is in the filter, this is determining if you still have a possible air leak. if the truck is starting fine with the block heater plugged in and not so great with it not plugged in relying...
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    HELP!!

    not saying yours is a heater core i just stated that my 91 was leaking and it turned out to be the heater coil, now my 85 used to do exactly what you speak of and it turned out to be the check ball in the thermostat housing was cloged up and didnt allow the air to be purged out of the engine...
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