Recent content by jwalterus
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What is this vertical bar tow hitch?
I used to have one of those....... It's an ATV 3-in-1 hitch, Ball, strap bar, and a hole for a garden cart type thing, they're only rated for 1500lbs or so for the ball, 500 on the pin hole IIRC.- jwalterus
- Post #6
- Forum: Towing and Hauling
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2026 Best Oil Filter for the 7.3 IDI?
I'll stick with the FL1995, but that's because I have a case of 12 in the garage.... 80% efficiency at 20 micron BTW..... Pretty sure from looking at my oil after 100 miles a piece of window screen is good enough on an IDI.....- jwalterus
- Post #6
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Wild Dreams!
Why'd you install a flamethrower exhaust kit on it? ;Poke- jwalterus
- Post #8
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Tap size + cleaning threads + steering zerk
1/4-28 thread (generic US grease zerk), tapered on the zerk so it seals tight rather than bottoming out They're probably metric zerks, I have bulk packs I carry in my service truck for both standard and metric in different sizes from 6mm-10mm and 3/16"-1/8NPT I'd clean it really good and use...- jwalterus
- Post #4
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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New Badges for Military Service Members, LEO, FireFighters and EMT
DD214 is a good idea! I will never claim to have been anything other than an office worker when I was in. 1N job code.- jwalterus
- Post #6
- Forum: Site Information and Updates
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Lip of sleeve at bottom of cylinder
Learn something new every day. Everything I've ever dealt with was primarily a drop in with a counterbore or line welded/line bored (those were decidedly non-standard as they were steel blocks, but so were the applications), have also dealt with a handful of straight sleeves that were...- jwalterus
- Post #10
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Lip of sleeve at bottom of cylinder
From my experience, that ain't right..... A sleeve should completely fill the bore, I've never seen anyone do anything like that. That alone is enough information that IMO he should be redoing it, show him that the piston skirt extends below the cylinder.- jwalterus
- Post #3
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Help....Need a New Diesel Filler Neck for the MidShip/Side Tank
Check your local upfitter/work body/flatbed dealer, they should have one that's just a pipe.- jwalterus
- Post #3
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Starting and Trans issues after removing ambulance box
1) They'd be replacing any harnessing they touched with NEW on their dime as soon as they decided to cut any wires, I've done that job with someone on a '91, there was no reason to cut anything. 2) The liability is 100% theirs and the blame lies solely on their shoulders. 3) They sure wouldn't...- jwalterus
- Post #6
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Two Fords for sale
Cripes! I went through that myself, but luckily I was able to keep the house. Wish I was closer to you, hopefully they stay in this community.- jwalterus
- Post #5
- Forum: Marketplace
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Samco Sport Silicone Radiator Hose Reviews
In my experience, on equipment the silicone hoses don't last as long as the regular reinforced rubber hoses.... I'd just sleeve regular hoses for the look if you want to do that.- jwalterus
- Post #4
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Injection pump cores.
If it's available where you are, Spee-Dee is generally pretty good- jwalterus
- Post #20
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Borg Warner 1356 manual shift transfer case
Clean it up good and check it again, looks to me like the issue is above that and it's just accumulating there..... EDIT: I do mean clean EVERYTHING, brake clean and wire brush.......- jwalterus
- Post #8
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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So what did you do with your truck today?
Home sick, so I fired up the old girl for the first time in 8 months (didn't get any big snows over the cold months, she's just sat all winter) Gave her some "fooked" batteries from work (the kids don't understand that checking water levels in the batteries can save a customer hundreds of...- jwalterus
- Post #13,312
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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So what did you do with your truck today?
360s are just as easy ;Poke Sounds kinda like my new to me daily in the driveway, 2001 Mercury Sable with 144k and zero rust, has a 3.0 pushrod, bad HG on cyl 6, replaced all the gaskets and WP, now it has oil in the coolant and a misfire on 5&6 when hot, reman head should be here Wed, car cost...- jwalterus
- Post #13,291
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
