Recent content by mexicanjoe

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    sticking valve

    camshaft may be going flat
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    Stp 15w40

    Ill buy what ever is cheapest. My LuLuBelle leaks 15W40 so much, I told the boss I was seal coating the parking lot. And just like a VW bug: it marks its spot. I can usually run 600 miles before she leaks 1 quart. No blowby, but it does produce a vacuum at idle
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    gas station diesel

    Our lodge has fund raisers every year. Guess who keeps the used canola oil??? I mix it one gallon per fill up. So far so good. Cant complain about the odor, either. Been working on the front suspension, one piece at a time. Last 2 pieces are the Pitman arm and the drag link.
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    Can vegetable oil be mixed with diesel and or wmo?

    I use 1/2 gallon of used canola oil in my '89, and thus far no problems. my belief is that it may help lubricate the IP. Im just real careful during winter; then I use Butchs with the canola oil. Ill let you know if I have problems later.
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    Got a strange problem with my starter

    Some times there is green corrosion built up under the battery cable insulation. Peel it back about 1 foot from the batter. My cables and connectors looked good but the starter was too slow. Replaced the battery cables with welding cables and no prob.
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    89 7.3 IDI sluggish

    I've had to blow back my '89 due to obstructions. My clutch fan mostly doesn't release, either hot or cold so I have a hard time keeping heat for good ignition. Sooooooo, I block off the air to the radiator and then take LuLuBelle for a good high speed drive to the ranch 38 miles away. She...
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    Looking for long lost family truck

    if you had the VIN you could find it pretty easy. check with your tax office.
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    Can vegetable oil be mixed with diesel and or wmo?

    mine runs just fine with 1 gallon per tankful. so far so good' plus since its used oil, it smells like fried chicken going down the road.
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    THIS is getting old!

    CIB I took your advice!! IT WORKED!!! I'm repairing/replacing things on LuLuBelle one paycheck at a time, the showerheads are getting replaced. Since we are in the middle of the oilfields- hot vatting the tanks is no big problem. Eventually, Ill have new glow plugs, a...
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    THIS is getting old!

    Ok here's the skinny on Ol' LuLuBelle when I changed out her fuel selector valve. When pulling out of the rear tank: NO PROBLEM! When pulling out of the front tank it surges like its starved for fuel!!I filled up both tanks. I tried to run the truck on the front tank: No dice! I think I may...
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    Stereo help please

    LuLuBelle, my '89 F-250 decided that the am/fm player in the dash would quit working. Can anyone tell me where I can find a Am/FM stereo , with maybe a blue tooth or CD player? What brand? Will I need an adaptor kit? How difficult is it? Will my son finally get a drivers license. Will my...
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    A real head scratcher.!!

    Ok guys heres a good one. My '89 decided to quit on me, down the road. tried to switch tanks ( Fuel gauge doesnt work ). Nada!!! So i poured most of 5 gallons in the front tank and over flowed it . Imagine my surprise, because I had not her switched to the front. I poured the rest of...
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    Took it apart, some time went by now i can't remember, duh

    My wife can be in Northern Mongolia out of cell range , while I'm working on electrical issues and EVERYTIME : she will call and need something -right now! So, the dumb mexican gets up to dutifully comply , when I go back to start again I have no idea where I stopped or what I was doing at...
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    Answer me this

    OK, its off to Oreilly to get a fresh airfilter. I can say that adding canola oil to the fuel seems to help the tired old thing. I added a home made air airtube to help ingest some 103 degree west Texas air........Ive still got a ratting noise when the engine is running, and the clutch is not...
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    Answer me this

    I started up ol' LuLuBelle yesterday when it was a balmy 98 degrees. I thought I would check the blowby, so i unscrewed the oilfiller cap. I then placed a rubber glove over the opening, and LO AND BEHOLD: the vacuum almost sucked the glove into the crankcase/oilfiller tube. My question is...
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