Recent content by RSchanz
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Is it my alternator?
I wish it worked, haha. I went back and read the thread and it seemed like even after I replaced the voltage regulator the charging still wasn't very strong so I'm thinking that you're right in the fact that the alternator has shorted turns and is damaging the voltage regulator. I'm going to go...- RSchanz
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Is it my alternator?
Yeah when truck is on it doesn't increase above 12.2v and when accelerating it doesn't jump either.- RSchanz
- Post #3
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Is it my alternator?
Lately it seems like if I have a problem it's got to be electrical related. Truck wouldn't start the other day. I haven't been using it that much lately so I figured there must be some kind of short draining the batteries. Charged the batteries back up but it seemed like they wouldnt get much...- RSchanz
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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400 Miles and some off-road
Looks nice there! Love the two tone color on that thing too.- RSchanz
- Post #9
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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400 Miles and some off-road
Yeah around Jenner then north to Usal- RSchanz
- Post #7
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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400 Miles and some off-road
haha no! and to be honest I thought about that a couple times. I've actually never paid attention to where the intake is in the last 3+ years or cleaned the engine air filter....- RSchanz
- Post #5
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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400 Miles and some off-road
Just wanted to share some pics here of a trip I took this past (long) weekend. Without the help of you folks I wouldn't be able to do these things so thank you. The trip inspired me to: *Replace the shocks (maybe gain a couple inches of clearance) *Replace tie-rods and work on steering box- RSchanz
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Pesky water separator
So that there is some conclusion for anyone who finds this, I put it back together without the sock. The air leak went away and the truck runs fine. The light stayed on for the rest of that tank plus another one but it's now off. Eventually I might swap this out for a Racor filter but seems...- RSchanz
- Post #9
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Pesky water separator
The light came back on and I tried pulling the plunger and nothing came out. The air intrusion became so bad the truck wouldn't idle anymore. So I took this stupid little thing off and took it apart and cleaned it. I feel like the plunger wasn't working right or the hose was just plugged...- RSchanz
- Post #8
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Pesky water separator
Interesting, I'm always using a an additive and lately I've been using Hotshots secret everyday additive. It's not my first choice but easy to find near me.- RSchanz
- Post #5
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Pesky water separator
I figure cleaning it wouldn't hurt anyways but neither would replacing it I guess...- RSchanz
- Post #3
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Pesky water separator
So the seemingly classic thing happened where the "water in fuel" light came on for the first time and I pulled the drain plunger which then has led to hard starts. I put a nut and bolt in the line to hopefully keep air from getting in and it didn't help. Drove the truck a few times and the...- RSchanz
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Batteries 100% drained dead - new problem
I'm going to consider this solved. Put the new flasher fuses in and they work so IDK what happened but the voltage regulator was definitely an issue. Thank you everyone especially @BeastMaster for the help.- RSchanz
- Post #97
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Batteries 100% drained dead - new problem
What kind of starter issues are we talking? Honestly sounds a little scratchy sometimes when I fire it up. After it sat for awhile during this when I started it the starter was grinding a bit but I figured that was because the batteries were like 12.55 then after glow plugs maybe kinda low so it...- RSchanz
- Post #95
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
