Recent content by Zion
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4x4 Front Axle Service Write-Ups
For a 1984 F250, 6.9L 4X4; I sent my front ball joints into the great beyond earlier this year, hubs blew their grease seals a while ago, and my rotors look like vinyl records. I finally have the time to start working on it, but I'm not too sure what all should be replaced. I've seen a few...- Zion
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Wiring Conundrum(s) II. : Brake Lights and Oil Pressure
The turbo sensor is factory and was already threaded in when I bought all the pieces. I guess I should have asked if there was a way to determine whether or not the oil pressure sensor was bad or if the spliced sensor wire was the issue.- Zion
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Wiring Conundrum(s) II. : Brake Lights and Oil Pressure
The wire is still wired the same way it was when the engine was N/A and worked as intended. The only modification I made was splicing in the longer segment that came with the turbo so that the wire cap can reach the post on the sensor.- Zion
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Wiring Conundrum(s) I. : Busted GPs and Tachometer
For symptoms, it will start hard starting after a few days or won't start without excessive effort. Each time I've determined bad plugs using a multimeter and a test light, most of the plugs read too much resistance and/or won't light the tester. I've tried to determine if there's voltage being...- Zion
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Wiring Conundrum(s) II. : Brake Lights and Oil Pressure
Truck in question is a 1984 6.9 - Brake Lights The PO removed the trailer brake wiring and ended up wrecking the rear lights circuit. I tore out the (complete) harness that included break lights and functioning trailer plugs off of a bricknose and have been thinking about grafting it in. The...- Zion
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Wiring Conundrum(s) I. : Busted GPs and Tachometer
Truck in question is a 1984 6.9 -GPs I'm not sure what the issue is, but my glow plugs burn out within a week of installation. After replacing them the first time I got about a week out of them before 6~ out of the 8 plugs went bad, which were then replaced again with similar results. My plugs...- Zion
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Axles, Suspension, and funny noises.
I had each side jacked up and the driver front was the only one that had any vertical play, by quite a lot. Neither had horizontal play. Unfortunately, this was done as a parking-lot appraisal by a shop in ID after I realized something was wrong with the suspension. The tech looking over my...- Zion
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Axles, Suspension, and funny noises.
It’s a 84 250 4x4 with the twin I beam. I can’t tell exactly where the leak is coming from on the driver front, but it hasn’t done it in a while. The only time I watched it actively happen was when I was getting the truck off of its blocks. I didn’t have jack stands or a floor jack, so I just...- Zion
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Axles, Suspension, and funny noises.
Successfully made another 1800+ mile drive to college and am pleased to say my handiwork did not annihilate the truck. Unfortunately, there are now new issues I’m not sure how to fix. My front axle had been leaking since before I left and only trickled out gear oil onto the interior of the...- Zion
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Laramie, WY - No Crank/No Start, just solenoid clicking
Already a few hundred miles into a 1800+mile trip to college and the truck decided to call it a night in Laramie. No preceding electrical issues that I know of. Shut it off to get fuel and now running ignition just results in clicking. My multimeter doesn’t seem to be working, and I’m not a...- Zion
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Trying to fabricate a CDR mount for turbo swap
Nearing the end of the swap, which has been a garbage fire from the get-go. Now all I have left, besides welding the firewall, floorpan, and misc., is making a CDR mount for the ATS-style factory turbo setup. I haven’t been able to find engineer drawings or anything, so I was wondering if anyone...- Zion
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ZF5 Swap: Cross Member Tomfoolery
They do like up and I tried them out, but the bracket from the ZF5 places the t-case into the floor again. Although I believe the t-19 member sits lower in the frame, it’s only by a negligible amount. I’m not really sure how high up the output of the t-case should be, but I could measure for the...- Zion
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ZF5 Swap: Cross Member Tomfoolery
After exhausting both the ratchet-strap and skid steer methods of installing a trans, I finally borrowed a jack and got it in. Only issue now is cross member fitment/selection, and how to secure the mounting bracket with only one usable bolt. The threaded mounts on the ZF5 were already pretty...- Zion
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Unconventional CDR Mounting Ideas
Been gathering components for a turbo and ZF5 install on my 84’ 6.9 and every time I turn around, I’ve forgotten another important part/system. This time it’s the CDR. I got a complete ATS093 style turbo setup, but no turbo valve covers. I haven’t found any listing for valve covers that...- Zion
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Clutch Kit Suggestions for ZF5 Swap
I’d greatly appreciate it if you could send the link for the clutch kit you mentioned, I’ve only seen kits in the $300+ range so far in my searching. I did see a swap video where the old flywheel plate swapped over with no hassle. Worst case scenario, I bastardize it with a torch and make it...- Zion
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