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    Oil Filter makers

    I get my Wix PSD filters at Oreilleys
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    How common are burnt valves?

    baby moose = stock pump. If you go to conestogadiesel.com you can see his prices.
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    this will upset the rustbelters......

    Yup. Our trucks have to get really ragged before we part them out. http://merced.craigslist.org/pts/4091192021.html Hmmmm. Can I swap my bricknose front end onto an OBS?
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    changed fuel filter now truck wont start.

    and the schraeder is where you bleed the filter.
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    Timing check - throttle setting fixture - homegrown!

    Ahhh yes. The old carrot in the throttle trick. Well played.
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    white/blue smoke low mpg low power

    That guy Agnem up there. He is Conestoga Diesel. I would contact him for a rebuilt pump and injectors. He'll get you a matched set of injectors instead of 8 with random pop pressures. And he'll do it cheaper http://conestogadiesel.com/products.html His pumps are also highly regarded on this...
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    white/blue smoke low mpg low power

    So do it right. Then you have zero chance of damaging the engine. Actually, you don't have much chance of damaging the engine doing it wrong. You will just get the pump out of time and then it is a PITA to fix that. This forum will walk you through the entire procedure. What year is this...
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    Tachs and DIESEL timing

    Nice find. I think you can get a couple or more Ferrets for that though :dunno
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    white/blue smoke low mpg low power

    What color are the pump and injectors? If they are painted the same color as the engine, they are way beyond their expected service life. The first thing I would do is change the fuel filter. Warm engine up. Fill the new filter with ATF through the outer holes and install it. Restart truck...
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    Just did 5000 mile trip.

    Great picture of a great looking truck. How did you factor your fuel mileage? Canada has 4.5 liter gallons; Alaska has 3.8 liter gallons. Where's the ubiquitous picture of it covered with the famous road dust from the Alaskan highway?
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    Best way to remove tie rod at pitman

    Did you try 2 hammers along with the gear puller? One to act as the anvil while you swing the other one.
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    Ford Brake Spring Tool

    Anyone have an action shot of those tools?
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    Finally!!!

    Those must be the new turbo stamps from the post office. Last I read, he thought something got screwed up when he did his cam swap. What was the outcome on that?
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    TECH 101 engine chuff/ valve breaks POST MORTEM

    Makes one wonder why the 7.3 rockers are "better?"
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    triple axle IDI F450

    If you ask the smog nazis, that's kind of the point ;) The (un)intended consequence is you now need $60k+ to get one vehicle to start a business. It is like our State wants to suck. Sorry this is way OT but people don't realize these smog nazis have no oversight and they're too busy trying to...
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    glow plug issues

    You have 8 1-2 ohm resistors in parallel that are your glow plugs. That is 1/8 to 1/4 ohm resistance with all 8 plugs functioning. E=IR, I=E/R I= 12/.25 = 48 Amps. 48Amps x 12 volts = 576 watts if they are all 2 ohm. If they are all 1 ohm, that's 1100+ watts. That's a pretty big resistor...
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    triple axle IDI F450

    It is the engine year that is important. You can drop a new diesel engine in your old truck and the smog nazis will leave you alone.
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    triple axle IDI F450

    Towcat, Correct me if I'm wrong. "Clean" is debatable. That truck isn't registerable (or shortly it won't be) in Ca because of engine year and GCWR. When it's sold, the seller has to disclose that information to the buyer.
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    Well there goes a headgasket

    You are going to have to order a valley pan if you are replacing it. It doesn't come in the HG set. TahoeTom posted a picture of some ports that are not needed that he had plugged. They are directly below the hump at each glow plug well. I think I will go that route if I have to get head...
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    TECH 101 engine chuff/ valve breaks POST MORTEM

    Here you go http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1150606-where-did-the-rocker-thread-go.html
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    TECH 101 engine chuff/ valve breaks POST MORTEM

    It seems to me the price ended up being twice as what was thought and no one wanted to belly up to the bar. They couldn't find an off the shelf casting to use. But my recollection is vague.
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    WOO HOO...got engine coming..

    positive thoughts headed your way Al. Glad to see you're keeping on keeping on.
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    TECH 101 engine chuff/ valve breaks POST MORTEM

    Can't you take a glow plug, knock the end off, drill it out and weld it into a standard air adapter? Isn't that what the leak down testers use? There has to be some guys on here with a bad compression tester laying around. I've seen enough posts talking about breaking cheap ones.
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    TECH 101 engine chuff/ valve breaks POST MORTEM

    Please do let me know how it goes. I'm thinking about getting the heads done. I found a guy that has a pair of 6.9s that he said came off an IH replacement motor he blew the bottom end at 10k miles in his tow truck. He never called me back so I'm still looking. If you need a compression...
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    Cleaning the oil cooler...

    Your oil cooler isn't going to cavitate. Cavitation requires an impulse from the cylinder wall that creates a microbubble that collapses in a tiny little sonic boom and puts a microscopic pit in the outside of the cylinder wall. That isn't going to happen in the oil cooler. So clean it out...

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