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    1st post. Advice on safely re-starting a 94 7.3

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    1st post. Advice on safely re-starting a 94 7.3

    The Pete was just a toy. Due to California emissions it can't be used for work. I put historic plates on it and took it to car shows. I had to replace all the wheel bearing grease seals. The transmissions just got a top off. As did the rear end. I did have to steam out the fuel tanks then pull...
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    1st post. Advice on safely re-starting a 94 7.3

    I drove my Pete home on 20 yr old fuel then I ran that fuel out before refilling the tanks. I don't recommend changing the fluids before you start it. Leave the oil and filter on. Old oil is better than waiting on a dry engine to fill a filter.
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    1st post. Advice on safely re-starting a 94 7.3

    My peterbilt sat 20 years without running. Put batteries in it and pumped up the tires and drove it home. Just start the thing. Don't add any combustible oils to the cylinders as you don't want it to run away (Over rev)immediately after starting it.
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    FLOWKOOLER WATER PUMP

    Napa used to have very good parts. That's no longer the case. Their water pumps are the same junk any other parts house carries. Same casting numbers on the body,same gaskets in a zibloc bag taped to the lid etc. Their rebuilt starters and alternators are so bad now no shops will use them...
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    FLOWKOOLER WATER PUMP

    What coolant are you running?
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    Rotella ELC, universal green, or...?

    https://www.motor.com/magazine-summary/coolant-confusion-its-not-easy-being-green-or-yellow-or-orange-or/
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    Rotella ELC, universal green, or...?

    pure dexcool/dexclone 50/50 with water will destroy a copper radiator real fast. A few months! Yours being so dirty may be insulating the solder from the bad stuff. We will not warranty a recore or repair if the wrong coolant is used. We simply can't fix the damage it does.
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    Rotella ELC, universal green, or...?

    Those coolants are Dexclones. They attack rubber and plastic parts and become goo when subjected to air. They will also eat the solder out of the radiator.You want old school silicated green antifreeze,not a long life antifreeze like the 2 you mentioned. You can add the sca's to the silicated...
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    Rotella ELC, universal green, or...?

    both of those brands you mentioned are the completly wrong ingredients for our diesel cooling systems.
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    Fuel line olive part number?

    Can I buy them @ Napa? Our napa is ran by autozone flunkies. If napa has them I'm much better off giving the counter clown a part number.
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    Rotella ELC, universal green, or...?

    I'm not sold on long life coolants in older stuff. Both the elc and Prestone are based on GM's dexcrap and are very hard on plastic and rubber components like the orings in your oil cooler.
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    Post your cold starts, they’re fun to watch

    Here is mine @26f.
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    Oil problems

    Run it and see if it comes back.
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    Cab swap or?

    When I was 16 I wrecked my 78 Toyota pickup. Hit head on by a drunk driver. My front end,frame and cab were destroyed. I got another cab and a frame from a junkyard and built my truck in my gravel yard. It was not real hard. Took me 3 days straight with only hand tools. I got help lifting the...
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    I need some fuel filter mounting ideas

    I would like to put it right next to my stock filter but I dont think I have room with ac,dipstick etc all right there.
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    I need some fuel filter mounting ideas

    87. Aren't they all about the same under the hood?
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    I need some fuel filter mounting ideas

    Many years ago I mounted a water trap fuel filter on my truck. It's mounted to the fan shroud. Wix #33123 is the filter number. I would like to move it to a more accessible place under the hood but I dont see a place with enough room for it. It needs to be mounted with the drain down. Ideas? Pics?
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    IDI pump recommendations

    There are a couple of rebuilders on this site. They have good reputations. But since they know these pumps better than anyone else their pumps are much better than what others do. Not saying that all pump rebuilders are bad but your guaranteed to get a good one from them.
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    Truck ran great for 400+ miles yesterday and now won't start

    The bottles " should" be clean. But stuff happens. Most common is plastic pieces left over from the molding process. Anything poured into an engine will be filtered by the oil filter. Pouring it into the fuel filter by way of the clean oil hole bypasses any filtering.
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    Truck ran great for 400+ miles yesterday and now won't start

    Your not filtering whatever your putting in it that way.
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    Truck ran great for 400+ miles yesterday and now won't start

    I tried filling mine through the holes. Took forever so I gave up and just spun it on. No different than running out of fuel lol.
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    Over charging??

    There isn't anything wrong with the 70a charging system unless your using lots of power for a winch,lights etc. The problem is getting parts that stay working. That can also be an issue with the 3g alternator. Plus with the v belt setup if you smoked a belt you have others to run the water pump...
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    Over charging??

    Is the body of the regulator grounded? I ran an extra ground to mine. If that's OK unplug the regulator. If it stops charging get another one. If its still charging with it unplugged you have an electrical problem.
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    Post your cold starts, they’re fun to watch

    Whats the cosby?

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