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    Happy Thanksgiving and Hydraulic Opinions...

    THANKS for the help, friends. I'll purchase the new cylinder and save the reseal kit for the next time. As always the people at this forum are the best. Peace...
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    Happy Thanksgiving and Hydraulic Opinions...

    Happy belated Thanksgiving. Working on a skidsteer and pulled the leaking tilt cylinder. Is it a losing proposition with the pitting/scratches on piston and the interior of cylinder? Sanded it with 1200 grit and some oil, but still feel it with fingernail. Thinking maybe a new cylinder is the...
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    Vacuum Canister Help

    1995 F350 Dually 4-door. I know this is the IDI section... but that's where all the best help is to be found. Hoping I can just use an aftermarket vac canister and tie it in, after high temp duct tape on the blower box. Just don't know if there's a line going into the ac blower box near/through...
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    Vacuum Canister Help

    After zf5 swap, couldn't get downpipe to slide in, but wanted to test shifting. <10 minutes later... STUPID TAX Melted the housing of AC/blower. Anyone help with routing of vaccum cannister box? Here is my incriminating evidence:
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    Clutch and Pedal Mistakes

    Previous pics are from Ford oem assembly. Brake bushings need to be replaced. So I went with Amazon Warehouse for 30 dollars. Wasted time. Solution? other than fixing original (saving it for next truck) Welding both ends through the nut to the arm and rod, and nut/rod/clutch pedal on left side...
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    Clutch and Pedal Mistakes

    Clutch pedal assembly has the main shaft and each end has those ridges and Pedal on left side with that throw arm on the right
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    Clutch and Pedal Mistakes

    Quality Chinese Made Junk... Purchased a clutch pedal set from Amazon. Thinking how bad could it be? Had it in and out 2x before I realized why I couldn't bleed the system. The clutch arm has grooves that sit in the main shaft
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    Clutch and Pedal Mistakes

    Doing the swap... and have made the errors so you won't have to do it, too. When attaching the slave to the tranny and throw fork, I could get about an 1/8 inch from success but never could make it work. Hours worth of effort, with multiple helpers. Finally a seasoned veteran shined light on the...
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    Crossmember ZF5 Help

    Miked... its true. The e340 crossmember is very close to the one I used. Your angle info and work required can be done... with effort. Now for those frame holes. The auto frame hole is bigger. I thought originally the zf5 wouldn't work with the original bolts. But it all fit. And the auto truck...
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    Crossmember ZF5 Help

    Kansas IDI... you are definitely most correct... here are the crossmembers. Top Automatic e340 Second is the f450 two lower ones are the zf5 from 1990 and 1995 (lighter brown one) don't know why but the bottom one with that funky weight had the center tranny mount holes a tad off.
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    Custom instrument cluster build

    The beauty of non E/PCM vehicles! Great work...
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    Crossmember ZF5 Help

    Also, the frames of Auto vs Manual tranny are different? Hope not. Mike, you said the frame where auto crossmember goes is wider? And you drilled that bottom of frame center hole? Slowly the swap grows in difficulty...
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    Crossmember ZF5 Help

    Thanks, Mike. Looks like it might not be as straight-forward as i hoped. Surprised the f450 ZF5 2wd didn't look anything like the older IDI I have. Waiting on the 95/96 powerstroke crossmember and will attach pic of it vs the other two.
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    Crossmember ZF5 Help

    Working my way through E340d swap. I know it'a a 95 powerstroke, but the IDI guys know more... here's the link https://www.oilburners.net/threads/zf5-swap.94413/#post-1157938 a 2wd ZF5 crossmember doesn't fit a 1995 F50? Does Ford not pre-drill mounting holes on frame for all trannys, regardless...
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    ZF5 Swap

    Thought the crossmember from a 1994 f450 would work. It doesn't. I have one from a 91 IDI and it is different. Anyone know if the 1995 powerstroke crossmember is specific to year(s)? Also, the IDI has a counterweight near the tranny mount?
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    ZF5 Swap

    More Mistakes: Tight fit issues... E340D Came off without much of a fight. Turbo downpipe allowed the passenger middle bolt to loosen all the way but couldn't remove it until transmission dropped. No problem, right... just remember to put said bolt in ZF5 while lifting into place. Herein lies...
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    ZF5 Swap

    Swap Mistake List: that darn spacer. Didn't realize it comes Completely Off! Wrestling with flywheel for a while and gave up. A few pitcher later, Eureka moment. Pulled it and Flywheel goes on. Here are my pics of it
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    ZF5 Swap

    1995 2wd Dually 4-door Just did an engine swap and the e40d is throwing fits and leaking. Engine is strong (and came with the zf5) so now going to jump in. While the transmissions are out, change rear main seal even though seems pretty dry? Seems the seals come with a repair sleeve. Good idea or...
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    Pre Swap Considerations?

    Like the Pacific and the Gulf... but i'm an atlantic guy. Gulfstream is close... wish i had a boat sometimes... pics of last couple of trips
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    Pre Swap Considerations?

    Thanks fellas... I'm in florida and run trees twice weekly to Charleston SC... I think all the NE movers are heading there as Fl is getting too crowded. Same infrastructure and political problems we started to realize decades ago. Feel for them. A flyover state is nice... but love the Ocean...
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    Pre Swap Considerations?

    Clb... need help with translation.
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    Pre Swap Considerations?

    I'm in florida so... no smog nonsense. U2Slow... never thought of the PCM from those years. Worst case was going to go total manual gauges.
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    Pre Swap Considerations?

    Had a friend who purchased 1985 f250 wrecked for the bed and axle. 6.9 with C6 4x2 coming my way and are in good shape. Radiator core may be salvageable/repairable. Thinking of finding a nearby OBS to purchase... and found a 96 f250 gas with blown engine. It's a 4x4 so that greatly complicates...
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    Bose Amplifier Help

    Found this in a 2003 denali. Can anyone help identify? And what can be removed if it's non radio related?
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    Injector Cup? Help

    Kdo... i did consider the head gasket. Or maybe cylinder 8's cup didn't seat/seal when installed. That could be it, but still not sure. Maybe check motor oil for water?

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