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  1. lotzagoodstuff

    PEOPLE THAT PROVIDE EXCELLENT SERVICE!

    If you are looking for a starter or alternator rebuilder in the greater Seattle area, look no further. Scott is "The Man". Super knowledgeable, super detailed, super fast and get this: competitively priced. He's got a ten second first gen Mercury Cougar too ;Sweet My PSD and IDI both have...
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    Front end rebuild.

    FYI, your spindle is probably fine. When wheel bearings/raced give up they they typically don't hurt the spindle. The race may very well be "welded" to the spindle shaft, so be prepared to cut it off carefully with a grinding wheel. My suggestion is to cut it the race that's trashed and most...
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    Ok going full Dr house on this bitch

    “Shut can” the fuel bowl heater. Nothing good comes from it. The last two different 7.3s I did a fuel filter change on I saw the heater laying unattached at the bottom of the bowl, just waiting to short out. Blank it out and it will be one more thing not to worry about :)
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    Zf5 from a 460 truck

    https://www.oilburners.net/threads/will-a-460-zf-bolt-to-a-7-3.49061/
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    Zf5 from a 460 truck

    I would fill the current ZF up with the correct aft fluid and drive it around evaluating the performance. If it seems better, I’d plan to switch to this Redline MTL fluid based on this thread: https://www.oilburners.net/threads/zf5-rebuild-preferences-diy-rebuilder-etc.90533/
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    Getting harder to start. Slow cranks then faster cranks.

    https://www.oilburners.net/threads/how-to-remove-that-infamous-top-starter-bolt.80727/page-2#post-1091111 Read this one Sir. And stay warm and dry, it’s winter in the northwest :(
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    Getting harder to start. Slow cranks then faster cranks.

    Save yourself some grief and put a stud on the top bolt. It will seriously help you as you will be able to “hang” that heavy sucker on the stud as opposed to holding it up there while you fight for the bolt you can’t see. I’m sure you could do it, but save yourself the grief.
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    Lets play guess that sound!

    Put a genuine oil pressure gage on your truck and see if it's related to oil pressure. I don't think the exhaust leak suggested above by gnathv is out of the question, but I think it could also be a lifter. By the way: that's not the worst sounding IDI I've ever heard. They are noisy engines...
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    Tow 12,600 with a 6.9 N/A ?

    I apologize for not being more clear: I was not referring to you CLB or insulting anybody else on this thread as I think all the feedback is good. I just struggle when people refer to things that don’t have snow on them year round as “mountains”. I skied back East, but not on any mountains. An...
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    Tow 12,600 with a 6.9 N/A ?

    You're getting a lot of input from the flatlanders, but just in case you're 60 mile journey takes you over any significant grades, remember that being 4WD you do have 4 Low range at your disposal. With the front hubs unlocked and using 4 Low, you won't have any issues starting and the engine...
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    Question about Bullnose windshield cowling: plastic plug placement

    So in this pic: it doesn't look like there's any plastic plugs on the driver's side.
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    Fuel Pump Woes

    I think these two press releases explain the ownership of both Carter and Airtex: https://www.aftermarketnews.com/trico-group-acquires-the-performance-pump-business-from-uci/...
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    Vacuum Regulator Valve/VRV for C6 transmission: convert or replace or search for NOS?

    That’s not a bad price for a complete valve body. Broader has a really good reputation too. I just don’t want to shift it manually. I have a GV overdrive unit that I intend to install and a full manual valve body + GV: that would be a lot of shifting :oops:
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    Vacuum Regulator Valve/VRV for C6 transmission: convert or replace or search for NOS?

    So I'm new to the diesel specific C6 transmission, and I just realized that the one on my new truck has a cracked tube which is making it shift poorly. I did a search and it appears that as of 2019, these things were pretty scarce. I'd really like to put a factory replacement part on it, but I...
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    Trailer Brake Controllers

    You have to call the POs by the proper pronoun, allow me to help you: "The previous "phucktard" or "butcher" had fubared the poor thing to death..."
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    Question about Bullnose windshield cowling: plastic plug placement

    Thanks for the response. I’m clearly an OBS guy, primarily because I’ve owned two of them back to back after a gasser brick and a dentside Bronco, and I just really like the layout of the OBS. That being said, this bullnose is growing on me every time I get time to work on it a little more.
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    Question about Bullnose windshield cowling: plastic plug placement

    My new to me bullnose is in pretty spectacular condition with a couple exceptions. It was parked under some giant pine trees, and it had a lot of pine needles accumulated in the books and crannies. I managed to get most of them out from behind the windshield trim, but I realized that I needed to...
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    Manual glow plug control

    I agree that watching the batteries pull down on the gage heating GPs unnecessarily when its warm enough not to need them seems, well unnecessary :) I've heard the mandatory and extended dwell of the GPs was related to cold start emissions. I don't know anybody who's done it but I can't see...
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    Trying to upgrade DD on a budget

    I would start by saying that I really respect your gumption, planning, and budgetary discretion on your tentative project. Although it's been a long while since I was in college, I remember driving a <$500 car between the far east side of Cleveland and Akron for the better part of 9 years...
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    Getting harder to start. Slow cranks then faster cranks.

    +1 on starter brushes. If you are really on a budget, pull it apart, clean and inspect, put back together and see if it helps. I try to never say this out loud, but exclusively speaking in the context of your starter, I wish you were closer to Seattle. I have a starter and alternator guy here...
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    Fire sleeve on return line and an adapter? whuufer??

    FYI, that firesleeve works really well. 2.3 Ford turbo's are notorious for cooking plug wires, but I found that putting this over the wires where the heat was exposed to them made a good set of silicon wires last indefinitely. It's good stuff, very commonly used in the hydraulic hose world for...
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    94 7.3idi accelerating on its own

    The facet pumps are a little suspect for not keeping up with a healthy IDI under load. I'll bet you two drinks that it's related to the pump. Where do you have it mounted, related to being "uphill" from the fuel tanks? I would also take a look at anyplace you could have some blockage, most...
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    94 7.3idi accelerating on its own

    Silly question: do you have cruise control? I have seen some older cruise controls go back to "resume" all by themselves. I call this the "keeping you awake" feature :oops:
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    Ok going full Dr house on this bitch

    Any chance your radio goes dead when this happens? If it does you could change the ignition switch. Not the key switch, the one down by the floor that looks like a rectangular white box. Have you pulled the IDM and opened it up to see if there's any sign of water in it? After that, you are on...
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    Ex Wife- my LONG term build

    Thanks for sharing. Can you post a pic or maybe even just a description of your hand bead breaking/tire mounting set up so us "junior varsity" tire mounters can learn from your 33.5 minutes per tire expertise? It sounds like you've had really good luck with Dynabeads: do you have any...

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