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  1. lotzagoodstuff

    Dog chewed through wires :( 87 6.9

    I don't know what the local salvage yards around you look like, but you could consider getting a harness from another truck if you can find one. Even if all of the wires aren't perfect, at least you'll have a pattern to make fresh ones. Color coded wires, shrink wrap, before and after pics...
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    New here- W110 buy

    If you want a mechanical diesel mercedes, go 70s or 80s mechanical 5 or 6 cylinder. My 300SDL was one of the most comfortable cars I've ever driven, and it hammered on the highway. The 5 cylinders are better on fuel and supposedly pretty ok if turbo charged, and if not they are just simpler...
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    I pulled the old 86 out of the weeds

    That's a great looking crew cab. I think it deserves a ZF5..........
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    Your thoughts and experience with bio diesel blends.

    My old truck really liked B20 when I ran it. It ran good, seemed to smell less pumping it in and out the tailpipe, and you don't need additives. It can be tough on fuel hoses, but there's barrier style hoses and marine fuel lines rated for B100 if you were inclined to swap all your rubber...
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    My 2007 Ford F-250 Build Thread

    Don't know if you've put a monitor on your 6.0 PSD yet, but if you haven't looked at coolant temp versus oil temp while you are highway driving as well as under load, you should think about it as it's a very good indicator of the condition of your oil cooler. Lots of info out there on what's...
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    Perkins T6.354.4 swap to Chevy C30 with brownie

    +1 on cool swap. Subscribed :popcorn
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    This is a good one

    I think carbureted gasoline engines are subject to cylinder washdown, and I think this mechanic has probably seen a fair bit of this to come to this conclusion. One thing that he's overlooking that pokes a big hole in this theory: IDIs have piston squirters. Even when you are cranking the...
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    Safari TSR Blues

    +1 on pressure versus ride. My old F250 road really rough with 60 PSI in the tires but at 30 psi the ride was very acceptable, everything wore pretty good and as long as you aren't towing/hauling every day, adjusting air pressure is easy enough. One last thing to keep in mind: supply chain...
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    1986 Single Cab Dually F350 for sale near Portland

    I have two diesels already, no time, and no room for another one. If it was a single cab dually OBS truck, I’d make an exception. Again, I’m just not a bullnose guy. I think this is probably a pretty easy puzzle to put together. Its been a long time since I spent any time out that way, but it...
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    1986 Single Cab Dually F350 for sale near Portland

    I bet you could find out how decent it really is for $2000 and a trip to Portland....
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    1986 Single Cab Dually F350 for sale near Portland

    I sure wish I liked the bullnose trucks more. With a turbo and a ZF, this would be a great IDI tow rig. It sounds like the seller is not that firm on the price too....... https://portland.craigslist.org/clc/cto/d/damascus-1986-350-dually-69-idi/7441894383.html
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    Onan/Cummins Diesel generator: overheats after 20 minutes of running

    Trying to diagnose this on site here at King of Hammers. Runs ok but gets hot and shuts down after 20 minutes. It’s just short of 4400 hours and it’s on a race trailer that literally always sees lots of dust, so it might just be time for a rebuild. Hoping somebody knows this brand/vintage and...
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    Crossroads....To Turbocharge or Not????

    I had 220K on what I was told was the original dual mass flywheel clutch before I swapped it to a single mass version, and although it rattled a lot on shut down, I did drive it to the trans shop: it didn’t strand me. You seem like a pretty reasonable guy, and driven without crazy loads and...
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    ZF-6 2WD Conversion to 88' 7.3

    Somebody will chime in with the details, but I think there was really no hearing advantage on the bottom or the top. If it was me, I’d spend your time looking for a good ZF5, knowing you could pick close or wide ratio and use either a diesel (IDI or Powderchoke) or drilled/modified 460...
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    Crossroads....To Turbocharge or Not????

    Here’s the question I’m going to ask you: how much are you going to tow and how often? If you look at the red and white truck in my signature, it was just about identical to yours. I hauled a race car and a trailer quite a bit locally in the greater Portlandia area, and I drive my back of...
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    1994 F350 7.3 idi needs an engine

    Dabbling Madman: Please confirm that you are just doing a complete engine swap as your “taking the block from the 250” verbiage suggests you are swapping the internals. Second, what’s the diagnosis on current “bad block” engine? Lastly, if you fill out your signature with the details on your...
  17. lotzagoodstuff

    In search of 4x4 E4OD in Washington state

    Here’s one on the other side of Spokane. You can also try car-part.com to do a search of salvage yards near you. https://spokane.craigslist.org/pts/d/spirit-lake-e4od-transmission/7418749046.html
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    Factory ATS or aftermarket 093 up pipe

    If I was an up pipe, that’s what I’d want to look like ;Sweet
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    That #$%^ serpentine belt chirp again!

    Goodyear Gatorback was my favorite belt. Nowadays I follow the advice of Mr. Towcat: Gates Fleetrunner belts. If you order them online, they really aren't that much more expensive.
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    Body lift for access to engine

    Don’t know about your 2007 model, but on past body lifts I’ve done, steering shaft and fan shroud both need addressing. 1” is not a lot, you might get away with a trim on the bottom of the fan shroud, or you could make se brackets and lower it. Just remember: a good fitting shroud can make the...
  21. lotzagoodstuff

    Crewcab Project

    I’m sure you already know this, but Southbend can rebuild that clutch. It looks like the one you bought is pretty heavy, but you can’t have too many spares.
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    Need help with CDR grommet (Rubber piece) on 92 7.3L ATS Turbo setup

    6 x 14 = 84 years. Your planning on keeping you rig a little while? :joker:
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    Are these adaptors?

    Depends on the hose, but 250-300 psi is pretty typical.
  24. lotzagoodstuff

    Are these adaptors?

    The yellow plastic piece is just meant to stop the hose when you push it on as this type of barb requires no clamp. As Russ/Typ4 stated above, putting a clamp on that style barb is a no-no and will cut the inner tube.
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    Valvoline gear oil in Flex Fill container

    Filling a rear end with gear lube is tough. I’ve used the outboard engine primer to pump it in and I felt like you need the for-arms of Popeye to get through a fill up. I’ve used a hose on the nozzle of the plastic jug too, even cut a small X in the bottom of the jug after I started and put an...

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