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    Drum brakes dragging need help. Stuck on road.

    Many thanks, all.
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    What Years Tailgates Will Fit My 1988 F250?

    I saw some existing threads on tailgates but couldn't quite determine which years tailgates would be a direct bolt-on for my 1988 F250 2Dr 7.3IDI 5 Speed Manual 4x4 XLT Lariat Edition. I don't want to have to modify, just would like to know which years tailgates will bolt right up. Thank...
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    Drum brakes dragging need help. Stuck on road.

    This doesn't address the RABS issue so I must apologize in advance, but YJMike92, I had to replace my left emergency brake cable and now my left rear brake hangs up after a stop. I am confident it's that cable. I would very much like to free up this brake. Return springs are all present and...
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    Glow Plug System Seems to Work but Not Get Hot Enough to Start Engine

    Then voltage must not be "high enough at the plug." I'll have to investigate further. The circuit breaker never coming on would probably have suggested that anyway. Thanks, Black dawg.
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    Glow Plug System Seems to Work but Not Get Hot Enough to Start Engine

    About 10 or 12 seconds when engine is cold.
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    Glow Plug System Seems to Work but Not Get Hot Enough to Start Engine

    The motor turns over quickly (new full size batteries), however when I tried to unplug the glow plug harness from its connector on the passenger side upper fender it resisted coming unplugged. I have a antique tractor pull to go to this weekend and so, since the truck does get SOME glow plug...
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    Glow Plug System Seems to Work but Not Get Hot Enough to Start Engine

    This may have been covered elsewhere, but I couldn't find a discussion exactly like this. I apologize if this is a duplicate of another thread. When I purchased my 1988 F250 4x4 stick shift, except for the wait to start light not staying on very long, the glow plug control circuit seemed to...
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    1985 trailer brake controller

    The Kelsey Hayes brake controller works beautifully, contrary to what some others have experienced. The previous owner had powered it with/off the brake light switch which was ridiculous, but once I wired the controller's power source properly it immediately worked just fine.
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    Recommendation for Front Hitch for 1988 F250 4x4 with Winch?

    I hope these help. Let me know if you need a different/better angle.
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    Recommendation for Front Hitch for 1988 F250 4x4 with Winch?

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    Recommendation for Front Hitch for 1988 F250 4x4 with Winch?

    Yes.
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    Recommendation for Front Hitch for 1988 F250 4x4 with Winch?

    "rsk kit?" Could you explain? Thanks for the replies.
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    Recommendation for Front Hitch for 1988 F250 4x4 with Winch?

    Occasionally I'd like to use the winch on my truck to load (typically) a non-running vehicle onto a flatbed trailer. If I could attach the trailer at/to/under the front bumper of my truck to hold it steady while winching whatever onto said trailer using my truck's front-mounted winch, that...
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    AIR CONDITIONING

    Thank you all for the good replies. According to the shop the pressures (both high and low side) were correct, the orifice tube and radiator pathways were unrestricted and so, as previously mentioned, and I wanted to proceed as if this were an electrical or sensor problem rather than a...
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    AIR CONDITIONING

    What, specifically, would you have me do?
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    AIR CONDITIONING

    I have more information on my 1988 F-250 Lariat edition's air conditioning behavior. A few weeks ago had a reputable shop replace an o-ring and low pressure valve due to evidence of leaks. They recharged the system and A/C was working when I left their shop. It works on cool days (kinda when...
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    Did I just have an injector stick?

    I hardly think the injectors have anything to do with this fuel intrusion into the crankcase. Many of the proposed solutions so far -- with all due respect to everyone -- seem clearly to unrelated to fuel entering the crankcase. 1. Fuel under sufficient pressure or by gravity is evidently...
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    fuel sending unit

    Thanks all. I ordered a unit for each tank along with two of the "shower heads" shown on the site.
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    fuel sending unit

    I have a 1988 F-250 7.3 IDI Diesel standard transmission standard cab 4x4 XLT Lariat edition. The fuel pick-ups in both tanks seem to work fine (I can use full capacity of the tanks) but the sending units in both tanks are erratic. Front tank shows full until down to about 1/4 tank or less at...
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    7.3 NA down

    If it literally loses ALL power, meaning after a failed start attempt the lights, etc., also don't work, then it has to be poor contact between one or more of the main cables between the batteries and the vehicle. Otherwise proceed as already directed.
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    This is why we don't like TTB's

    Thank you. Mine is a standard cab. I had trouble with outside edge front tire wear until an excessive camber issue was corrected. Now all seems hunky dory.
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    This is why we don't like TTB's

    I have a 1988 Ford F250 4x4 Lariat Edition that is all original does it have a ttb?
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    1988 F-250 4x4 Diesel Cruise Control Temperature Sensitivity Weirdness

    My truck's cruise control works perfectly in colder weather. But once the truck's warmed up if the weather also warms to the mid-60's or above the cruise control will disengage and no amount of massaging the control buttons can coax it into working again. Quite predictably though, if the...
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    7.3 Idles Rough, Runs Great Otherwise

    Not meaning to be a pest, but if you could bring yourself to do it I'd REALLY like to see those pictures before I start on my 1988 F-250 IDI....
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    AIR CONDITIONING

    I hope it's not a problem to hijack this thread. I've been trying to get my 1988 F-250 7.3 IDI's air conditioning working again. Last year, the shop I used flushed (as best as possible) the condensor and evaporator radiators and replaced the compresssor, orifice tube, accumulator. The hoses...

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