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  1. Shadetreemechanic

    one owner crew cab bricknose

    https://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/d/1989-ford-diesel/6712414638.html I know nothing about it, but the ad sounds interesting.
  2. Shadetreemechanic

    Sitting truck frozen drum brake advice

    Where is Danielle to tell us how it turned out?????
  3. Shadetreemechanic

    fuel mileage queston

    Timing can make a difference as well. I have picked up a couple mpgs by advancing timing when needed. My 6.9 with 4.10s and a 5 speed averages 15. that is with a 10 foot reefer box on the back.
  4. Shadetreemechanic

    Sitting truck frozen drum brake advice

    Hammer. They either come free or the drums break. Either way it moves.
  5. Shadetreemechanic

    a project i call, THEE WEE BASTARD

    Did you get your fuel delivery figured out?
  6. Shadetreemechanic

    core support interchange

    Looks like parts geek lists same part for 92-97.
  7. Shadetreemechanic

    core support interchange

    Thanks
  8. Shadetreemechanic

    core support interchange

    will the front core support off of an OBS powerstroke work in an IDI? My core support is shot on my 94 and I have a line on a cheap 95 powerstroke with a bad transmission. It has lots of parts I could use, but the core support is my main project at the moment. If not, any commentary on which...
  9. Shadetreemechanic

    Oil change interval

    My experience is the motor will tell you when change is overdue. Oil consumption will stay normal to a point, and then engine will start to eat oil. At that point you have used up the additive package and you are (in my opinion) about 1000 miles overdue. I would try the full 9000, but woulds...
  10. Shadetreemechanic

    Fan Clutch

    That highway engagement was common in one I had. If I rememeber it has a 190 thermostat and I changed it to a 160 to stop it......or maybe it was a 210 and I changed it to a 190? It was more than a decade ago, but regardless it took care of the issue.
  11. Shadetreemechanic

    Fan Clutch

    What degree thermostat do you have? If the fan clutch is cycling like that under low load, you can often stop it by putting in a lower temp thermostat
  12. Shadetreemechanic

    Sluggish intermittent wiper control

    Mine works great as long as my hand is on it wiggling it gently on whatever level I want it on, so I would second the switch cleaning.
  13. Shadetreemechanic

    Converting to Electronic glow plug control

    The main wiring difference with the older screw in controller is it uses a separate solenoid on the passenger fender to actually engage the glowplugs. The later solid state connector has the solenoid integrated into it so all the wiring is together. I bought the accurate diesel "upgrade" for...
  14. Shadetreemechanic

    Zf5 fluid

    Check and make sure you got it full when you refilled.
  15. Shadetreemechanic

    2018 Rally progress

    This one might have been fake anyway. This was a big white fifth wheel and the stack came up right in front of the nose. I thought at the time he must be really dialed in. In retrospect I don't see how he wouldn't have a black front on that thing unless he had just hooked it up.
  16. Shadetreemechanic

    2018 Rally progress

    I am bummed i missed it. When my wife showed up to the airport to pick me up she had 5 kids in car (three of mine and two of my college roommate) and was all ready to head back to camp and cook supper with my old college buddy. On the way back around roanoke, I pulled past a white extended cab...
  17. Shadetreemechanic

    2018 Rally progress

    Well shoot. I was hoping to meet you. That pump you and Susie sourced for my IH 3616 is working great.
  18. Shadetreemechanic

    2018 Rally progress

    Is there a schedule somewhere on the site and are there still sites available at KOA? We have plans for Friday on, but I think we could come camp and hang out on Thursday PM. Ill have to wait for them to come to town today so they have signal and we can talk. My two oldest kids are at a...
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    2018 Rally progress

    Well, I should have been paying more attention. My family has been camped in the national forest outside of Harrisonburg since Saturday. I am flying in on Thursday to be with them and could drop by on Thursday evening. They drove up in the 85 mercedes towing our popup. It is technically an...
  20. Shadetreemechanic

    Need info now! Return line disposable fuel filter for emergency filtering?

    This is the standard Mercedes prefilter. Its pretty easy to find and cheap. I have used it on all sorts of vehicles. https://www.autozone.com/filters-and-pcv/fuel-filter/duralast-fuel-filter/926527_0_6011
  21. Shadetreemechanic

    Diesel Down! 911 in Beaumont Tx, help!

    BTW. If you didn't do it already, its a good idea to put a slight flare on the steel where you add the rubber line. If you don't the line can come loose under pressure in cold weather when the steel line shrinks. That omission has stopped many on a cold morning (myself included)
  22. Shadetreemechanic

    Diesel Down! 911 in Beaumont Tx, help!

    How low are you on fluid? The universal stuff will work, but if you only lost a quart or two you will be fine to go three miles.
  23. Shadetreemechanic

    Money Pit #2 Won't run.

    Sorry to hear that. Sounds like it does need to come out.
  24. Shadetreemechanic

    Money Pit #2 Won't run.

    Those compression numbers sound suspiciously low to me. I'd hate to have you pull the motor only to find your new cheap compression tester was bad.
  25. Shadetreemechanic

    Money Pit #2 Won't run.

    Check your compression tester on a known good engine. If its good, then test again after adding oil to each cylinder. If numbers go up that would indicate bad rings.

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