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    strange whirring noise.

    IM gonna try this today. Ill let you know later.
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    strange whirring noise.

    It happens sporadically, and sometimes I shower down on the accelerator and it quits and sometimes it doesn't. It seems to have a mind of its own. My friend : told me to check my throw out bearing and I said: "no soap, don't have a observation window on the bell housing." I may just...
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    strange whirring noise.

    Guys, I have my '89 with a ZF-5 with a strange problem. Every so often ( with out warning) I hear a whirring noise from underneath the vehicle. It happens in either 4th or 5th gear and at 1000 to 1600 rpms. Depressing the clutch doesnt seem to affect the noise level much and without warning it...
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Got my pivot arm bushings installed!! Took me 6 hours to do both using simple hand tools ( And arthritis). Now she steers a little better. Guess Ill change the steering box and check the rest of the front suspension. I usually dont drive more that 150 miles one way , but shes coming along...
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    Looking for a coolant jug/washer fluid jug for my 87 IDI

    You can do business with Classic Diesel Designs!!!!! Honest guy and I would not hesitate to do so business with him ANYTIME!
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    Got to do a rear brake job.... any advice?

    There is a special tool used to stretch springs that is required. Save yourself a big headache, and buy one. Not expensive and worth the cost.
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    45 minutes? I used to drive 73 miles to work daily.... around here we measure distances in hours not miles :)
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    What’s in my fuel filter?

    run a magnet next to it and see if its metallic. If its solder it wont be attracted to the magnet.
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    Pulling Hair Out with ZF5 Install - What's the Trick to Installing One?

    I helped my buddy put a new clutch in a Jeep CJ6 , with q 4 speed transmission. WE used a transmission jack to get it aligned, I then laid on my creeper, lifted up on the transfer case, and using my feet pushed the whole shebang into place. The whole set up was awkward and bulky but non other...
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    Clutch type

    I have an 1989 F-250 and id like to change the clutch out. Were they equipped with a single or dual mass clutch? Inquiring minds want to know ........thanks!
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    Parking brake light stays on

    Your brake fluid level may be low. Check all connections for corrosion, Check for any leaks.
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    Wide-range ZF-5 poll

    Ive got a close ratio ZF5 in my '89 supercab with a 4.10 limited slip axle. I hauled a 4000 pound livestock trailer loaded with about 1,500 load on a warm day...... 70 mph all the way - the tach dancing around 2350 rpm..... because the fan clutch is defective the engine never gets above 160...
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    How does this sound?

    If your engine is comatose, use the STP oil treatment, otherwise dont. I was friends with a mechanic who would drain his oil at oil change. Then before replacing the drain plug , would about 1 gallon of diesel fuel in the engine to " flush out" any built up sludge and stuff. Apparently it...
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    I really need help with a weird no start

    A rubber fuel line may appear to be ok, but upon pressure from the pump it may collapse, though you cant see it from the engine compartmenmt. Another may be a kink somewhere in the fuel line.
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    White smoke when engine is cold

    Same here, but our winters are pretty mild. My GPs are almost gone and I sometimes use a little ether to crank ol' LuLuBelle( , and I get the prettiest white / blue/black smoke this side of a mesquite fired BBQ! ). If she runs good, then great. But if shes losing coolant: watch out, you may...
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    "Waller'd" I-Beam

    If you can find a machine shop to "sleeve" the I beam you might be better off and may even be cheaper. As a young man attending college< I worked on mega huge cattle ranches and found myself driving old Ford heaps in the pastures. Most were not street safe, but continued to run and had...
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    Fuel filter light comes up what could be the cause?

    You may have a kink in the fuel line causing starvation, and the lift pump is unable to push enough fuel to the injector pump... Carefully examine every stretch of fuel line; both rubber and steel and check for obstructions. Another is to run your tanks somewhat low then use air to blow back...
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Its colder than a mother-in-laws kiss today!! Gotta find me a place to live in Panama where cold doesnt exist!
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    Weird oil leak on my 93 7.3 IDI

    Rank amateur! Thats not an oil leak! My LuLuBelle leaks so much I sealcoated the parking lot at work and for a thank you note from the boss......... But who cares? Ive got clean oil all the time.......
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    My '89 IDI is dead nuts reliable. During the snowmaggedan, it started and did not fail to run. with a limited slip rear axle it will go where it needs to. and it can pull a 23' gooseneck livestock trailer very easily.
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    Anyone hotshot trucking in an IDI?

    I pull a 23 ' gooseneck livestock trailer for hire. I'll pull anything as long as its legal: furniture, feed, junk iron, livestock, with in a 150 mile radius. if you want it RIGHT NOW , it will cost extra, especially at night. and no I dont haul oilfield equipment. its too nasty and the...
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    Manual shut off for inj. Pump

    Take your plastic lid off your Folgers coffee can, removed the intake snorkel air tube, place aforesaid plastic can cover over the air intake of the air cleaner, and wait until the engine dies.
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    throw out bearing woes.. I FOUND THE PROBLEM, and it was simple, too!

    Hey guys thanks for the input. Gonna go to Cowtown with the youngest male child tomorrow. See if the parts are any cheaper over there. The Permian Basin is sky high!... Not everybody makes "oilfield money".
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    throw out bearing woes.. I FOUND THE PROBLEM, and it was simple, too!

    I FOUND THE PROBLEM!! I removed the flywheel cover last night and peeked in and saw the cover had score marks on the inside.... I looked at the clutch disc and I noticed one of the springs was weak and loose in the housing. I further saw that a piece of the spring was protruding from the...
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    throw out bearing woes.. I FOUND THE PROBLEM, and it was simple, too!

    Well I drove it this morning and it sounded really good UNTIL i accelerated through a light and then the knocking sound reappeared. Ill grab a stethoscope and listen to the noise. It its a bearing , I guess Im outta luck. It its a transmission ............it aint gonna purty!! Maybe its just...

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