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  1. u2slow

    Screwed up parts databases?

    The part-counter-sales troubles detailed here make me realize I'm not missing anything ordering 95% of my parts (by part numbers, specs, and pictures) online.
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    Screwed up parts databases?

    Maybe E350 is better, but 80's-93 dodge has mistakes no matter what jobber-parts vendor you check. It's a common pool of information.
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    Screwed up parts databases?

    Lots of parts lookup info is screwed. Basically, proof-reading isn't profittable. I cross-check things a LOT. It gets easier when you only deal with one brand/era truck.
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    WMO running in HEUI truck

    I ran some wmo in my 95 PSD. Low concentration. No gasoline added. Made the exhaust stink pretty bad and clogged up the fuel bowl stuff. If I was to do it again, I'd add some better filtering. A racor primary or similar.
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    2KW Block Heater?

    Look up Phillips & Temro or Hotstart for a catalog of engine heating equipment.
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    2KW Block Heater?

    I have only run stock ones on trucks, but we use a number of larger ones at work, on the generators. You can put them on a timer too, so it only heats for a couple hours prior to run-time. Edit: another idea is to install a 2nd block heater. Use 1 or both as needed
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    Diesel radiator size

    The 'square' one has a dip in the bottom of the rad support and reaches down between the frame rails. The 'rectangle' one is really wide and stays above the frame rails.
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    10.25 Sterling, How Bad is too Bad

    I would run it too. And start shopping for an extra $100-200 diff to start rebuilding on the side.
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    Summit Radiator?

    For my dodge/cummins radiator, I had the same experience with Summit. The picture showed a conventional black radiator, but the description said aluminum. What showed up was a bright shiny aluminum welded unit. For the price, I'm not disappointed.
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    Transfer Case Lube (1988)

    The mercon tidbit is funny because mercon 5 made mercon 4 obsolete/unavailable. The main thing is the viscosity, since these tcases have an oil pump. Any atf or similar weight hydraulic oil, compressor oil, or engine oil I expect to work equally well.
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    Transfer Case Lube (1988)

    Chain drive tcases are very forgiving for fluid type. Probably want to match the C6 in case one leaks into the other.
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    Wheel alignment on a dually, how is it done in the USA?

    I think all that's normally done for front/rear alignment is to compare hub-to-hub measurement on left and right.
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    Is it a problem to have the positive and negative cables run side by side with no air gap?

    I'd love that (what my dodges use) but it's not the case around here. 65's are cheaper, and available at more places. Last I checked, Walmart nor Costco carries a group 31 cranking battery.
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    Is it a problem to have the positive and negative cables run side by side with no air gap?

    As far as using the frame as a common ground, use the same frame rail. Then you're not relying on rivets and other rusty fasteners for high current.
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    Is it a problem to have the positive and negative cables run side by side with no air gap?

    12 volts isn't a lot in the first place. Can't afford to lose any along the way.
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    Is it a problem to have the positive and negative cables run side by side with no air gap?

    I would jumper with #2/0 and go the distance with #4/0. That's what I did on my van. Can't recall the routing so well, other than I went direct to the starter first. Because of chafing possibilities, I'd put something over the positive run as a sleeve anyway.
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    Oil deal (Maine)

    That's crazy good pricing! Up here we're stuck paying $30 for the 5L jug (on sale) and the 5 gal bucket is $90 on sale.
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    E350 GP Relay Delete

    I normally used any old ford starter solenoid.
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    Wheel alignment on a dually, how is it done in the USA?

    Dually vs SRW makes no difference. You don't need an alignment shop. A tape measure and some simple props are all that's needed for a solid-axle 4wd. It is rare for the front and rear tires to line up perfectly on a North American pickup truck. The front track width is usually wider than the...
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    7.3 turbo rods

    Search out used engine cores. My experience has been the turbo jewelry gets pillaged and nobody cares about the rest of the non-running longblock.
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    Front Hub - 1991 F350 4x2 Dually - How To Tell If Wheel Bearings Are Bad?

    I was often snugging up the front wheel bearings on my '97 E350 van. I estimate it was rolling at 10k# gross most of the time. I finally decided to get the slotted rotors and new Timken wheel bearings. Seemed a bit better after that - but ultimately I felt it had more to do with with the...
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    Newbie to Ford’s with questions on hauling

    Asking for trouble. The PSD nor automatics age as gracefully as the 12valve/5spd powertrain.
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    Is this excessive play in the steering joints or not? '89 F-350 4x4

    As many of us said in the beginning, this is the natural action of the factory steering geometry. Edit: go back to post #3 for an aftermarket countermeasure.
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    2004 F350 questions

    The 7.3PSD was enough to sour me, and indulge in the Cummins 6BT thereafter. Zero interest in the newer powerstrokes.
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    92 7.3 Driveshaft keeps sliding back out of carrier bearing

    When's the last time the tcase was rebuilt? If the output has some kind of radial movement under load, it can have the effect of pushing the yoke out.

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