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    No crank

    So that means the problem is between the battery and the starter solenoid. It's going to be a bad connection on the battery, a bad cable, a bad connection from the cable to the starter solenoid. Or it could be a bad ground from the battery to the engine block. Are you getting how to do this...
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    No crank

    You got 5.6v on the batteries? That is no good.
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    Tank breather thingy

    If it threads in tight, I would thread it in place, and then slather some seal all on it to seal it. It's resistant to fuel and works well for sealing against fuel. Making that vent larger does help with filling speed.
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    No crank

    5.6v is no good. Move to the very top of the posts on the battery. Then do the test again. If you are right on the battery posts, and get 5 or 6 v, your batteries are low. If during the test the battery stays at 12v, then move your leads to the cable ends at the battery. If you get 12v on...
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    Chronic repeated mouse/rat problem

    You are almost there. I found too that they would very lightly lick the trap clean. What I found works is always put two traps side by side. You are doing that but they are too far apart. It works well, they are there concentrating on getting the peanut butter out of the first trap, and they...
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    No crank

    Do you have a voltmeter or testlight? If you do, put it on the large lug on the starter relay on the fender, the one that goes to the battery. It will light up or show voltage. WHILE STILL HOLDING THE METER OR TESTLIGHT ON THE LARGE STUD, get a helper to try to crank the truck. If the...
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    Chronic repeated mouse/rat problem

    Try this, I have heard it works well if you know it's not going to rain. People that have cars under roof say that if you leave the hoods open, they stay out from under the hood.
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    Are these Extra Wires?

    What is the exact year of the truck? The harness you are using correct?
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    No start/crank

    What we both can agree on, the starter needs some decent voltage to do it's job. To check this voltage you go from the starter + wire to the starter motor housing. That is where the rubber meets the road, that is what the starter see's as far as voltage. You should be able to test this...
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    1988 IDI Wheel -tire question

    That's the old 16.5 rims with the 35's. I think they were 10 inches wide. I will warn you, if you are going to tow or haul, the larger tires will really kill your towing power. It will tow, I towed and hauled with those 35's when it had a c6 and also when I swapped in a zf. But when I got...
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    No start/crank

    My method your method, same result. Say you do your test and you get a 8 volt drop across one of the wires when someone tries to crank the engine. Bad cable or connection. Doing it my way, I am going to get 4 volts at the same point during cranking, 12v-8v drop in bad cable equals 4v.
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    Has anyone ever had a hard fuel line break?

    Yes, this is a very common problem if you have a clamp missing on the lines. When I did some work to mine years ago I had to take one of those clamps off, it was a little aggravating to mess with, so I left it off. 6 months later I had a cracked line. This picture shows the clamps around the...
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    1988 IDI Wheel -tire question

    Here's my truck with the 35's and 4 inch lift. You can see without the lift it would be very close to the body. Kennys ramps by D Franklin, on Flickr
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    1988 IDI Wheel -tire question

    When I bought my truck it had those 16.5 inch x 10 inch rims with 35 inch tires on it. It did look good and got a lot of comments. But it also had a 4 inch lift. If you do not want any rubbing with those tires, you will need a 4 inch lift. The lift also goes along with the "look". But what...
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    No start/crank

    If your batteries are good, most likely a poor connection or bad cable. Troubleshooting this requires you to have two people and a good meter or testlight. The trick is to take your voltage measurements AT THE SAME TIME SOMEONE IS TURNING THE KEY TO START. You can't poke around with a meter...
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    Stock radio not working

    The belts get old and hard and lose their traction. So they start slipping. The eject mechanism is driven by a belt. You probably could take the radio apart and "help" the mechanism back into position so it hits the micro switch. But after that you would probably need to forget about using...
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    So much for my new used engine… lifters are all destroyed… how??

    I would check the valve guides. These trucks are famous for the valve guides wearing out. That lets the valve stem move back and forth in the head, and it can tend to get bound and stuck once in a awhile.
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    WTB: ZF5 Transmission Clutch Cover

    Never seem to have a problem from that. I guess the clutch spinning throws water and other junk off of it.
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    WTB: ZF5 Transmission Clutch Cover

    Is there a reason you guys think you need one? I have run my truck for years without one. The driveshaft is whizzing around back there with no cover.
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    Can’t win for nothing electrical edition

    Here's a picture of G701
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    Can’t win for nothing electrical edition

    Ford did run a separate ground wire in a 1986 truck. It is G701 and it terminates behind the radio on the inside firewall. You can see all the grounding for the rear of the truck uses this G701 ground.
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    Can’t win for nothing electrical edition

    Electricity. You can't see it. You only can see what it does. How do you troubleshoot something you can't see? You use a testlight or voltmeter. How do you know which wire to test? You look at the diagrams, and see what color wire does what. Unless the guy who makes his own harness in the...
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    Ac newb questions

    Anything to save the environment I suppose. Or a bunch of congress men and women have investments in the new refrigerant company.
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    Ac newb questions

    That stuff is extremely flammable. But, the new refrigerant they are putting in cars now is flammable also. I have also heard you can use propane as a drop in for r12. I believe they have been using flammable refrigerants for years overseas.
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    Wiper are doing som silly s@&$

    Let me guess; You are running the wiper motor with no wiper blades on it? If so, there is not enough drag on the motor to stop it in the park position. When you turn the knob to stop, there is still power to the motor from another wire, and this other wire powers the motor to the "park"...

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