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C6 overheating mysterious cause
When you get the trans warmed up, put it in park with it idling and pull the dipstick. Wipe it off and then put it in again and when it's idling, what does the fluid level look like? Is it above the "H"? If the trans is a little too full, the height of the fluid can get up into the moving...- franklin2
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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The rear tank doesn’t like to take fuel
Ford knew they had a problem. On the 86-dwn trucks the fuel went down the large hose, and they had a smaller plastic hose inside the large hose clipped to the top interior of the large hose. The air was supposed to come out the smaller hose inside the large hose. The small hose was famous...- franklin2
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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C6 overheating mysterious cause
How do you know it's overheating?- franklin2
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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The rear tank doesn’t like to take fuel
This is a classic common problem with these trucks. I am surprised I haven't seen it on here like you see air intrusion and fuel pump threads. Even the gas trucks can have this problem,, but the diesels have it more because the fuel foams so bad. When you are pouring all that fuel into the...- franklin2
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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DRW to SRW Pros cons discussion
Before you start down the conversion road you first need to determine what you have. Do you have a pickup? Or do you have a chassis/cab truck? You can determine this my measuring the width of the frame at the rear, a chassis cab will be 34 inches wide. The pickup frame will be wider. If you...- franklin2
- Post #5
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Sterling 10.25 oil leak
If you are doing a complete rebuild, you could use the eliminator kit. But you will have to put it together and take it apart several times to get the pinion shimmed correctly. That is why the factory went with the crush sleeve. Tighten it down and go on the assembly line.- franklin2
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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IDI Newbie
Some people have been getting the kits from rockauto. I see they have one on there for $232.79. It's a 12" perfection clutch. Warning, a lot of these aftermarket clutches are oversize. So your bottom cover will not fit without rubbing. Most people just leave the cover off. I have been...- franklin2
- Post #22
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Sterling 10.25 oil leak
I have done this to several axles including these. Take the driveshaft loose, take the nut loose, replace the seal, and then re-install the nut. No crush sleeve needed. Getting the nut loose if it's not loose already can be a problem. The best way is with a large impact gun. If you are...- franklin2
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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IDI Newbie
Diesels will cause noise in the drivetrain. They hit so hard when they fire, that they shake and rattle the transmission on through to the rear, especially at idle when there is no load on the drivetrain. That was the reason for the DMF. To dampen these vibrations when the diesel engine...- franklin2
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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IDI Newbie
If the miss is consistent at idle, you can get the engine idling and then loosen the line on each injector one at a time. When you loosen it and it starts leaking, that cylinder should drop out. You may be able to use this to isolate which cylinder has the miss.- franklin2
- Post #8
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Solid vs Elastomer Harmonic Balancer- Which is Better?
A couple of the references on rockauto say "OE balancer solid". Maybe the stock balancer was solid.- franklin2
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Exhaust on n/a
As long as you do not mess with the fueling, the EGT's should stay low. I think you will like the glasspack muffler. It will tone it down some. Just make sure you do not dump it out between the road and the body of the truck. If you bring the outlet beyond the body a little bit to the side...- franklin2
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Injector line nut leak
Sometimes when replacing the return lines and bending the injection lines out of the way, the factory clamps will not fit on the factory lines, even though they did a few minutes before. Sometimes you have to force the issue and bend the lines so the clamps fit. If you are running without...- franklin2
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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'90 7.3idi Harmonic Balancer Fit Years
Rockauto has 3 different ones? Only 2 are available though. It's a good place to get part numbers and do a google search to see if someone else has one also.- franklin2
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Dieseltiming explained?
This one has the adjustment dial. https://www.harborfreight.com/timing-light-with-advance-40963.html- franklin2
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Parking Brake
2A651 is the spring they are talking about.- franklin2
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Exhaust on n/a
N/A with no muffler is way too loud. Be a little considerate of other people in your neighborhood and community. Sorry if this makes you mad, but someone has to say it.- franklin2
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Gear Rubbing Inside of Manual Hub
#3123 is the needle bearing.- franklin2
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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What years f250 idi diesels had limited slip?
Most are worn out by now. They work a little bit but not like they did when they were new. Get the axle code off the door jamb and we can determine from that if it came from the factory with a limited slip and also find out the ratio.- franklin2
- Post #8
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Burning up fuel shut off solenoids.
I have seen this problem many times in my work through the years. Hydraulic solenoids will burn up. I had a safety interlock solenoid burn up on a skid steer. I have had many different relays and contactors burn up. They all get hot and burn up if they are energized and the metal core is not...- franklin2
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Electrical adventures thread - I blew or burned out something...
Fusible links are cheap. But they are also small and fit easily in a crowded wiring environment. And they give very little trouble. I would say 99% of the time a fusible link blows because of a accident or a owner making the wrong decisions and not disconnecting the battery during certain...- franklin2
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Electrical adventures thread - I blew or burned out something...
Nothing wrong with running full power through switches if the wiring is large enough and protected with a fuse, and the switch is large enough for the load also.- franklin2
- Post #5
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Engine Running Cold
Like someone alluded to in a post above, you can waste a lot of time and money looking at the factory gauges. One thing I can tell you, if you see one move quickly, you know it's a problem with the sensor or the gauge or the wiring. Factory gauges don't move quickly, another reason to get some...- franklin2
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Does anyone have a scan of this missing page?
Got it, thank you.- franklin2
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Does a fuel sending unit need to be 'rust inhibited' before re-installing?
The paint was for the outside exposed to the elements. The sending unit is a bad spot for road dirt to accumulate.- franklin2
- Post #8
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
