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  1. HammerDown

    Starter Issues... Help!

    1988 F250 7.3 -Original owner. I'm perplexed, could sure use a little direction here; this is getting worse- I turn the key to 'start' I get a strong click that sounds like it's coming from my one year old rebuilt starter... like the solenoid gives one strong click with every turn of the key to...
  2. HammerDown

    Need Quick Help Fender Relay?

    OE Ford Part # for fender mounted starter relay... need number to cross reference at parts house. 1st time ever went to start truck and just got a 'click' like bad batteries but they're new and the starter is a few months old. With key 'on' I jumped the two large posts at the fender relay...
  3. HammerDown

    Don't Ya Just Love...

    ... working 'over' the engine, getting harpooned by this? I'm installing a return line kit. That, and replacing the GP Controller are always fun!
  4. HammerDown

    Got a Bad Feeling...

    With the colder temps setting in and with a cold engine I believe I have a coolant weep/drip behind the front cover. Hot engine, no drip, all summer, no drip. If it was the water pump it would be leaking at the weep-hole, all the time. Not happy.
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    Coffee Can Mounting Location?

    Years ago I had cab mounts repaired and the shop left the vacuum can flopping around. Can someone post a picture of how it should be mounted? I see a stud on the bottom of the can but can't tell where it went. Thanks!
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    Losing Prime

    Since new in 1988 I've dealt with the usual leaking return lines/O rings but, this time I can't figure where the fuel smell is coming from and air is getting in. After several days of sitting, it loses prime... fires then dies... crank, crank, crank and fires and runs fine. I smell raw fuel but...
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    I've got an Exhaust Problem!

    For my 1988 F250 super cab 4x4: My entire exhaust is from AP I installed years ago. Y pipe #95978 (has a hole at bend) AP manufacture stopped making it, all local parts stores... "out of stock." Pipe after Y-pipe #28385 AP stopped making it and Walker doesn't even show it. Muffler bracket #8179...
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    I still have mine and...

    ... had the pleasure of meeting a lot of great people. I believe Travis gave me this shirt.
  9. HammerDown

    Turn Signal Cam... ugh!

    Seriously, are there any aftermarket turn signal cams on the market that actually work and LAST like OE cams? This is #4 that failed
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    Original OE Starter Woes... getting tired

    Well, even with two NEW batteries my OE 1988 starter is seriously slowing down (but only with COLD temps on a COLD engine) ... cranks just fine with hot/warm engine but, when dead-cold-winter temps she spins then sloooows down (it's painful to hear) So... I'm reading about this "Powermaster...
  11. HammerDown

    LMC Truck (parts)

    One of me very old catalogs and I haven't ordered from them in a looooong time... anyone still using LMC for their old hard to find truck parts? Besides eBay are there other valuable options out there I'm un aware of?
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    Wix Fuel Filter and ATF

    So I got this in from RockAuto... for the decades I used Purolator or Motorcraft but no one stocks them anymore... just Carquest. Anyhow... I've read where some fill the filter with transmission fluid, start the engine (smokes like crazy) then shuts it off to act as a 'soak' for injection nozzle...
  13. HammerDown

    Glow Plug Controller Question and...

    Where does the GP Controller get its information for engine temperature that tells it how long to burn the GP's is it a designated water temp sensor??? *late last summer I installed a new GP Controller, all GP's, wiring etc is fine BUT whether it's 40° or 10° GP burn time is about the same...
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    Lift Pump...

    Why can't they just stick with one design??? Dog-leg came out, the straighter leg going in. Delphi Part #MF0050 BTW...I call Delphi tech, they tell me the part # for my 1988 F250 7.3 is #HFP907 (looks exactly like MF0050)
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    Steering Column Gear Selector Sloppy/Loose!

    It feels like it's going to come off... I'm always gentle with it but let's face it, it's old and things wear out. This has been getting worse, I use to have a local guy that's all he did was rebuild steering columns but he shut down. Are parts available for whatever is wearing out??? Local junk...
  16. HammerDown

    Transfer Case Lube (1988)

    Time to change out the transfer Case lube on my 1988 F250. Refresh my memory, I believe it's also what my C6 Transmission takes Mercon/Dexron-3 ... correct and approx capacity? (not interested in synthetics) I'll also be dropping the transmission-pan to replace the filter. Thanks for the feedback.
  17. HammerDown

    GP Operation Issue (1988 7.3)

    Owned my 1988 F250 7.3 since new. Over the decades I've diagnosed and repaired the usual 'rapid clicking' issue from a bad GP or a few. Last year I diagnosed and replaced the faulty GP Controller with another GP Controller unit from Ford. Now what's happening... #1 sometimes getting the rapid...
  18. HammerDown

    Different Oil Filter (read)

    For decades I used Purolator but 'now' no one carries them! Sooooo, I need you experts to tell me this is a good choice. Honestly, the insides look like the $5.00 STP Autozone filter.
  19. HammerDown

    Anti Gel Product (Howes)

    Anyone else using this product? Years ago I was all about Power Service but saw this at the local Walmart for less $. Some very low single digit Temps coming here this weekend and I certainly don't want to get stuck.
  20. HammerDown

    So I took this off (parking brake assembly)

    Comment and a question: Comment... for those wondering 'why' their pedal stopped ratcheting when depressed, the pencil points to where a squirt of WD40 is needed and it's fixed! Question... my 1988 F250 has a 155" wheelbase and my OE cable measures 117" long. However, Rock Auto and Autozone...
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    E Brake Cables- question?

    It appears my top cable (pass-side) isn't behaving properly... I get very little movement out of it. Lower cable (drivers side) I can pull by hand and it returns just fine. #1 are these cables available separately? #2 is there a way to free it up? #3 possible issue in the drum/shoe area, maybe...
  22. HammerDown

    Copper Looking Glitter in New Oil!

    Never EVER noticed this before but at the bottom of a brand new 2-gallon sealed jug of Super Tech 15/40 I notice what looks like micro copper flakes. The video wouldn't load, too big. What the heck is that about?
  23. HammerDown

    I Bought These Wire Connectors for Engine Harness

    If you recall: my engine harness plug at the heavy Glow Plug wires fried so, I just got in the multi-pin connector AND the heaver RED connector for the four -10 gauge GP wires that some suggested. However... the male/female pins on the 12-pin connector look extremely thin/tiny and delicate like...
  24. HammerDown

    What caused this electrical carnage?

    Here I thought the GP Controller went bad... nope (wasted $200) So, did the existing bad connection at the multi-pin connector cause the two wires going into the eyelet to burn-up or, did something in the fender mounted starter relay fail and burn wires? My continuity tester well tell if any of...
  25. HammerDown

    Where to get a GP Controller (1988)

    GP Controller is bad... who is a reputable source for a replacement? I'm not home and that's where my Haynes 7.3 Diesel Repair Manual is ... trying to diagnose the problem away from home. Symptom: dead cold next morning engine, key 'on' ... 'Wait To Start Light' gives a good 8-10 seconds. Light...

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