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  1. rreegg

    Crank no start intake vapor!

    Have seen a similar thing on a 2cyl Volvo diesel, OHV. The difference is the Volvo has a decompression lever that “lifts” the valves or something, when starting the engine with the valves lifted sometimes some exhaust gas will release out the air intake. my first instinct would be to check the...
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Oh dang double and triple nice! You don’t see a cat in a truck much! Met a guy at a marina once with a cat named Diesel. Those LEDs look awesome
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Whoa what is it?
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    Clutch pedal bracket crack

    Thanks a lot to everyone for all the help, sometimes it takes a village
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    Clutch pedal bracket crack

    Yessir we good now. The ignition linkage wasn’t seated into the switch properly and was hotdog down a hallway. We got strrrrt now gotta clean chit and go burn some oil Seems a lotta guys run a manual go switch which seems like a good idea
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    Clutch pedal bracket crack

    Everything seems to be good pedal and electrical wise. Went to bump the starter to check that but they key just turns past the “start” position and the starter doesn’t engage at all. The key motion actuates the rod on top of the steering column but it’s like the “start” position doesn’t get...
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    Clutch pedal bracket crack

    This whole time just thought my left leg needed to be stronger
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    Clutch pedal bracket crack

    Not an expert but seems the root cause is bushing failure for the two outermost joints. There’s only half left of each and both bores are spanked. To make things go quicker decided to punt the reinforcement bracket to a future date depending on how things go with the new bracket. Happened to...
  9. rreegg

    1991 F350 Crew Cab Diesel Dually Build - Project Brownie...

    Super nice truck, plan on keeping the front bumper/brush guard?
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    Steering wheel off center

    Interesting but right on, how’s the health of the steering components like tie rods and drag link? A lot of play with mine think related to drag link connection but unsure about bushings, assume it’s toast
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    Clutch pedal bracket crack

    Dang the crack is fully through the bracket, a bit worse than I expected and surprised it held up this well. Sketchy chit super glad to find this and get it resolved
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    Clutch pedal bracket crack

    Yeah it’s not too bad but dang does the gauge cluster seem delicate! The white clip is so simple but had to look it up too haha.
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    Clutch pedal bracket crack

    Ahh okay thank you! Bummer knew this job was gonna be a pita but wasn’t expecting pulling the dash
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    Clutch pedal bracket crack

    Thanks @Old Goat ! Another question, noticed this gray/silver cord is routed through the pedal bracket. It runs under the carpet to the right of the steering column. Anyone know what it’s for? Throttle cable? Having a tough time tracing it. Not sure which side would be better to remove it from...
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    Clutch pedal bracket crack

    Gonna roll with the bushing that came with the used bracket, they seem minimally worn and things are greased up nicely. What’s the best way to remove the clutch master cylinder rod pin? Remember when doing the heim joint before there were instructions and maybe there being two different...
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    When to “fully” bleed/vent fuel lines + crank no-start

    Got a new starter and that's cured the low crank issue. Back to square 1 in some ways and can't get the engine to stay running. After like 5 seconds of cranking it'll start to fire, and have gotten it to run for maybe 5 seconds but it always dies. Cleaned out the air filter with diesel as...
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    We got a little recognition on YouTube

    Does the starter really use a 24V system? I always assumed the batteries were in parallel at 12V
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    rear brakes working a little TOO well now

    Oh nice so that’s what the connector by the parking brake is for!
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    rear brakes working a little TOO well now

    I’m not super experienced with brakes and am curious what other more knowledgeable folks will say. But my first inclination would be the drum adjustments may be too tight? regarding the RABS is the light on or any indication it’s not working as expected? Also curious on the health of the front...
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    What is the part I’m missing? Ignition trim?

    Kinda like having factory separate keys for door/starter. always carry around the “valet” spare for my vw anyway, to leave it idle and locked
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    "Diesel" emblem

    Thanks for the post, I’m rocking the “esel” emblem now since a couple letters broke off. Good to know where to find em though
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    Clutch pedal bracket crack

    eBay unit arrived and got inspected today. Seems to be in alright shape, this truck must’ve had pretty low miles judging by the pedal pads. Was gonna replace the plastic bushings but these seem in alright shape.. will probably have to remove the clutch pivot foot to accommodate the heim joint...
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Reminds me of Matt’s off-road recovery on YouTube, there’s a guy in the cascades/pnw he does videos with sometimes too and they run something like this. Might even be an idi. (Edit: must’ve been an f series gasser now I think about it) Had to get towed about two dozen miles (in the vw after a...
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    7.3 IDI wont start

    I just happen to be dealing with a similar sounding issue on a 2 cyl Volvo diesel: slow crank - no start. After replacing batteries the slow crank persists and am suspecting the starter to be going out. If going the starter rebuild route does anyone know which part might be the likely culprit...
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    When to “fully” bleed/vent fuel lines + crank no-start

    Think the issue has to do with either old batteries or a starter that's going out. Haven't had the time to swap out the batteries yet but the cranks have gotten really slow - not much to indicate there's fuel delivery problems at this point

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