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    6.9 to early 7.3 swap

    Keep the 6.9; it is the superior engine. If you are gonna go to the trouble of a swap, then neither would be on my list.
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    A/C CHARGE PRESSURE

    I know the numbers running, both high and low; I also know what it currently reads when engine OFF and system equalized. What I need to know is what the equalized system pressure is on a properly working, properly charged R134a system in one of these trucks. Providing the outside...
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    Bad fuel leak, need help!!

    The most common source for a big leak like that is the seals within the ends of the hard line that feeds the pump; it connects to the pump in the center of the circle of injector lines. I have also seen the flared ends of that same line split and they will really pour then. Best is to...
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    auxilery fuel tank

    The RETURN fuel will not be affected by the tank being higher; my huge 3rd tank auxilliary has been working thus for many many years. I highly recommend dis-carding the electric tank-switching valve and using TWO 4-way manual valves to control which tank is being used. I very-much prefer...
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    A/C CHARGE PRESSURE

    On a stock 1985 diesel factory-A/C system with R134a conversion, 90* outside temperature, engine OFF, what should the equalized system pressure of a properly charged system be ?? Many thanks.
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    Snap on or Craftsman tools?

    You are using a lot of words that I don't understand the meaning of. If you want to offend me or anyone else, is it necessary to use such out-house language ?? We can dis-agree without insulting one another, can't we ?? :dunno You started this and left the door open. :)
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    Snap on or Craftsman tools?

    Why would I not want my horse before my cart ?? :dunno
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    Snap on or Craftsman tools?

    I guess he got a big enough settlement from the safety-glasses manufacturer to more than pay for his inconvenience, right ?? :)
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    Snap on or Craftsman tools?

    Some time ago, for something like six-bucks, I bought a 9-piece set of H-F "wobble" extensions; three each in 1/4-, 3/8-, and 1/2-inch drive. These are amazing and have made many near-impossible tasks into simple little chores. I paid big money for a Makita 4-inch angle-grinder...
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    Snap on or Craftsman tools?

    That statement right there is the best advice in this entire thread and holds true, whether the purchase be a 9/16 wrench, a washing-machine, house, car, truck, or whatever.
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    Snap on or Craftsman tools?

    In our shop, we broke so many Snap-On sockets that the route-truck guy won't even slow-down when he passes the shop. His first visit was all "if anything breaks, just sit it on the counter and I will replace it with a new one on my next visit." When he next visited, there were about five...
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    Truck still wanders while driving

    Replace the I-beam pivot bushings and radius-arm bushings. Install ALL NEW wheel-bearings/races, inside and out. Install a BIG and even better DUAL steering stabilizer. Replace the steering shaft with one from Flaming River or Borgeson. Install Centramatics. Replace the tires with...
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    block heater does not make ready heat...

    My experiences with my old 6.9 and many others I have driven are as ^^^ HE ^^^ said; the heater will run you out of the cab, even in super-cold weather. Once up to operating temperature, I always found it to be plenty warm enough by leaving the heater/A-C switch OFF and the temperature...
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    Air bags front springs

    I have been meaning to put the Firestone air-bags inside my front coils for years. I am fairly certain that installation requires spring removal, which is not quite so bad as it looks. As it is, my F-350 rides like a pre-1978 Cadillac Sedan-De-Ville; however, the front travel-limiters have...
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    Windshield Washer Nozzle

    This thread reminds me of how dumb I was about my w-s-washer nozzles for about the first twenty-plus years that I owned my 1985. For all those years, I had one squirter that shot plumb over the glass and onto the top of the sleeper; the other sprayed the lower outside corner of the glass...
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    block heater does not make ready heat...

    If you have a regular morning schedule, then put that block-heater cord on a timer, set to come ON three hours before starting the engine. With a freeze-plug style heater element, such as what is original on most diesels, including our's, unless you live way up in the Yukon, in three hours...
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    What does this rim fit?

    You aren't showing enough of the rim in the picture to make a definite identification. If the tire-bead portion is super-thick with a heavy rolled lip, then it is a POST 2-piece/split-rim wheel of mid- to late-70s vintage when all SRW 8-lug Fords had Dana-60s. If it does have the...
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    What is the BEST sealant for threads??

    It is hard to tell from the pictures, but I am going to venture a guess from your descriptions of the problem and say that you are mixing JIC fittings with standard NPT fittings without using a proper JIC adapter. A proper JIC connection is hard to beat, BUT you must use all the appropriate...
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    What tells the gauge how much fuel is in the tank?

    I searched my old posts and had no trouble finding the link; enjoy : http://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/displayalbum.php?&userid=170072&albumid=16937 The trick to using the after-market universal sender is that you remove the float-arm portion of the original and retrofit the...
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    10 speed eaton fuller or road ranger behind a 7.3 IDI has it been done

    I have said it before and I will say it again, when doing these types of transmission swaps, it is far wiser to buy an entire truck that has the transmission you want; thus, every EXPENSIVE piece, part, and hard-to-find particle that you will need is right there; all it needs is moving from...
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    Front Jump seat?????

    I have real nice (very expensive) after-market captain's-chairs with arm-rests and a home-made console. I found a nicely padded folding stadium seat that fits nicely between the seats and devised a means of securing it onto the console for the very rare event that a third passenger may be...
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    What tells the gauge how much fuel is in the tank?

    Replacing the sending-unit with another direct-replacement is a very poor choice; there are many much better options that are far more reliable and about 1/10 the cost. In about a thousand similar threads, I have posted a link to a very well-written pictorial TECH article showing how to...
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    dual stock fuel gauges

    It just makes good sense to have individual gauges for each tank, instead of having to rely on the temperamental tank-selector switch to know where each tank stands. A second-best alternative, and the way I have my factory fuel-gauge, is to eliminate the gauge circuit from the FSV (fuel...
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    Help with rewireing block heater plug end

    In my many years of trucking, I have yet to see a block-heater plug on any truck that required a male-ended cord to connect; which would be dangerous as a mad woman with a shotgun, by the way. I agree that the block-heater plugs on big trucks that are rigid-mounted behind a neat little...
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    new tires?

    http://www.stausaonline.com/light-truck/index.html I get mine from Specialty Tires of America, formerly known as McCreary Tire and Rubber, Made in Pennsylvania USA I run the 7.50-16 LR-E ; steers on the front; traction treads across the rear. Be aware that these tires are made in BOTH...

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