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    Another E4OD flashing OD light thread

    That was a pretty good filter when it was new and judging by the fact that it was restricted...it did its job....it probably had a magnet in it...too... I would carefully cut it open and look to see what it has trapped... And...I would get another one and put it in...made sure the flow is...
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Uh...seeing as the 'Ol One-Ton is 38 years old...and the skid steer is...uh...13 years old...that just might make the tabloids...not to mention the county docket... even if they tied the knot... This reminds me...there was a guy that used to work with me...years ago...that his ex-wife dragged...
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    I got my truck started this morning in about 20*F weather and used it to jump start the skid steer to move some materials around on the house project... Went and got a new battery for the skid steer...put it on trickle charge because you can't expect a new battery to be fully charged... I'll...
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    Holley Red are garbage, what else quickly?

    Thanks to the oval office heros of the 90's...making sure that americans are dependant on oversea suppliers...and making most of us poorer in the process.... Why don'tcha get something older and used or NOS from an internet site...? on the holley pumps you can take off the bottom plate and...
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    Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole

    talking about the GMC 6.2-6.5... This is another reason to go with Ford and International...and forsake brand 'x'....
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    Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole

    I have one of those..but it is a project I 'might' get to eventually... Good thing Redandblacksmith did not have to pull the covers on one of those...looks like a hassle...
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    Another E4OD flashing OD light thread

    With just a quick search on the internet...(my tech info is elsewhere)...looks to be a problem with the FIPL and the TOT... I would look for a bad ground from engine and trans to chassis and Battery (-) Most certainly they would...the TCM has to monitor engine load from the FIPL and...
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    Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole

    Good thing that I didn't bet anyone...I woulda lost my shirt...to put it mildly... I just lost a $2 bet with The Girl...over something dumb...(doing a lot of that lately...)...Billy Joel and Elton John did the same song...but...for some reason I could not tell the difference between the...
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    strange whirring noise.

    The time when a limited slip would make a noise would be when the back wheels are spinning at different speeds...like taking a turn or a gradual curve...the clutches or cones would grind if you have... 'A'...not enough lube oil... 'B'...worn out lube oil... 'C...' the wrong lube oil... 'D'...
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    Dumb things you have done truck wise!

    OK....I remember a dumb thing I have done recently...with my truck... Some time ago I wrote about taking off my front bumper and twisting it to straighten it...and then bolting it back on to get it...pretty much 'redneck straight'... It was in the 'what did you do with...' thread... I didn't...
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    Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole

    My last post got shrunk down...click to expand to see the whole thing... And...I can predict that rock auto and o'reilly's are gonna run out of valvecover gaskets...
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    Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole

    What a great bunch of guys, here... I want to thank you all...
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    Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole

    Oh, crud...if that piece is part of a keeper...you are getting ready to drop a valve... Look real carefully at each and every valve top and see if that is it Don't run the engine any more for now until you are sure your valvetrain is sound...
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    Dumb things you have done truck wise!

    I was sitting in the operators seat of an older Lee-Boy paving machine and had a desperate sinking feeling... Now I have done it...opened my freaking mouth and stuck a size 13 wide right in and the boot leather had a lot of oil, grease, mud and diesel fuel in it... I didn't know Jack Squat...
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    Dumb things you have done truck wise!

    Was it a two bbl or four bbl...? What carb did you have on it..? Those engines were torque monsters and had some HP too.... Nice, big, beautiful crankshaft...and coffee can-sized bores.... Always wanted to build one for the track...got close...but never finished it...(sigh) someday....
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    Dumb things you have done truck wise!

    F' crying out loud...can I get some coffee, first...? I gotta tape my eyes open...!!...and get my fingers working...
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    Dumb things you have done truck wise!

    Actually...I do have a coupla stories that I have been saving for the time that I can sit down and remember them in gory detail...probably when it is too cold to work on the house... I have alluded to them before in other posts...and have not had the time or been in the frame of mind to relate...
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    Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole

    Send it to ISPKI and get him to do a spectroanalysis on it...!!! Find out its composition and origin...? Hey..! @ISPKI ....getta load of this...? Whaddayathink..? Just think...when the guy had to perform with the CHSW...he had to be sure it would start up first time-every time... we can't...
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    Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole

    You are gonna make me examine that chunk in excruciating detail now... it kinda looks like someone used a chisel or a flat-blade screwdriver on it...with a hammer... How was everyone's 'Turkey day'...?
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    Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole

    you got me on that one....but they left behind a lot of neat stuff....probably the best-preserved look-see into the daily life of a roman village...uh...before their version of the pockyclipse...
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    Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole

    I was going to add that very same reference...Pink Floyd did a lot of good stuff...how about 'Live at Pompeii'...?
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    Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole

    How about the sound of a 9/16" wrench bouncing off of a windshield..? That should be an event in a 'Mechanics Olympics'... How many windshields can you bounce a craftsman wrench off of in a single toss...? You know...line the vehicles up all diagonal and you are judged on not only how many...
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    Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole

    I think that we need to promote the concept...and raise awareness of the work environment the guys that keep the world running have to deal with... I have always rooted for the underdog... You watch....someone is working on it now...as we speak...that is usually how it works out with things...
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    Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole

    My bet is that he has a mean grip on a good-sized hammer and often...with those old calluses... Speaking of guitar and hammers....I have often toyed with the idea of recording some kind of 'mechanics' song...complete with commonly-recognizable shop noises... Bet it would sell.... Speaking of...
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    Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole

    Judging by your palm lines...you will have a long life full of money and love to ponder all of life's mysteries...and this mystery in particular... Your fingers look like they are well suited to twist in that lower bolt on the IP and I would recommend a good lanolin-based hand cleaner before...

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