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    Accelerator Cable replacement

    I had an engine builder friend that swore by Pioneer brand pretty much anything...I believe that is the one I used from Rock Auto when I fixed mine... I don't know much about ATP...I probably have used their stuff from time-to-time...I was never impressed with their transmission rebuild...
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    7.3 bottom IP bolt

    I had to buy a half moon to be able to get to a couple of nuts on studs on a FWD Olds or Buick where the front Diff. bolted to the transaxle... 80's model FWD and also maybe the 70's model Caddy Eldorado and Olds Toronado... Still have it and never use it...but...it is still in the tool...
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    7.3 bottom IP bolt

    I just don't see that happening...as long as I have access to the internet...you guys are addictive...every day I look to see what you and everybody else is gonna come up with next... I might skip a day or two here and there...but it is only because I am either out of town or super busy on the...
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    7.3 bottom IP bolt

    This has provided me with a definitive answer to a question I have had since 1979....and never got a decent answer to...no matter who in my orbit I asked... I want to thank you very much for throwing that article up here... Because of everyone on here...I have learned a ton of stuff...and I am...
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    7.3 bottom IP bolt

    I used to call that 'Having a calibrated elbow'.... I believe there is...but I never got a definitive answer from any older, more experienced mechanic that I ever asked... See number one above... Amen, Brother... Reminds me of the time I felt I needed to tighten a clamp on the power steering...
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    On mine I wound up cutting the crease beside the three vertical bolts and then welding it back together to make it fit...lot more solid feel when I use the clutch... Probably the best fix I have done on it beside the battery tray, rear axle bearings and seals, brakes all around and fixing a...
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    Hey, it's another air intrusion thread! Just for fun though.

    And cashing your paycheck at the drive-up window at the bank would be a little dicey....
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    Hey, it's another air intrusion thread! Just for fun though.

    ....and there ain't nuthin' wrong with thu retuurna liiiinnne.... Or...'there ain't nuthin' wrong wit da cup hoooldddeerrrr....'
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    Changed CDR valve and now trouble...

    you know...I'll betcha that the major tool companies will start sayin' that their logo-ed coats will double as a 'diesel runaway inhibitor tool'.... And triple the price...
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    Changed CDR valve and now trouble...

    I don't know how true the next story is...it was told to me by someone else... I used to know a woman that was from Long Island, new york... She had a brother...that I never met...but the kid must have been favored enough to have been given a brand-new 1965 Mustang... So...he runs the car and...
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    Changed CDR valve and now trouble...

    Oh my Dear Lord In Heaven....omg... I reckon you could call that an accelerated break-in of the coat.... You know...the way things sometimes seem to be heading...like with people running around with tattered jeans that they BOUGHT NEW with BIG BUCKS...( I am still trying to wrap my head around...
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    Changed CDR valve and now trouble...

    I wonder if anyone has any shredded shirt or jacket stories to add to to this discussion...? You know how clothes fads come and go..? Wearing a shirt or jacket that has experienced a runaway event may just be seen as a diesel lovers badge of honor...?
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    Changed CDR valve and now trouble...

    In my humble opinion, they are ok...a lot of stuff seems to be powered by them...it is just the using of aluminum for a rear axle housing that I would never spend big bucks for... ...especially if you plan on pushing salty snow with it...had to free up too many things attached to and dependent...
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    Changed CDR valve and now trouble...

    Whenever I had a diesel that would not stop with the key or by disconnecting the power wire to the fuel shut off valve I would ball up a shop rag and stuff it into the air intake.... You cut off the air... With these larger diesels...you would need something bigger than just one shop...
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    Stubborn waterpump fan nut

    Years ago I cut a 55-gallon drum in two...note I said 'in two' not in half... I cut it about 70-30 so that I would have a step up for working on a lifted truck...a two-stage step up...it was mainly for working outside or in a driveway...it would have been rough on a shop floor. The advantage...
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    Doomsday Dually Project

    https://rcagarage.com/shop/engine-components/hardware-kits-other/arp-68-85-ford-289-460-v8-5-18in-x-18-pressure-plate-bolt-kit-150-2201/?msclkid=5b9d11a778dd18b4d69974ed40ccd492 Please do not use those hardware store bolts to clamp your pressure plate to your flywheel... I am concerned that...
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    you can clearly see the tire marks on the thing...no getting around that one...I heard the crunch and just KNEW I had screwed up....
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Ol' One-Ton ran over The Girl's welding helmet...one of them... Fortunately it was not the one that had all of the adjustments... (Sigh...) I had something to do with it... When I write a book that advises kids what NOT to do in their lifetime... Putting ANYTHING on the roof of your vehicle...
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    Cracked block 6.9 IDI

    if you add 'furnace' brazed...you are now hitting a line drive past the outfielder... Jesus Freak But our 6.9/7.3s require more dignity! Amen, Brother...!!
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    Cracked block 6.9 IDI

    On the jb weld thing....I rarely use it unless there is no other option.. I think I already told the story about fixing a broke starter motor with it on a weekend...the whole end cap was shattered... I don't know if I told y'all about fixing a chrysler valve body with jb in an area that had a...
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    Trans Temp too cold?

    Didja get the sender for the guage..? If you did...(or not...) when you hook it up...where are you going to tap in the sender..?
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    Trans Temp too cold?

    I gotta say that is an excellent point... You are absolutely right about the temp being lower in the bottom of the radiator...I have checked them with an infrared tool and seen it for myself. Some coolers, though...run vertically in a side tank... And Yes, surrounding the internal cooler...
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    Trans Temp too cold?

    I agree with you on that... The fluid came out of the vent on top of the case...or...(possibly)...out of the front seal area around the convertor neck...until it cooled. Your aux. cooler is working and you proved that the 4L80 is a tough unit. This is why Steve Younger told us to advise...
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    Trans Temp too cold?

    Very good observation...I never thought about what it was meant to do other than allow quicker fluid warmup...the bypass has clogged at times and caused shops a lot of misery...enough to be a topic to address at seminars. I remember that...I had bought a unit from the Ford Dealer when I had a...
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    Trans Temp too cold?

    Ok david85...here goes.... Disclaimer...I am no 'expert' and do not claim to be...and...although I try to keep up with the latest in the industry...I have not been working in the field for over ten years...so...the latest on fluid development is not in my quiver... I did get a chance to have a...
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