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    Timing a 1994 turbo diesel

    I know that this thread is months old but that is one good explanation and gets my thinking in that direction...answers like that reflect a pretty deep understanding of the combustion efficiency and resultant power dynamics... I greatly appreciate this kind of education... Along with this...
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    Give me your opinion

    Is the fluid low or the belt slipping...? either or both will make the steering 'hard' all of a sudden... The above other two advisers are spot-on, as well...good advice...just chiming in with what came to my mind...
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    Newbie to Ford’s with questions on hauling

    That is a 7.3 early powerstroke with a newer-version of the E4OD. It is computer controlled (the engine)(and the trans) and a different animal than the earlier Ford diesel...('87-'94). That is a NA IDI 7.3 and the computer for the transmission was deemed to be not optimal and a new shift and...
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    Reusing ARP head studs

    Late to the party... I would not have any concern about re-using those studs as long as there is no evidence of them ever being over-torqued and if everything feels good when you are tightening them down. ARP has a good reputation to uphold....and I have never, ever heard a bad word about...
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    Speedo cable gear

    What I noticed when I built my T-19 is that there is a separate cavity just under the speedo gear area that holds oil to lube the gear and shaft. If there is oil there to be had, the speedo gear will pick it up and lube itself and the worm gear on the output shaft. That oil can also run back...
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    Need to replace drain plug on 1356 t-case. Galvanic corrosion?

    don't breathe the fumes from that...zinc...
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    Bell housing dowel needed

    I would like to add to the good advice from above to be sure to grind chamfers at both ends to make it easier to work with...
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    2004 F350 questions

    I have a buddy that has a 2003 dually...he has had it probably around 15 years... This is the same one that I had to fab up and lower the radiator mounts when he bought the 'right' radiator for it and tried to put it in and the hood would not close. (story somewhere here...) One day, early...
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    Is this excessive play in the steering joints or not? '89 F-350 4x4

    Save your old parts...they are probably still good and someone else can use them...
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    Arctic Ambulance

    https://duckduckgo.com/?t=h_&q=tremors+2+scene&iax=videos&ia=videos&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DeMODPOmB-cA You can use a quick method of drilling....
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    OBS Turbo removal game changer

    Great job..!! You probably saved yourself a boatload of bucks... Thanks for the info...I'm going to store that one away for future use... Good luck on everything else. I have a bucket of misc sockets...possibly wrenches, too...now I know what I am saving them for...
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    Best location for E4OD temp sensor?

    You reminded me of a job I did on a chevy truck...it had the 4L80 and 4X4...and was equipped with an aftermarket trans temp guage. Just as a test, and to see what would happen...I powerbraked the poor thing in the parking lot...only a few seconds... The Temp guage needle popped up to mid range...
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    Best location for E4OD temp sensor?

    That was some earlier feedback... I think we are on to something.... Great minds think alike.... Thanks for backing me up on that one...at least I don't think that I could be some kind of crackpot...
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    C6 Detent Question

    Looks to me like a murder-scene cop chalk outline... You can clearly see the outline of the victim... I'd be careful...you might be tampering with important evidence for the TV investigation... On another observation...that front bumper looks a lot like mine did before I put the...
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    Jesus Freak's WMO tow truck

    How about when you hit the trailer brakes...? I don't wany ANY interruption with my coffee heat-maintenance... yeah...what if it is a cold and stormy night...towing a dead duramax for a (tolerable) friend...and then you gotta hit the brakes...and the coffee goes instantly cold... What...
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    Need to replace drain plug on 1356 t-case. Galvanic corrosion?

    Yeah, I would be careful with that...once you start a magnesium fire...you can't put it out...even dunking it in water...it makes its own oxygen... That is one reason I was scratching my head on WHY did the OEM's use this material...aluminum was fine...and probably less expensive...
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    Jesus Freak's WMO tow truck

    Does that heated mirror have enough amps to keep the coffee at mouth-toasting temps..?...for more than a minute...? If not...then I need to come up with some other idea...coffee never seems to stay hot enough, long enough for me...and...I hate cold coffee.... And...it can't involve plastic...I...
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    Speedo cable gear

    Something just occurred to my adequately-caffienated self... On that speedo gear wear... You have a T-19, right..? how much oil do you have in it and how did you fill it up..? Just curious...and trying to help you and anyone else that is seeing this....
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    Speedo cable gear

    Just leave it like that...less chance of getting a ticket and your percieved fuel mileage will be slightly better... Or...put more air in your tires... Most anything I have ever driven has some kind of....personality....
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    Speedo cable gear

    Did I really say that..? Yup...what was I thinking...!?? I had it backwards...usually....back in the day...to compensate for a steeper rear gear I would look for an output shaft with fewer teeth on the worm gear...and...more recently...a 21 tooth driven gear became available...but the thing...
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    Speedo cable gear

    The first thing I would do is to disconnect your cable from the instrument cluster and turn the gear and see how much resistance you have ...or else you may be hunting up another gear in short order... I would pull out the cable and lube it with a mix of lithium grease and synthetic oil...not...
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    Seeking Advice/Reviews: TOB Brands

    The first time I did a clutch job on a 60's vehicle and found out that the thrust bearing in the engine was slap wore out I realized that the driver must have been holding the clutch pedal in at the stoplight...that will cause you to never be able to get a good release of the clutch because the...
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    Best location for E4OD temp sensor?

    A diesel E4OD...sounds worthy of a rebuild and putting back into circulation... I know that somebody can use it and be thankful... I had asked My Girl if She would consider a diesel Ford truck because I am looking for a home for a perfectly good 6.9 that I am going to take out of my truck when...
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    Need to replace drain plug on 1356 t-case. Galvanic corrosion?

    Is it straight threads or pipe theads....? I can't remember... But...it would seem that using the pipe thread sealer would fix any potential problems...just use anything that will fit... Fear of leaking is a powerful motivator...especially when they don't hold a lot of fluid... Don't be...
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    C6 Detent Question

    Ok Grasshopper...in reverse (no pun intended...) order...I need a slightly larger overall view to see how that spring is put on the parking pawl... To make sure we are talking about the same thing we need to get our 'shop lingo' straight...the Rooster Comb is the part of the linkage that has...

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