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  1. Brian VT

    Broke down

    I don’t have anyone to turn the key. Should I put the key on and pull push the connector?
  2. Brian VT

    Broke down

    Sitting on the side of the road waiting for a tow truck. 77 miles from home. Was driving along fine then the engine just shut off and I coasted to a stop. It won’t fire. I pressed the Shraeder valve and fuel came out (I wasn’t cranking the engine). I wiggled the connectors at FSS. Don’t know...
  3. Brian VT

    Rear speakers in ext. cab.

    How would you mount the rear speakers? (5x7 or 4x6) Probably a new single-DIN head unit.
  4. Brian VT

    Rear speakers in ext. cab.

    I think I'm gonna give one of these bracket-mounted type a shot in the upper rear cab corners. Not expecting great sound but it's the best option I've found without having to hack up my plastics. Maybe I can even use one of the factory screws to mount them...
  5. Brian VT

    Brake light issue

    Also check the switch near the pedal. I can't remember my exact symptoms but my wire there had worn and was intermittent connection that I was chasing for a while.
  6. Brian VT

    Name the cause

    Gonna be checking mine now. ;-) Good on ya for catching it. Some things slip by when you're tired.
  7. Brian VT

    I really need help with a weird no start

    I didn't know my pump was weak until I started having problems with hot starts (and pouring water on it helped get it to start). And it was still running fine and making decent power then once running. I'd check your FSS beyond just listening for the click.
  8. Brian VT

    Replacement water separator idea

    Both additives mentioned claim to DEmulsify (separate) the water from the fuel. Not trap it in the fuel. So it seems that it would be easier for the mechanical separator to catch it. Or at least for it to sit at the bottom of your tank. So I'd have to agree with Booya that you probably just...
  9. Brian VT

    I really need help with a weird no start

    Disconnecting all your injector lines (at the injectors, you might not have to take them off the pump), and then pulling out the pump. I don't know how to get at the filter then but maybe it can be done without taking the lines off the pump. If I didn't know the story on my pump and I was going...
  10. Brian VT

    I really need help with a weird no start

    I didn't know there was one in there. It would be a pain to check but it is something else to put on the list of possibilities.
  11. Brian VT

    Replacement water separator idea

    I've been running Opti-Lube XPD additive. Among the other things that it claims to do is, "Improves water separation (demulsifies)". So I'd guess that makes it easier for the separator to catch the water? Or does it make it easier for the engine to digest water? I just read up on the Stanadyne...
  12. Brian VT

    Replacement water separator idea

    I assume those are for the filter head. And I would have used them if you hadn't told me that they aren't needed. Any reason not to use them?
  13. Brian VT

    Replacement water separator idea

    The description from where I bought it says 3/8" NPT.
  14. Brian VT

    Replacement water separator idea

    Not sure how it will play out. I don't even know how the current fuel lines are connected. I assume it's all still OEM since the original separator is still there.
  15. Brian VT

    Replacement water separator idea

    I received the parts but I don't plan to install it until warmer weather. Sorry. The parts assembled are almost 10" long including the drain valve. Hopefully there's room for it.
  16. Brian VT

    Air filter lid

    I'd like one too. Hoping it quiets it down a bit? (and I did read that there is some valid science for it that went over my head)
  17. Brian VT

    Rear speakers in ext. cab.

    I'm not looking to fab. anything. I'm asking if the factory parts that I referred to will work on my 1987 ext. cab. (if I can find some in a junkyard)
  18. Brian VT

    Rear speakers in ext. cab.

    I am just hoping to put some rear speakers in using the OEM location hardware that I've seen. Not looking to reinvent the wheel.
  19. Brian VT

    Rear speakers in ext. cab.

    I put the foam hats behind the front door speakers. I don't have any rear speakers and the truck never had any. I have seen pictures with oem rear corner plastics with grilles for speakers. I don't know what year or cab configuration they were on or what the speakers mount to. I'm wondering...
  20. Brian VT

    Rear speakers in ext. cab.

    The oem door speakers were pretty weak so I bought some aftermarket ones and added the foam "hats" behind them. Not much better. The (aftermarket) radio looks like a cheapo so that may be part of my problem too. I have seen some of your trucks have 6x9? speakers in the rear cab corners. Is that...
  21. Brian VT

    I really need help with a weird no start

    Dang. It starts great. I can't imagine why it wouldn't stay running. Very frustrating, I'm sure. Maybe the vibration is affecting a bad ground wire mount and causing the FSS to close? I'm grasping at straws.
  22. Brian VT

    Does fuel line size matter THAT much?

    You changed all your caps and return lines to 1/4"?
  23. Brian VT

    KansasIDI’s 1986 Ford F250HD 7.3L IDI

    302 ? ;-)
  24. Brian VT

    i.p. tech question

    Good to know! I've never read that here. Thank you.
  25. Brian VT

    i.p. tech question

    ...and meaningless even if it were steady.

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