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  1. ttman4

    Airbags or Timbrins,and a few other questions

    I got Firestone Airbags on mine. Have the air-up in my rear fuel tank opening......open door & there each one is for each side of truck. And never run them empty, at least 10#. Recently hauled load grossing 28K .....Truck, 22' bumper pull trailer & load. I had my bags up to 75# & rode great.
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    Airbags or Timbrins,and a few other questions

    Yes U WILL for sure!!!! In '93 I got got over at Ontario....a Trooper. I had waited till bout 11PM (short nap) then headed thru town headed to Redmond. He got me......I pulled into Safeway parking lot & stopped in big semi-circle. (I was grossing bout 35-36,000# & 82' long with my '90 CCLB...
  3. ttman4

    Ford Parts Giant sucks

    Wheelbarrow will have a solid steel wheel. Carol can push it faster! Bicycle same steel wheels!!! Seriously tho, went to Ford 3 times recently checking for some minor parts fit 7.3 & they obsolete. Can't get them, but they gave me part #'s.
  4. ttman4

    Ford Parts Giant sucks

    I have a solution.......been running into lots of things that are now obsolete lately on these old Fords. LOL LOL So my solution is I has come to fact that I'm thinking bout getting a bicycle for me & a wheelbarrow for Carol (wife) LOL LOL
  5. ttman4

    A question for Injection Pump rebuilders and experts.

    I called my retired mechanic friend last nite & he said same thing. Gut that valve & more flow thru IP & cools it & less build-up in IP. Need good lift pump or electric pump.
  6. ttman4

    What size is the o-ring on the injection pump return valve?

    Josh what Amazon kit did you get? For just average everyday stuff I've tried couple Harbor Freight O-Ring kits in the past but really they don't cut it for fuel or oil. I like kits from itty-bitty to maybe 2" O-Rings just to have in the shop.
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    A question for Injection Pump rebuilders and experts.

    I suggest wait till Russ @typ4 maybe sees this & responds. I have a retired mechanic friend that told me years ago to take that valve off & gut that ball out. I can't recall now why he suggested doing it. He worked thru the '80s & '90s at Chev Dealership here in Or & worked on lots of DB2 pumps...
  8. ttman4

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    No Festus & Matt was chasing me......so I went to Bonanza
  9. ttman4

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Well yesterday I worked & worked on Bessy some more (BIG LIST) Today I "Gunsmoked" all day!!!! LOL LOL Tomorrow I get back on Bessy......
  10. ttman4

    Cold Advance Question

    If I understand your question, you asking if you touch hot wire to it it should rev up? Mine will energize the hi idle switch when touched but have to give a bit of throttle to raise actual RPM while energized.
  11. ttman4

    Rebuild My Stock Turbo Send to be Rebuilt, or Get Aftermarket Turbo?

    Well @Russ rebuilt my '94 Factory IDIT turbo & I am massively very happy!! Got low end as well as hi end power. Can pull 15#.....& 1200*+.....scary! In process of installing his IP & injectors he rebuilt for me too.
  12. ttman4

    Wide-range ZF-5 poll

    Yeah you have to build an adaptor.
  13. ttman4

    Wide-range ZF-5 poll

    Well I wish I had the gas ZF5 instead of my diesel ZF. Creeping back & forth loaded BIG & HEAVY I have to drop into low range on my BW1356 just moving round. Taking off loaded really heavy I burn my clutch!!!!
  14. ttman4

    Waste Transformer Oil

    Well it should run great, you guys do what you want, but I want no part to do with transformer oil!!!!! Back in the '70's & early '80's till '81 that I know about when I was contracted/leased to C&H Transportation Heavy Haul we used to catch a load hauling a big wide/heavy/hi transformer...
  15. ttman4

    Thermostat & waterpump install

    OK Thanks everyone for the replies. Tomorrow the day to do more of my fixings. This has turned into a nasty time consuming chore. Loosen the turbo, replace valley pan grommet, valve cover gaskets, waterpump, thermostat, IP replacement, new injectors, ( @typ4 ), glowplug controller new placement...
  16. ttman4

    recommenred 12 v auxilary fuel pump for waste motor oil

    Well I run diesel in my front tank, mix in my rear 38 gallon Bronco tank. Cat water/screen separator, then Holly Red mted down on frame. Delete the factory lift pump and run Holly all time. May be loud but works.
  17. ttman4

    Thermostat & waterpump install

    Ok thanks. Thermostat gasket only? Or aviation permatex too?
  18. ttman4

    Thermostat & waterpump install

    Hello, last nite I pulled my thermostat on my '94 FTIDI & PO had installed it with tons of Red RTV, no gasket & some offbrand broken thermostat. What gasket sealer you usually use on new gasket as well as new waterpump gasket? BTW I got new Motorcraft thermostat.
  19. ttman4

    The problem with new brake shoes and the parking brake.

    This is old post but very good ! I'm doing my rear brakes tomorrow on my '90 CC Dually. Looking at old shoes today & they seem to have been doing OK> Will ck out new shoes tomorrow & may do a bit of mig spot welding. Never really got everything, but @Garbage_Mechan you spot weld on both shoes...
  20. ttman4

    Zd29s vs Zd9s...for the inquiring mind...

    So @Reggie f250 & you other guys, when you battery testing glowplugs about how long you test & glow & heat them up usually? One at a time like this vs all hooked up in engine & turned on might be different. I've always test lited them, but this way makes more sense to me now.
  21. ttman4

    Zd29s vs Zd9s...for the inquiring mind...

    Thanks. Looks like that way works. BTW couple nites ago I was poking around on Amazon and found “Genuine” ZD9’s for all way from $110/set down to $32/set. One set $79 barely showed the “B” of writing. SCARY!!!!! I learned my lesson few yrs ago off of EBAY for a cheap set that broke off.
  22. ttman4

    Zd29s vs Zd9s...for the inquiring mind...

    I think I know @Reggie f250 but please clarify how you do it with the Vicegrips and the battery. Thanks And on Edit: I see that @captain720 is also doing the testing with the battery and pliers. How you guys hooking to the battery etc etc. Thanks
  23. ttman4

    Another lift pump lets me down.

    Well like I said I've had very good luck with the Holly Red & Blue. I bough few of them off FleeBay used & good luck. Though Hollys are loud I personally don't care as long as they pump & pull big loads. (don't tell no one but I just returned from Tx 2K one way trip grossing 28K+ & my Holly...
  24. ttman4

    Oil dipstick tube

    On my 7.3 there was that short flanged 2 stage tube (about 1" long) goes into block. Then Dipstick tube has 2 itty-bitty little flanges at bottom of tube that a itty-bitty O-Ring slips in between. Then the dip stick tube slips into the 1" 2 stage tube. I tried & tried to find a small itty-bitty...
  25. ttman4

    Cleaning out the radiator

    Sadly back in the "good'ol days" not long ago (10-15 yrs) I could pull my radiator off, carry to local radiator shop & get upper & lower tanks pulled & resoldered & core rodded & recored for $100-$150. Last yr I carried mine in & he wanted $1100 to recore it or sell me new brass core for $1200...

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