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  1. BeastMaster

    Another online database

    That's all it is. I stumbled onto it while doing other research, and thought maybe some of us may find it useful. I did not know where to leave it, so I dropped it here, and left a note for an admin here ( @snicklas, @Clb ) to find a more appropriate place for the link, or if it's deemed...
  2. BeastMaster

    Another online database

    I stumbled on this while researching the specs for common generic analog diesel fuel and oil pressure sensors. https://www.supermotors.net/forums/ This may be old news, but it was new to me and hated to not share links to goodies! Snicklas: You may have a more appropriate place for this...
  3. BeastMaster

    1992 f250 abs light on and higher than usual rpm

    Doesn't the VSS sensor feed both the speedometer and the ABS? Does the speedometer give steady readings? How easy is it to tap into the VSS pickup lines at the PSOM or ABS and look at them with an oscilloscope? ( I guess you have already serviced the VSS pickup by now. If not, it is...
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    Massive voltage drop when attempting to start; new batteries

    Use rosin flux paste. You can get it at shops that deal in electrical work. Stay clear of anything marked "acid" or for plumbing. The Rosin based stuff is usually dark brown, very sticky, and often smells of pine, and comes in cans that look like shoe polish cans. Ive also seen it in dropper...
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    E4OD OD light FIXED

    Thanks for the write-up! There are very few places we can go to learn from those who have been up against these woes and conquered them. I think I speak for all of us who really like our old beasts and would miss them if we had to give them up. I would sure miss mine. It's not like most...
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    Squealing Noise Until Operating Temp

    Someone shared with me the act of holding the screwdriver ( or any other steel rod of appropriate length...3/8 extension rod, etc), while sticking the index finger of the hand holding the rod in the ear. The finger plugs the rest of the ear canal blocking ambient noise. It's a safety thing...
  7. BeastMaster

    Vacuum pump tutorial

    I appreciate you doing this. I know a lot of people consider this site as a haven for those seeking to keep our older machines working for as long as possible. These were made before the day that we considered our vehicles to be disposable by enforced obsolescence.
  8. BeastMaster

    Before I buy injection pump....

    Congratulations on your successful cure and sharing your experience. I haven't been down your road yet, but I am grateful for the maps you left me. Most of the problems I have had are electrical. The PO of my van took very good care of it, saw to it's fluids and maintenance, for which I am...
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    My first E4OD…what is the issue?

    Agreed. The transmission should conventionally brake the vehicle with the OD lockout engaged, and the little yellow LED on the gear selection lever should continuously illuminate ( same one that also serves as MIL if it's flashing - Malfunction Indicator Lamp ). This problem could be...
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    My first E4OD…what is the issue?

    Yes. The only way I know to mechanically put the transmission into Neutral is via the Gear Shift Lever, same as the other modes PRNDL. In D, the E4OD controller is assigned the task of selecting one of four gear ratios by selecting one of the four binary states of Shift Solenoid 1 and Shift...
  11. BeastMaster

    My first E4OD…what is the issue?

    The problem with a misadjusted FIPL sensor is that it causes the controller to make inappropriate shifts and not set the line pressure accurately, albeit my experience with the controller is that it is pretty good at keeping the mechanicals out of trouble by going into limp-home mode ( flashing...
  12. BeastMaster

    My first E4OD…what is the issue?

    I am leaving a placeholder here for a later reply to your post. I have just been through this FIPL thing and I need some time to make a proper reply by editing this. Quickie edit: Just to get you something now, here is a cut and paste from one of my notes apps: TPS :: Cold Low...
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    My first E4OD…what is the issue?

    Well, no wonder you were concerned! As a professional CDL, you are well aware of the massive amount of kinetic energy stored in a moving vehicle and concerned that energy may be misrouted into destruction of the transmission, maybe like having that thing shift back into gear 1 while you are...
  14. BeastMaster

    My first E4OD…what is the issue?

    Yes. Normal operation will disengage the engine from the drive train upon backing off the fuel. The sprag clutch disengages when the engine is placed in a situation where it would brake the vehicle. This decision can be overridden by the driver. I edited my previous post to clarify what is...
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    My first E4OD…what is the issue?

    ----------------------------------- 1. Here goes. With the selector in DRIVE: …2nd, 3rd, and 4th… When you let off the throttle, the transmission neutrals out and when you get back on the throttle it reengages at the rpm it was at before you let off. 2. If you are sitting at a stop and get on...
  16. BeastMaster

    3G alternator over charging at idle?

    Try switching various high-current loads on and off. Lights, heater ( blower ), brakes, and special attention to glow plug activity. See if you can correlate to any disturbance of the van's power rail. The disturbance my glow plugs were placing on my van's rail was what tipped me off to my...
  17. BeastMaster

    3G alternator over charging at idle?

    Is there a voltage differential between the "A" wire of the regulator and the battery positive terminal? I suspect you may have some extraneous current flow contaminating the feedback voltage seen by the regulator. https://www.oilburners.net/threads/is-it-my-alternator.93318/post-1140206
  18. BeastMaster

    Before I buy injection pump....

    Doesn't surprise me to have fuel still dribble out of a worn IP. It won't develop enough pressure to fire off the injector. I was concerned in your case that fuel wasn't dribbling out of a partially unscrewed ( cracked ) injector line retaining nut. That indicates to me the injector pump...
  19. BeastMaster

    Before I buy injection pump....

    My concern in posting that was the stated history of inactivity. The IP valving mechanism may have frozen in place and need a little additional jiggling to free up. I think it was Jesus Freak who had posted several of his woes of IP solenoids here and had interesting photos of his adventures...
  20. BeastMaster

    Before I buy injection pump....

    You stated purging the injection lines w/ no fuel showing up, yet you do have pressurized fuel at the IP inlet and know for sure the IP solenoid is working ( both electrically and physically )?
  21. BeastMaster

    Using Glow Plugs to super tune the engine

    I am quite intrigued by the concept, although I will have to think about it a bit to determine exactly where the "hot" and "cold" junctions really are, as I have to consider the glow plug itself canceling out it's internal Seebeck effects as it's base screw insertion into the block is apt to be...
  22. BeastMaster

    Original OE Starter Woes... getting tired

    Yes, I have noticed that in automotive starting circuits. I had worked with wiring in a refinery and never remember seeing similar wiring degradation. Now, it makes perfect sense. Refinery stuff was designed for continuous run. I didn't think it was possible for copper wire to just "wear...
  23. BeastMaster

    Original OE Starter Woes... getting tired

    About welding cable...I understand it's insulation disintegrates if Diesel fuel gets on it. https://www.amazon.com/Welding-Battery-Copper-Flexible-Inverter/dp/B01MR7KUOZ/ Noted: "EDPM" type insulation is noted for being incompatible with diesel fuel...
  24. BeastMaster

    Another terrible loss..

    I was dead set on getting one of his moose pumps should I have to replace/rebuild the one on my beast. This is becoming too much like a team of engineers I worked with in a Southern California aerospace contractor. One by one we lost the older guys, and management seemed to think a new college...
  25. BeastMaster

    FIPL /Fuel filter access on VANS

    I like that Torx star design, Usually the screw will remain attached to a magnetic driver, and it doesn't cam out even if I am not at a perfect angle.

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