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  1. BeastMaster

    Batteries 100% drained dead - new problem

    I would have given you the same advice asmith just did. Tracing these kind of problems is trying, but methodically plodding through will solve it. You have your test lamp exactly in right area. I could not choose a better place to connect than you did Judging by it's brightness, it looks...
  2. BeastMaster

    Batteries 100% drained dead - new problem

    RSchanz - Frame ( especially something like some metal mounting bracket on the engine ) is considered "ground". Those big heavy battery cables you just removed are supposed to be connected to the engine block one way or another to carry the heavy return current of the engine starter motor back...
  3. BeastMaster

    Batteries 100% drained dead - new problem

    Try this... Assuming you have charged batteries now... With truck completely off ( key off, all accessories off, etc ) 1) Disconnect BOTH battery negatives, just as commonly done to kill all battery power to the truck. 2) With tiny troubleshooting lamp - ( lowest possible current to...
  4. BeastMaster

    Useful PDFs

    Thanks for posting those tech manuals! Even if one has a hardcopy book, the PDF sure is handy for running off individual copies of specific pages so one doesn't shopwear the book any more. Have you run across a wiring diagram book PDF for Ford 1994 E350 van?
  5. BeastMaster

    Power glow plugs thru a switch straight from the battery?

    I think you are right about the WTS light. Mine now lights when I ground the coil lead to my White-Rodgers contactor ( The small white wire ), which is now also connected to the blue? wire that illuminates the WTS indicator. The small red wire, fed from key-on power, sources 12V switched power...
  6. BeastMaster

    Power glow plugs thru a switch straight from the battery?

    If you go Nel's route ( which I have already done the same ), I would upgrade to the White Rodgers #586-902 ( Emerson ) industrial contactor. Several of us here ( me included ) have been having issues with the later relays malfunctioning. I had two incidents of contacts welding shut. The...
  7. BeastMaster

    Gas in the tank...

    Aren't several here using RUG to thin WMO used as fuel? RUG - Regular Unleaded Gasoline WMO - Waste Motor Oil
  8. BeastMaster

    Time to defeat my FSS?

    What happens if one places a small valve on the IP fuel inlet to provide a backup method of interrupting fuel flow? Will it simply shut down the engine, or will it force the IP to run itself dry and damage itself via lack of the fuel it was using as lubricant?
  9. BeastMaster

    TaxaFornia bill AB5

    I have some more stuff on other states who don't pass their own law, but enforce another state's law ( in this case, California CARB ) . I live in California. A bit South of Los Angeles. We have unique topology here, atmospheric temperature inversion layers formed by our terrain, like a bowl...
  10. BeastMaster

    Rebuilt E4OD 800 miles ago now having problems

    Anybody know if anyone has built any sort of manual switch array that plugs into the solenoid pack and let's one manually shift gears much like many of us here manually control our glow plugs? Such a thing would make it much easier to tell whether our problem is in the transmission or the...
  11. BeastMaster

    FIPL Smokeshow

    Thanks for the tip on the voltages! I had to replace my FIPL sensor too. It still flashes the OD light on the transmission shift lever when I idle, but stops when I accelerate. Not near as bad as it was, but still isn't quite right. The old one was definitely bad, as confirmed on my old...
  12. BeastMaster

    Parts becoming obsolete

    Let the internet help... https://duckduckgo.com/?q=junkyard+auto+part+pulls+websites https://row52.com
  13. BeastMaster

    Manual Glow Plug Switch Issues

    Then you are now getting your coil power from the main battery rail, just as your glow plugs themselves do. I don't see anything wrong with that. Just means your control wire is now active regardless of your key position. The way it was wired, the key had to be on in order to power the coil...
  14. BeastMaster

    Electrical/Battery Mystery???

    Both batteries grounded properly? You may be working the hell out of one battery while the one with a bad connection contributes little to none. Maybe try disconnecting one battery's negative terminal and try a quick start attempt, reconnect ground and disconnect the other and try again. Both...
  15. BeastMaster

    Can an alternator electrically be destroyed by the engine?

    What did my alternator in was the main contacts on the glow plug relay. Even with the coil disconnected, they still erratically connected the 200,+ amp glow plug load. This was discovered after premature replacement of the battery, twice, as the malfunction was erratic and wasn't showing up...
  16. BeastMaster

    Larger 1995 psd oil filter on 7.3 IDI ????

    Yup...The van thing...the oil change is easy. I've heard that one does not have to have the filter installed to simply refill new oil to the engine. Just don't wanna run it until the filter is installed. Something to do with the oil level in the pan being lower than the filter connection...
  17. BeastMaster

    starter bolt sizes

    You can always deal with a bolt too long...a grinder disk followed by a final dressing on the wheel makes short work of bolt too long. Measure twice. Cut once. Only wish I took my own advice more often...
  18. BeastMaster

    7.3 IDI no shut-off via key.

    I miscomprehended. I had Diesel Runaway in mind. Being known your fuel solenoid is good and you can't kill power to it, it looks like the engine power circuit is stuck ON. I understand the low vacuum warning light and instrument cluster is on the engine circuit. The other part of the...
  19. BeastMaster

    7.3 IDI no shut-off via key.

    I wonder how effective a halon or CO2 fire extinguisher would be, shot into the air intake of a 7.3 idi that refuses to turn off, even if the IP solenoid has been disconnected. I don't want to shut off fuel because the IP uses fuel as a lubricant, and IP's are very expensive. I mean, once you...
  20. BeastMaster

    Do we have a source for the mesh guard on the intake manifold?

    From Gandalf's post, I did a quickie look at the parts bin and did a text search for "intake" This showed up .. " N 1 RVE3TZ9F460AJ E3TZ9F460A 1983-94 Screen, Intake, 6.9L/7.3L, E & F Series, All " FWIW,. While I had it up, copy/paste.
  21. BeastMaster

    Transmission Hell

    Excellent advice! I consider the E4OD to be a very well designed transmission and tolerated a lot of abuse from errant control solenoid instructions sent from a controller that was fed nonsense. I consider myself fortunate, or maybe it has a guardian angel? Mechanics aren't high priests with...
  22. BeastMaster

    Where to get a GP Controller (1988)

    Didn't mean to ruin your day with that depressing post. If I had known, I might have saved a set of glow plugs and alternator had I been watching that voltage like a hawk and had the disconnect tools handy. Turning the key off only depowered the voltmeter. I caught it red handed the second...
  23. BeastMaster

    Transmission Hell

    I believe the E4OD requires five inputs to determine how to set the transmission solenoids. * FIPL - Cues the controller on how fast you want to go . * Tach Sensor - whether you have a tach display or not. - Cues the controller on how fast the engine is turning. * Speedometer / VSS - Vehicle...
  24. BeastMaster

    Where to get a GP Controller (1988)

    Good luck. Watch for "infant mortality" failure of the relay contacts welding shut. I had two brand new glow plug control relays weld their contacts shut on me. One was NAPA/ Echlin brand, the other was a Ford Motor craft, professionally installed. I got frustrated enough to replace the...
  25. BeastMaster

    Where to get a GP Controller (1988)

    Watch your voltmeter when the glow plugs are cycling. A 200 Amp load on the battery makes a noticeable voltage drop. For me, the most noticeable thing is the change of pitch of whine in my electric Carter fuel lift pump . No voltage perturbation? You may have open contacts on your GP relay...

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