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  1. icanfixall

    R&D idi issues?

    What can you do about this.... Not much. But as already posted. Patience is boss. I agree communication is also boss. Give it some time.then draw a line in the sand and find another parts supplier. We do not know what may be going on with Justin. Family illness or worse. Just hang in there. He...
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    Bosch glow plugs

    Motorcraft is what many of the long time members have found that works best. Nothing else can match them for longevity either.
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    Stuck on highway

    Our fuel suction side of the system MUST be tight. ANY leak will drain the filter whenever the engine is off. Think of our fuel system like a straw in a soda bottle. Stick it in and put your thumb over the end. Lift it out. See nothing drips out.But let your thumb off the end and it rushes out...
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    mechanical fuel pump differences

    Welcome to the forum. Not a problem but you bet it looks like someone sold you the wrong one. Just be very careful when installing it. You MUST get the arm UNDER the cam lobe. Getting it on top will ruin the pump. One member here was rebuilding his 6.9 and found three broken arms in the oil...
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    89-F250

    Not to worry if the harness plugs have the insulation broken off at the plug. As long as the harness is plugged in tight to the glow plug you wont have any issues with it grounding to the heads or block. Might need to pinch the ends with a pair of pliers to make a tighter connection. Glad you...
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    Two questions that may be related

    Did you tell this forum what brand of plugs are burning out yet... Now about the gear timing. Looking at the injection pump if the gears are off by one tooth the pump will appear to lean towards either the passenger side of the drivers side when you try to line up the timing marks. BTW those...
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    Trans Heater Hose Removal?

    Many have done this hose modification.I have and see nothing damaging my E4OD trans. Our engines have several design items that really have no good reason for being there. The fuel heater is one of them. when is the last time you applied heat to the TOP of something you want to warm up??? We put...
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    89-F250

    Welcome to the forum. Knowing what brand of glow plugs is very important. so please find out what you have. Next please know this forum has extensive work on what plugs work. That is Motorcraft Beru ZD9 plugs. Nothing else will give good long service. Now listening to a thought that the...
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    Another freeze plug!!!!

    I measured the freeze plug dimensions. The inside of the lip was 1 1/4 inch and the size of the opening for the actual plug is 1 1/2 inch.
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    Another freeze plug!!!!

    Only the area the plug rests in will be 1 1/2 inch diameter. The lip it has to set on is not this size. I have not looked at my spare block yet but will..
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    Thoughts on possible injector problem

    Welcome to the forum. If the other owner replaced the injection pump you may want to know who he purchased from. As already posted. Plenty of horrible pump shops out there. As for lining up the timing marks..Well thats not ever going to be right no matter who tells you differently. If you shop...
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    Injector Cap O-ring Durometer

    Wow thats an interesting find for a no start issue. So I learned something and thats to check for open holes in EVERY cap from no on. Thanks..
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    Another freeze plug!!!!

    So if your plan is to limp it along till summer you might try installing a rubber expandable plug in this bad area. That with a 7 lb cap may get you the time you need. Sorry I can't tell you the size plug needed because of the set in the freeze plug hole in the block. I do have a spare block...
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    THANK YOU!!

    Glad this forum could help. Many of the members here are posting because Ford dealers wont give us any help. Just no money in older rigs. Please tell us what voltage you set the new tps too. the factory setting is .96 volts for a soft shift all the way up to 1.2 volts for a strong firm shift. I...
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    Parking Brake

    Your spring is probably broken. Find a wrecking yard that allows you to walk and shop for parts. Might even find a truck that someone removed the parking brake to reach the hidden computer that operates the E4OD trans.
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    1989 7.3 idi computer

    Nope... NOT the bottom of the door panel. Its the side panel BEHIND the parking brake foot lever. For me this is a difficult area to work in. To reach the electrical side of this computer you MUST look very deep in the firewall and fender well on the drivers side of the engine bay. One bolt and...
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    Air intrusion problem

    How can you tell the return lines are plugged up??? No matter the return system.. They ALL MUST return to a fuel tank your drawing fuel from. Please expand on your comment or post some pics so this forum can better help you...
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    What does this do ?

    My 89 rig with the original E4OD did not have this not again..who really knows.BTW I have never seen this drain tube in any wrecking yard trucks.
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    Air intrusion problem

    Welcome to the forum. These trucks usually have broken fuel tank suction lines so the last 1/4 tank can't be sucked out. To first make sure you have bout a 1/2 tank of fuel. As already posted the small electric pumps wont work well if at all. . Sometimes finding where the air is getting in can...
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    Another freeze plug!!!!

    Please recall where you started this project. A rusted out freeze plug. Now you found one more bad one. So you have 5 more that are truely suspect.. Time to pull the engine and do this job correctly. I like the idea of drilling out the block for the screw in Boss 429 plugs but. Thats a huge...
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    What does this do ?

    That engine has a horrible main seal leak and the owner installed a drain tube.. Not what should have been done. Fix the leak was the better idea.
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    Is my starter bad or is it something else?

    Can't help with the coolant you asked bout. An easy way to avoid this water inters again is wrap a heavy duty plastic bag around the air filter housing. Just tuck is in under the edges but do not try to seal it by the intake manifold where the housing meets it. It wont blow off by the radiator...
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    Why does the fuel tank fill line have a 1 inch pipe inside a 2 inch pipe.

    This was a very poor design. Fuel flows down the center and air is SUPPOSED to flow up around this center tube. Not really a good design. Most of us do a fill line modification called ... Harpooning the tanks... The tank is removed. The top of the tank and a rollover vent. That is removed and a...
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    Is my starter bad or is it something else?

    Best idea is pull the glowplugs and crank the engine. Just be careful because the possible or probable fluid in the cylinder will be squirting out of the glowplug holes with lots of force.Our engines run around 500 lbs of cranking compression. Removing the air filter can will tell you right away...
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    Help Sourcing Oring for Turbo

    Typ4 whos name is Russ has what you need. He purchased everything ATS was selling out for our idi engines.Russ lives in Oregon too.

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