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    Cup holders

    Are you crazy!! :p We can’t end this thread, let it hibernate and fester and grow and become!!! Cup holders are ever changing. Just like these new fandangled vehicles themselves, forever getting bigger. In 1987 I could reach nearly half way across the bed of a 3/4 ton at 6’4.5”. Now my nose...
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    Trans oil cooler and bypass questions for van

    ^this, you running full synthetic? If so I wouldn’t worry about 200F. If not, change the fluid. Personally I’d still put a bigger cooler on though.
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    7.3 idi rough running and blue smoke

    My idle smoke looked blue and it was timing related. Well that and I think too much government idle time.
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    Unknown starting issue. Problem almost certainly lies with operator.

    I think you should go watch some “slave lake” videos from ziptiesnbiasplies on YouTube and you’ll get a quick idea how to incorrectly bring this thing back from the dead and get it to idle. Let her eat in the ketchup for awhile or at least the mustard and work some fuel through it. Me...
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    Unknown starting issue. Problem almost certainly lies with operator.

    You’re in good hands and I’m the resident idiot around these parts. But I’ll offer a thought that may not matter. Are you flooring or blocking the IP wide open when cranking and trying to bleed the lines? Maybe it’s wrong, but I always floor it until I get it to fire and then modulate to...
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    Head Coolant Flow

    To finalize before testing. Buttoned up and ready to add coolant tomorrow sometime. I think the 90 might rub on the inside of the doghouse, but other than that. It’s secured and protected much better than before. I think the effort was worth it, helps me sleep better at night.
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    A tip: using old GM in line fuel filter on IDIs

    and I see the ePay seller just put new loom over the old rubber and taped up the ends. Shady.
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    Wally the Walrus (1992 E350 High Roof/Ext. Body)

    Just linking my coolant thread here: https://www.oilburners.net/threads/head-coolant-flow.94296/page-2
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    Head Coolant Flow

    Well, had a little time today before the hot sun sets in. Got roughly 6-7 gallons of coolant drained and the fittings swapped. Threads cleaned and gooped, now just drying. Need to make lunch for the kids and the shade to come back before I run the hose connections and refill. Oh, 22mm 6-pt...
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    This Merc ain't FROZEN!!!

    Dad says he remembers (fuzzy) it was a 1986 3.8 V6 and was a Landau Model/package. Salesman told him it was rare to be two-tone……but…..salesmen I do know it pulled our pop up camper to Knoxville IA with relative ease for the World of Outlaws.
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    This Merc ain't FROZEN!!!

    I might be remembering wrong, but my buddies turbo 4 would leave my dads V6 in the dust. But man my dads was fancy. Black and silver 2-tone with red pinstripe. Gray interior, all electric. Dash completely digital. Pink Floyd “the division bell” cassette on repeat. Dad holding a whiskey soda on...
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    This Merc ain't FROZEN!!!

    How’d the smog pump situation play out? Check engine lights? Sweet Cougar!! Dad had a Thunderbird growing up and my buddy had the turbo-4, was that a super coupe or turbo coupe.
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    big block chevy fueling for your IDIT+!!

    Prolly a stupid question, but would the return fuel system be overtaxed at all? Thanks
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    6.9 W/Bad Injection pump?

    Did you find the manual online? If so have a link to it? Thanks!
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    Head Coolant Flow

    I had no clue about this.
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    Head Coolant Flow

    I’m back on shift, days. But I have the hose cleaned up and removed “mid-head” and have boughten a coupler and hose to extend to the rear. My goal is to reduce a potential hot spot. I don’t have valves to valve off heater core flow. Top of my WP has (2) 5/8ths take-offs. 1 going to the rear htr...
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    Wally the Walrus (1992 E350 High Roof/Ext. Body)

    Thanks @IDIBRONCO it would have kept those returns a lot straighter, oh well the old lines, which I think were original to the govt buildout weren’t leaking there. After seeing @Cubey ’s under doghouse photos with a turbo, if I ever do a turbo, it WILL be remote. But first I’ll try a y-pipe...
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    Wally the Walrus (1992 E350 High Roof/Ext. Body)

    I never meant the alcoholic kind. Just the bubbly kind without all the salt
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    Wally the Walrus (1992 E350 High Roof/Ext. Body)

    under a shade tree: Then my 9-year old got home and helped me finish: And I couldn’t help but notice I think the return tee would work better under the passenger side intake bolts. As it would make the barbs horizontal instead of their current vertical orientation. Oh well, it’s done as...
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    Head Coolant Flow

    Van is setup with access to the rear corner.
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    Head Coolant Flow

    I guess just to minimize any chance of head gasket failure. I think I have read where the rear two cylinders run the hottest due to lowest circulation, CDR….. I don’t begin to think I’m smarter than the Ford engineers and I think you are right (to fit most applications) Would you take the...
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    Head Coolant Flow

    The drivers side goes to the rear heater core (van) and returns back to the rear of the Driver’s Side head.
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    Head Coolant Flow

    Passenger Side, Heater hose comes from heater core to middle of the head. Is it worth my time to move that to the back of the head? My gut tells me yes. There is a plug and I need to drain coolant anyways. See photo:
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    Wally the Walrus (1992 E350 High Roof/Ext. Body)

    You and @IDIBRONCO need to grab a cooler of seltzers and caravan around the country saving them.
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    Wally the Walrus (1992 E350 High Roof/Ext. Body)

    Back at it. Sisters is marrying a remarkable guy this July in Chamberlain SD. So me and the kids are road tripping Wally. Trying to do neglected maintenance. Coolant hoses, return lines (fuel leak), and upgraded GP harness. Today I ripped the entire engine harness out of the van in preparation...

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