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  1. ISPKI

    Leaking fuel tank selector valve?

    Hmmmm, now you just had to go and make me think harder about this. I believe, without dusting off some old books, that the force applied in front of the pump is similar to the force applied after the pump, however, is that force inverted? "Suction" is really just a term used to describe a form...
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    Leaking fuel tank selector valve?

    I had looked up these diverter valves some time ago on McMaster. Pretty funky looking but they are built specifically for harsh chemical application, including Diesel fuel. Not too expensive at ~33$ each. https://www.mcmaster.com/2812N12/ Primary issue I am seeing is that they are only rated...
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    Leaking fuel tank selector valve?

    Do you have any recommendations or links for the single switching valves you used?
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    gas cans, do you think this guy is right?

    How many illegal years? :joker: Thats a helluva time. Its nice having someone you can count on like that, genuinely feel for folks who dont. Life isnt easy to go it alone.
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    gas cans, do you think this guy is right?

    ...is this "Carol" an actual person or some type of figment of your imagination? No judgement here if they are a figment, everybody needs a friend, just genuinely curious. You seem to have alot of beef with this Carol character.
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    gas cans, do you think this guy is right?

    I have 8 different style fuel cans for my various uses. Several 5 gallon plastic cans which had the spring locking nozzle type. One of them, the nozzle blew apart the first time I used it. Pushed it in the filler neck of my tractor, filled it, when I pulled it out the whole nozzle came apart and...
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    Can’t win for nothing electrical edition

    I used to solder electrical connections in my vehicles. About 11 years ago I took over engineering for my company's solder and braze lab and had to perform an exhaustive amount of research on different alloys and compounds. The issue we were discovering was that soldered joints on parts that...
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    Can’t win for nothing electrical edition

    Heres a 2-1 ground split I did for some flatbed taillights. Adhesive lined 4:1 heat shrink tubing. I strip about an inch of shielding off the wire, overlap, fold over each other and then twist together. Shrink the tubing over it (preferably overlap a little more than in this picture). The wires...
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    Can’t win for nothing electrical edition

    Having completely rewired the rear harness on several of these trucks (albeit, only brick and OBS), I have found that the best thing you can do is bring the whole rear harness back to OEM. When these harnesses get hacked up you will tend to run into a wide range of issues that make...
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    Cup holders

    This is the assembly concept that I pieced together. Mostly 1/2" sanded plywood construction. The two sleeves are hand turned from maple and pinned in place. The box would have a leather wrapped cushion on top to act as an arm rest and is hinged at the back to act as a storage box for wallet...
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    Cup holders

    The logs were my seat when I welded that together. I would do all kinds of things for this interior. Absolutely gorgeous.
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    Cup holders

    I actually made my armrest / cupholder combo with maple plywood and turned sleeves of the cut holder slots out of a slab of maple on one of my lathes. Came out OK. need to make new ones a little larger to fit my water bottle.
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    Cup holders

    Ive modified it somewhat since these images were taken but this is the gist of it. It *used* to go over the cab when it was on my F250 but when I got the superslug, I fabricated lower profile mounts for the bed and it ended up sitting too low so I decided to flip it around.
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    Cup holders

    Should use concrete anchors...It is important to use the correct fasteners for the application...
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    Random surging while driving

    From what ive been reading - The supply line is supposed to be 3/8" and the return is supposed to be 5/16" but my mid tank seems to be 5/16" on both. I'll have to get under there with some calipers and double check but I used the 5/16" fuel line tool to release both lines. One was dry and the...
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    Random surging while driving

    Thanks, my buddy had a kit that he let me borrow. Now, I am trying to figure out what the two lines are: Feed vs return. Is there a way to figure out which is which?
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    Random surging while driving

    I noticed a little bit of fuel leaking out of the bottom of the fittings coming out of the lift pump. Took all of them apart, cleaned them up and applied a thin layer of fuel sealant - some kind of permatex product, cobalt blue, supposed to seal threads and gaskets against all forms of fuel...
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    Different Oil Filter (read)

    I seem to recall they get pretty close to the exhaust collector pipe. Might be wrong, id have to take a gander at my setup when I get home. I wonder if the proximity of the pipe adds some extra unwanted heat to the oil supply... Down the rabbit hole I go...again.
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    EGT questions

    And I dont even have one! Yet! Ive seen nothing but good things about it on fbook.
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    EGT questions

    That FSS is going to slam open and fuse it's contacts, probably. Likely that it would still allow you to start the truck, would just have to figure out how to shut it off, and the GP controller would be toast. Starter relay and GP relays may survive since they are intended to handle significant...
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    EGT questions

    sounds like a shipping cost refund hopefully?
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    EGT questions

    Modern vehicles are actually better shielded than old vehicles. Electronic shielding started being developed way back in the 60s with the developed of EFI, as they discovered that the injectors could missfire from interference caused by the ignition coil. Early EFI wasnt well shielded, but they...
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    EGT questions

    Well, thats fair. Our volvo is from 2012, design carried thru until they revved it up in 2016 so, 9 years ago I suppose? It does have alot of electronics, electronic steering, electronic throttle, etc etc. I believe there was a significant leap in vehicle technology during covid, so its likely...
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    EGT questions

    Your last statement is a cheap excuse. New vehicles arent difficult to work on and they arent that expensive to work on if the person doing the work has some ounce of ingenuity. I have done plenty of work on our Volvo, doesnt seem any more difficult than any other vehicle ive worked on, might...
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    EGT questions

    My coworker (production manager for our company) just picked up a weekend job painting houses to help pay for a 2023 F350 PSD that her husband bought. Combined, these people probably bring in 140k+, still bought a truck they cant afford. Why buy it you might ask? So they can tow a couple dirt...

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