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    Foolproof method for luminosity probe timing

    people using piezo clamps to time usually say to time it around 9 degrees btdc, so that means theres around 14 degrees of rotation between the piezo pulse and the flash
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    TIMING SERVICE REGISTRY

    State: South Dakota City: Sioux Falls Capability - Luminosity Equipment - Fox Valley Contact Info - [email protected] Cost - case of beer
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    Foolproof method for luminosity probe timing

    So a while ago I bought a Fox Valley luminosity timing probe secondhand from a forum member, and I finally got around to using it, and in my research, I found that it seems like nobody either on here or on fordtrucks.com knows the proper way to use it, or at least they havent shared their...
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    “Dadiesel” Rare Video

    With a concrete filled block, that things not going any further than a quarter mile.
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    Rebuilding ZF5, looking for preload shims

    Finding the shims was the hardest part. Between the service manual and a few youtube videos I found, it was pretty easy, but I still took my time doing it. The only special tool I found I really needed was a special collet for pulling one of the synchro rings off, the rotunda T87T-7025-MH-NH-OH...
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    Rebuilding ZF5, looking for preload shims

    just a quick update for anyone curious, I finally got the truck off the jankstands and tried out the transmission, it seems to work fine. A bit of rollover noise when lugging the gears, but none in neutral. Time for a victory beer.
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    Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else

    these are the ones I bought https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D55QJMXS https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D9S1NGF4 On the 5/16 one I had some trouble getting the fittings onto the smaller line, but I made it work between the two. I also needed less fittings because I got rid of the switcher altogether and...
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    Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else

    you can buy rolls of the nylon line with the connectors that you put on yourself online for pretty cheap, thats what I just did. you dip the hoses in boiling water to soften them, then jam them onto the fittings.
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    2025 i.p. builder discussion

    wait, so... you think well established businesses are "fly by night" because their owners dont regularly post on your forum?
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    Pre-sidewinder banks up pipe with zf5 swap

    I got the new uppipe made and built a box around the hole in the tunnel for clearance, and got it all installed and ready to go. I put a V-band between the uppipe and ypipe to replace that accursed slipjoint. Unless this thing leaks, I hope to never touch it again, God willing.
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    Pre-sidewinder banks up pipe with zf5 swap

    Well, since now I know that A: I have the wrong pedestal, and B: buying the right pedestal and all new Y pipe/uppipe would probably put me back between $600 and $1200, not to mention time wasted trying to find them, Ive gone ahead with my plan to make a custom up pipe and modify the firewall to...
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    Pre-sidewinder banks up pipe with zf5 swap

    I think what happened is that the guy I bought the kit from didnt know what it was, and it turns out this was the kit for the automatic trannies all along, and it just so happened to barely fit around the T19, so I didnt ask any questions at the time. Anyways, I just ordered a pile of mandrel...
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    Pre-sidewinder banks up pipe with zf5 swap

    well, the problem with that is, thats only half the problem. the other half is that even just the flared end of the uppipe with the flange on it doesnt fit between the tranny and tunnel, even with the crossmember out and the trans at full droop.
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    Pre-sidewinder banks up pipe with zf5 swap

    Hey Guys, I was afraid I might run into something like this, but here goes: I am swapping a zf5 into my 87 F250, with a 7.3 and a pre-sidewinder banks nonwastegated turbo, and now that Ive got my tranny bolted on and crossmember modified to fit it, I can see now that the up pipe for the turbo...
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    NEED HELP SHOULD I BUY ? TURBO QUESTIONS

    I wouldnt have had to rebuilt the turbo, weld up the crotch of the Y pipe with cut strips of steel, re-bend the up pipe, cut out graphite donuts to seal the headers, and try 3 different ways of sealing the stupid bent up slip joint with a new kit. Thats what most of the hours were.
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    looking for diesel timing adapter

    I dont know, I kind of prefer rpms and degrees to cubits and rods
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    NEED HELP SHOULD I BUY ? TURBO QUESTIONS

    Oh Im perfectly happy with how my banks setup turned out, Ive got an AMC Eagle, so Im perfectly used to spending hundreds of hours rebuilding worn out old parts that nobody makes parts for, for a questionable end result. The turbo rebuild itself was pretty easy aside from a snapped off bolt in...
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    I pulled all the old, splice-filled fuel lines out, replaced the rubber line from the hardline to the fuel pump, and ran new nylon line from the front tank directly up to the pump and return. I plan on installing an electric pump to transfer from the rear tank into the front.
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    looking for diesel timing adapter

    I wonder if anyone has a piezoelectric timing light adapter they would be willing to part with. Doesnt look like there is too much demand, and the brand new ones are going for over $300, more than im willing to spend on something Id likely only use once.
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    NEED HELP SHOULD I BUY ? TURBO QUESTIONS

    Definitely. At the very least, grab the compressor shaft with your fingers, and see if the shaft wiggles enough that the wheel touches the housing.
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    NEED HELP SHOULD I BUY ? TURBO QUESTIONS

    a couple years ago I bought an IDI with a first generation (big ass aluminum airbox) banks turbo kit on it, and had my trucker buddy pick up up for me. Turned out the thing was totally shot. Holes in the downpipes, bearings worn out in the turbo, the motor itself had pitting in the cylinder...
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    Rebuilding ZF5, looking for preload shims

    excellent, thanks. I was bored waiting for the shims to show up so I did the transfer case yellow, my thinking was that yellow things get a good look once theyre covered in grease and dirt and soot. The spotting leaks thing sounds like a better excuse.
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    Rebuilding ZF5, looking for preload shims

    well, I got all the shims, and I ended up using half shims from nogalitos and half laser cut shims form sendcutsend.com. The laser cut ones I had to sand the burrs off the edges a bit. a 40 and 15 on the main side got me to 56, and a 15, 22, and 40 on the countershaft side got me to 77. 4 thou...
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    LMC Truck (parts)

    I used LMC heavily when I restored my 72 C20 back in 2011 Ive been considering getting some lower door skins and cab corners from them to fancy up my F250s cab
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Pulled the thing into the garage and unbolted the bed, Ive got a few weeks of work to do on it. Gooseneck hitch, fixing up the bedsides from where a tire blew the tread a couple years ago, swap to a smf, zf5, and fresh transfercase I just rebuilt, replacing all the fuel lines, plumbing the rear...

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