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  1. miles1400

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    i found out the the drain screw on my fuel filter/WS was not all the way tight, it was dripping when running. i tighted it up with channel locks and hopefully that solves the air intrustion problem, i will know in the morning
  2. miles1400

    Help Needed with 7.3 IDI - Starts up then Dies, no start now

    air intrustion. alot of people recomend checking the return lines, also check the hard lines and the filter head aswell
  3. miles1400

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    i did some trash picking tonight and i found a bunch of copper pipe and a push mower
  4. miles1400

    Looking to get into an IDI -

    @nelstomlinson i think 20 mpg not towing would be achievable with a zf5 and 3:55 gears
  5. miles1400

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    @Randy Bush cast and sheet aluminum was 25 cents per pound, and irony aluminum was 5 cents a pound. the main reason why i went yesterday was that bare bright was up to $2.60 a pound at the yard that i go to and copper prices tend to drop in the winter
  6. miles1400

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    i took my bare bright wire and aluminum down to the scrap yard today
  7. miles1400

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    I saw this meme and thought it was worth sharing
  8. miles1400

    Anyone in the Market?

    https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/cto/d/richboro-1988-ford-f250-diesel/7228761559.html F-250 ECLB 4x4 5 speed 85k miles $2500 OBO trust me if my parents would not be upset if i would bring it home i would go down there and buy it right now
  9. miles1400

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    i ordered a soft feed line from CDD for my truck today and i did some trash picking too
  10. miles1400

    turn the key and the solinoid on the starter goes click

    so the only thing that was bad was the starter. i got a warrenty replacement from napa and put that in today and cleaned all the conections and it fired right up
  11. miles1400

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    i got a new connection put on my cable and threw a new starter in the truck and it is now mostly fixed, still battling cold start air intrusion but at least it cranks now
  12. miles1400

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Worst things to break 1 condoms 2 timing belts 3 battery clamps
  13. miles1400

    turn the key and the solinoid on the starter goes click

    i will not be upset if it needs to be replaced lol, it was the old solenoid from my old GPC and when that quit the solenoid was still good so i kept it and i used it to replace a different starting solenoid, no idea how old it is but i have got my moneys worth from it
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    turn the key and the solinoid on the starter goes click

    truck does what the title says. i got new batteries yesterday and i assumed that the battery clamps were not the cleanest so i used sand paper to clean the inside of the clamp hole and i cleaned the battery posts and i tapped the clamps on with a rubber mallet and i even tried hitting the...
  15. miles1400

    cold start, truck starts up runs rough then dies....

    i need your guys guideance, i looked for leaks and i checked the caps, i dont know what i should do next. do you guys think a soft line kit from the filter head to the IP like what Wes sells will fix it since it would be new seals for that section of line. do you think deleting the fuel "heater"...
  16. miles1400

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    i got new batteries for my truck today @IDIBRONCO i tried getting rock auto parts before and they were never the right thing
  17. miles1400

    cold start, truck starts up runs rough then dies....

    @riphip i did that first thing today, smelled like oil, not diesel
  18. miles1400

    cold start, truck starts up runs rough then dies....

    @Cubey nope, the soft line is dry and the hard line from the pump to the filter head is also dry
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    cold start, truck starts up runs rough then dies....

  20. miles1400

    cold start, truck starts up runs rough then dies....

    @Cubey you mean O rings? not olives
  21. miles1400

    cold start, truck starts up runs rough then dies....

    @IDIBRONCO well it looks like it will be cold overnight here, i will pop the hood in the morning and see if there is diesel leaking out. i really hope there isnt
  22. miles1400

    cold start, truck starts up runs rough then dies....

    @IDIBRONCO what is it that the seal does besides be a PITA? why will the truck start right up then run like crap and die because of a seal possibly being bad
  23. miles1400

    cold start, truck starts up runs rough then dies....

    so i let the stupid block heater do its thing, still had to crank it a bit and have my foot on the throttle and it started.
  24. miles1400

    cold start, truck starts up runs rough then dies....

    i have good GPs, good GPC and Diesel Kleen winter additive in the fuel. some mornings when i start the truck it fires right up then runs rough and wont idle then it dies. i crank it some more and do more glow plugs but it was only spuddering and i know fuel was getting to the injectors cause of...
  25. miles1400

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    @pafixitman @laserjock oil filter wrench, no.... flat head screwdriver, no way man... long pry bar, nope not gonna cut it.... 1/2 inch rebar and 3 foot of pipe, OH YEAH

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