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    Electric vacuum pump

    I converted to hydro boost.
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    Electric vacuum pump

    Good to hear. I have the coffee can type canister on the passenger side, and was planning on keeping it. I guess I’ll see for myself soon enough.
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    Electric vacuum pump

    Well for my truck, I have zero interest in adding a vacuum gauge or warning indicator. My tuna can has never worked as long as I have owned the truck. In my case vacuum is only for cruise control and controlling where the air blows out. Certainly not a safety concern, as even in inclement...
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    Electric vacuum pump

    So my vacuum pump gave up on Friday. First thing I noticed was AC only coming out of the defrost. I finally had a chance to look into it yesterday, and the pump is only pulling a couple inches at idle. Not even enough to work the HVAC controls with nothing else connected. I’ve replaced more...
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    Name the cause of this smokeshow - 6.9IDI+T

    The IP turns at half the speed of the crank. You’d need to rotate the pump 1 degree to change the timing by 2 degrees.
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    Found metal in my filter

    Sure doesn’t sound good. Maybe do some close inspection with a flashlight. The oil had to come from somewhere. Maybe through an emergency exit created by some internal parts with an identity crisis.
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    Name the cause of this smokeshow - 6.9IDI+T

    In your case you’re just doing a comparative check from one cylinder to the next, so you’ll still be able to assess that with it cold. You may not get an accurate read on total compression, but you’ll definitely be able to see a dramatic loss in compression if something was damaged.
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    Name the cause of this smokeshow - 6.9IDI+T

    You’re not nuts. It’s completely possible for it to run that retarded. That’s how my 7.3 IDIT engine was when I first got it. The white/grey smoke was billowing. IIRC it was 13 degrees retarded a 2000rpm, so 21.5 degrees off. It came from a wrecked truck, so someone was driving it like that...
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    1989 F350 4x4 front lower ball joints

    No offense here, but if a mechanic has to google a job like this, I don’t want to have to pay him. I think the real reason though is that shops are in the business to make money. They see an issue with an axle that hasn’t been made in 30+ years, and they just see problems. What if the tech mis...
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    DTI Tech Time on the way!

    Yes. 2000 rpm is where the timing is checked and set. The timing at any other speed is irrelevant to the proper setting.
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    any 6.9 fuel water separator alternatives?

    Perhaps the previous owners had upgraded the 6.9’s to 7.3 filter bases. Also I’m not sure if the Ford 6.9 filter is the same as an International truck 6.9 filter.
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    1993 f350 crew cab 4x4 with factory turbo kit.

    Well that didn’t take too long. Congrats on the new truck I suppose.
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    Air brakes on F350

    This is the key. I deal with DOT compliance at work as well. It is very complicated trying to navigate between state and federal regulations. Several years ago we had a TN highway Patrol officer in our office going over some things. He told us that in TN a 16 year old with a class D license can...
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    Which fuel filter?

    I was referring to the OP's situation where he had removed the original Water separator and was running only the filter.
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    Which fuel filter?

    Should you have a water separator? Yes. But the stock 6.9 filter will separate water out of fuel to some extent. The problem is it won’t hold much water, there’s no way to drain it, and there’s no sensor to alert you. I have dealt with the results of water in diesel fuel. If you get bad diesel...
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    Which fuel filter?

    Yep, no water drain or sensor. I even looked up a dimensional cross reference for it to see if I could find an alternative with a drain for the OP. Mostly because I had the spread sheet, and a couple minutes to spare. Iirc it’s not a very common thread, 7/8-14 maybe. Anyway the only thing...
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    om603 white smoke?

    If you have to drive 210 miles to get too it, might as well just take a trailer. Even if you have to rent a uhaul trailer, you’ll probably be at an even swap money wise on fuel only driving one back. Just my $.02
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    Deal alert on 3g alternators reman

    I think you’ll still get more than $60 worth of service out of it. If the choice is keep it or send it back, get refunded, and buy another at retail price; I’d keep it. Just out of curiosity, had you mounted the pulley yet? I wonder if tightening the nut on the pulley would have pulled it...
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    Custom Driveshaft manufacture

    You can get pretty close with just a dial indicator and a welder. You can use the truck as a fixture. Years ago built a dodge M37 with an LS V8 and 4l80e transmission with a divorce mount NP200 transfer case. I built all three shafts myself because the local drive shaft guy didn’t want to. It’s...
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    Glow plug controller issue.

    Just out of curiosity, what is the second wire on the upper large terminal. The black one. I assume the larger red wire on that terminal is running down to the starter solenoid.
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    Which fuel filter?

    6.9 has a different fuel filter setup the filter and water separator are two separate assemblies.
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    Alternator putting out low voltage/injector replacement

    I installed my 3g last night. My issue was the back of the pulley rubbing on the case. I chose to grind off some of the case. Probably 0.030” or so, I didn’t measure. The top bolt hole was M8x1.25 and I just used a new bolt, after cleaning the threads up with a tap. The wiring was easy for me, I...
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    7.3 IDI Turbo - Knocking - Rough Idle

    Compression test it.
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    WTS light/ Glow plugs

    I assume that when you say you checked the glow plugs, you checked their continuity? Did you check continuity for the glow plug harness? Did you check that you have a good ground on the small black wire? Did you verify that you have 12v to one of the large posts on the GP relay? If you do...
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    Pulled a 1987 out of a hole

    They are 111 size Viton O-ring. McMaster Carr has them, so does Amazon, or any industrial supply house or hose shop should have them. Less than $10 for a bag of 50 on Amazon. Buy a bag and keep them around. Sometimes Viton O-rings are brown, sometimes they're black, it doesn’t matter, but make...

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