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  1. nelstomlinson

    Cooling liquid specification?

    Bart, I use Napakool additive in Napa green coolant. I'll try to get you part numbers this evening. You might not be able to get that stuff over there, but reading the info on it might help you figure out what you're looking for.
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    Got a strange problem with my starter

    I left a trickle charger on it all week, and when I went to start it there was no problem. I need to work on other things, so I'm going to hope that the batteries just had a surface charge before, and a deep charge fixed it.
  3. nelstomlinson

    Got a strange problem with my starter

    Here's a picture. It's inline, long, reaches almost to the motor mount. Pretty sure it's direct drive. Other vehicles usurped its place in the shop this weekend, I'll try to get it in there Friday.
  4. nelstomlinson

    Got a strange problem with my starter

    I've used their cleaner and contact enhancer on electronics before, never thought of using it on power stuff, but I'm sure it would work.
  5. nelstomlinson

    Got a strange problem with my starter

    We don't do salt up here much, but I'll definitely try cleaning it down to bare metal, no downside to that. Thanks.
  6. nelstomlinson

    I HAVE AN UPDATE!!

    I have 9 pickups that could be good runners, plus a couple of parts trucks that aren't in the signature. That's several years of projects right there. Probably going to tell management if they don't change their ways I'm leaving in July.
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    Battery relocation.

    That looks a lot like the long, narrow battery in my old Mercedes.
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    I HAVE AN UPDATE!!

    Eh, I'd be able to buy a few parts, probably be able to buy'em almost as fast as I could install them.
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    I HAVE AN UPDATE!!

    I'm thinking about retiring so I have time to finish something.
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    Has anyone used a circuit tracer?

    Wow, $540 on amazon, that's not an impulse buy.
  11. nelstomlinson

    Has anyone used a circuit tracer?

    Has anyone ever used a circuit tracer to find wires in a bundle, locate shorts or opens? Can anyone recommend one suitable for automotive use?
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    I HAVE AN UPDATE!!

    Danielle, I feel a bit better about my red truck project now. I think I started that six years ago? Guess I have another 7 before I have to resume.
  13. nelstomlinson

    Got a strange problem with my starter

    I took the starter out to change the block heater. It was so long I barely had room to get it out. Now I'm thinking I should have put in a newer starter while I was in there. Oh, well, it'll get its turn in the shop again next weekend, and I'll definitely check the grounds. I guess I can cut...
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    Got a strange problem with my starter

    Batteries are a bit over a year old, NAPA's best. The starter on that truck is the longest I've ever seen on one of these old rigs. I'm guessing it's pretty old. I guess it could be battery cables, too, or could be both.
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    Got a strange problem with my starter

    When the engine is room temperature the starter will crank the engine quickly for a couple rotations, then it slows way down, have to crank 15++ seconds to get it to start. When the engine is warm, it starts before the starter slows down. The cheapie digital voltage gauge I have stuck in the...
  16. nelstomlinson

    6.9 idi injector return cap leaks

    CDD and R&D both sell return kits that should be the best quality available. Dregs Garage occasionally makes a run of very nice brass return caps. I've had excellent success with those, but they're expensive, and shouldn't be necessary.
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    Battery relocation.

    Our IDI pickups have 00gauge between the batteries, and from the block to the negative terminals, and 0000gauge from the passenger side positive to the starter. I wouldn't go smaller than that, and if you're relocating behind the cab, might want to go bigger.
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    Is it a problem to have the positive and negative cables run side by side with no air gap?

    It's normal to NOT fuse the starter cables. I'd guess our starters have a surge current of 600+A and a steady current close to 400A. Has anyone measured those currents? Whatever the real numbers are, I doubt a 300A fuse would work. I'd follow standard practice, and not fuse it. Where did you...
  19. nelstomlinson

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Is a chinsaw a dentist thing?
  20. nelstomlinson

    ARP 6.9 Head Studs

    Or they're made in China, of the finest Chinesium. Won't break because they'll stretch like taffy, or won't stretch because they'll shatter like pot metal, some of each in every batch.
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    e4od shows "B solenoid open" on startup, what's up?

    Baumann is the maker of the USShift brand. There is a bundle of wires running from the solenoid connector on the transmission to a connector on the controller box. Those are new wires not flaky Ford originals, part of the wiring harness that came with the controller. I have unplugged both...
  22. nelstomlinson

    Another source for 6.9/7.3 Engine parts

    Valley pan gasket for $132ish. That's not bad.
  23. nelstomlinson

    Fumoto 1/2 - 20 source

    This is interesting, that supplier Old Goat mentioned has this for the T444. Wonder if that's what has Fumoto confused? https://www.heavydutypros.com/navistar-drain-plug-kit-442035.aspx
  24. nelstomlinson

    Don't Ya Just Love...

    I really want one of those top side creepers. In the mean time, I have a step that hooks over the tire, and I usually go at things from the side. I also have a bench made from some 2x12s that's bumper height, haven't used it in a while.
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    Fumoto 1/2 - 20 source

    It's the Fumoto F101. Fumoto and this outfit both appear to have them in stock? https://industrialtecsupply.com/products/fumoto-f101n-1-2-20-unf-oil-drain-valve-68-03-jeep-older-ford-chevy-dodge Or just go to the parts store and spend a buck or two on a gasket. That's always been my choice...

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