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  1. lotzagoodstuff

    E350 7.3 idi engine replacement

    Super nice build you have in process. If you are going to go with an electric pump, you should consider doing the filtration/water separation at the pump as it should be better filtration and probably be in an easier spot to service. While the thought of working on a van makes my knuckles and...
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    Sloppy shifter arm solved: loose bracket bolts

    If I remember right, the bricknose trucks have the old shifter rod style actuation as opposed to the cable on the OBS trucks.
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    Sloppy shifter arm solved: loose bracket bolts

    Good call. I am a big fan of thread locker, but I'm always apprehensive about using it somewhere that's hard to get to if I ever had to pull it out again. When I was loosening the torx bolts that hold the clamps for the shifter rod bushings, it was such a tight fit I was using a 1/4" wrench...
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    Sloppy shifter arm solved: loose bracket bolts

    If it was me, I'd buy the bushing kit as they do wear out, they are cheap, and it's really not that much to drop the column down (link attached), and if you get into it you will most likely want to fix the bushings while you are in there. I can't speak to the 1999-2003 Super Duty stuff, but...
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    Sloppy shifter arm solved: loose bracket bolts

    So the bushings you think you are going to replace are the two where the green arrows are pointing, but the bracket on the end with the little stud on the end opposite the column shifter handle that's attached with the two torx bolts labeled with the yellow arrows are the ones that were loosened...
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    Sloppy shifter arm solved: loose bracket bolts

    I had assumed that the bushings in my column were shot as my shifter was getting sloppier. I pulled it all apart and found that it was actually the two torx bolts that hold the bracket that the cable mounts on. One of the bolts was very loose, which was causing the bracket to really move...
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    318 from those years is pretty easy to find/fix/replace/etc. That's a nice score.
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    Non-genuine parts

    This is pretty disturbing. If you've ever had the misfortune of chasing an ignition issue, or even just fouling plugs (in my not so humble experience Champions have no place in anything but a Briggs & Stratton lawn mower), having a one in three chance of getting knock offs is pretty insane...
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    Frick fluken radio questions

    +1 on Crutchfield.
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    $2500 CCLB 1993 F350

    Looks like a decent IDI at a fair price...
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    Hello, Mystery Metal

    I'd move this over to the 6.0 PSD section for better visibility.
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    Ats 093 rebuild

    Russ was so good at that stuff. I have one of his gone through turbo spares for my PSD on the shelf. I'd reach out to Justin as he's selling all the other "support hardware", hopefully he has a good place to point you towards.
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    F350 80-86 Fuel Selector Valve Connector replacement

    Is the wiring "one for one", just a different shaped plug? If you can identify the colors, might be worth cutting a harness off a donor/junkyard truck and soldering/heat shrinking it on to the bullnose harness. I know it's sacrilege to "de-Bullnose" your truck with OBS part but if the newer...
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    Intake Manifold Water Leak

    Get out of Washington: everything should be better :)
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    Portable Inflator suggestions

    I bought a portable tank last summer and I can’t believe I lived this long without one. I think it might struggle with 35s at 60-70 psi.
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    The overly complicated disaster that is this swap project

    First and foremost: As long as you are buying all that stuff pretty right, I see no issues. You can and will sell all that stuff as soon as you decide what to keep and what to offload. 6.7 Cummins and Allison 6 speed is pretty interesting, especially in the Freightshaker chassis as they are...
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    4WD IDI C6 are hard to find?

    If you are really going to build a spare, you should think about an E4OD. I love old bulletproof stuff, but the lockup converter and extra gear makes the relatively low revving IDI a completely different vehicle. Freeway cruising and fuel mileage make a vast improvement. Regardless of which way...
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    Swapping a 1995 engine, into a 1999 super duty

    The 1995 F250350 has a different water pump/thermostat/heater spigot than all the later OBS years. If you haven't updated all that stuff you should. The 1995 specific stuff is still available, but harder to find (read pricier). I can't speak to anything van specific and/or 1999-up 7.3 stuff...
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    Cheap Ebay lift

    I put an add-a-leaf on my old red and white F250 and it did fix the front end sag, but I did have to install offset camber ball joint bushings. I used fixed ones, but I think Moog makes some adjustable ones. You will have to be handy with measuring caster/camber or find a good alignment shop...
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    7.3 idi hard to start unless use starting fluid or block heater

    Test each glow plug with a test light or measure impedance. By the way: what make of glow plugs did you install?
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    Got a strange problem with my starter

    Do yourself a big favor and buy or make a top stud before you reinstall or replace your starter. You'll thank yourself when that behemoth is hanging from the top stud as you start all the other bolts with your fingers as opposed to holding it up there and fighting the top bolt which can be...
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    RockAuto Closeouts

    Some pretty good deals in here for those of you who need stuff and don't mind shipping: 1985 FORD F-250 https://www.rockauto.com/closeouts/?carcode=1123928&l=en&a=CloseoutEmail 1992 FORD F-250 https://www.rockauto.com/closeouts/?carcode=1124558&a=CloseoutEmail And just so the PowderChoke...
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    If it was me, I'd ask the other party to cut you a check for the estimate less your deductible, have a good paintless dent guy get it as good as they can, and put the money into more fuel or other updates on your rig. I'm betting the valet at El Gaucho or Morton's might never be parking your...
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    7.3 IDI Block Deck Flatness / Trueness Spec

    Sounds like a really well thought out build. Regarding your concerns about cold starts: I think the DougBoy66 feedback coupled with the relatively mild weather in your neck of the woods would lead me to believe you'll be OK no matter what you do, but doing a quick stock versus your revised...
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    95 F350 Frame Swap to 96 F-Superduty.

    1000 yards of dirt: you need a cheap triaxle ;Poke

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