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    air intrusion, rear tank empty

    they might cringe, but but they'll also be jealous how easily I can swap out shower heads, etc. For now though I'm still in diagnose mode. We'll see what happens as the tanks get lower.
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    air intrusion, rear tank empty

    Or maybe just cut hole(s) in the bed with a grinder. That's what I did on a silverado when it needed a new sending unit. worked great, and now I have easy access to the top of fuel tank.
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    air intrusion, rear tank empty

    If this were the case, wouldn't the pump stop pulling fuel? Instead, it would pull fuel fine, but I would get air in the line after sitting some hours. I can imagine a scenario where there is a tiny hole in the shower head (or tube) above the fuel level. So when the pump is pulling hard it...
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    air intrusion, rear tank empty

    So air intrusion became an issue again, but differently than before when it would start then die immediately. Lately it has been starting fine, running fine, and then will die after about 1/2 mile with air at the schrader valve. The front tank is about 1/4 full and the rear tank has been on E...
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    Dash fuse panel cover clip/screw thingies

    thanks! yeah, I just found that one too. There are some more on ebay, but sellers are very proud of them... eg $35 for 4 clips. But I did find some 3D printed ones that are reasonable: https://www.ebay.com/itm/193701038811 The difference is that the one I have is recessed, like you could...
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    Dash fuse panel cover clip/screw thingies

    Somehow over the years the little black plastic screw twisty things that secure the fuse panel cover have gone missing. Well, I have one, missing three. These fit into a rectangular slot and then you give them a 90 twist to secure. I'm hoping someone will be able to tell me what they are...
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    driver door is loose, won't stay open.

    yeah my door won't stay open and always want to swing back and hit my leg. anyone know how to fix that and what part(s) might be needed? 1990 f350 dually. xlt lariat.
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    mechanical lift pump repairable?

    thx, I looked at both pumps and I don't see where it says that either of them are rebuildable. Am I missing something?
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    7.3 IDI Return Cap #2 & #8 won't seal

    also, its very important that you not look at them funny. Or at all, really. they are very sensitive.
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    Using mech fuel pump as an air compressor??

    nice fuel rail. you deleted those awful plastic caps that leak if you glance at them funny. nice.
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    mechanical lift pump repairable?

    I pulled my old mechanical pump out because I had air intrusion and was thinking I would go electric. It was in working condition when removed about a year ago. Now that my air intrusion issue is solved I've decided I will go mechanical with electric in parallel for priming only, eg hooked to...
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    Another lift pump lets me down.

    My original return line was leaking behind engine and turbo at or near the tee(s), so I deleted it and instead ran a hose from IP around the side of engine down to frame hard line. The front driver's side injector tees into this line. Its maybe not optimal because return fuel from the...
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    Head gasket i had water shooting out the overflow hose took it apart between the 2 middle cylinders the hesd gasket got real small holes why

    I know nothing about these head gaskets, but just from the pic It looks to me like that is just the metal substrate which has holes in it from the factory and the covering gasket material has worn away.
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    Transmission Hell

    Wow, that's quite a story. sad tale. Max Mini hasn't posted since Mar 30, a month and a half ago. I hope that means the issue has been resolved.
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    New to me f350 what to do

    1. Keep a good battery charger on the batts. If truck has a block heater, plug it in. Try again the next day after batts are fully charged up and best if the day is nice and sunny/warm. (assuming no glow plugs or block heater). While cranking, it is best to have jumper cables from...
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    New to me f350 what to do

    yes, those rubber seals can be replaced. do a search for "olives" here on the forum. They can be hard to get out of the hardline though.... I burned mine out with a torch, and picked out crusty remnants. That said, if you are getting fuel at an injector, you should be close to getting it...
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    Air intrusion on 1990 7.3L f350 with banks turbo

    yes that's correct. The truck would run fine and strong once started. But getting it started would require bleeding injectors if it sat even overnight. might be related. Another thing to check is if there is air coming from the fuel tank. I'd suggest putting clear hose between the fuel pump...
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    Injectors without o-rings... do any exist?

    Well the hard line thread is well above the hole that would be tapped, so I guess I don't see the problem there. I agree its not good to leave injectors untorqued. It might be better just to route hoses however they end up. wouldn't be so pretty. Regarding leakers, I recently had two that...
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    Injectors without o-rings... do any exist?

    yeah, maybe enlarge the hole a wee bit and tap. yeah, might be cleanest to have a barbed manifold for each side that all four lines go into. yeah, not optimal. maybe set the torque a few pounds light, then keep going enough to make it align, I dunno. Perhaps could be a good little business...
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    Injectors without o-rings... do any exist?

    So I was looking a bit into how return lines work on other diesel engines of the same era. On the Detroit 6.5L, the injectors have two metal nipples that a return line hose just slips onto. Some hoses are made that don't even require clamps. All injectors have two nipples, so a cap is placed...
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    Air intrusion on 1990 7.3L f350 with banks turbo

    Update: I'm calling this issue resolved and returning the truck back to service. Finally! After sitting 24 hours it will now fire up after 1-3 seconds of cranking. I haven't left it sitting for many days yet, hopefully that will be fine too. In the hopes it can help somebody else, I will...
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    A question for Injection Pump rebuilders and experts.

    Ok thanks. Perhaps they did it when installing the Banks Turbo. I wonder if that is/was recommended by Banks.
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    easiest method to blocking off hole in the back of the intake.

    While you are at it you might consider moving the return line tee up to the front of the engine. That's what I did and it makes it much easier to work on and check for leaks. Any connections back behind the turbo are a pain to access once the engine is installed.
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    A question for Injection Pump rebuilders and experts.

    Actually I just bought that exact one last night off ebay. They are cheaper elsewhere, eg $11, but then they tack on $25 shipping for a part that could be sent in an envelope. crazy. I started this thread for two reasons: 1. To get some info/advice before just throwing money at the problem...
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    A question for Injection Pump rebuilders and experts.

    Good info Black Dawg. Can you expand on "a little weird"... what have you seen?

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