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    Diesel Excursion 4X4

    I wouldn't touch that excursion with wheels like that, without knowing the owner or seeing what I believed to be full maintenance records. Most vehicles with no major mods except wheels are usually driven by someone who has no regard for maintenance and hot rods most of the time.
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    Electric Fuel Pump: Holy power gain Batman!!

    Why not just time your truck at 10 psi? Can you tell the timing is advanced by sound or just think it might be? You could plumb a pressure regulator with bypass before your ip, and feed the bypass line back to the tank, (I wouldn't just t it in between the lift pump and the tank or any air...
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    nv4500 Swap

    I've never heard of it. I haven't heard of many folks changing to anything but a ZF-5 if they want an OD manual transmission in a Ford. I like my ZF-5, and would not want to go with something non OEM especially if it costs $2k+ unless I had high horsepower or something that warranted a...
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    Brothers truck keeps blowing Instrument/Running light fuse

    For future people that might dredge this up on a search, mine did the exact same thing for about a year till I finally looked at the headlights. I'd had the bed off shortly before the fuses first started blowing so I was sure I had accidentally squished something back there. Once I pulled the...
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    Bed Topper Interchangeability

    Just what I needed. Thanks!
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    injector install questions

    Mine was approx 3 degrees BTDC for several years. I run a push button glow plug system so I only glow for the first start of the day. Even with only 3 degrees of advance, it would fire right up on the first or second compression stroke anytime within 8 hours of being at operating temp. Now...
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    Bed Topper Interchangeability

    I'm looking to put a bed topper on the trailer that I made out of the '85 truck that gave its life so mine could live. It is a long bed (if they even made a short bed in 85, don't think I've ever seen one). I am wondering what toppers made for other trucks might fit it? The average craigslist...
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    injector install questions

    ok, cool. Learn something new everyday. I still would love to do a test to see how much it changes with an injector change. My guess is not much at all, and if your timing was right before the swap my guess is that timing it by ear would only get it further away from correct.
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    injector install questions

    I'm fairly sure that timing meters using the pulse method measure the pressure spike in the injection line which the injection pump delivers to fire the injector. Therefore I don't see how the timing meter would be able to tell a lick of difference between timing with new vs old injectors, even...
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    Intake hat gasket.

    I could have had a custom one made for about $5 at the local rubber and gasket shop, but I just used RTV on mine. I'm sure when I have to take it off, I will kick myself because it'll be a pain to clean off and reapply, but I don't expect to have it off very often at all. I got tired of the...
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    Best Road Draft Tube design?

    You'll want it routed to the ground for certain, there's lots of oily mist coming out of these things. I've been running a 1.25" ID hose for about three years, and don't really care for it. My truck may have more than normal blowby (but I don't think so because I checked compression when I...
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    egt help

    Why wouldn't you put it in one of the exhaust manifolds regardless of whether your turbo or not? That way, you get the hottest reading possible, which takes some of the guesswork out of how much you think its cooling. My understanding is that the engine will melt before the turbo will, so the...
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    Severe oil leak

    When I called banks during a lunchbreak from the hayfield the guy I talked to was very helpful. He commented that they don't have many people calling about those turbos and it took him a few minutes to find what I needed but he found it and I had it two days later without paying extra shipping...
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    Question about the breathing of turbos

    This is what I did to mine. http://www.oilburners.net/forums/showthread.php?48021-How-I-got-rid-of-my-old-style-Banks-airbox&highlight= Going from 3" to 4" won't give you any noticeable gains - 3" is plenty big enough for the engine to breath. If it were really long or had a lot of crazy...
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    Severe oil leak

    There is a grommet that is supposed to be around your turbo drain tube. When I needed one (3 years ago) I called banks and they hooked me up with one for like $10. I'd buy two if I were you and thats what you need. They may quit stocking them at any time. If you do have to take the turbo...
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    Manual GP's

    You could use the one you have until you receive one from mcmaster or amazon: http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-toggle-pilot-switches/=gmziaa http://www.amazon.com/Toggle-Switch-Heavy-Momentary--Off-/dp/B005GDG2OO/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1331606825&sr=8-15 If you go with mcmaster...
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    Sealing water necks

    I'm fine leaving it. Not a drip at all. But I am certain there was no gasket under it. When I removed it, I looked immediately, figuring I'd have to make a trip into town to buy one before putting it together. But there was nothing, and it didn't leak beforehand either.
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    Sealing water necks

    I took off the lower water neck that hooks my block to the lower rad to sneak the oil cooler out the front. I couldn't see any seal on there, so I put it back on with a thin bit of rtv black on there. It ain't leaking yet. Is there supposed to be a seal?
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    New Texas Member

    That front bumper, those steps and wheels are hideous. I'll do you a big favor and take them off your hands for you. Nice truck though! A new fuel system, ip, injectors and return lines will do wonders if they're original or have a lot of miles on them. Pump from Agnem, a member here, if...
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    Manual GP's

    You definitely want it to only be on when the ignition is on. There's a writeup in the tech articles that make it very simple to do this. Just follow that and you'll be good. And I'll be one of them. I'm only saying it because I want to save you a set of glow plugs. Do whatever you want...
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    new injection pump truck won't start

    Then you still don't have fuel to the injectors, which would explain the no start condition. I crank with loose injection lines until all are wet, tighten them down and usually the next, certainly the second 20 second crank fires it. I think you mentioned it earlier, but have you made...
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    Do I need a lower radiator hose with the spring in it?

    Well maybe I shouldn't admit it but I actually clicked on the extra icon list and went through it twice, just missed it. I figured it got killed in the new forum look switch. Today is the fourth long day of early mornings and late nights doing some much needed repairs and upgrades to the...
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    All you guys parting out trucks...

    I was noticing mine last night has all sorts of funny swirl marks on it - like Damascus steel kind of. No pitting or deep etching though.
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    Do I need a lower radiator hose with the spring in it?

    :frustrate:frustrate:frustrateWell I couldn't find it last night!:D
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    Do I need a lower radiator hose with the spring in it?

    Never mind. Pulled the spring out of the old hose and put it in the new one. Problem solved. Too bad we don't have a smiley face banging his head against a wall.

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