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    Under dash air conditioner - 89 F350

    Someone on here has the diesel compressor brackets to help you out if you don’t find them local. Use a new condenser out of a 92-97 for 134. Any cab on your year range for the cab parts. New hoses for your year diesel.
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    Zexel tics pump issues

    I actually scrapped an Isuzu W5 out of my fleet once because of this same issue. If I recall the pump was going to cost 8-10k! Info on these import trucks is hard to find. Don’t give up till you dig a while. Maybe a used pump or even running engine.
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    Under dash air conditioner - 89 F350

    Have one of those in my 71 Datsun B110 “1200” Coupe. On the Ford I would just get the factory stuff. Seldom needed, often still in the cab when crushed. Cab parts don’t need to be a diesel.
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    Yet another cold start problem..

    It isn’t the turbo itself. But it may be something you disturbed or changed while installing the turbo. How much use since the turbo install? Possible high egts did damage that didn’t really show up until it cooled off?
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    Superduty steering stiffer than OBS?

    Each time I have driven a 99-03 Super Duty I thought the steering was too stiff compared to my 91 and 96. It is a different box, perhaps it has a thicker torsion bar ( which controls the opening of the internal hydraulic valve)
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    Superduty steering stiffer than OBS?

    There is an orfice built into the pump outlet fitting and/or the pump end fitting. I know all of the 99-03 7.3 Superduties use the same pump as the OBS trucks.
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    1986 6.9 fuel issues

    Folks have reported air intrusion at the fuel bowl gasket on the Facet pumps. Might pull it off and check it out. If I recall correctly the poster fixed his issue by cleaning and greasing the seal. The reinstall. Not too tight! Plastic....
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    6.9 IDI 15 5/8 Radiator Replacement

    Man what I really miss is the days when Modine was in Merced Ca. I used to be able to order custom cores and receive them the next day. I could specify the number of rows of tubes, size of the tubes, staggered or inline placement, how many “dead” rows at the end and more. Then on fins I could...
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    6.9 IDI 15 5/8 Radiator Replacement

    One of the last true radiator shops I have worked with is Panky’s in Hayward. I sent all my trash truck fleet work from Green Team in San Jose to them. Prior to that in the Central Valley Panky’s would actually pick up my Radiators including up to D8 Cats. Usually 2 to 3 days. A known clean...
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    The problem with new brake shoes and the parking brake.

    On the trucks in the photos above the park brake holds in reverse as well. No reason it wouldn’t once contact is made properly between the parts.
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    The problem with new brake shoes and the parking brake.

    Linelock is not designed to be left unattended and can bleed off like any hydraulics. Visualize how many times you have seen a jack bleed down or a loader, forklift or dump bed that slowly lowers itself.
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    7.3 idi cavitation

    What was the NT in? I’m not familiar with that designation. Had an NT743 that had some odd heads on it in a Galion Grader.
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    7.3 idi cavitation

    I’ve seen 2 IDI’s personally. One was a 1990 in 1994 with 100,000 miles. That one hurt my young pocketbook. Had one DT466 do it in 3000 hours. ( Fresh rebuild, mechanic forgot the coolant additive.) Small and Big Cam Cummins always had pits in the liners when pulled. Sometimes through. I’d think...
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    7.3 idi cavitation

    More telling on cavitation that has pinholed the cyl wall is signs of moisture and white/ grey slime under the valve covers, oil filler cap or in the CDR valve. I’ve seen them run fine with a pinhole except the above symptoms till one day the piston ends up parked below the pinhole for a few...
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    Swapping diffs

    LOL California natives have a hard time remembering things rust off.....
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    Swapping diffs

    Is your F350 single or dual rear wheels? If single a 87-97 F250 axle will fit. Unless some idiot left it off there is a tag with diff ratio on the cover bolts. 4.11 and 3.55 are the usual ratio choices in that year range.
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    Fred has a new home

    I like to go through my 3/8 drive extensions and find one just the right length to prop the female end against a water pump pulley bolt and the other end against something stationary. Voila free pulley wrench!
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    Dana 60 going in...eventually

    I also totally agree on the physics of negative arch springs. Front mounted shackles may not hurt ride quality.
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    Dana 60 going in...eventually

    You hit on one of the ideas I had before I decided to go SD springs....weld a full width tube through the frame at the front to elementary the factory “A” shackle I made up some tubes that take the same poly bushings as the spring eye. Now they can be purchased from Rough Stuff.
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    Dana 60 going in...eventually

    I have been studying this for years because I don’t want a lot of lift. The Super Duty through the frame rear shackles won’t work, the frame width is different. There were never any factory 4x4 80-97 trucks or FSuperDuty with rear shackles.
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    Dana 60 going in...eventually

    There is a way to do it with Super-Duty front leafs, maintain a lower ride height and have a good ride. No reversed shackle, but have to weld in your own shackle tubes in the frame. It was posted on Pirate 4x4 forum.
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    PSD vs IDI fuel economy

    Duh.....mobile.
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    PSD vs IDI fuel economy

    Your sig is not showing up?
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    Transfer Cases?

    I think the best all around is the 1356. I have seen high hp drag trucks doing boosted launches and no tc problems with the 1356. The 4407 is stronger and trouble free but only 2 year production so rare. Mine went 300,000 miles before I freshened it up for prevention. Really didn’t need...
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    Promise... the build

    Good point on the tire pressure! Sidewalls say xxxx MAX load at xx MAX psi. Everyone in the industry plays it safe.... they might load it to GVW then we would be blamed for under inflation failure..... There are charts out there giving tire size, load and the pressure for that load. 80 psi...

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