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    Great experience with a company today

    You should if you tow! Check out the '04 article I did on it (I know it says '09) http://www.fourwheeler.com/techarticles/drivetrain/129_0607_1986_ford_f250_hd_towing_axle/
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    Great experience with a company today

    Mag-Hytec is a good company. And $4 isn't much but it's a bigger deal when you think that the OP told them that he had picked up the cover use, so it means more because the company didn't get any of the OP's money on the first go-round. Love the product too. Knocked an honest 20 degrees off...
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    Rear axle Gross Weight and brakes?

    The '85 Ford Data Book lists a Dana 70-2U for: "All wheelbase with 6.9L/7.5L engine with 4-speed manual trans and 3.54 or 4.10 ratios; also included with 6.9L diesel with auto trans and 3.54/4.10 ratios" If you have a dana axle, you have to remove the drum and hub at the same time, hence the...
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    cylinder wall pit

    The key to the "good enough" philosophy is when you can look at a part with your own eyeballs, measure it up and have the knowledge to evaluate its condition against the projected future use of the engine. All we have here is a not-so-close-or-sharp digital photo to go by yet here we are making...
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    cylinder wall pit

    If it's just a deep pit on the surface, you could be fine other than the possibility of increased blowby. The idea of creating a nucleation site for cavitation, mentioned by yARIC008 above, is a possibility... especially since the block has been bored (or boned ( : < ) 0.030". It would be...
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    boost vs. egt

    Coolant is not going to help when your combustion pressure increases due to increased boost and the fuel to go with it. It's purely mechaical. The head bolts simply don't have the strength to hold the pressure, they stretch and that loosens the clamping ppressure on the gasket and combustion...
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    anyone here have a back window graphic?

    I have one, it's a PITA and it's coming off! When it gets wet, the little holes hold the water and you can't see well out the back window. If you get ice, you can't scrape it off. When the light hits it just right, you can't see out. Unless you never use your inside rear view mirror, my...
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    Curb weight?

    According to an '85 Ford Data book, a base (no options) F250HD 4x4 regular cab has a curb weight of 4358# with the std. 5.8L V8 and T-18 trans. A base truck has next to nothing else and does not even include a second fuel tank. The same data book has the weights of all the options, so get out...
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    Fuel Mileage VS Timing

    I can only report anecdotally but after Mel set mine to 9.5 (from about 7.5 or so) I noticed more noise, more snap in off-idle acceleration performance, and a slight uptick in mpg. I can't give you a number yet, but I'm tracking it. I drive this truck so seldom these days that it takes a while...
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    Front Tank Sending Unit

    Thanks Clayton, good tip.
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    Front Tank Sending Unit

    Are the front and rear sending units the same? My front one just went bad and the one Ford parts site I looked at shows only one part... and doesn't list a part number. Been so long since I looked at mine that I CRS.
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    Tire pressure ?

    Gents, look to the link to see how I do it. I have run this part the engineering staff at Michelin, Cooper and ProComp and they generally approve: http://www.offroadadventures.com/articles/view/id/509 Also look Here...
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    Head Gasket, aviation gasket eliminator?

    On the VeeDubs, I don't think they are a useful example. Here is my, "Yes but..." 1) They had a compression ratio of around 7.0:1(6.8-7.5:1 depending on year to the 1600s at least) 2) It was a steel barrel on an aluminum head and the softer aluminum was a lot like a fire ring on a head...
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    What kind of differential is this?

    Yep, Detroit Locker. You need to learn to finesse it. Start by always having two rear tires that are matched for size and wear as well as matched for tire pressure. Next avoid powering hard out of turns, which can cause the unit to engage. Hard acceleration or deceleration while it's...
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    0º is my 91 limit. What's yours?

    Well, I agree that cold starts without the block heater are not advised but many people have to face them now and again. There isn't always an outlet to plug into, as I found out several times up high in the Rocky Mountains. My truck's record is -15F and if you think Ford Guy's truck sounded...
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    what are normal exhaust gas temps for normal driving?

    Those sound like good temps to me too. Just remember the basic rule; when EGT go up, gear down. Airflow is what cools you.
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    Market survey - Do you want a Moose Blower?

    I heard that about 18 months ago but when I called them, they said they were still selling kits.
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    Market survey - Do you want a Moose Blower?

    At some point, Banks and ATS are going to discontinue their kits once and for all. For them, it's a case of diminished returns with our old junk. Hypermax is less likely to quit in the near term but it's still possible. I've said this a million times, but the hp/dollar ratio of even a high...
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    Idle Fuel Consumption

    Come on... it's Detroit, not Siberia! ( : < ) Most every IDI I've ever seen, even down in Phoenix, was built with a block heater (though it may not have the cord... look at the freeze plug just forward of the starter)and it's relatively easy to install if yours is one of the few that dossn't...
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    IDI Rally Pics You DIdn't See In Diesel World Article

    Again, you're welcome. Don't forget, it was really the editor, Kevin Wilson, who came thru with all those pages, so reserve some of your kudo-energy for him. Considering we (the IDI Ford diesel we) are really a pretty small fish in a pretty big diesel-filled pond, that was an extraordinarily...
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    IDI Rally Pics You DIdn't See In Diesel World Article

    Gents, it truly was my pleasure.
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    IDI Rally Pics You DIdn't See In Diesel World Article

    As I said, there were a few pics that were cut from the article. I won't get into trouble posting them here, along with the captions, so here they are. I'm really busy now and havne't been able to be here much... but I will tell you that the "IDI-ID" story, which is a history piece on the Ford...
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    Diesel world rally article?

    If you want it to be "Corey Lone Ranger" so be it. ( : < ) Actually, it's more mundane than that; "Corey, Low Resolution," referring to the resolution of the image. I have to shoot in high-res for print (28 mb pics most often) so I downsize them for the web and always put "LR" there so I don't...
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    Diesel world rally article?

    Gents, it's out. It will be on the stands soon. It's in the March, 2013 issue. Around here, it's always at WalMart. Mel, as well as his friends, are going to be very happy. Thanks again for having me and I hope to attend again this year if time permits, but likely I will come as a "civilian"...
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    I need some big time diagnostic help. Lots of photos and as much info as I can muster

    It isn't. An AT is a closed environment and needs minimal detergents because there are minimal chemical reactions in there vs an engine that has to deal with blowby full of all sorts of noxious and chemically reactive junk, dirt ingress and moisture. If you look at the detergent additives in ATF...

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