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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Had new tires put on my truck today. Yeah!
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    Elevation

    Your hard starting sounds to me like your glow plugs are not working right. I have the same problem the first start of the day. My glow plugs test fine but my glow plug wire harness is falling apart from old age so I have ordered a new one from Classic Diesel Designs to replace it. I'll let...
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Changed the oil and filter in the truck and then had to replace the passenger window motor too. I took the window motor apart and the brushes had worn out. The Diesel badge on my truck now says ESEL after this winter.
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    can't get pipe plug out of front axle

    Try a square socket on the impact wrench.
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    3G Alternator Question

    When I switched to a 3G alternator on my truck it didn't want to charge very well while driving around town. I found out my new alternator had a voltage regulator that was set to start charging at a faster rpm than what my truck was turning it while at idle or below 25 mph. Since I installed a...
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    No Power to Fuel Cutoff Solenoid

    I had the same problem awhile back and it turned out the ignition switch was coming apart from the pressure of the actuator rod pushing on it. Since the switch was separating starting at the end closest to the steering wheel the contacts at that end were losing connection first. Take look at the...
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    Stupid question of the day. Parasitic draw.

    I had a parasitic draw on my 90 f250 with E4OD that turned out to be the relay on the driver's side of the engine bay that turns on the power to the trans when they key is turned on. Since the relay gets power directly from the ignition relay always hot side there is no fuse for it to test. The...
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    Engine shuts off randomly

    Update: It turned out to be the ignition switch on the steering column causing the random shutoff of the engine. I finaly got a day off with good weather to diagnose the truck and found that the top half of the ignition switch was starting to separate from the bottom half of the switch. I...
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    Engine shuts off randomly

    I cleaned and tightened the front connector on the ip and the truck still shuts off randomly. The wire harness is original with no modifications to the ip connections. I was wondering if it could be the ignition switch or the main wire harness connector that is on the passenger wheel well?
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    Engine shuts off randomly

    While driving around town my truck will shut off randomly. The truck will re-start with no problem and will run fine until it shuts off again. There is no warning signs or set time interval before it shuts off again. Any one have any ideas.
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    Slide in camper owners: what's your mpg?

    What's to stop someone from swapping a idi, and transmission for the motor home engine and transmission?
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    Push Button GP Setup

    Here's another article on how to bypass the glow plug controller on a 7.3L idi. https://www.oilburners.net/articles/glowplugbypass.htm
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    Push Button GP Setup

    Check out the post by Snicklas in this thread. https://www.oilburners.net/threads/glow-plug-controller-confusion.84098/
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    Block heater question

    Last winter I bought a TC-3 ThermoCube that turns my block heater on when the temperature drops below 35* and turns it off above 45* and I bought a TC-2 ThermoCube that turns my battery blankets on below 20* and off above 30*. I with these ThermoCubes I don't have to worry about the wild...
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    Alternator issue...

    This diagram will help if you decide to go with a 3G alternator.
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    Cross country roadtrip - Oregon to Pennsylvania

    That's when a sat-phone would be nice. Broke down once in the Mojave desert and ended up hiking 20 miles before getting a ride to the nearest town. Not one of my better days.
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    Mysterious Starter Behavior

    Is that the main wire harness connector over the passenger wheel well?
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    ether damage?

    Since you were starting the truck with the glow plugs disconnected with only small amounts of ether, there probably is no damage. However if the IP is on the old side you may need to re-time it and see if that doesn't help until you can afford to buy a new IP and injectors. Do you think your new...
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    Obs front tank sender

    Sounds like your sender has a bad spot above 3/4 full.
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    The first big trip after 13 years.

    Unless California changed the DMV regulations since I left, you used to be able to drive a pickup registered with commercial plates and not have to have a CDL.
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    gems from Amazon......

    That would help transmission warm ups here in the Minnesota winters. My E40D cooling lines don't go through the radiator anymore since the trans burned up in 2004 and it was rebuilt with a aux trans cooler in front of the a/c condenser up front. My trans doesn't want to shift properly here in...
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    E4OD Problems

    Were you towing up the Cajon pass on the I-15 in the 100* + summer heat? Been there done that not fun. :cry:
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    E4OD Problems

    Get a Ford OBD1 code reader. They are available at most parts stores.
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    Thoughts on possible injector problem

    Seems a lot of people don't realize how critical it is to keep enough anti-gel in their diesel when the temps get anywhere near freezing. You can't fill up and go like it's a Gasser or you will end up with a truck that runs like crap if it will run at all. I probably over due it with the Howes...
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    Might have found my second idi

    Check the axle tags for gear ratio. By the way love the vicegrip knob.:)

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