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  1. DaveBen

    What to say

    Welcome to Oil Burners! If you are going to post about your vehicle , please include your information and your trucks info by going to your icon in the top, right line and add information. This will help all of us. Click on your signature and select Signature.
  2. DaveBen

    Wiring Troubles 1993 7.3 IDI

    Use dialectic grease on the rings when you put it together. This will slow the corrosion if not stop it.
  3. DaveBen

    Removing cylinder head / engine removal

    The cylinder heads are HEAVY! Over 110 pounds for each assembled head.
  4. DaveBen

    Glow plug controller questions.

    It is my understanding that the controller uses resistance to determine if the circuit is good or not. An open part of the circuit (bad glow plug) will cause the controller to stop functioning. This is why we check every glow plug individually (about 1 ohm resistance) to make sure they all are...
  5. DaveBen

    Pre Swap Considerations?

    Pismo Beach 'used' to allow us to drive on the beach AND the dunes to the East of the beach. This was back in the 1970s and 1980s. We would go camping with dune buggies and Jeeps. Racing up the dunes but only 25mph on the beach. California closed Pismo to ALL traffic some time ago...
  6. DaveBen

    Coffee can

    Go to the picture of you on the TOP LEFT corner and click on Signature and add the details of your truck and/or other items.
  7. DaveBen

    1990 7.3 E4OD issues.

    To check the codes you need to connect a OBD code reader to the OBD connector located on the left side of the BOTTOM dashboard. Follow the instructions of the Reader to get the codes.
  8. DaveBen

    White and gray snoke under hard acceleration

    Black smoke indicates some over fueling, like when you stomp on the throttle to pass another vehicle. White smoke is probably oil consumption. Is your oil level going down in the oil pan?
  9. DaveBen

    Power steering pump cap o-ring

    The lack of an o-ring on the cap is to vent the pump. Fluid will not create a vacuum as the fluid level drops.
  10. DaveBen

    Unknown starting issue. Problem almost certainly lies with operator.

    The reason for dual batteries is the current flow to the starting systems. A single battery will have barely enough current to run the starter AND glow plugs. YOU NEED two batteries!
  11. DaveBen

    Tail light voltage drop

    I ran something like this for a ground wire...
  12. DaveBen

    Grease fitting on the pitman arm

    You can change the grease fitting to on that bends 90 degrees so you can get the grease gun fitting on.
  13. DaveBen

    7.3 CA smog equipment

    This is true with Commercial trucks in most counties. "We" are North of the Bay Area and do not need DEF or the other BS. South of Ukiah, about 35 miles, in Sonoma County, the smog rules do apply so you will need the latest smog equipment.
  14. DaveBen

    Fuel line clogged

    It probably just quits working. A solenoid is an "off and on switch".
  15. DaveBen

    Cup holders

    Ah! Cupholders are BACK!!!!
  16. DaveBen

    Best Source for Motorcraft Glow Plugs

    Beru makes Motorcraft glow plugs. They are re-packaged and sold as Motorcraft. Any other manufacture is FAKE Motorcraft!
  17. DaveBen

    A/C blows fuse #9 immediately

    There is no reason for a diode on a compressor. It looks like a wire connection.
  18. DaveBen

    What she worth?

    AND all of the Wildfires that the Insurance Companies have to cover.
  19. DaveBen

    89 350 non turbo 7.3

    Your batteries need changing AND clean up the cables that connect the batteries. Bad connections are the #1 cause of slow/no starts. Don't go cheap. Get decent batteries!
  20. DaveBen

    drive line angle

    This is why they make angled shims for the differential. You can change the angle of the yoke to sorta match the tranny output shaft.
  21. DaveBen

    hello

    Welcome to Oil Burners! The 6.0 engines are very nice until you need to change a head gasket. They are rough on head gaskets. I really liked my 2004 6.0 and sold it to a friend who liked it until he had to change the injector pump with a locally sourced one. Something with the injectors...
  22. DaveBen

    Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else

    You had better do some welding OR you will be doing this again.
  23. DaveBen

    Starter won’t work, Truck won’t work

    Check your ground connections. They can cause your problems. Clean EVERY ONE of them.
  24. DaveBen

    Massive voltage drop when attempting to start; new batteries

    You will have to use Soldering Flux Paste to get the solder to flow into the bucket.
  25. DaveBen

    Massive voltage drop when attempting to start; new batteries

    Starter maybe shot. It is drawing too much power. Is it turning over pretty fast or lugging?

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