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    New 3g alternator--High voltage and then low voltage, bad regulator?

    Installed the new alternator and double checked the new wiring before starting the engine. First start the voltage slowly climbed up to about 17.5 volts so I turned off the engine and rechecked my electrical connections--everything tight and looking good. Start the engine again and get the...
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    3g alternator conversion--pulley problem.

    Finally getting around to the 3g upgrade but have an issue or potential issue with swapping the pulley over. I have a new Bosch AL 7508N alternator which was the only non-chinese new alternator I could find that was listed as fitting a 90-94 Taurus/Lincoln/Mercury. I do need to buy a or dig...
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    Ford gooseneck manual side mirrors.

    Looking for two decent condition manual gooseneck side mirrors--the 7.5"x10.5" ones. I don't need the brackets but just need the mirror heads and arms.
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    Anybody try converting their RD-80 to an RD-90?

    I've been running the RD-80 for a few weeks and like it a lot, but of course there is the temptation to convert it to an RD-90 using the included instructions. Anybody try this? Results? I definitely have some ceiling left in terms of EGTs but I do take to heart Justin's warning about...
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    Blue Top or Red Top steering gear?

    Based on the current state of both companies is there a better choice or maybe a less risky choice? I've also had great luck with NAPA steering gears so by no means am I dead set on a Blue/Red top product.
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    Book hours to R&R two cylinder heads?

    I finally finished putting everything back together after having both cylinder heads rebuilt, and holy hannah did it take a few hours. I'm just curious how long a trained professional would be expected to take removing and reinstalling two heads and then reinstall everything else to return the...
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    Installing new valley pan--punch extra holes?

    I have a new valley pan that supposedly has the updated "turbo baffle" and there are two small holes on the underside. Is there a need to punch any additional holes?
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    Powerstroke E350 questions.

    I'm a landscaper and have an opportunity to purchase an E350 with a 7.3 Powerstroke and only 38k miles. I've never owned a van or a Powerstroke before. How much of a PITA are diesel vans to work on? Generally reliable? Any quirks I should know about? Although the mileage is low the van is...
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    Cylinder head locating dowels--3 missing?

    So when I pulled the heads I found only 1 locating dowel. W T F? I looked all around where i was working and nothing had fallen on the ground. This is a bit perplexing. Aside from helping to align the gasket and hold the head in place during assembly, do the dowels perform a critical...
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    Worn exhaust guides--intakes look good. Why?

    Just heard back from the machine shop and although they are not finished I thought it was interesting that they said the intake valve guides looked fine but a lot of the exhaust valves were terrible. I'm just curious as to why the exhaust valves would be so much worse? Bad luck? Previous owner...
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    DIY return line junction block ideas?

    Since I have everything disassembled under the hood now I was wanting to make a new junction block for the return lines on the driver side rear of the engine. Basically the OEM one works but the orientation of the barbs makes for an awkward connection going from #7 to #8 because I route the...
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    Never mind--solved--Question re: removing cylinder heads

    So I'm at the point where I'm ready to pull the heads and I have the 1 ton Harbor Freight cherry picker but the arm doesn't extend out far enough to get a good vertical lift on the heads. It appears that going in from the side after removing the wheel will be the best option to get a...
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    Retuning a turbo spec IP to N/A?

    I've almost got things where I want but was interested in how much adjustment is needed on the torque screw, or whatever the appropriate name is, to get close to N/A specs? I turned down the internal fuel screw behind the access door but I still had way too much fuel and only about 3/4 inch of...
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    Aftermarket #1 injector line & timing problems

    I have an aftermarket injection line on #1 and cannot manage to get a stable reading. I've tried every little trick I know with no real success. By very subtle adjustments of the piezo clamp I can get a pretty stable idle RPM reading but when I go to 2k RPM I get fluctuations in degrees and...
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    Proper pushrod length?

    Since I have to pull the heads I figure I might as well replace everything while I'm in there. For pushrods I can only find Melling available to purchase unless I want to spend $16.50 per pushrod for Elgin's on Ebay. Elgin pushrods are listed as 10.013 and Melling at 9.989--I know we're only...
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    Mahle head bolts? Quality?

    I want to purchase some new head bolts and Mahle appears to be the only game in town. Country of origin for the bolts is unavailable but found some on ebay that were made in Taiwan. Anybody have problems with the Mahle head bolts? Other manufacturer? I'd rather do studs but pulling the...
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    Good online source for cylinder head?

    Well I dug into the passenger side to track down a tick and found a quite worn valve guide and a broken inner valve spring, bummer. I have a couple questions about this situation. 1. With just a worn valve guide how safe/unsafe is it to operate the engine? I replaced the valve spring on the...

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