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  1. jcarr

    steering column woes

    had an issue come up with my shifter last week and today i started taking the column covers off to inspect. well not finding any damage. the problem is the shifter don't want to control the transmission. if i try and change gears i was able to move between drive netural and reverse, now i...
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    OverDrive Off light flashing

    ok I've read about vss and tcp and filp problems causing this.... would weather conditions contribute this prob. i've had no problems until wednesday and then again yesterday. here in oklahoma its been unseasonably COLD. last night in a town about 50 miles from me it was -31* F, yes i said...
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    Squirrel mobile gets a New IP

    Well i haven't done it yet but it is scheduled for the friday after thanksgiving. I thought I had seen a thread on the OBN that had a very detailed replacement procedure for chinging the IP on our 7.3 idi engines. Its not that I don't know how to do the job but thought if there were any...
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    Help... hard starting t444e aka powerstroke

    got a international with a stroker in it and having intermitten problems with it starting. sometimes in starts and others is just cranks. when it runs it runs great and that would lead me to rule out the cam sensor. the high pressure oil pump on the other hand i feel may be suspect. i hate...
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    What to do?

    Well the squirrel mobile has about 226k on the clock and I'm starting to have a couple of problems. I have started noticing a surge in my rpm and longer crank times. Also I have obtained a Jasper rebuilt engine that is said to have 5500 miles on it. Also I got a freshly rebuilt IP and...
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    More on the squirrel mobile.

    well guys i've not posted in awhile, sorry but work got busy and has left little to no time for the net or working on the squirrel mobile. got the flatbed on and then sold the jeep and now the idi is my daily driver. when i got the truck i had to replace the front brakes and brake hoses...
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    Trade ZD-1's for ZD-9's

    I came up with a set of motorcraft ZD-1's but need a set of ZD-9's. Anybody willing to swap me? New in the package. I'd use them if they had bullets on them insted of the blades. PM me if you have a need for ZD-1's
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    man i love my idi....need 24v advice

    Guys I got to tell you I found one more reason the idi is on the top of my list. I was working on a IP problem this weekend on a 24v and fixed part of it but not all of it. 02 dodge with a 24v sporting a vp44 bosch pump. Was running bad and wound have a dead peddle after it got warm. Replaced...
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    The Squirrel Mobile gets a new look!

    Ok guys here's a peak. Not finished with it got it set on the truck and found several things that needed changed, so the bed is just setting on the frame on a couple of 2x4s. NO it won't stay that way just out of time and tire of swimming in the mud to work on the thing. Was going to...
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    rear end gear changes

    Ok guys beat me up on this one. i have a sterling 10.25 with 4.10's and i'm thinking of going to 3.55's for the fuel economy. let me know what you think. i don't pull real heavy loads and living here in the mid-south not much mountain driving. probly 10k would be the heaviest i'd pull...
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    Squirrel mobile is Down

    My title is a bit misleading. :D Put the IDI out of service today to pull the lwb and get it ready for the flatbed.:thumbsup: Any thing i should check out or address while the bed is off. Gonna harpoon the tanks for sure. Once the flatbed is on I'll get measurements to add saddle tanks...
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    96 F350 PSD Donor Truck

    can someone tell me if the frontend under this truck is a solid axle or twin beam. trying to find another excuse to buy this truck as a donor. the PSD is trash though so its not a deciding factor.
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    PSD ZF5

    I've posted a simular thread but this is a bit different. Will a ZF from behind a PSD bolt up to an IDI??? :dunno found a '95 psd with a zf5 and i'm thinking about buying it as a donor truck. motor is susposed to be blown up and see as who has it, it probly is blown. i know i'll have...
  14. jcarr

    oklahoma dyno day

    ok guys i posted this in the events section but got very little response. check out what i'm trying to work up OKLAHOMA DYNO DAY;
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    WIPER MOD?????

    Is there such a thing? :dunno The squirrel mobile wipers are very slow even on the high speed setting. Is there any options to mod the wiper motor to help this problem go away?
  16. jcarr

    Attn OK, AR, TX, KS, & MO Oil burners.

    possible dyno day in oklahoma Ran an idea past OMB he liked it so i thought i'd shoot it past everyone here. Would anyone here in the south central us be interested in a dyno day? :dunno Been in contact with a dyno shop here in the Tulsa OK area and if we could get 10+ trucks to commit we...
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    7.3 IDI with Banks turbo on CL

    heck of a price even if it is being sold as a core. http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/pts/1521663127.html
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    When it rains it SNOWS

    :DIf any one cares we are having a white christmas here in Oklahoma for the first time in at least 5 yrs. ;Sweet I'm attaching a pic of the squirrel mobile in what most people here in okieland would call a blizzard. Well ok it was heavy blowing snow and from 5pm to 10pm it dumped about 6-8...
  19. jcarr

    Crown vic blower motor

    I read in a forum, i think here, that we could change out our stock blower motor for one from a crown vic. i went to the autozone to get a motor and the 92 CV motor was alot different from the 92 F350 motor, not the same mounting.-cuss if this is possible which year model CV blower fits the F350
  20. jcarr

    GP resistor???

    Was about to finish up my pushbutton set up for the squirrel mobile and read something about the flat ribbon resistor MUST be in the circuit. Is this right and why? Could you not use a starter sol and a push button? Why the resistor? Will 3-5 seconds of 12vdc fry the GPs?
  21. jcarr

    turbo alternative

    ok guys beat me up for this one thats why i'm posting it. i was thinking cookoo could a person install some form of blower to force more air down the intake like a turbo does but do it with a electric fan of some sort? :dunno just a thought. adjusting the boost pressure would be a trick...
  22. jcarr

    Dome light stays on???

    when i shut the doors the dome light stays on. head light switch is new and wires to headlight switch are all good. :thumbsup: i can't find a door jam switch that would control the dome light. :dunno anyone ever experenced this problem. :confused:
  23. jcarr

    Harpooned Tanks???

    I just caught the harpooned tanks phrase in MLSC's signature. What does this mean? I've not heard this phrase before.
  24. jcarr

    positive battery cable

    Hey guys give me some ideas here. Need to replace my positive cable and not really in to paying $200 from the stealership for one and NAPA wants $150. Anybody got a less costly idea.
  25. jcarr

    83 F250 4x4 6.9 T-19 going on CL

    Ok i wanted to get rid of this faster than this but as i just got the bed off of it yesterday its here a bit longer. Running 6.9l 3/4 ton for sale $500 does have a bad rear end but lost of other good parts goes to the crusher at the end of the month

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