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    need advice getting really frustrated with my truck

    My egt prope is just before the turbo on the up pipe. Heres another question my egt is the original banks one what can i trouble shoot to get it to work? All conections seems tight could i have a bad probe or guage?
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    need advice getting really frustrated with my truck

    Dont know which pistons they were but the ip is only 56000 kms old so it shouldnt be bad should it?
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    need advice getting really frustrated with my truck

    hey guys its been awhile since iv posted since my last post i pulled my motor and sent it out for a rebuild due to horrible performance and low compression. the motor has been rebuil 2 new pistons 8 full sets of rings 8 glow plugs 8 injectors and both heads had bent exhaust valves so they had to...
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    My makeover

    Thats wicked man. Glad to see your not giving up on it plus shortbox looks wicked. I cant imagine plowing with my truck with a long box it would be like a cruel joke haha.
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    Trucks all back together now im hAving steering issues please help

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    Help need pics of 7.3 accesory brackets

    Hey guys im in the process of putting my motor back in my truck and well i dont have a clue how the brackets are supposed to go can someone please post some pics for me thanks
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    First long haul after being winterized

    im jealous goof i cant wait to get my motor back and get the truck back together. should be interesting to see what a properly working truck feels like.
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    fuel heater temp sensor wire help?

    hey guys im just in the process of putting my truck back together and my fuel heater temp sensor wire has a cut in does anybody know where to get a new one or what would be the best way to splice a new line in ? any advice would be great as i should have my motor back sometime this week, and...
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    Absolutly gutless need opinions

    thanks budy i appreciate it im trying to keep it that way to. iv tried zmax thats about if iv been usuing lubricity and ctane booster in almost every tank for months iv put a load on it iv tried driving it like a pissed of teenager it just seems shes stuck which sucks cuz i cant afford to get it...
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    Absolutly gutless need opinions

    So am i he lives about an hour away from me lol i wouldnt even want to dream what this truck felt like at 110 miles and hour lol. Im kinda facing facts that im gonna have to pull the mule hey goof you still want to haul this thing apart with me?
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    Absolutly gutless need opinions

    Thanks for all the replys guys the truck only has 33000 kms so im doubting that the ip and injectors are wore out cAn an ip loose its timing if it sits for long periods of time? This truck has sat sine 90 in a garage. Also with my non wg banks i had 9 lbs of boost and my egts were about 625 on...
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    Absolutly gutless need opinions

    Hey guys my 88 f 350 has been down on power for a while now and abiut 2 months ago i had a compression test done which resulted in one cylinder coming in at 410 and the rest at low 300s well this past weekend i hooked on to about 8000 pounds and boy what a gutless thing on the hills. It has a...
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    my 88 f350

    right on man i really appreciate it might still end up having to pull the motor and i dont have near the gear for that? you ever pulled an idi? yeah i travel hammonds plains road everyday to school. this weekend im gonna pick up the chrome rollbar that came with the truck and my car is coming...
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    my 88 f350

    Haha oops sorry bud iv been looking for ya but these past few mornings iv been on autopilot i guess lol this weekend i should be putting 8000 pounds behind the truck to see if i can put some strain on her. Well have to meet up sometime im at nscc in Akerley doing my second block for plumbing...
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    LOW COMPRESSION NEED HELP

    im heading there as soon as they open to get some zmax thanks for the tip i just want this freaking thing to work right sitting for 20 years sure does keep it pretty but they sure dont like to work after do you use the heavy duty zmax or just the regular stuff?
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    LOW COMPRESSION NEED HELP

    hahah yeah right thatd be somthing to see now wouldnt it hahaha we have to get wood here shortly so ill use the truck for that than we need stone so it should haved some heavy trips very shortly if today wasnt so crappy id go through my car in a trailer and go lol
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    LOW COMPRESSION NEED HELP

    thanks guys believe me goofy i dont wana pull that monster out haha apparently the top rings on the 7.3 are so tiny that they can get gummed up real quick and even bend or break. im hoping that when i pull some wieght things start to snap free and work a lot better
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    LOW COMPRESSION NEED HELP

    hey guys i recently took my truck for a compression test as the truck seemed to be very lazy. what i found out really sucks one cylinder check in at 400 and the rest cam in at low to mid 300. apparently were my truck used to be a garage queen the cylinders are probably glazed and maybe the motor...
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    will this work?

    I was reading one of my diesel mags and saw an obs powerstroke that had an international logo on the front that replaced the ford emblem. riff raff diesel sells the logo and kit for a 94 to 97 powersdtroke do you think this will work on my 88 grill? heres a link...
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    my 88 f350

    Alll i know it was a brand new frame man i love my truck and i wouldnt change a thing cept maybe a 4 door
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    my 88 f350

    Big rig tech and goof yeah were finally gettin a lil bit of snow lol and thanks for the hookups im gettin sick of scavenging junkyards lol. For those who are wondering my father said when he did the swap he bought a brand new supercab long box one ton frame and cut it to a short box thanka for...
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    my 88 f350

    Hey guys ill find out exactly what was done to the frame and ill take some pictures if it gets any nicer outside thanks for all the compliments
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    my 88 f350

    Thanks guys my father did the conversion in 91 he had an 88 f 350 diesel reg cab long box when me and my brother were born he needed more room. So he bought a branD new 91 f 150 xlt lariat and swaped the diesel dash cluster in the f 150 and the f 150 body was transplanted on the 88 f 350 frame...
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    my 88 f350

    hey guys heres some pic of my 88 this is wheen it had 24 000 kilometers on it it currently has 28 000 not the best pictures but there the only ones i have that its half decent clean lol. enjoy
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    lazzy truck

    Thanks for all the info man yeah i guess iv got 100 kms to pick up or so lol id be plenty happy with 18 my truck is goin to a diesel mechanic sometime soon hes gonna check injectors and a few other things for me see if i can get it working better

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