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    Bullnose F350 Shocks

    T beam and leaf spring is the worst. Being it's also a 350 might be worst ride ever. Prob never will be very good. Didn't matter what I did to my 85 f250 4x4.
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    Is a turbo mandatory for fuel economy?

    Turbos don't spin for free off otherwise wasted exhaust gases or temperatures. It causes back pressure which causes less exhaust to escape the cylinder and therefore less to enter. Unless of course boost pushes air in faster in the rpm...load etc where the turbo is in it's efficiency curve. If...
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    Is a turbo mandatory for fuel economy?

    Turbos are less efficient outside their ideal rpm range.
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    Is a turbo mandatory for fuel economy?

    My old 85 Jetta n/a got about 40 like most. The turbo ones all got 32-35. Mostly a gearing thing vs where the turbo is efficient but same with these trucks. Gears...crusing rpm....turbo type....load...etc
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    Lift options F350

    The truck in my sig was a 460 therefore it has the softer two leaf pack up front. With the RSK I will be perfectly level and should be riding...well it rides good now...when it had the 460/C6 it reminded me of an LTD or Continental. Point is for a factory brick diesel a 460 pack and an RSK I...
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    No giddyup

    No smoke no boost= not enough fuel I would think. If it was timing alone I would expect smoke from a turned up pump. Maybe IP couldn't take it???
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    Garrett T04E13

    I spent a year driving a DT466 with an Allison. Definitely not exciting or zippy like an Isuzu but got the job done. Might be ok for a decked studded high rpm high fuel monster.
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    Searching fail

    Any meduim/heavy duty truck places by you. I found that stuff at Anderson Bros in Portland around here. Good thick stuff on the shelf.
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    Anybody rebuild starters?

    Ask me how I know this right lol.
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    Anybody rebuild starters?

    Main thing is you don't want enough to migrate onto the armature. Conductive material will collect in the grease in between the contacts and cause a short.
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    Anybody rebuild starters?

    You can totally screw up a starter with grease FYI
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    replaced tach sensor but still no tach & E40 D limp mode

    Check the ice cube solenoid for power supply to tranny. If it goes bad tranny goes in limp mode plus it Powers other things like I think maybe the tach ometer.
  13. plywood

    T-19 to Zf5

    I did TC shifter issues too but don't recall what I did for that.
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    T-19 to Zf5

    With Ford you may have a BW transfer case or NP in the same year LOL. I found that there are always variations. In my conversion to zf5 I used part of a cross member from one truck and part of it from another. Two pieces from two different trucks that used existing holes but one piece kind of...
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    Did I just have an injector stick?

    If you're concerned about it being too advanced. Just push in on the plunger on the IP, driver side, bottom rear, with a pry bar. Gently gently. If it is to advance you will hear the pinging go away so to speak but the diesel rattle will stay.
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    94 7.3 idi turbo fuel filter housing leaking

    Actually you want it out of there anyway cause part of the heater corrodes and falls apart.
  17. plywood

    94 7.3 idi turbo fuel filter housing leaking

    Yeah just take it apart and get creative. I think I made a sandwich with injector washers and what not to plug the hole after removing the electric fitting. Been working for years.
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    Clutch problem

    I have always been happy with my Fort Wayne clutch. I think it's a 12 or 12 and a half. Came with flywheel for $450. That was some years ago so who knows now. But it's the kind of place you call and talk to the guy and see what he can set you up with.
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    Doing Things Right? Still short GP Cycle. Whut thuh?

    Progress! These GP contollers are pretty sensitive and complex really. A set of Beru's is just the best way to go. I've used them manually for years. But the truth is the controller just won't calculate properly without them.
  20. plywood

    N/A vs IDIT flywheel

    Rods are what I think give the different feel. That one had slightly decked heads though and G codes popped right at 2100 so it was just fun to listen to it purrrr.
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    N/A vs IDIT flywheel

    I will say my 93 Factory turbo truck I owned drove like a big rig in the way it torqued off the line. I always attributed it to the fact that it just had a stronger block and internals basically. Could have been anything but I have owned and driven a lot of these truck and to this day know where...
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    Doing Things Right? Still short GP Cycle. Whut thuh?

    It's not the starter relay it's a relay that looks just like it that's for the glow plug controller. But off the top of my head I remember the ground connection can also cause a common problem.
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    I got the engine running, does this sound ok? (video)

    Oh yeah now thump the throttle that way. Amazingly quiet that way at idle. But amazingly noisy when you hit the throttle. Sounds awesome though!
  24. plywood

    Running the engine without turbo exhaust set up

    Only way I can think of is if since the cold side of the turbo would be spinning the hot side it would become a vacuum to an open dirty area.

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