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    Brake problems

    135K on truck. previous owner put new pads on before I got it.
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    Brake problems

    I have what feels like a warped rotor on the front of my 90 f2504X4. I cannot feel it at all when towing. And when empty it changes in severity. Somtimes I can feel the whole truck shaking when I stop, other times I can just barely feel it. I took the calipers off and greased the slide pins with...
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    Time for new brakes, any suggestions

    I'm pretty sure my passenger side caliper is sticking beacuse my rotor is warped on that side, so now I get to replace everything. What are you guys's recomendation as far a rotors, pads, and calipers. I do quite a bit of towing. 1990 f250 4X4 7.3 IDI
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    Which tie rods are the best

    The time has come to replace my tie rods. Rockauto has Raybestos professional grade stuff for slightly more than Moog. Any opinions on which is better?
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    3G alternator conversion

    I am just about done doing the 3g conversion and I have a couple of questions. 1. On my old alternator harness there are three wires, the charge wire and a smaller white and orange wire. being that I am using a bigger charge wire what are the white and orange wires for? 2. Where is a...
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    Radiator

    I did quite a bit of shopping the best deal I found was at Summit. Vista Pro for about $250 shipped. Its plastic and Aluminum but seems to be pretty high quality.
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    87-94 Glowplug harness...

    on mine the wires for the glow plugs were brown with unusually thick insulation, but I do believe that they were 10 AWG. I ended insulation my wire with fiberglass sleve as any extra precaution aginst heat and chafing.
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    87-94 Glowplug harness...

    thats how mine was. I made a new harness for the driver's side since the PO thought it was OK to just wrap electrical tape around the burned glow plug connectors and call it good.:rolleyes: Its not hard to do just use the proper gaude wire and bullet connectors.
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    Bumpers

    any pics of how they are attached to the frame?
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    the money pit.... Another problem

    Well said sir!! I bought my 1990 a year ago and it was in great shap and had been well taken care of. That being said I have still done a bunch of repairs general maintence stuff and I haven even driven it 5000 miles yet. Things will fail over time and even more so if it been abused. All...
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    glow plug wiring and other issues

    I am in the process of replacing all my glow pugs in my (new to me) truck with Beru's. I discovered that I have two melted glow plug connectors. Where can I get a new wiring harness or can I crimp new connectors on?( the the bullet type not the spade type). Also how do I get the very back...
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    recomendations for a new radiator

    I ended up ordering a Vista Pro (Visteon) From summit for $320 shipped, Which was quite a bit cheaper than the same radiator from rockauto or 1-800 radiators. Thanks very much for the help.
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    recomendations for a new radiator

    I take it that the AC Delco one is the OEM? Thanks
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    recomendations for a new radiator

    My radiator is leaking pretty good, so now I get to shop for a new one. Any recomendations for a new one? I am lookig for a high quality one, preferably one without plastic tanks on it. I am eyeing A griffin but they are $$$$$$. Any suggestions? 1990 7.3 with A/C and auto trans
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