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  1. bbjordan

    7.3 PSD starts, runs, dies

    About a week ago, coming home from my daughter's place, the engine in my 1996 F250 hiccuped a couple of times. This happened when I hit a jarring bump. I thought, I'll have to keep an eye on that. Last Sunday, she asked if I could help her pick up a new 81" TV. The truck made it to the...
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    Fred has a new home

    I don't know whats wrong with me, I bought another truck. A 1996 F-250 Extended Cab E4OD 4x4. I didn't really need it, but the price was right $1,000 CDN. So here's Fred: Looks better from the passenger side: There was a major problem with the steering. It was pissing out power...
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    IDM question

    My brother picked up a 1997 Thomas International 3800 School bus with a T444E in it. He bought it not running and is now trying to get it running. It will crank by jumpering the solenoid on the starter, but will not run. Does anyone know if the IDM on this is interchangable with the...
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    Cube van E4OD transmission trouble

    My son was heading to the Connect festival in the '95 cube van in my sig. He had a late start because we had to replace the high pressure power steering line. Wow, vans are a challenge to work on! Anyway he finally left at about 7:30 PM. At 9:30 I get a call. "Dad, the transmission went."...
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    Need PCM in Williams Lake BC

    My buddy Ralph is stranded in Williams Lake BC. His 1996 7.3 PSD possibly needs a PCM. He went to read and clear the code on his truck with his Edge tuner. After clearing the codes, his truck will not start. It will not connect to the reader now either. He took it to the Ford dealer (Lake...
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    Quote from different thread

    So, that's the test. You have to re-add the pics.
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    Slow cranking solved!

    So, I lent my antique truck to my son, and after a few days, I get a call: Dad, the truck doesn't want to start. It is plugged in, and the battery charger is on. Sigh... So I go visit to try and start it. The block heater is plugged in, and the battery charger is connected. Ok kid, try...
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    California welcomes world’s first fully sustainable biofuel facility

    California welcomes world’s first fully sustainable biofuel facility http://theamericanenergynews.com/energy-news/6110 Congrats CA. :)
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    Project 1997 Parts truck

    As some of you may remember, I picked up a 1997 F-250 for parts for a ridiculously low price. It has a ZF-5 transmission in it, which I prefer over the automatic. I was thinking of using the ZF-5 in a 1986 F-250 that I had picked up at the beginning of the year. The '86 had a...
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    Would you reuse it?

    This is the pressure plate that came with the '97 F250 I just got. The fingers look worn enough to make me feel a little uncomfortable with reusing it. What does the collective think?
  11. bbjordan

    Manual Glow Plug update

    Having a few 6.9 IDIs, I am all too familiar with the glow plug controller failing resulting in 8 dead glow plugs. :mad: So, as many other have done, I converted to a manual glow plug system. It has worked wonderfully. :) No big news there, but not that long ago I was reading a thread on...
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    Is that our truck smoking?

    Is that our truck smoking? Is not a question that you want to hear. As we were sitting at the light waiting to turn left, the wife spotted steam/vapours coming from the passenger side fender yesterday when we were on our way to the inlaw's 25th wedding anniversary. I looked at the temp gauge...
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    Officially a real Oil Burner

    After months of building and tweaking my Waste Motor Oil processing system, and hours of centifuging the WMO, I finally dared to try some in the antique truck. My mix is 70% WMO, 10% RUG (Regular Unlead Gas), and 20% Biodiesel. I poured about 20 liters into my front fuel tank which still had...
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    WMO centrifuge system finally up and running!

    WMO centrifuge system finally up and running! Well, probably not finally...but it was up and running! Here are some pics of the system: I built the barrel stands from salvaged lumber from my neighbour's deck. The pump is a power steering pump(s) from a Hyundai (PnP 1/2 price...
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    Picked up another one...

    I went antiquing today and brought home a 1986 F250 6.9 4 spd 4x4. For $500. I couldn't not buy it. Getting it home was a bit of an adventure too. It got to +2C today, so it was nice out, but it was a little bit melty. Anyway, I hit an ice patch on the road and put both in the ditch. It was...
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    WiDE - Water in Diesel Emulsion

    So, what has the Grampulator been up too lately? Well, while tracking down some WMO, I recently came across some stuff that was supposedly "diesel rich". About 1250 liters of stuff. I had to remove it to get to the WMO, which I haven't got to yet... Anyway, I took a sample of it, and let...
  17. bbjordan

    Tech 101 Starting with Ether

    With all the hard starting issues lately due to the "Polar Vortex" (in Canada we just call it winter ;Really ), I figured a How-to about using Starting Fluid aka Ether would be in order. Since my Glow Plug system was not working and I had to do this anyway, I was inspired to document it. Hope...
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    NP205 Question

    Will a married NP205 bolt up to a 1988 ZF-5? I think they were found on the 4 Spd transmissions and the C6 up to '79-80 Currently, the truck has a BW1365 married to the ZF-5. I like the idea of gear drive better than chain drive and would be willing to pay the extra weight penalty for the...
  19. bbjordan

    Claims it's a 1995.

    It looks like a SuperDuty. But seller claims it's a 1995. What does the collective think? http://calgary.kijiji.ca/c-ViewAd?AdId=540262641 Would that have the hydro-boost brake system on it? Would it be worth getting? What I asked the seller: "That does not seem to be a 1995. I...
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    OBS SC body to '88 SC 4x4 frame

    Guys, I am thinking of putting my SC OBS body onto a 1988 SC 4x4 frame. What issues am I going to run into or are the frames pretty much the same? The truck: onto this frame: The OBS with 2wd, really 1wd :puke: is pretty useless here this time of year.
  21. bbjordan

    Redneck 6.9 Rebuild (don't try this at home)

    Redneck 6.9 Rebuild (don't try this at home) History: I bought this 6.9 L engine from a guy who said that it a good strong engine that had been rebuilt not that long ago. Well, I needed an engine while I rebuilt the 7.3 that had been overheated (a whole other story). Well, about 6 months...
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    I am so tempted...

    Calgary Kijiji http://calgary.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-cars-trucks-1986-Ford-F-250-Pickup-Truck-TURBO-DIESEL-W0QQAdIdZ418751416- Drool
  23. bbjordan

    Free IDI timing in Calgary area.

    To all BOOBs in the Calgary area, if you would like the timing set on your IDI, or just want to know what the timing is set at, just PM me and we'll set something up. I use a Ferret timing adapter. I am also equipped to replace return lines & caps, injectors, glow plugs, injector pumps etc...
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    Officially Antique

    Well, my 1986 F-250 is officially antique. I got it registered as an antique Tues. when I registered the 1995 Cube van.
  25. bbjordan

    Call me Dr. Frankenstein

    The '96 Cube van that I just bought failed the out of province inspection. I kinda figured it would, but I wanted to find out what the mechanics would spot. Well, they failed it on a few things: 1) rusted out front bumper brackets. 2) two non-working marker lights 3) back tires too...

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