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  1. robmoore11

    Motor from automatic truck to standard truck

    Hey guys, took my 7.3 off the road due to leaking everywhere oil pan and rear main leaking quite a bit and I park on the road so can't keep ruining the road side. I found a 1991 f350 CC long box with a 5 speed with a motor that's knocking for $1200. Since I'd pull the motor to do the oil pan...
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    2000-2003 f250 ext cab car seats

    I'm wondering if anyone knows if the middle front between the buckets slides forward by itself to fit a forward facing carseat back there. I noticed the ford ext cab is very small but if that can slide forward then it may work?
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    Rear antilock brake light

    I have had my RAB light on for some time now and decided it was time to change the rear axle sensor. I disconnected the battery for 1 minute after replacing but the light remains on..Any ideas?
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    Excess black smoke

    I installed a rebuilt injection pump on my truck and after I put it back on the road I noticed at WOT there was a little black haze. After about 4000 km more on pump it is starting to really blow black when I push it at all. Any ideas? Maybe injectors?
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    Tc lockup

    I have a question for u guys. Usually wen the tc locks the rpms will drop, which mine do in 3 and 4 but wen I pull her down into 2 and flip tc switch the rpms rise when I hit the switch .. Ideas?
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    Oil cooler

    I decided since my oil cooler leak has been getting worse that I would remove the oil cooler and do the o'rings and gaskets. Well holy crap I've never done a job so messy. Popped that baby off and I was showered in coolant and oil( I didn't think there was that much left after draining all oil...
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    Rear antilock brake light

    I am starting to think that the reason my speedo is out is because the rear antilock light is on. It's been on quite some time but my speedo fluctuates between being accurate and being out up to 15km/h. But I started noticing that when it came on is when I felt like I was driving to slow in...
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    Switch panel location.

    I was wondering what you guys have for switch panels in your trucks or ideas, I have my tc lockup but I am planning on putting some lights on my new headache rack and bumper lights and such.
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    leaky injetors /IP

    i have a problem guys. there is a puddle of diesel under my IP i did not notice before. and also 5/8 injectors/return lines are wet with diesel and there are puddles of diesel by the glow plugs, not sure where to go with this i have done alot of work to this truck and put quite a bit of money...
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    hard starting

    my truck has been struggling to start after work (sitting on flat ground) but when i start her up in the morning before i leav for work she starts right up (on a slight slope nose down) im thinking maybe return line? if so i was just thinking of throwing a plug in it, what do you guys think?
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    bench to captain chairs

    hi all, i just got the ol ford back on the road with all the rot fixed. but went to put my son in the back seat in his car seat and his legs seem to have grown a little too much in the last 4 months because he barely has enough leg room with the bench seat in the front. what kind of job am i...
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    Ignition lock cylinder

    Changed out my turn signal switch but didn't realize I should just take the wires out of the plug and I am back to the step of putting my ignition lock cylinder back in but there is a gear in there that looks like it needs to be lined up, how do I know if this is lined up correctly? Should the...
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    cab mount replacement.

    i was wondering if any of you guys have had experience with the cab mounts. not the frame support or bushings, but the part of the body itself that bolts to the frame mount. here is a pic. im just trying to figure out how to approach this. i do not want to remove the cab and cut it out...
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    IdI no start

    Had the truck off the road for a while as you all know and had to jump it yesterday. Parked it in my moms driveway nose up hill and went to start it this morning. Killed battery finally and jumped it. Charged for 10 mins. Still no start. I think may be losing prime? I was planning on bringing...
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    Dodge seats in ford?

    What do you guys think about 94-02 front dodge seats in my ford? Have any of you done it and if so how easy was the conversion?
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    Best way to clean a rad?

    I pulled my grill off today and realized the rad is plugged more than I'd thought. I was wondering what the best way to clean the rad is? My friend told me to let it soak in warm soapy water and then use a hose to clean as much as possible. Any one have any other ideas?
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    semi restoration started.

    took the truck off the road last week. have the seats and carpet out and going to start the floor pan replacement on both sides. only rotted out on the outside of floor pan where your foot sits. going to be filling doing oil cooler and injectors as well. getting a pyro and new water temp gauge...
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    Idi to psd conversion

    A family member of mine is able to get old psd shaw cable vans I believe between 94-2000. I was wondering how easy the swap would be if I had a complete donor vehicle (shaw cable van).
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    Heater not blowing very hard

    The last owner said the heater in this truck used to blow pretty hard until he went hunting one year and hit a bump pretty hard. He said that was when it crapper out. It still works but it is having problems now. Floor vent doesn't work. It constantly blows out of the vents on front of dash and...
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    turning radius.

    i was wondering what i can do to improve the turning radius in my truck. i was told by someone that there are bolts on the back of spindle that you can turn out to make the turning better. nothings even close to rubbing anywhere but the turning in this thing is terrible compared to my old ext...
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    fan clutch.

    i was wondering how do i tell if the fan clutch is gone? i just read on another forum that you are not supposed to be able to spin the fan by hand when the truck is off. but i can, both ways. if the case is my fan clutch is shot. i was wondering what the procedure is to have it totally locked? i...
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    axle blew a seal

    i had a few questions. i need to know what axle i have. the sticker says C9. i remember being told 3.55's with a 9 inch ford rear? because i called the local parts store and they said it either came with dana 44 or dana 60. there was no listing for a ''ford 9 inch''. the seal that blew was on...
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    operating temperatures.

    i was wondering if my temperatures were normal. on average in city driving around if its stop and go the truck runs around 200 F with the outside temps being about 25-30 celcius so 75-90 F. is this normal? on the highway on a day thats say 85-90 F i can get the truck up to 210 with my foot a bit...
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    hunting gears

    heres the dealio. my moms boyfriend has a 1998 dodge ram 3500 220,000 kms give or take. they just got it about 2 months ago. it is an auto and not sure when any trans work was done. but it is hunting at around 80 km/h. my guess is it is the torque converter locking and unlocking. he says it only...
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    coolant sca additive.

    i recently replaced the coolant, with the green stuff. prestone long life antifreeze. it does not say anything about sca additive on it but it does say protects aluminum and all other engine metals. so should i maybe get test strips or should i just get some additive and how much?

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