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    Wow this is a nice buy check it out

    The logging companies in the PNW used to run these trucks; I remember seeing them as a kid because my grandfather had timber acreage surrounded by Weyerhaeuser property. They had the living snot beat out of them, even back in the 1970s (I remember being amazed by the places on the body that...
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    Trailer Brake Problem...

    Well, it sounds like something on your trailer shorted to ground which caused the wiring to overheat and melt. I'd start on your trailer and make sure that you don't have any issues there before going at the truck. Start by checking the resistance of all of your electric brake solenoids...
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    F150 vs 7.3IDI

    Good advice above! Speaking as somebody who was looking for a diesel truck but ended up with a 460 gas, I'll second the advice to consider the engine and vehicle's condition more than gas vs. diesel. I bought my gasser truck because it was in excellent condition (after a 3-year fruitless...
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    My confidence in O'Reilly auto parts has waned considerably

    You got that right! .35A is about ten times too high. Most modern cars run around .030 - .050A parasitic drain, and an IDI should be way lower than that due to the lack of an engine ECM and all of the other electronics that are now standard.
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    double OD and other nonsense......

    This has nothing to do with the bean counters - now if it got removed as part of a cost-cutting measure, THAT you could blame on them! I'm an electrical and not a mechanical engineer, but there are similar fixes used in electronic circuits all the time. You don't want resonance at a...
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    New wheels need lugnuts

    D'oh! I feel your pain, I have bought things on Craigslist, Ebay, and the like, and due to my own lack of due diligence, gotten stuck with stuff that I couldn't use. Keep your eyes on CL, or put the word out at the local tire stores or scrapyards that you are on the lookout for a set of 16"...
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    Sad News

    http://forums.tdiclub.com/forumdisplay.php?f=52
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    Brake drum questions

    The other issue with discs is in rainy conditions when you haven't touched the brakes in a long time - that first second or two before the discs dry off and the pads grab can really get the heart rate up! With drums, this isn't as much of an issue as it is harder for water to get inside the drums.
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    Group 31 vs. group 34

    Well-stated above. The heavy-duty Group 31 batteries have additional design features inside which make the batteries more resistant to shock and vibration (which can cause open connections and/or shorted-out plates internally) that they can encounter on a commercial truck. You will pay more...
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    searching for a connector

    +1 on the above. I used to design wiring harnesses for heavy truck and off-highway equipment. A connector is available, but finding an oddball connector like that, new, in a consumer retail place, is very difficult (for OEMs, however, it's a completely different story, esp. if you are buying...
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    block worm?!?!?!

    So you didn't check either the block or heads for flatness (you don't have to send them out, just use a precision-ground straight edge and a feeler gauge)? That could be it right there. And just to be clear, you did a visual inspection of each cylinder bore for pinholes while it was torn down?
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    how do you remove ...?

    It's all about ease/quickness of assembly at the factory (plus, the rivets don't ever loosen up and rattle like screws and bolts can). GM FWD vehicles starting in the mid-80s had most of the crap inside the door pop-riveted in, including the window regulators! It is a pain the first time you...
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    block worm?!?!?!

    Doesn't sound good. Before you tear anything down, do a cooling system pressure test with all of the glow plugs removed. If you do this with the crankshaft in several different positions (such that all eight of the pistons are at BDC during the pressure test for some period of time), you...
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    HE351VE Remote Mount Turbo

    For your air intake, any chance that you could run it into the bed up underneath the toolbox? I don't know if your toolbox is rail-mounted or not; most of those boxes have an airspace underneath of them. Just a thought. And I'd definitely run a full synthetic oil in your turbo lube system...
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    Another update on the 6.9 rebuild.

    On drag race cars, I have typically seen check valves that were used on some AIR systems (the ones with 1/2" NPTF threads and a hex on on end, and a 5/8" hose nipple on the other), tied into the header collector at an angle (which will draw a vacuum on the smaller pipe coming in at an angle) to...
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    Denver area possible deal

    That's pretty common at used car lots where multiple salespeople are posting (should say spamming) the same vehicle on Craigslist. You know what they say about used car salesmen . . .
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    local C List find

    Seems that way, but no mention of how many miles, and how "good" of a rebuild that was done (if somebody improperly sleeved the block, that could be bad). I'm real suspect of "rebuilt" stuff unless I know that it was done by a reputable shop. And take a close look at the mismatch between the...
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    The week from hell!!!!

    Dad gum man, what a day! You might be able to resurrect those dead batteries on a slow charger for about a week (if you have any need for them), but it's common to get one cell out of the six that will short and never come back to life. On the glow plug relay sticking, it makes you want to...
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    Rear carrier bearing issue. How does this even happen?!

    You are speaking the truth there! It actually depresses me, as somebody who has been wrenching since I was a kid working on lawn mowers, keeping the old iron alive and kicking. As well as poor-quality parts, it seems that nobody keeps any inventory any longer as well, and I live in a major...
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    Possibly moving north....

    I spent 3.5 years at WSU in Pullman, WA which is just 8 miles west of there. You'll be fine with the IDI, and will probably want a block or coolant heater at some points during the winter months (lows are typically in upper teens or lower 20s, but at times can get down to the single digits)...
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    Cetane ratings

    I have had three diesels and all of them ran quieter on the higher-cetane fuel (I can't say that I saw an increase in economy from it, however, the fuel mileage seemed to stay about the same regardless of the fuel). Edit: Oh, and I'm a "JP" too!
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    a new WTF is this.....

    It smooths the airflow and it does work. You don't want sharp edges there. Even the air cleaner snout on my '62 Chevy had a rolled, smooth edge on the end of it.
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    New to the Forums

    Maybe. A tiny pinhole through the cylinder wall is very hard to find, and could exist for a long time before anybody ever finds out about it. It may show up by doing a used oil analysis (UOA, typically done by Blackstone Labs, google them) which will detect coolant in the oil. Of course, a...
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    Rear brake woes - emergency brake related

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    Help getting wheel studs in hub/rotor assembly

    I use my hydraulic press if it's off the vehicle.

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