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2200 mile weekend, first towing trip!
Well, since I got the truck about 95% done, I bought an 18 ft, 10k equipment trailer I'd been wanting, and loaded up to help move my grandparents from Ohio to Oklahoma with my dad. We left last Thursday and I got back in Sunday morning. Truck pulled great, no major problems on the road other...- Old Blue
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Holy &%*#! First test drive!
All I can say is WOW. I finally got the brakes done on the truck and took it out for its first short drive with the new Banks kit, Moose pump, and the BB injectors. This truck was previously the slowest truck I had EVER driven, period. Slower than my old '88 4.3L TBI Chevy 1500 even. I just...- Old Blue
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Rod knock? and other bad things
Well, I just got back home and into my little truck project in my sig for the past 3 days. I started her up after getting the turbo kit on and lo and behold I've got what sounds to be a nasty bottom end knock. This truck was supposed to be at the rally, but I had 2 weeks vacation in Oklahoma...- Old Blue
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HOWTO: Calculate towing speed/grade speed
This mini-howto was inspired by the thread 7.3IDI towing limit? and covers how you can accurately estimate how fast your truck can pull a given weight, on the level or up any % grade. I have broken the material down into 4 smaller sections. Many will not have a need for this, but it may be...- Old Blue
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- Forum: Towing and Hauling
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Flywheel locking method for SMF job?
Hey all, Since my clutch and flywheel came in this week and I got the old one off, I was wondering what everyone else has done for holding the flywheel steady as you torque the bolts. When I did my car, I used a spare arm off a gear puller bolted to one of the bolt holes, I just had to grind...- Old Blue
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Old Blue, '88 R&R Project
First post here, long time lurker. I got the pickup in my sig several years ago off a used dealer lot and never did much with it due to lack of time/money - recently that has changed, so I decided to give the old girl the TLC she deserves. My dad bought a 92 SC new off the lot when I was a...- Old Blue
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
