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  1. bjprk

    Missing And Smoking

    "Complete with the blue smoke @ idle? This is not a debate - at least for me - it's an attempt to help someone who seems to have a number of symptoms that may, or may not be well identified. If your intellectual sensibilities are offended I appologize.
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    Missing And Smoking

    This is probably a long shot, but I had similar problems with a known-good rebuilt pump and matched injectors. The truck ran ok at first and then started having lots of problems similar to yours. In desperation I pumped all the fuel out, ran it through a West Marine funnel filter (used by anyone...
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    Another Mystery Part

    Exactly - I believe in changing ATF every 30 years whether it needs it or not. Actually, if I had bought the truck used and it was an unknown quantity it's one of the first things that I would have done, but since I bought the truck new in 1986 and have driven every one of it's roughly 200K...
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    Another Mystery Part

    Thanks a lot - It looked like it might fit in that hole but obviously if it was there the dipstick wouldn't fit. I feel better now... Bob J.
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    Another Mystery Part

    Can anyone identify this? It's out of a C6. Why do I want to know? I found it rolling around in the transmission oil pan..... FWIW, the only "problem" the transmission had was that it shifted very hard when cold, but was "normal" when warmed up - "normal" being adjusted to shift very...
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    If i may ask what did you guy's pay for your truck or 7.3 or 6.9 powered vehicles?

    $13,600.00 - in 1986....
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    Cleaning out the radiator myslef?

    The factory manual warns against putting a rod down the tubes because it will destroy the "turbulators" (Ford's term, not mine....) pressed into the tubes, and probably the tubes themselves.
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    Found out why it has a Death Shake! now what to do?

    Yikes! - please say it wasn't Citrus Motors that did that....
  9. bjprk

    F150 vs 7.3IDI

    Here's my two cents: If you are going to tow 7 to 8K get a 3/4 ton truck with a diesel or the largest big-block gas engine you can find. Regardless of what the specs say a half-ton truck is not going to last under that load. As an example, a very good friend of mine is a vintage racer and his...
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    One of the nicest radiators I've seen for an idi

    Well, it's like rolling dice, but I bought it. When I first looked at the link I thought it was just an ad for their fabricated products but in reality it was for just this one radiator assembly. The price seemed too good to be true - I've had custom-built radiators made before and they cost...
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    One of the nicest radiators I've seen for an idi

    Thanks for that - I'm going to pay them a visit.
  12. bjprk

    Water Pumps

    Thanks a lot - it's off to the Ford dealer...Uhaul seems to be empty.
  13. bjprk

    Water Pumps

    First of all, thanks to everyone for the welcome. In case anyone missed it, this is a truck with 200K and I'm the original owner ($13.600 in 1986, which at the time was a LOT of money....). The first water pump didn't make it through warranty, but I replaced it with a new pump from NAPA...
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    A Long Introduction

    Hi - my name is Bob Johnson and I live in the southern province of the People's Republik of Kalifornia (the PRK) near Los Angeles. I'm the original owner of a 1986 F250 XLT with approximately 200K miles. - "approximately" because the overdrive sending unit had it's problems when it was first...

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