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    1990 F super duty dump fs more likely parts

    I’m considering chopping my 90 super duty dump truck into a dump trailer, because many parts will back up my 92 f250 7.3 service body - the rebuilt $2200 AT (computer, driveshaft...) being the main part that’s junk to me. The A/C compressor needs an alignment and pigtail, the fuel line to the...
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    Prep for sale fail

    I have a 90 F super duty idi e40d (rebuilt 3-4 years ago ~1000 miles) 5.13 rear, 10k dump bed. The truck continues to do the crazy idle thing after sitting even though I've done return lines, check valve, lift pump..... It also may stall on releasing WOT. On driving it to previous owner (~ 2...
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    steering coloum u joints?

    When the trucks doing the ants in its pants dance, the steering wheel is steady and still steers the truck. It's a solid front axle (single I beam?), but beyond grease busted tie boots there was a transverse sway member axle to the engine cradle missing some rubber. The steering wheel play is...
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    steering coloum u joints?

    So I have enough slop in the double d (ford calls it a steering shaft lower-intermediate 3b676 $360) that the truck will shake violently side to side at 40ish when braking sometimes or during a blowout (rod ends don't look great, but I can barely find any play in the rack itself) . As much I'm...
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    2001 TDI Just bought and now it surges. Help

    My 00 alh had intake clogging. The car didn't make any more power above 3000 rpm. Did a crappy cleaning job on it and did see a little power over 3k rpms. This did not cause surging. I'd recommend preemptively doing the vacuum lines and checking the check valve. Additionally, inspect the throw...
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    NEED some measurements for 38 Gal rear tank please??

    My super duty has a funky rear tank that was evidently stock and is NLA - sort of an L shaped tank. I'd be really surprised if it's 38 gallons. I'm currently headed back home in a 47 Buick, hoping to make it on Friday. The tank is really low slung, but I can get you a measurement then if that's...
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    92 7.3 tps and muffler question (new owner)

    I went out and bought some napacool after reading about cavitation, but I'm limited by my locale. I'd inspect the fipl/tach harness for any rubbing. I'd look at where the wires go into the connectors at the transmission as mine had lots of bare copper like pics I've seen up here. I also found a...
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    Algae in the diesel.

    I've also heard of this in the marine world. You might check some boat forums out.
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    Algae in the diesel.

    Uh, get it cleared up and don't let it sit. Bugs were always a problem at the refinery, damn things will survive everything h2s, HF..... I'd consider replacing the tank if you want the car to be able to sit for a couple months without going through the process again. You could try bleach, but I...
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    shifting hard

    I've just fought through my electronics on an e40d rebuild. My hard shifts appear to have been caused by a $10 part and corrosion. There are three connectors on my tranny: VSS (which was my issue, the gear on the end of it specifically), The connector on the passenger side showed a lot of bare...
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    My county just OK'ed emissions testing....

    Exactly what 94 said. You can't save the environment by burning more fuel or reducing the lifespan of a resource intensive machine to reduce emmision's. It's a little thing called entropy. If you want to reduce nox - redesign the engine with a different coolant system or Evans... If you want to...
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    Glow plug controller questions

    Glad you got it fng, thanks for letting me play through.;Sweet
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    Glow plug controller questions

    Finally found some stuff online about replacing the two yellows with a 6 gauge. Looked at the 92 and it was already done. Not only that, the 6 gauge is the only wire going to the passenger side (and the tach, fipl harness..). The injector wires run back and then under the master cyclinder to the...
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    trying to play mechanic....

    A flywheel is a slightly bigger pita than an AT swap. I have a hard time imagining engine damage: maybe rear/front main seals, maybe engine mounts. I'm firmly in the tech/shade tree category though so maybe one of the engine builders will chime in.
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    Remaned Ford E40d Transmission by Ford? Happy?

    My super duty has triple discs and I'm thinking 5.23 - it's like red truck on high idle with 4.11s. I can't imagine what I'd do with more air or fuel other than have some fun. The splitter, however, oh the splitter... The trans shop's guy said, "I don't remember the idi's having giddy up like...
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    Zf5

    Sorry I missed the t19 in the op. I can't decide whether I'm a tightwad or a gambler - I'd risk a 2nd R&R against 1400.
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    Half the VSS came out of the tranny

    Thanks everybody for the input and encouragement. Trucks up and running. I had to sand all the paint off the new VSS as I plan to try risking another speedo cable install;) The shifts are firm because I turned the fipl all the way up trying to achieve 1.2 4.5 but maxed at 1.09 4.12. The trans is...
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    Glow plug controller questions

    Ahh to start a new thread or hijack poor op's while he's off busting knuckles. The title's right so here goes. Off the back of the gpc there are two yellow wires that go to the main harness connector (toward the blower motor) corresponding to a black brown and a black orange. Both blacks are...
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    Fuel Selector Valve Nightmare

    I don't believe any of these manual valves were installed without pictures.:sly Nice thread.
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    Zf5

    Don't know if that truck falls into the firewall crack years, but my 90 don't look so good on casual inspection (could be just paint) and it doesn't have a clutch... Where are you getting your pedal setup?
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    just bought a 6.0...advice?

    The oil cooler is prone to the same failure as the egr cooler. I read quite a bit on a shop's site in the OR WA area. He said the head gaskets tend to go when they've been running hard for a while with the egr or oil cooler blown and to go back with arp studs if you have to go that far. They...
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    Remaned Ford E40d Transmission by Ford? Happy?

    Isn't an OEM TCM pretty expensive all by itself? The dealer near me offered $2300 and made no mention of the warranty, TCM, or cooler on the new dump. Seems too reasonable for a stealership to me. I might have not towed the truck another 150 miles on that offer (was a little heavy behind a 97...
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    New owner/member to the IDI turbo diesel world

    Inspect the harness on the trans the master connector behind the heat shield seems to be a common problem, clean the trans connectors into the main harness under the master cylinder, inspect the harness that comes from the tach sensor and fipl on the injection pump for rub through. Inspect the...
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    trying to play mechanic....

    From what I've gathered reading up here dmf's are NLA. Smf will make a rollover noise and some members report buying new smf that are out of balance and cause problems, so some members collect DMF. I'm not sure if a bad DMF can take out the clutch on an idi, but I would assume so. The tdi's had...
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    New user intending to burn WMO WVO and anything else flammable.

    I might rather look for used hydraulic fluid, you knowing mechanics and all. I can't speak to idi's on hydraulic but have friends with cummins 12v that run 50/50 with diesel. Centrifuges were running 2-300 and the pumps and motors were really cheap to scavenge (think we used a power steering...

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