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Possible oil cooler replacement?
I got curious about reading of oil cooler problems and that it is quite a pain to get to and re-seal. I figure there's got to be an alternative that could possibly work better. I guess the first question is what is the cooling capacity of our current coolers, as in surface area inside a...- youngunbd
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What to do when the engine is out and apart?
So as the the title says, I believe my 6.9 will be coming out soon. I am getting the ever loved oil ooze from the rear corner of the passenger head. I am picking up NIB studs tomorrow from craigslist, then I will hold of on gaskets and such till the time comes. Now on to my questions. I have...- youngunbd
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Injector fun times
This is how to turn a one hour project into a three day escapade. Step 1. Head up the nearest mountain range and lose your clutch fluid (next project) When you are heading up the next incline, realize you aren't really able to shift, but floating it into fourth and limping to a rest stop...- youngunbd
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Electrical gremlins strike again!
Welp my stuff is on the fritz again! A few weeks ago I rebuilt my turbo and re-installed it, when I tried to start the truck, she didn't start! So I began looking into what the heck it could be. First we put a jumper in the clutch position sensor, and that didn't do it, then we discovered it...- youngunbd
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mystery fuse and electrical gremlins 86
New to me 6.9 excites me everyday, today was the drier/accumulator stuck like sin. Well on to the current problem, while testing fuses to see why my dash lights and guages have no power, a mystery fuse fell out of the fuse block, it looks like an old style fuse. For the life of me I can not...- youngunbd
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fuel leak disguised as an oil leak actually a coolant leak?
This new-to-me 86 f250 is becoming fun! Camo headliner, new speakers and deck, working locks, just rebuilt the turbo, so now to track leaks! Like I said I just rebuilt and installed the turbo, that took care of that bad oil leak. Now I drove it for a bit, parked it and tossed the cardboard...- youngunbd
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old hypermax help!
So my hypermax on my new to me 86 6.9 was leaking a good bit of oil. I bought the rebuild kit from hypermax, they told me it would be a pulse turbo. Well I'm into the rebuild now, the whole thing is apart, then I got to lookin at the kit, and there is a few O-rings in there, three to be...- youngunbd
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