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    Braking issues

    With a vacuum pump and not engine vacuum it's pretty easy to overwork the vacuum pump.
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    2002 Dana 50 in a '93?

    Bolt pattern on wheels would have to change. Spring spacing is a little different, but might be close enough. One piece wheel bearings suck though.
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    !@#$^!#$%&!# Steering Box!!!

    If the bushings allow any play in the shaft, just go get a reman. The bushings are a real PITA to change if you can find them. For the labor you will use, you can go get another box cheaper. IF you only need to replace the input shaft seal and the bottom seal they are pretty easy, but much...
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    How to use timing light.

    I bought a rotunda timing light for 6.9 on ebay. I followed the directions, but I'm not sure what it's supposed to act like. The truck is an 87 F250 4x4 with a 6.9 and 5 spd. First off, the luminous probe leaks so I have to hold the sending unit on or the air blows it off. I set it...
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    How embarrassing

    It's always the time that you took the tools out cause you were cleaning the truck and then you run somewhere for a quick trip that gets you. Not when you are 500 miles from the nearest town and you have every tool known to man and all the spares you'll ever need.
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    19.5 Rims/Tires

    I ran into a set of four 19.5 steelies today. They have the old 8 bolt pattern on them to fit my 87 F250. Does anybody know where I can find some more like them without going brand new. Any ideas about what years motorhomes or whatever came with these? I hear UPS trucks had them. Any ideas...
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    Problems finding a Lucky mod clutch set

    Try any Napa or Big A or whatever type of parts stores you have that aren't Autozone/Pep-boys/Checker type. They are expensive on parts, but you can usually get just the disc. Autozone used to sell them seperately, but I don't know about now.
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    Proper fluid in the ZF 5 Speed

    Mine had some kind of test oil in it. Stickers all over the case said to call an 800 # from some college in N.West somewhere. The fill and drain plugs were epoxied in, so I had to fill it through the shifter and drain it through the pto cover. I called the number but it didn't work anymore...
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    Would you haul this? Cat D-5 on a SRW Chevy

    Loads can be moved with just about anything. How safely is another story. I hauled 12K lbs of scrap iron on a broke down flatbed with a 1970 Bronco with drum brakes several times. Not because I wanted to, but because I had no other way to put food on the table. I've run 28K lbs of grain in...
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    Truck Camper on Gooseneck?

    I think it's a lot harder to make it look professional than it sounds. I too, have the problem of not caring about looks. I wish I could take a pic for you of my setup but it's dark right now. I was thinking about doing something just like what you are talking about, but my girlfriend said...
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    RDT into Exhaust.

    I was thinking of a similar setup. My thought is that a step in the exhaust would create a vacuum at the point that I would put in the pipe. Since yours is all 3.5" it would be harder. I was thinking of going from the 3" downpipe to 4" pipe out the back and putting it right where the two...
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    Status of Mr. Bill

    Good luck and god bless. Today's treatments are much better than in the past. The best way to fight the dragon is knowledge. If he is only in one spot he's a lot easier to kill off. Read whatever you can and take the best of all the possibilities and combine them. The worst thing you can...
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    5.4L in a SUPER DUTY

    The 5.4's are a decent engine. I just hope they finally fixed the head gasket problems and the oil burning. As for the E4OD's and their replacements, I am tempted, but I'm still a little hot under the collar about my last E4OD that died every 20K miles. That's what I get for buying the...
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    engine swap into a WHAT!!!

    The o.d. trans was a beefed car type. Not much for towing, but it saved on the gas.
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    Is this for real?

    Can anybody say... Edsel?????
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    Won't start 91 F-350

    Look on the clutch pedal there are two wires that come off. I think they are yellow. One is hot, one is cold when clutch is not depressed completely. When you find the right ones, splice or cut them and wire them together. No more safety switch. I had to do this on mine because I...
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    Status of Mr. Bill

    Good luck with the fight, don't give up. I fought the big C last year so I can relate. I'm probably 30 years younger, but age is more in the mind than in the body. Let us know if you need something.
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    Let's Talk Intercoolers

    Lots of good info here. For 2 wd guys I think the IC could be mounted just about anywhere it will get air. For normal 4wd guys I think partial covering of the rad would be o.k. For guys like me that occasionally do things that fullsize trucks were never intended to do, I think I will just...
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    New Mileage Record?!?!

    __________________ If you don't have anything to do, buy a used diesel and a camper. Too late, already did it. Hey Vegas Max. The same thing happened on I-15 last week out by Primm. Driver never even knew he lost them.
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    Leveling kit question- 1992 F250

    I've been playing around with adding air-bags to the front of mine. I saw a kit in Summit or somewhere for one made specifically for the front of these trucks. I want a lift someday, but right now I really like the idea of being able to keep the stock springs and add a little air to compensate...
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    another IDI drinking WMO

    I know a company in AZ that was trying to use hydraulic fluid for the same purpose. They eventually gave up due to excessive wear in the engines from metal particulates and silicates from dirt that were too small to filter out. WMO might be a better alternative since there is less likelihood...

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