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  1. SPR1NK

    Why so hot??

    So the new engine my dad and i put together for his truck is running hot, crazy hot 220 cruising empty flat ground, saw 250 the other day goin up a slight hill and had to pull over to let her cool Tried replacing the thermostat and water pump, no change still averages 220 Yesterday he took...
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    Super duty springs in the rear?

    Building a new truck to be a toy, starting out with an 89 f250, swapping in a kingpin D60, and planning on lifting the truck. In my search for lift kits I found that there are more options for the 99-04 trucks, and inwas already thinking of putting the front shakle reversal in, so that makes...
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    So where's the short? Or is it even a short...

    After fighting with some no power issues ive noticed that my factory temp gauge goes up when I use the heater, power windows, headlights or anythingbelse that draws a good bit of power, what would be causing this?
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    New engine, no oil pressure please help

    My dad and i just finished building a 7.3 and got it fired the other night and it seems to not have any oil pressure, it is pushing oil through the turbo oil feed line, and it is pushing a very very tiny amount of oil through the outlet on top of the block on the back for oil gauge, but the oil...
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    460 to idi swap questions

    im sure this is on here somewhere but for life of me i cant find it, but when swapping a 460 out for an idi what does one have to do to get the tach to work? i assume the tach for the 460 can't be used with the idi? do i just need to swap in the whole gauge pod from a diesel truck? im looking...
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    so i hopped on lmc and found this...

    a radiator core support for diesels! http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/fd/full.aspx?Page=2 it says new so i wasn't sure if anybody had seen it yet or of anybody has tried one yet, i wonder if it's any good? I need a core support for my upcoming project...
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    what size rubber boots for intercooler piping?

    does anyone know offhand what size boots i need for the putting an intercooler on an 093? I'm guessing the outlet on the turbo is 2" based on a rough measurement i took earlier, is that right? What about the inlet side of the turbo?
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    Any options for front brake upgrade?

    Tried searching, couldn't find much, so Ill just go ahead and ask. Is there any options for the front brakes to get rid of the stupid pin in calipers in favor of something that bolts on? the grooves for the pins on the caliper mounts on my truck are so wallowed out that new pins with new...
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    why does the slave cylinder refuse to stay in place??

    ok, so since the new engine went in, with the south bend clutch, the slave cylinder has come off the side of the transmission twice, the first time it pushed it's guts out so i put a new slave and master on, now two weeks later (exactly to the day actually) the new slave just came off the...
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    random valley pan question

    after talking with a buddy of mine that recently replaced his valley pan and forgot to punch holes in the baffle for his oil drain and i got to thinking about that baffle and now am wondering can it just be cut out? Or does it need to be there for some reason even though its just an oil drain?
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    any chance anyone near me has timing equipment?

    was looking through the timing registry and didn't see anyone that was very close, but maybe there's someone closer to Stevensville Missoula area that has timing stuff that isn't on the registry?
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    pyrometer weirdness and cold starting issue

    so now that i have the new engine in the truck i have a cold start issue, last the truck ran was last night, go to start it around 2pm today, about 80-85 degrees out, Cycle glow plugs for 5 seconds, cranks over, no fire, try it again, fires but runs terribly and white smokes for a like 30...
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    finally got engine build finished

    so back in December i decided i was going to rebuild the 7.3 out of my parts truck, now months later after much struggling and lots of scouring around here for information i finally got it finished. old engine was pretty dirty and i had no idea if it ran, was told it "dropped" a cylinder but...
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    are these the right freeze plugs?

    so after getting my engine back from the machine shop I do not like how he installed the freeze plugs, looks like he hit the center of them with a Chizel so I decided I want to get new ones to put in myself, do I have to get them from Ford or are these sealed power plugs on rock auto the right...
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    RPM keeps jumping when truck in OD?

    my dads truck (93 f350 7.3 E40D hypermax turbo) keeps jumping the rpm up by like a couple hundred rpm or so, only does it when its in overdrive. when he told me about it I thought maybe it just kept shifting out of OD but after driving it myself it isn't shifting, its just jumping up the RPM...
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    How to tell if oil pump is still good?

    I'm sure I've read this somewhere on here before, but I can't seem to find it now, but is there a way to tell if the oil pump that was originally in the engine I'm rebuilding is good? I never saw this engine run before tearing it down so I don't know if it had good pressure then or not
  17. SPR1NK

    Valve spring shim size?

    I was told with running a cam from R&D I need to run comp 910 springs and shim them, what diameter do the shims need to be? I think I have an idea what they should be but I wanted to be sure before I ordered them.
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    preffered place to get parts?

    i am looking to rebuild a 7.3 for my truck and am wonder where would be the best place or most preferred place to get all of the bearings and seals and piston rings etc. to complete this rebuild
  19. SPR1NK

    no marker or dash lights unless switch held just right

    ok, not a truck i know, if need be it can be deleted but i cannot find a solution to this anywhere and the mustang forums aren't much help so far so hopefully i can get something here i recently picked up a 97 mustang and when i pull the headlight switch on the headlights come on but not the...
  20. SPR1NK

    new transmission in my dads truck, whats wrong???

    ok, my dads truck is a 93 7.3 with the E40D transmission, he has been having some trouble with it not shifting, and after talking to some mechanics he knows he decided to put a brand new torque converter and transmission in. as he works out of town he had me put the new transmission in...
  21. SPR1NK

    what does it take to put ac in?

    I have an 89 7.3 parts truck that has ac, and I am wanting to swap the ac in to my truck, but I know noting about it. What does it take to do that swap? As far as I can tell all parts for ac are in the parts truck
  22. SPR1NK

    steering column broken please help

    Last weekend my steering column suddenly broke, seemed to me like the tilt broke cuz I could just move the steering wheel up and down. Took it apart today and discovered the casting that has the bearings in it and the tilt stuff attached to it is broken all apart. Is it possible to buy that part...
  23. SPR1NK

    what is going on????

    on the way home form work cruising about 55 everything was normal, oil pressure about 40 psi, temp on cold edge of bracket, then all of a sudden the oil pressure drops to 20 and the temperature shoots up to the A in normal, get it home(thankfully was close to home) and shut it off, pop the hood...
  24. SPR1NK

    intercooler, will it fit?

    I have an intercooler that I believe is from a 6.4 powerstroke that I can get for free, but I don't know if it will fit and work properly, has anybody done this, or know if it's possible to make it fit and work properly?
  25. SPR1NK

    no start, then later start with high rpm?

    so my truck has done this periodically in the past and it did it again this morning, went out to start it, cycled the GPs for about 10 seconds then try to start, cranks over just fine but will not fire, tried several more times and it still will not fire. so i drive the ol lincoln to work, then...

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