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    Quick question - tank swap

    Will a long bed standard cab 38 gallon tank work in a crew cab short bed truck?
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    Mods/upgrades & how to tell if you have any.

    Just got back from the dealer where I bought the truck and the salesman was able to confirm that the truck has been chipped. Three tunes available, street, performance & towning. I know it's got a larger exhaust (4 or 5 inch). Garret turbo Suspected performance injectors This got me to...
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    Is it Chipped....or not?

    Having just bought a 2001 7.3 SD with 145,000 on the clock I'm trying to figure out how to tell if it's been chipped or not. There are two reasons why I'm thinking it might have a chip. One, in the bottom of the toolbox was an SCT X3-3000 programmer and when the transmission is shifting gears...
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    Just purchased - 2001 F250 SD 7.3 - Cold Start Issue

    Last month on my Birthday I purchased a really nice looking 2001 F250 SD 7.3 Crew Cab Short Bed truck. It has 145,000 miles on the clock and has been pretty well maintained (came from west Texas). This isn't my first 7.3, I've had an 88, 92 and a 2000. Although this isn't my first post to Oil...
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    GEM modules

    Being a new owner of a 2000 F250 I've been sorting out what options the truck came with and which ones I wish it had. The truck came with power door locks and power windows and manual mirrors. The additional options I wish it had are keyless entry and power mirrors. As near as I can tell my...
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    2000 F250 Super Duty key fobs

    Been a long time since I last posted. Tuesday evening we purchased a 2000 F250 Super Duty pickup in pretty decent condition. A little high on mileage (236,000) but it looks and runs good. We did not receive remote door lock key fobs and after thinking about it I'm not sure how you would...
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    E40D OD Off light flashing

    I need help trying to identify the source of a problem. Our 92 F350 has the 7.3 IDI with the E40D transmission. The transmission was rebuilt with ALL of the latest updates about two months ago. The only issue I have had with the transmission is harsh shifting. At first I thought that’s the way...
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    E40D puking fluid

    Just finished a 600 mile tow pulling about a 7000 on trailer through central Ky on up to Richmond. The final 800 feet was in reverse backing down our driveway. With about 100 feet to I started smelling hot/burnt oil. Stopped the truck and found a trail of oil about 100 feet long. Looked...
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    Wanted - spare tire carrier

    I like to find a spare tire carrier for our 1992 F350 crew cab dually. It's a real pain to have the spare wheel laying in the bed. No idea what one is worth so depending on price I'm interested. Thanks, Brad Richmond, KY
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    Smoking and heavy diesel odor

    I've put about 3000 miles on the 1992 F350 IDI that we bought a few months ago. From the time we got the truck every time you turn the truck off there has been a fairly strong odor of diesel mainly coming from the engine compartment. At times there was also what seemed like very light smoking...
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    Need to fix a few things on our 92 F350

    I've got a few questions about the new (to us) 1992 F350. 1) The transmission has over drive, what model transmission would that be? 2) The right rear door of the crew cab won't open or close. Whats odd is when I bought the truck the seller had all 4 doors open for me to look inside. As of...
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    Had to replace my truck last week

    We're moving from Arkansas to Kentucky and while towing a 31' Airstream trailer with our 88 F250 4x4 diesel the transmission (or torque converter) decided to call it quits. As I was heading towards an off ramp I heard this real loud ZING sound and thought the a/c compressor had bit the dust. I...
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    7.3L: Front of engine oil leak - help needed quickly!

    My husband Brad drove our 1988 Ford F-250 4X4 diesel to Nebraska (from Arkansas) and he is currently there in 13-degree weather with a brisk oil leak that has developed down the front of the engine. It seems to be dripping down onto the front differential, on the left half of it. The truck...
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    7.3 engine to bell housing diameter needed

    Anyone have an engine sitting on the floor where they can measure the diameter of where the bell housing bolts to the block? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks, Brad
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    7.3 IDI & Allison MT643

    I'm collecting parts for a project truck and I'm seriously considering using a 7.3 IDI with an Allison MT643 transmission. I'm pretty sure the Allison has an SAE #2 bell housing. The question is, does the 7.3 have an SAE #2 (or #1) or some proprietary pattern? Thanks, Brad
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    What tranny fluid in my C-6 ?

    Yeah, this is a dumb question but in poking around on google earlier today I noticed references to using Dexron II in a 1988 C-6 truck transmission instead of the Ford Type F. Last time I topped the tranny off I used Type F. So, have I screwed up? :confused: Thanks, Brad
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    Trip comments and questions (real long and boring!)

    Thought I'd post a few comments and questions regarding my recent 3700 mile round trip in my 88 F250 hauling vechiles (two small cars) from Jefferson Arkansas to Fredericksburg VA to drop off the first car then on to Albany NY to drop off the second car and then up to Lake George NY to pickup a...
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    Replacing front shock questions

    Getting ready to make a long round trip from Arkansas to New York. The front shocks on my 88 F250 4x4 are way past shot. I don't have the manual that deals with replacing shocks and I haven't had time yet to go out and look to see how easy or difficult the job is. Anyone have any quick...
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    Still hard starting after GP replacement

    Ok, replaced the GPs a couple of days ago. The GP controller now cycles the WTS light for 10 to 12 seconds the first time around which I believe is about right for operation. Starting is better but on a 50 degree day I had to cycle the GPs a second time before it would fire. Better than it...
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    Timing marks

    I'm getting setup to change the glow plugs on the truck and I'm going to try the method where you change the glow plug when its respective piston is at TDC. Ok, so the dumb question of the night ;Really, where are the timing marks on the 7.3 IDI ? I cruised through the factory service...
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    How to identify different brand glow plugs

    I did a quick check of three different glow plugs on our 7.3 IDI. I checked #1 and it had a resistance reading of around .5 ohms, #2 had no reading and #4 had a reading of 1 ohm. The tops of the three glow plugs I looked at each seemed a little different. Is there a way to determine brand...
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    How to start a 7.3 IDI

    What is the recommended starting squence for an IDI? Reading the info on the sunvisor it says when the temp is above 32 degrees to depress the pedal part way and when its below 32 degrees push it all the way to the floor. Up until tonight the truck and been starting pretty darn good. After...
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    Riddle me this......(long and boring post!)

    When we picked up the truck from the previous owner he mentioned as we were driving off that the front tank seemed to have junk in it and so he installed a filter assembly with removable cartridge in line before the transfer switch such that only the front tank was filtered this way. I had the...
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    C6 shifting

    Still getting used to how my new truck drives and shifts. When I drove it home pulling the loaded trailer I didn't notice any shifting issues. However, driving the truck around town with no load the shifting seems a little harsh. Not sure if this is normal or not. The only information the...
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    Fan clutch operation

    While towing our trailer (about 6500 lbs total) from Dallas to Arkansas last saturday I noticed what sounded like the engine fan speeding up and slowing back down periodically. I'm certain it was the fan clutch. The engine temp never got past the O in nOrmal. It did it on the grades more than...

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