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    Tires and diesel engine for sale.

    For sale is 2 very good condition (almost brand new) Michelin XZE Steer Tires size 10R22.5 The tires are mounted to dayton rim. These tires are commercial truck steer tires and are very expensive new, they show no abnormal wear patterns and they are a matched set. the dayton rims are in good...
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    Ford 6.6L Turbodiesel w/ at545

    For sale: Ford/new holland diesel Complete fan to flywheel to tranny (tranny is bad) 125k miles runs extremely well includes alternator starter and pumps. make reasonable offer
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    c6 to 4 speed conversion

    hi We just blew the c6 transmission on our dumptruck. i have a t19 4 speed out of a 1987 truck that i want to put in there, i also have all the pedal brackets and clutch master cylinder and slave cylinders.. What else am i looking at as far as fab. i also have a good flywheel and brand...
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    IM BACK

    Just Graduated basic training (USCG) last friday.... I came home and my brother had a nice new meyers snowplow mount installed on my truck... ill be ready to make money with it again. MAtt
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    Hey... Ill be gone for a little bit, wish me luck!!!!

    I am leaving for US Coast Guard recruit training on Monday, so i wont be able to look at the site for about 2 months. From there i am scheduled to attend USCG MK-A School to be a mechanic in the coast guard. Wish me luck!!! Matt
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    Help i cant find this bracket anywhere!!

    Hi I have my dana 60 conversion 90% done. but i cant find the track bar bracket anywhere. This is the one that mounts to the frame. I called the dealer and numerous junkyards within the area to no luck. The dealer wasnt being very helpful. If anybody has a parts f350 or knows where to get one...
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    Engine machining questions

    Hi I have a 90 ford 7.3 l that is currently in the machine shop. I removed the engine to send the heads to be rebuilt and while it was out water got into the cylinders and gave them some light surface rust. The school the motor is at says i either need to bore the motor out or sleeve it...
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    Where do you get a new rear window seal?

    I cracked my rear windo last week as described in an earlier post. I got a used sliding rear window from a junkyard for 35 bucks and i have yet to put it in. I went to the stealer and they said its no longer available through ford. Where can i get a new seal??? Thanks matt.
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    Need Help (before it rains)

    While driving home today i was hauling an engine stand for my project car. I went to turn into a side street and the engine stand slid all the way up and crashed through my rear window. It hit one of the two sliding parts that make up the sliding rear window and the rest of the window is intact...
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    fuel filter

    its way past time to cahnge my fuel filter so i decided to do it today. I went to auto zone and they told me to buy the ff816 and i did. I got home and i open it up and its the WFF (wrong "freakin" filter) it has a detachable fuel water seperator and the one on my truck is a combined unit that...
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    wiring pyrometer

    where did you guys tap into to get the juice for your pyrometer? thanks matt
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    turning up pump damage?

    last night me and my friends decided to turn up the injection pump on my truck. i did all the dissasembly and he is the one that turned it up. The truck sounds great and has more power. this thing belches black smoke under load conditions and looks really cool but i dont think it is very...
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    OMG

    I mainly post in the IDI section and work with fords but the other day i rode in my friends freinds 05 duramax (LBZ?) and it was amazing. He had a stock turbo with a different compressor wheel, and a banks six gun. my god was this thing fast. we smoked mustangs and riceburners and left tire...
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    clutch linkage mod part 2

    hi, yesterday i began my clutch linkage modification (see tech articles). everything was going according to plan except i cant get the rod to come off. I know i cant remove the pushrod thing but i want to remove the arm that swings with the clutch pedal to remove the rod end so the heim...
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    interesting electrical problem

    Hey everyone, Heres the deal: My trucks taillight act very weird. Sometimes the right turn signal/ brake light works, sometimes the left turn signal works sometimes they both work but there is always at least one working. this is the same when a trailer is attached. also when my hazard...
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    throttle cable

    Hi Finally got my truck insured after all the engine work. We lowered the idle to about 600 RPM and the throttle cable sticks shut. Upon further inspection i noticed the end that connects to the IP (the red part) has 2 peices of plastic that slide in and out of eachother. one of the...
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    diesel cabover question

    Someone i know just bought a used diesel cabover. It is a GM/Isuzu with a 4 cylinder diesel. It has roughly 150,000 miles. he wanted me to give it a good once over and make sure its in good shape before he puts it to work. What should i look for with this motor? does the cooland need any...
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    Whos done the clutch linkage modification?

    I am thinking about doing the clutch linkage modification to my truck. This is part of my "fixing anything jury-rigged" plan. I am worried about the linkage in there now fail when im going down the road. I read the tech article for this and it seems pretty straightforward. Has anyone...
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    What oil?

    What brand of oil do you use in your trucks?
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    Finally some good news (long)

    Some of you are aware of my situation with low oil pressure in my truck. I had removed my engine 2 months ago and at that time i installed new oil pump main and rod bearings.Then i started the truck and the oil pressure was great and i thought job well done. That was until I went to move it and...
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    94.5 psds

    Are there any first year problems with 94.5 PSDs? If so what do you look for when buying a 94.5 PSD and do they hold up as well as the later ones? thanks Matt
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    idi vs powerstroke weight

    International lists the dry weight of a T444E (powerstroke) ingine as 930 LBS, I read another thread stating an idi weighs anywere from 1000 to 1500 lbs, which is hard to believe considering... International DT466 weighs about 1,480 Caterpillar 3126 (7.2 L) weighs about 1295 This has...
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    starter solenoids

    I have determined that the starter solenoid on the starter of my truck is bad, I called a couple of parts stores and they all want an a$$load for the starter. Autozone recommended that i get my starter rebuilt over buying a new one. 1. Does anybody have a good used one to sell me? 2.Anybody...
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    School me on timing

    Hello all, With all this talk about timing I have been reading i have been dying to know more. Can you please explain the why and how of timing (advanced retarded etc.) And how they affect engine performance. I understand the basics but would love to know more about how these things...
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    rear oil cooler header price?

    Many of you have read my last thread (My truck is a pos) and i'd like to thank you for the time you took in replying to it. Me and several other people i have talked to have narrowed my problem of low oil pressure down to the oil pressure relief valve in the rear oil cooler header. I...

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