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  1. ISPKI

    ATS 093 leaky slip joint repair

    Do you have a machining quote from a US based machine shop? My company's machine shop is a little light on work and may be interested in quoting an order of these.
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    “Need help using my DTI 3300s timing meter on my 6.9 IDI.”

    You will want to clamp the - wire directly to your battery ground post, rather than relying to the ground traveling thru the injector line.
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    “Need help using my DTI 3300s timing meter on my 6.9 IDI.”

    What offset would we set for these engines? I havent checked my timing in a while and now I feel that I want to go back and check it again to make sure it hasnt moved.
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    Cup holders

    I built a shelf on top of my truck's headache rack that extends over the roof of the cab. I then welded mounts and brackets to it and bolted a small (ranger) truck toolbox to it to hold all my gear, chainsaw, chaps, maul, parts, tools, etc etc. Works pretty good but it would be alot of weight...
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    Cup holders

    Be happy it wasnt one of the high $$$ ones. I might shed a tear if one of my team ran over their optrel. Thatd be 800$ down the tubes right there. Does this mean we need to develop "hood holders" for the welders out there with mobile rigs? Special oversized hangars in the cab?
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    Cup holders

    Dang, 63$ for a 3d printed plastic cup holder...im in the wrong business... Maybe ill start making my moulded wood arm rest with integrated cup holders for the center of the bench seat.
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    Another good reason to stay out of Calif.

    I think, the drive to reduce emissions has the potential to drive transportation technology development in a positive direction. Oceanic and air transit really hasnt evolved significantly since the invention of the ICE. Maybe its time for a significant leap in those departments. We have a...
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    Another good reason to stay out of Calif.

    A quick lookup shows a very consistent ~420ppm as of March 2024 across a large number of studies. Trend charts show that for as long as we have been tracking CO2 levels in the atmosphere it has steadily increased year after year. We are no where near lowering CO2 levels to a dangerous level...
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    The Official "Show Us Your Ride" pictures of member's trucks thread.

    If you landed a 7.3 idi that isnt completely roached out and it actually runs and drives for 800$, then you got a helluva deal. Best ive done is my 94 superduty with 200+ on it, 3/6 tires blown out, doesnt start, had to shift it into and out of gear by pushing and pulling the transmission lever...
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    Another good reason to stay out of Calif.

    I thought they were doing a diesel generator with a small 3 or 4 gallon fuel tank all mounted mid truck (no driveshaft since it would have EV motors). They estimated that the diesel generator would achieve significantly higher efficiency because it would run at a constant RPM which is one of the...
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    Another good reason to stay out of Calif.

    Hydrogen has an enormous amount of drawbacks and hurdles. Specifically transportation and storage. It is the smallest molecule and keeping it sealed is a significant challenge. I use Helium mass spectrometers at work constantly and keeping helium contained is extremely difficult, hydrogen is...
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    Another good reason to stay out of Calif.

    I still see diesel powered vehicles belching black smoke, not nearly as much as I used to but theres still plenty out there and I am fairly removed from major traffic areas. It certainly does seem as though automotive pollution has been massively reduced and we should probably work on other...
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    Another good reason to stay out of Calif.

    Only need to comply with their laws if you are a resident or if you are gainfully employed for more than 30 days. The BS issue here is hes a service member stationed in Ca which apparently they count as being gainfully employed, therefore his vehicle falls under CA requirements.
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    Truck Registration

    Dont get me wrong, I ran vintage plates on my F250 for it's whole life, hauled car parts, building materials, and firewood day in and day out and never got in trouble. Dont know that any law enforcement really cares unless you put a business tag on it or something. Nice thing about these old...
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    Truck Registration

    Dang, what is your truck equipped with that it weighs 13345lbs empty? Also that only leaves you with 2000lbs before maxing out your GVW. mine came in right about 8k empty with a very heavy steel bed on it. Makes me wonder if my local scales arent accurate. Also - be careful with "antique"...
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    parallel turbos

    Someone sticky this and quick. The evidence must never be destroyed.
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    Clutch pedal bracket crack

    They are likely too thin for needle bearings, although one could machine the bushing pockets open to accept a more robust bearing. There may not be a bronze or oil impregnated bushing made down to this thin of a wall either. The thinnest wall I usually see on those at this diameter is 1/16"...
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    Clutch pedal bracket crack

    I believe I had looked into those when I did my last ZF5 conversion, some years ago. McMaster carries a bushing that is almost identical to them, might have been a little longer and needed to be cut down but they are cheap enough and readily available.
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    parallel turbos

    I need to know more about how you're doing that intake setup.
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    parallel turbos

    Part of me wonders if that is part of why I got it into. It seemed like some kind of crazy high tech wizardry back when I was in middleschool/highschool era. Now its so integral to my everyday that I dont give it a second thought. Some years ago, my now wife's mom mentioned that she was...
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    parallel turbos

    Yeah I have all the fancy machinery at work, Miller Dynasty 200s, a massive 600 amp XMT 456 multi process, several intellitigs, CK programmable wire feeders, weldlogic lathes. Thats our small stuff. The bigger machines are all in excess of $500,000, some over a million and can create welds that...
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    parallel turbos

    I learned Mig first, then Tig and then stick. I think I picked up Tig so easily because I oversee my company's GTAW department and felt I should be at least competent at the process if im going to do all the development and engineering for the GTAW crew and I was able to spend alot of time at...
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    Clutch pedal bracket crack

    Well that puts a damper on the whole thing. Not that cast aluminum cant be repaired similarly but its alot less forgiving and requires more expensive welding equipment. Yeah I am actually reverse engineering the pedal assembly for a 2015(?) mustang boss for a guy out of sweden for that exact...
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    Clutch pedal bracket crack

    Depends what the material is. I dont recall if that frame is steel or aluminum. Might be mixing it up with the sub frame that mounts up under the dash on the OBS trucks. If it is steel, one could drill a hole at the end of the crack, then cut thru the entire crack with a cutoff wheel on an...
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    parallel turbos

    Sounds like one of the machines I use in my shop, the one I use most often actually, an Eastwood MP250i. I rarely stick weld with it since I have a dedicated stick machine but it does GMAW and GTAW well enough. Been eyeballing an Arc-Pig to give it HF starting but lift arc isnt bad enough with...

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