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    Unknown electronics?

    I've been quite busy under the hood lately, and discovered this piece of electronics, Passenger side, front of the engine, about at the foot of the injector pump. just at the end of a string of cables. Does anyone recognise this? or at what it serves?
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    Dieseltiming explained?

    I'm thinking of buying one of these piëzo diesel timing adaptors, where you have the clamp which goes on the no:1 injector tube, and then has a little solid state box with a wire loop where to get the sensor of a stroboscope timing light. and so you can flash at the crank vibration damper to see...
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    Brake lights, continue to not work?

    I already touched this subject in another post, which (helas) I can't retrieve anymore. 7.3, E4OD and IIRC, it has to do something with the brake light switch and trans controller? (all stock) I can't find a blown fuse either. The inspector pointed it out to me that the brake lights didn't...
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    How should this function? fuel filter head.

    Last summer I've been very busy with my fuel system, in order to get my truck running, cause: Bacteria or Algea. back then I noticed the brass piece by the green flash, I thought is was blocked, and didn't understood it's function at the time, I poked a rod through it to "deblock" it...
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    interior screws, original or not? and where to get them?

    So, after all these years I'm busy getting the interior arranged, and being an Ambulance and have stood at a Mil.veh. dealer not every and all interior screws are present. So here's my question, try to find original screws and use those, or just go on with generic screws? If original, where to...
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    Polymerisation lube oil

    I wonder, does anyone here have experience with polimerisation of the engine's lube oil? It happened to my VW 1,9D engine, The lube oil became very thick, and I'm sure it is not the "mayonaise" like when there is a lot of condensation in the oil, or like you lose cooling fluid, when that mixes...
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    E4OD, How to deal with the OD button?

    I have had my trans puking out it's guts, due to 25 years inactivity, or maybe me being unknown with how to deal with the OD button? anyway, I have my trans refurbished, and now it should be running fine??? I do not have many miles experience with a OD trans, and therefore asking. I was told...
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    '98 F-350 how do they behave in very cold weather?

    I don't know if this question already was asked before? But I like to know how my truck behaves when it really get's cold, something like Alaska in winter? specially with the diesel engine, and auto transmission? Mind you, I can't use the block heater, that's 110V and we have 230V as a standard.
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    what filterhead do I need for a Fleetguard WF2071?

    I like to install a Fleet-guard WF2071 filter in my cooling system, what filterhead could I use best?
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    is it possible to change only these rubbers?

    In order to pass the annual inspection, I need to change these rubbers on the steering gear, anyone here knows how? and where to get them?(if possible?)
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    how much time before 7.3 is warm? outside temp now 10*C

    It seems I fall from one issue in another one... While running my test drive today I noticed that my water temp gauge is reading fairly low, actually not even coming onto the scale. it just leaves the letter C, and not coming into the scale which reads "Normal". I did measure the in and outgoing...
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    Anti Cavitation test strips and bottles where to get these days?

    I was reading trough some articles regarding Cavitation of our engines. Most of these articles were from 2008 and a bit later. Now I'm wondering, if I still can get these test strips, and the bottles of that product, was that DCA? and if their parts numbers are still valid? and if by any...
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    Power steering pump

    If there is no belt on the pump, how should the pulley feel? Mine runs with a little resistance in one direction, and with almost 3x more resistance in the other direction, is that normal?
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    Could this be the solution?

    Several times now I have had my engine choke on me and then die, after a 5 or 10 minute forced rest in the berm of the road it would restart, but I would be more than happy if I could get this last hurdle out of the way and have my engine run fine again! What I think is happening is that when...
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    have some problems with this site not sending e-mails when I have a reaction who to ask?

    have some problems with this site not sending e-mails when I have a reaction who to ask? also I encounter strange "connection protocol" when I open this site. sorry for being off topic.
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    where can I find this part (new)?

    This part, on the inside is the rubber "duck's beak" , is on the side of the fuel filter's head, and the return fuel hose is connected to it. I'm not really sure in which direction it works, I know there's written something over it, I could not find that. Also I know they have two different...
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    Who knows the size of the tread from the original fuel filter?

    I'm still fighting with my fuel filter, it costs me 75$ plus shipping, import and sales tax to get one of those filters to me, not to speak of 2 months lead time. and I'm still trying to get my engine running after it got the dreaded diesel pest, or algea. I foresee to get my engine running in...
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    '89 F-350 odd sound from engine comes from what?

    This summer I had serious problems with dieselalgea, after I serious cleaned everything until now I did not really drive the truck, and tonight I started the engine, which is low mileage, and was sound until now I guess??? I heard w reoccurring sound something like wishwishwish :-) and the truck...
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    V-belt for F-350 Ambupackage anyone know the dimensions?

    Hello, My 89 F-350 has the leece neville alternator for the ambulance package, and therefore there is a sticker under the hood mentioning that it should be the "E8US-8620-BA" belt from motocraft. Can anyone here translate that to a more common size that I can order? since googeling that code...
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    fuel flow drawing wanted, can't see how return gets in tank?

    '89 F-350. after cleaning all fuel related parts before the engine, I want to install temporarily another fuel filter assy. I can see the double fuel lines coming from the tanks, and I see where the fuel feed line to the HP pump is, and I see where the return hose is connected to the standard...
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    search conestoga diesel

    Hello, Few years back I bought some parts from Conestoga diesel. I tried their website, no luck. does anyone here know if they are still in business?
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    1989 F350 "J hook" wiper arms

    A little while ago someone mentioned that there existed J-hook wiper arms for 1989 F350's, He had sent me the part number, which I wrote down and lost, Obvious! now I need to order some more parts from the US, and it is nice to order them as well. If only that person could help me again with...
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    Fuel filter light comes up what could be the cause?

    Three years ago I changed the (still original) fuel filter for a new one, I only drove 200 miles in the beginning of that period.and after that no more. now the "fuel filter" light in the bottom RH corner of the instrument cluster comes up, if the engine revs over 2000RPM, and I wonder if...
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    The sterling 10,25 rear axle, is it a known problem giver?

    I wonder, this is a 1989 truck, with not many miles due to being a ex airforce ambulance, and me having important registration problems. But before the big health problems globally I drover her at least once a month "around the church" to keep everything going. then just before our "house...
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    Importance of air intake?

    I've noticed that this piece is missing on my truck, and wonder at what it serves, and how important (or not?) it is? (I did use a image from this forum, I hope that's not a problem?)

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