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    Swing away spare tire mount spotted

    I was up in Fairbanks yesterday, and I saw this in a parking lot. It's a home made rear bumper with a home made swing away spare tire carrier. Looks like two heim joints for the swivel. A flimsy looking latch on the other side, probably sufficient for the purpose. Doesn't obstruct the tail...
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    What kind of fitting for injector pump inlet?

    I want to delete the filter on top of the engine in favor of filters under the cab. I'll use some 3/8 hose direct to the inlet. What fitting do I need to connect to the IP?
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    What is this electrical thingy on top of the engine?

    I'm putting the engine for my Brown Crewcab back together, hooking up the electrical stuff on top, and noticed a little lump on the front end of the passenger side harness. This is what it looks like: This shows it plugged back in, near the #1 injector. Does anyone recognize it?
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    Arctic Ambulance

    I just bought my first van, a '94 E-350 ambulance. It's been a work truck for a local contractor for years, so it has few miles and probably lots of idling hours on the engine. Seems to be in fair shape, over all. It'll become a little RV for us. Apparently he bought it in the Lower 48 and...
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    Changing a head gasket in the brown truck.

    About a year ago the '89 crew cab started spewing coolant out the front, right, upper corner of the engine. I finally got it into the shop this winter and have pulled the engine. I'm middlin' sure the problem is the head gasket - the leak was kinda visible below the exhaust manifold. I started...
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    Is this a 6.9 injection pump?

    I bought a truck, and it came with some engines and an injection pump. I'm trying to figure out if it's potentially a core for a rebuild. It has a rebuilder's nameplate on it, and the model is given as DB2-4369. From the last 4 digits I'm guessing it's from a 6.9. That's sensible because the...
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    I just noticed there are loads of cheap zd9 glowplugs on ebay

    There're in Motorcraft packaging, some even claim they're genuine. $40/8-pack, free shipping. Do we have any reason to think they aren't bogus?
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    Replace a C6 with an e4od?

    I just bought an '88 F250 Centurion with a C6. I have an IDI e4od sitting around. What would it take to swap it in to replace the C6? I figure I'd need an aftermarket transmission controller. I'd need to add a button on the dash. Does the tranny just bolt in, no spacers or adapters required...
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    Has anyone built a ztse4151?

    The international manual says to attach an adapter plate to the side of the engine and bolt that to the engine stand. OTC wants $900 or so for a ztse4151. Has anyone built an adapter to fasten to the motor mount bolt holes and mount the engine sideways on the stand? Got a picture, or...
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    Anyone in Missouri have a decent rig for sale?

    I have a daughter who's in Missouri until June, and she wants to buy a truck down there and drive it back to Alaska. Her budget is about $6k. The truck has to be solid enough to get here from there with no issues. She's going to want me to help with maintenance in the future, so an IDI would be...
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    Do we have a source for the mesh guard on the intake manifold?

    A couple of my engines have damaged mesh intake guards. They've gotten caught on the air filter housing as I removed it, and the mesh has started to come out of the outer ring. Do we have a Ford or Navistar part number, or a source besides the junkyard?
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    Does anyone have a video of installing a Banks Sidewinder?

    I've dug a wastegated sidewinder out of my parts pile, and it looks to be complete, with all the exhaust and intake plumbing. I'll have Russ Repair rebuild and upgrade the turbo, and then it's ready to install...but the installation manual has me cutting pieces off the transmission housing! Is...
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    Blew a head gasket, what parts am I gonna need?

    I figure I need intake gasket/valley pan, valve cover and of course head gaskets. What am I missing? I need to get this into and out of the shop quickly so I don't want to get hung up waiting for parts in the middle of it. It's my '89 crew cab, everything is stock far as I know.
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    Anyone in Interior Alaska want a 6.9 parts engine?

    I have a couple in Delta Junction, don't want both. If you can come pick one up it's yours.
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    An interesting report on wear factors in Stanadyne DB2 pumps

    http://www.motormayhem.net/wp-uploads/2009/10/QL-xdYbyhmR.pdf They look at pumps which failed during Desert Storm 1, and conclude that using Jet-A1 caused extra wear.
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    Installed Dreg's Garage's brass return caps

    And it looks pretty good. The caps look like jewelry, and they seem to fit just right. The finished product: I was smelling hot diesel while I was plowing, so I looked on top of the engine and saw that a couple of the glow plugs were swimming. I figured I could deal with the leaks, or wait...
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    Source for the return line hose?

    Do we have a source for the cloth-covered return fuel line hose? I need some more of the stuff for the new, larger size return caps, and I'd really rather not pay for a whole return line kit to get just a few feet, rather buy a whole spool and be set for life.
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    Heater problems

    When the temps hit -40, I realized that my heater wasn't working. '89 crewcab, XLT model with factory air. The little vacuum actuator which shuts off the air through the heater core wasn't getting vacuum, wasn't opening. I have zip-tied it open now and I'm again getting a little heat, so...
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    Truck is surging, mostly at idle, what's up?

    First the story, then a couple of questions at the bottom. Friday my truck started surging then died on the way home. I told a little about it in the what did you do with your truck today thread. This truck is my '89 crewcab. It has a small electric fuel pump on the frame rail between the...
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    Hydraulic lifter orientation and wear patterns?

    I pulled the lifters out of the engine I'm rebuilding, and I kept track of which one came from which hole. Now that it's too late I notice that the International manual says to maintain the orientation, too, so that the roller is turning the same direction. Oops. When I look at the wear on...
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    No headlights, no taillights, no clue.

    I'm trying to get my '91 plow truck ready to go on the road, and now that I need them the headlights and taillights have stopped working. They were working last winter when I was plowing. Here's what I know: Bulbs are good. I think all the fuses are good - at least all the ones I've...
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    Another possibile injector line socket

    The MAC SC140-USA is a 5/8" 12 point flare nut socket. I figure it ought to work easier than the 6 point ones. I found one on ebay for less than the Snap On equivalent 6 point socket, so I'll give it a try.
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    DIY ceramic coating? Anybody tried this stuff?

    I was looking for a ceramic coating outfit here in Alaska, and there doesn't seem to be one. That means I'd have to ship exhaust headers and pipes outside to get them coated, and shipping anything that doesn't fit in a USPS flat rate box is crazy expensive. I went looking for DIY products...
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    Alaska red crewcab build thread

    I'm going to use this thread to keep track of putting my '94 crewcab back into good running order. The engine is ragged out, will burn a quart of oil in 50 miles. It smokes terribly under load. The e4od transmission is OK so far, and other than letting the engine wear out, the previous owner...
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    Source for 30 oversize Total Seal rings and pistons?

    The machine shop called. They say the 7.3 block will need to go to 30 thousandths over to clean up the pitting. They can't get Total Seal rings or pistons, so I need to find a source. R&D only has 20 thousandths oversize, so can't go there. So, where is a source for the oversized Total Seal...

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