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    If i may ask what did you guy's pay for your truck or 7.3 or 6.9 powered vehicles?

    I paid $750 for my first truck. The prior owner thought the motor was toasted because it was leaking oil allover the place. I replaced the oil line going to the turbo and it fixed the oil leak. Still driving that truck 13 years later Next one I bought sight-un-seen for 300 bucks, I bought...
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    new truck! 1985 f350 lift blocks question

    Where are you located? I am looking for stock f350 spring and stuff to lower a truck back to stock height, I would trade out a ruff country 4 inch lift for stock. I am in central Cal by the coast Ethan
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    6 flat spade glow plug free to anyone that needs em.

    good job. Ethan:thumbsup:
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    Keeping it warm overnight

    what about using a small kerosene heater like this.http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Vintage-Bunsen-Kerosene-Auto-Motor-Heater-Very-Good_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem4a9ceb8a0cQQitemZ320460261900QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_500wt_1182
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    Need help with 85 6.9 questions???

    I broke off the ear for the slave cylinder off my bell housing. I had it welded back on by a welding shop. The bell housing on mine was cast aluminum. Take it to a good welding shop to have fixed. Ethan
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    Agnem will you please repost your 555-timer glow plug controller plans

    Thanks so much for the plans. I plan on using the timer in my truck as a safety to the stock controller I will be putting it inline to the glow plug relay. This way if the stock controller fails it will not take out my glow plugs. I would go full manual push button but this truck gets...
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    Agnem will you please repost your 555-timer glow plug controller plans

    Agnem will you please repost your 555-timer glow plug controller plans. I have search high and low for the timer plans. I can not find them. The old link is dead on the other web site. Thanks do much Ethan
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    Who wanted a CC? (another CL)

    Just to rub it in a little more here is another cali Crew cab truck.:rotflmao http://slo.craigslist.org/cto/973028483.html Ethan
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    ats turbo (advandced turbo systems) worth rebuilding?

    I know this may sound basic. When I bought my truck the turbo “sprayed” oil all over the place. It turned out to be just the turbo oil-line had small hole in it. Ethan
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    I have a miss. help please.

    I had put a new to me used engine in my truck. Over the entire engine looked very good from exam, Newer remanufactured short block, fresh heads. Glow plugs look brand new. I put new injectors because it had old mismatched injectors I also installed a new return line kit. I have two...
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    Engine out; now changing over parts, and thanks for your help

    I finally got the engine out of my f-250. It was a pain in my back side. I could not get the ATS turbo up-pipe off the turbo no matter what I did. I ended up using “towcat” idea of raising the cab of the truck. I put 4x4 blocks under the cab mount and then had room to pull the engine out...
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    removing "t" pipe on ATS turbo, how???

    When I helped my on my friends trucks the only way you could get a wrench on the driver rear bottom was to drop the front fuel tank. I was under the truck today looking at that rear drivers mount and it has a nut on the bottom. Can you get them loose without dropping the tank? I will try...
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    removing "t" pipe on ATS turbo, how???

    I think I am going to go with Towcat’s idea. I will cut some block out of 4x4’s lift the cab up and place them under the cab supports (I will replace the cab mounts while I am there). I have planned on change out the rag-joint on the steering while the motor is out. I will pull the...
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    removing "t" pipe on ATS turbo, how???

    I am trying to remove the up pipe from the exhaust to turbo, it is a slip fit that has rusted up on me. It has been in for about 200000 mile and 17 years. Thankfully I live in a non-rust belt. I will try pulling the left side exhaust manifold tomorrow to get room to work on the up pipe. If...
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    removing "t" pipe on ATS turbo, how???

    Ok How the heck do you remove the “t” pipe from an ATS non-wastegated turbo. I have the down pipe loose. I have the nuts at the exhaust removed. I have sprayed ever type of penetrating oil stuff I have (PB blaster, liquid wrench plus a few others) at the slip joint on the snail housing and...
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    Changing engine E350 to f-250, and injector questions?

    I will mark the gears before I pull the cover. I also will read up on the gear set up. Ethan
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    Do you have to remove the turbo to remove the engine?

    Thanks I off to pull the turbo. Ethan
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    Do you have to remove the turbo to remove the engine?

    Do you have to remove the turbo to remove the engine? or is there enough room to remove the engine with it on? I have a non-waste gate ats turbo in a f-250. Ethan
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    Changing engine E350 to f-250, and injector questions?

    Thanks so much for your feed back. I will change the accessory mounts as well. Mel I plan on just changing the injector pump cover. I will use the pump on the new-used motor. I talked to a friend whom told me to remove the injector pump. Then just remove the injector gear cover without...
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    Changing engine E350 to f-250, and injector questions?

    Ok I am changing the engine in my f-250 it lost number 7 cylinder. I have a used engine from a 1983 e350 that had 136000 mile on it. The engine was rebuilt during that time; it has a Ford remanufactured short block (new updated style block), a new remanufactured injector pump. The heads look...
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    Can a bad diesel cause a rough running engine?

    , sound like it has a miss? I had filled up the day before go to work on my way to work I noticed that my engine did not sound like it normal self. I noted a miss like sound and white smoke that smells like diesel. I have lost power with this. I have loosed the injectors to see if I had an...
  22. K

    Just curious, what fuel mileage folks are getting

    I get 16 mpg with 4 speed and 3.54. This is around town and some freeway driving.
  23. K

    Just curious, what fuel mileage folks are getting

    I get 16 mpg around townand some freeway driving.
  24. K

    steering column article help???

    Check to see if the "check box link", it's next to the browse button on the insert pic pop up window is checked. Ethan

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