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I have no fuel pressure?!?!
So I have a 1992 7.3 idi N/A and I removed the fuel filter vacuum sensor and installed an oil filled 0-15psi guage. I have a racor electric fuel pump and with key on engine of I have 6 psi of fuel pressure. With engine idling I have 0 psi. Is the port for the vacuum guage a good spot to to...- clthorn
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Blackstone Lab results say Sodium & Potassium??
Ok looking back at my service records it shows on 9/3/16 I changed my oil @ 251,484 on 10/1/16 I replaced water pump and thermostat @ 253,071 on 10/15/16 a bypass oil filtration system was installed @ 253,754 on 11/20/16 I change oil and both filters and sent my oil in for its analysis @...- clthorn
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ZF5 oil cooler and filter idea
Basically what I'm thinking is take my pto cover off and weld two nipples for hoses on it one for supply and one for return. then take a 12v pump and use it to circulate transmission fluid through a filter then through my new aluminum radiators transmission cooler that's just going to waste then...- clthorn
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My bypass oil filter
Another bit of info I will post on here I hope someone finds useful. I found a post on one of these forums by a guy named woodnthings and followed it. Its the same Baldwin b50 filter base and Napa's version of a b50 filter with built in restricting orifice. The only thing I did different was I...- clthorn
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25$ n/a performance exhaust
To those interested here is how my exhaust is set up. It cost me 25$ for the y pipe and about a half a days work. I was able to use pieces of the factory collector to make this work. I bought absolutely nothing else but the y pipe. I did not have to remove the transmission for the original...- clthorn
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Why is my timing so retarded?
I've been contemplating adjusting my fuel and timing for better fuel milage right now im seeing 16mpg if I drive 55mph. When I checked out where it was set I almost fell out. There almost a 1/4 in retarded. Is it even possible for the truck to run like this or is the gear off a tooth and being...- clthorn
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Will a fuel level sensor from a gas truck work on a diesel
I have a 1993 f250 with dual tanks and my front one has been giving me an erratic fuel level reading. Nothing else is wrong with my sending unit other than the fuel level sensor. I cannot find a replacement for the diesel trucks. Will the one from a gas f250 work?- clthorn
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