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Advice on new suspension for the dually
Hello again everyone! I think it's finally time I gave the ole girls suspension some love. After my last trip to the U.P last weekend I managed to break one rear leaf spring in half... it has the 4+1 leaf pack with a helper spring above it. Also has what I call redneck airbags in the rear, two...- chumwon
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Think I found my duallys limit..
Well over the last year and 25,000mi I've done nothing but love what my thick hip ole girl can do. For buying it out of a farmer's field for 1,000 and fixing some minor things that were neglected it's been a brute! It's very quick unloaded to 60 with the 4.11s in my own opinion! It's almost the...- chumwon
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Tach and tranny issues.
Hello again everyone! Within the last couple of days I noticed when I first start my truck the tach doesn't move until it revs past 1,000 rpm. once you drive it a bit the tach goes back to normal. The same day this happened my OD light came on for a min and didn't seem like the TC was wanting to...- chumwon
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No brakes, pedal rock soild...
Hello everyone, looking for some advice from the guru's on this dumb old vacuum brake system. Couple months ago i had the vacuum pump seize up and give me the stiff pedal, replaced the pump, back to normal (sub-par but it is as old as me). Now within the last few days when the truck is cold...- chumwon
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E4od weak 2-3 upshift
Since I first got my 92 dually running the one thing to some what brag about was the good soild shifts all the way through the gears. I noticed slowly with more weight and power it wouldn't be nearly as soild of shifts, which is to be expected I suppose. But within the last few days my 2-3...- chumwon
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looking for dually swiveling lug nuts
Just like the title states I'm searching for a set of stock dually lug nuts with the built in swivel washer. Haven't been able to find any at my local junk yards and the Internet isn't producing much either so I thought I'd see if you guys have any idea who sells them or even wanna sell me some...- chumwon
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Running hot at highway speeds!?
Hello everyone, I know heating issues have been discussed but im wondering if anyone else has trouble at high speeds but fine cruising or at idle? It's has a banks system, IP isn't up very high, new radiator, thermostat and fluid. I'm thinking it's the gearing and smaller tires (215/85/16) that...- chumwon
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OBD1 not pulling codes
Hello, I recently purchased this truck and wanted to check it's codes since it has an intermediate check engine light but when I went did my usual technique with a test light it doesn't flash just stays soild with no blinking. I'm afraid I'll be tracing alot of wires and wondered if anyone has...- chumwon
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glow plug controller bad?
Hello everyone! Well it's finally getting cold in my neck of the woods in michigan an have been pumped to see how my 8 new zd9s work since I put them in a couple months ago and... just my luck I get wait to start light for a second or two then I hear the controller clicking away an started...- chumwon
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IDI MPG
Just curious what everyone else is getting for fuel mileage out of their idi. I have a 92 ext. cab long box dually 2wd with e4od stock 215/85/16 size tires and 4.10 gears was a N/A motor but has old non wastegated banks turbo system on it. 212,000 on the ticker now. In the last 12,000 miles of...- chumwon
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Bad vibrations after u-joints/carrier bearing replacement
So I recently picked up a 1992 f350 dually and just hauled is first decent load an found some good shake at high speeds. So I decided to replace the 3 u joints an the carrier bearing. Moog u joints an I could only get a cheap carrier bearing. After install an drive it seems no shake up high but...- chumwon
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Low power, black smoke, hard cold starts=bad injectors?
I have a 92 idi with an original non-wastegated banks turbo kit on it. I just got this truck an realized it lacks in power for having a turbo but had no gauge to prove boost. Recently inspected/clean turbo and did new air intake an now know I make 5-6psi boost at high rpm. It cold starts...- chumwon
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1992 IDI Gen1 Banks turbo replacement/swap Holset
Hello everyone! i recently purchased an ole farm truck f350 supercab dually diesel. Truck runs alright with just hard first starts. it came with an original non-wastegated banks system on it that has to of been on there since the truck was almost new. i could never hear the turbo even working...- chumwon
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