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  1. BeastMaster

    Tach cutting in and out

    The problem is likely the tach sensor. You replaced the throttle position sensor and vehicle spéed sensor. Did you replace the tach sensor? These things, simple as they are, do go bad due to internal leakage/corrosion . I had similar problems as you...
  2. BeastMaster

    Volt regulator

    I believe that ground text on that regulator connection is to show you what terminal to touch to ground with a test wire. This bypasses the regulator output, forcing the alternator to full output. It is used to verify if the alternator can provide power. If engine running, you should see a...
  3. BeastMaster

    New 3g alternator--High voltage and then low voltage, bad regulator?

    You have the battery in there. It should hard clamp the voltage above 15 volts. The current should go through the roof! ( Hundreds of amps, then burnout ). The battery would be hot and "boiling" , venting electrolysis gas: hydrogen, oxygen. Explosive! But the regulator catches it and tries...
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    New 6.9 IDI - Deciding if worth resurrecting or not

    As for the schematics of the glow plug circuit, search this site for them. Glow plug problems are a very frequent discussion here. My recommendation is to go manual. I have had bad experience with even so-called OEM replacements. The controller failed shorted. That killed my plugs, that...
  5. BeastMaster

    We're rich!

    @IDIBRONCO I don't know just what is going to play out in this latest Mid-East war going on but the gloves look to be off, and it seems like all #3ll is breaking loose, with the Strait closed, and Qatar's LNG processing facilities taking the hit. This appears to me the deadliest rooster fight...
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    Sounddeadnershowdown

    Internet Archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20210609214849/https://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/ A lot of the links describing the products used in the above are still intact. The Internet Archive hosts a lot of "captures" of old web content in addition to this specific site. You...
  7. BeastMaster

    7.3idi hard shift

    Agree with Black dawg. That far off, it should be throwing codes! Here's the manual that ships with the Innova 3145 code reader for our E4OD . https://csr.innova.com/Content/Manual/Innova/Manual_3145.pdf
  8. BeastMaster

    Original early copper brass radiators vs aluminum

    Be prepared to replace if you see mineral deposits. 1994 E350 IDI. Mine had tiny leak when I bought van 10 years ago. Took it to radiator shop, copper core was severely work hardened. Seemed internal buildup of scale was the only thing holding it together. Descaled it only to have it...
  9. BeastMaster

    Original early copper brass radiators vs aluminum

    Are you leaking or plugged? If just plugged, might try some industrial formic acid based descaler like CLR-PRO. Standard CLR is based on Hydrochloric acid. I would stay clear of that. There are several descaling chemistries out there ranging from vinegar ( acetic acid ), citric acid...
  10. BeastMaster

    Bad glow plug trouble

    Ground goes the button. The two smaller terminals on the contactor are the coil. One terminal is connected to the ignition key circuit that is powered ON when the key is in RUN. The other terminal is brought to ground through your pushbutton to complete the circuit and energize the coil...
  11. BeastMaster

    Bad glow plug trouble

    Yes...it's really hard to accurately measure the resistance of a glow plug with a common ohmmeter. You generally end up measuring the resistance of your test clip instead. I found out about those counterfeit plugs too. They really got clever on printing authentic Ford Motorcraft packaging and...
  12. BeastMaster

    Bad glow plug trouble

    In your case, the clicking, and it's the same with the wires unhooked, it's pointing to either a contactor whose contactor points are not electrically closing, or possibly significant contact resistance in the harness. Get a voltmeter and check to see if your plugs are getting power to the...
  13. BeastMaster

    Been a chase . Cativation etc

    To clear "Cavitation" as suspect: There is a pH indicator ( Bromothymol Blue ) that turns blue in a slightly alkali state. Blowing CO2 through it will make it acidic ( carbonic acid ... Aka "carbonated water", same stuff that makes soda pop fizzy ). Temporarily replace your radiator cap with...
  14. BeastMaster

    Unsure of getting a 7.3 after reading the cavitation article, looking for real world insights.

    Is there a correlation between having a turbo and having cavitation issues? I have been under the belief that if the cylinders were not stressed with the additional burden of boost pressure, they would be less prone to cavitation.
  15. BeastMaster

    Injector stuck in head

    How did you get your custom hole saw in the injector hole with the stuck injector blocking access? Did you end up shearing the stuck injector off at the tip and end up pushing it back out toward the piston? I take it you had to remove the head to do this, avoiding contaminating the cylinder...
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    Injector stuck in head

    I have queried ChatGPT on this and post here what it replied. This is AI stuff, ----------------------------------------- New Is there exist a wrench for stuck bolt removal that is assisted by ultrasonic vibration, similar to an impact wrench? GPT-5 mini Yes — tools and devices that use...
  17. BeastMaster

    Injector stuck in head

    I know the LN2 is kinda impractical unless you know someone who makes it or uses it. As you know, it doesn't keep well. But, being a liquid, it pours well and cools anything dipped in it almost instantaneously. The intention is to cool ( and shrink ) the injector before the surrounding head...
  18. BeastMaster

    Injector stuck in head

    I don't know if anyone has ever done this...but I will run it up the pole for comments., Liquid Nitrogen. Hospitals often have some. Styrofoam cups will hold it. If you can fashion a plastic pill bottle so as to contain some liquid nitrogen ( LN2 ) around the injector. Seal around the...
  19. BeastMaster

    Need advice on battery cable replacement kit

    Use the "attach files" button at the bottom, left of the orange "post reply" button. You will open a file manager. You will need to know the file name of your photo and where it is. A note on solder. You want 60/40 ( Tin/Lead ) or 63/37 ( Eutectic ) solder, Rosin core ( For electronic work...
  20. BeastMaster

    Fuel shut off solenoid problem?

    Viton O-ring ? My fear is anything in the fuel system better not disintegrate upon exposure to diesel fuel; such disintegrants moving along to plug up the fuel system in other places. I nearly had that problem when I used the wrong kind of rubber hose as fuel hose. I was lucky. It began...
  21. BeastMaster

    Obd1 issues 1991 f350 7.3 idi

    Thanks, Franklin2. I needed that diagram too. Up at the upper left is the circuit for the overdrive cancel switch and light ( OCS and OCIL. That is the only circuit I see that doesn't require any external test equipment to verify whether or not the Transmission Control Module is "awake"...
  22. BeastMaster

    Obd1 issues 1991 f350 7.3 idi

    Failed PCM relay? PCM fuse? Will your OD lockout ( The LED on the gear selector ) still illuminate when you press the button ( key-ON )? Didja break a wire at the connector? You didn't unplug the TCM and forget to plug it back? Battery still good in the reader? ( Didn't leave it on...
  23. BeastMaster

    Soo what happened???

    Did everybody get this? ( Or was there site activity during this expiry? ) I am a little puzzled why only some of us seem affected....maybe they didn't try to visit? I am still getting hiccups at my end. See attached screenshots.
  24. BeastMaster

    Soo what happened???

    @ttman4 I find the apps risky, as they will demand access to things the native phone security will deny access to. Things like the filesystem, phone, internet, camera, mic, fine location, etc. Certain businesses are building up huge information dossiers on us and indexing it in AI farms ...
  25. BeastMaster

    Soo what happened???

    Thanks, guys, for the replies. I see several of us from different systems and ISP are seeing the same thing, - which can be explained by a switch configuration error, - and showed up in previously working systems, misdirecting urls, then recovered on its own...this smacks of a switch...

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