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  1. Josh Oldenburg

    3rd gear ratio out of range????

    So i bought an 01 7.3, and have now experienced in the above freezing temps that after i drive my truck 5 miles i tend to lose 3/4 and reverse. I noticed it a few weeks ago and thought it was low fluid so i stopped and checked, bright red and full. I couldn't back up unless i have it a lot more...
  2. Josh Oldenburg

    4r100 boost valve

    Probably should have started here instead of asking about another tranny. My transmission slips in reverse only when you get on it or try to back up a hill with a load. Somebody pointed me towards the pressure boost valve for reverse stating that if my clutches were shot I wouldn't have first...
  3. Josh Oldenburg

    4r100

    I thought I read somewhere that I could remove the parking brake and replace it with a transfer case. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk
  4. Josh Oldenburg

    4r100 with parking brake

    I thought I read somewhere that I could remove the parking brake and replace it with a transfer case. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk
  5. Josh Oldenburg

    NO power to cab after head gasket replacement.

    I finally got everything back together or so i thought. I went to crank the engine and i have no power to the gauge cluster ignition switch nothing. What did i forget to hook up? I thought i got all the body connectors.
  6. Josh Oldenburg

    Too loud?

    What's the best way to quiet down an IDI with out restriction on the exhaust. My 7.3 is currently straight piped and dumps out in front of the rear tire on the passenger side. The noise I hear coming from the exhaust drowns out everything including the rumble of the engine. It's too much to...
  7. Josh Oldenburg

    Tach wires

    My engine has two wire tach sensor and my tack pickup for my trans controller has a single wire. Now what.
  8. Josh Oldenburg

    Fan clutch

    When you first start up the engine how long should the clutch stay locked in? I've had other vehicles where the fan unlocks after 30 seconds but the one I have now has stayed locked up after a minute or 2. Haven't ran it long enough to determine if it stays locked all the time. With the engine...
  9. Josh Oldenburg

    stall and no start

    Finally getting my super duty idi finished and chase down all the gremlin, and they strike again. I just had it running verifying no leaks and letting the alternator charge the batteries when she developed a miss and within a minute stalled. Every attempt has failed to get her to fire...
  10. Josh Oldenburg

    milkshake oil after startup

    ok so prior to installing my 7.3 in my superduty I rebuilt the oil cooler. I also did a compression check and all cylinders were right around 400. After about 10 minutes of running the engine in chassis the oil has taken on a grayish color almost white. i have seen worse than this before in...
  11. Josh Oldenburg

    fill tube adapter install?

    How in the hell does one get the angled fill tube adapter to press into the trans? I picked up a 4r100 for my 7.3 and it was missing it. And of course i installed the trans before realising it was gone...
  12. Josh Oldenburg

    Oil filter tube

    Where can I get the tube in the center of the oil filter housing? Have one that is cracked while doing head gaskets. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk
  13. Josh Oldenburg

    New to the 6.0 have injector issues.

    Working on a customer's '05 6.0. he bought it not running and wanted me to look at it. Turns out it was out of fuel so I added 9 gallons finally got it to fire but it's missing. When I first got it the fire it wouldn't rev easily tons of black smoke at idle. Once I got it to clean out it will...
  14. Josh Oldenburg

    Torque converter install?!!!?

    I'm about to lose my mind. Installing the torque converter into my 4r100 that is being mated up to my IDI and I'm psyching myself out. I have read that the nose of the torque converter is supposed to be flush with the housing. Mine is about a 16th past flush. When rotating it to drop into the...
  15. Josh Oldenburg

    Water pump inlet

    Will a powerstroke inlet bolt in place of the original idi inlet? Having issues finding a hose that goes from 2 ¼ to 1 ¾ and routed right. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk
  16. Josh Oldenburg

    Dipstick block off plug.

    My 7.3 block has the dipstick in the front boss and a ball bearing or something blocking the rear boss. How do I remove it. Do I just stick a taper punch in and smack it with a hammer? Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk
  17. Josh Oldenburg

    High strength head bolts

    AS the title says I have searched and found 180k tensile strength bolts that are rated the same as the arp chromoly head studs.If i had the 5-600 dollars id buy the studs.But i dont and i have already sunk alot into this swap to get it ready. The studs measure 6.120 and i can get 1/2"-13 x 6"...
  18. Josh Oldenburg

    Garrett T04E13

    What do you guys think of that turbo on an idi?
  19. Josh Oldenburg

    TPS bracket and adapter

    I am looking for a pic or measurements of both the adapter for the shaft and the bracket so I can manufacture my own since they seem to be impossible to find. I have a lathe plasma cnc and a brake press. I could possible make more
  20. Josh Oldenburg

    IDI to 4r100 flexplate?

    So what flexplate can i run on my 7.3 to bolt up to the 6 bolt tc in my new 4r100?
  21. Josh Oldenburg

    commercial 7.3

    I just bought a 7..3 out of a commercial truck. Unsure of the last time it ran bt i had great compression and everything was there. I have tried to get it to start on the stand. I have powered the fuel solenoid and gave it fresh fuel. Do i have to also power the glow plugs just to hear is...

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