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  1. Pullet

    Steer Me Right

    So my 4wd driver side hub was slipping with ratcheting noise, leaving me 2wd, and was full of greasy grit and metal shavings when opened (which was another struggle, t25 to the rescue). Metal is from the gear inside that quickly pops out with the biggest spring under it, held (in this case) by a...
  2. Pullet

    Over heating?

    Check your boots if you're getting smoke in the cab. Bleed speed up hills to not work it so hard. Radiator plugged? Are you empty (what weight?)? I got that hot pulling a heavy trailer up a mountain once, but the shifter was only warm, check transmission and fluids?
  3. Pullet

    4-5 mpg on 7.3 w/banks turbo

    My worst mileage ever was 4.5mpg on a half tank of firewood-getting in low four (zf5). Plenty of power, much torque being used as I hooked up to larger and larger chunks of trees. You're running a turbo (on the road?) and getting that mileage with no power, which means the fuel is going...
  4. Pullet

    Convert 8 lug down to 5 lug

    My '90 f250 RC LB 4x4 was recently on a scale at ~6200# with my everyday ballast included. You might make 7700#, depending on options. How many pounds saved on 5 lug? I think you'd be better served by losing weight elsewhere. Sound insulation, extra fuel tank, different bed.. How many times do...
  5. Pullet

    1986 hp vs 1987?

    I'd like to add, although it's a month and a half late, that I've had zf-5 and e4od in otherwise reasonably similar '90s. Zf-5 takes a minute to get started, unless I skip gears (empty), it's not fast even then but at least I might not hold up traffic. Automatic just push the go pedal as far as...
  6. Pullet

    project: watch out Kentuckians

    I'd measure underhood temp, put any slow-reacting thermometer under and drive it around. Won't give a comparison unless you have an unmolested hood to swap in or old data.
  7. Pullet

    Breaks and exhaust question

    I recommend checking vacuum pump, brakes get hard to operate without one, so knowing it's good is important. If it's not building vac quickly enough your brakes would act like that. Exhaust in cab, check your shifter boots. Mine were not attached at the floor when I got my truck, and the...
  8. Pullet

    Absolutely hate starters

    He's talking 'piggyback' starter like Nippondenso rather than inline Mitsubishi, both of which are, however, gear reduction. I had hard starts for a while and killed a Mitsubishi, but they work.
  9. Pullet

    Usable tire size

    (I think) Kubota's on coils in the OBS pictured above. My '90 f250 is on leaf springs, and that's where 35s rubbed if I turned too tight.. Looked fine, had much traction without digging ruts, worked great unless I forgot.
  10. Pullet

    Slave cylinder travel.

    I think it's 7/16" minimum, but that's rememory from a few months back.
  11. Pullet

    Steer Me Right

    It's all out of the truck now, and it looks like the bottom seal is pooched out and blocking the snap ring. Trying to figure out whether to chisel it open or farm it out/get another box.
  12. Pullet

    Steer Me Right

    I hoped to do this in the truck; seemed easiest. Pitman arm off with no problem. Snap ring won't budge. Tried cleaning it and using snap ring pliers, which couldn't get it to compress. Stuck an awl into one end and tapped with a hammer to try to budge/break free, no luck. I'm running out of...
  13. Pullet

    Cab light mounting

    Gotcha. Makes sense, sorry I didn't know. Drill new holes 3/4" away from a bend in some flashing or scrap steel (with self-tappers?)? Might be worth the time making them (right) if you save it back from searching.
  14. Pullet

    Quick and Easy Tutorial on how to post pictures uploaded to the forum.

    I don't know from Tapatalk, but Safari can do. Is file uploading/image insertion easier? Does it make your telephone noiser or more likely to vibrate? Thanks, maybe I'll read some internest about it too. Edit:I'd rather not have to find and delete automatical signaturing, probably just leave...
  15. Pullet

    Cab light mounting

    5/8" won't grab? A windshield replacer recently recommended clear bathroom caulk when he noticed the method used on my roof, said it'd hold and seal until I pulled it off. There might be self-tappers on mine, which is getting hard to blame on the PO now, four years later..
  16. Pullet

    Usable tire size

    I scored cheap steel wheels instead of expensive 16.5"xbig rubber.. You have 20s and a pretty good idea on outside tire diameter (~33" without lifts)/dimensions, or you could sell those and look for 16/17s.. some people like the way big wheels look, though I think that's about the only reason...
  17. Pullet

    Usable tire size

    I absolutely recommend correct tire pressure for load, have been meaning to get a IR thermometer to get more precise; more balloony soft-riding sidewall not getting pinched by the rim on a pothole is my aim. Air and rubber also weighs less than metal, which matters more to me than cornering...
  18. Pullet

    Usable tire size

    I want as much air in my tires as possible, so my rubber can squish farther before I end up buying new tires over a pothole, so I will probably always stay at or below 17". 16s on there now, because they're cheap and easy. Truck had 16.5"x~12" rims when I got it, and 35s on them which rubbed on...
  19. Pullet

    Quick and Easy Tutorial on how to post pictures uploaded to the forum.

    I figgered it out! First locate file upload, select it and then an appropriate picture, and then wait until insertion becomes the option. It doesn't like Eyephone 'edited' photographs.
  20. Pullet

    Just how important is GVWR in these old trucks..?

    I bought my first f250 in 2012, and it'd been driven hard and put away wet (figuratively, bought in CA) for 22 years before I got it. Moved cross country with it and then delivered tons of grain with it, a couple tons at a time. Did that every couple weeks for a year until I traded it towards...
  21. Pullet

    Just how important is GVWR in these old trucks..?

    I've had 2 '90 f250s, I've had >2-4k# in each of them often and with no problems, my only worry for you would be that the legality says the lowest rating is what they'll base fines on if enforcers start looking: lowest of registration, door tag, or any other posted limits... Just don't give them...
  22. Pullet

    Steer Me Right

    The steering was making some extra noise yesterday and feeling a bit rough, and the problem looks to be an unauthorized fluid discharge from the bottom of the box, along the (sector?) shaft that runs the pitman arm. Looks like the bottom seals need attention, and I might just learn how as I try...
  23. Pullet

    Compressed air to Eliminate Turbo Lag, or turn smoke into power?

    That's probably why the CAS test was on a -small- block, guess I'll have to do some maths someday to figure it out, but 7.3L x rpm is a lot of air, even without pressurization.
  24. Pullet

    Compressed air to Eliminate Turbo Lag, or turn smoke into power?

    Twin turbo setup, or a supercharger...? I haven't heard of anything that works much like either of those systems. The Volvo system is more what I expected someone would have tried: a Moarboost Button that would give the turbine a few seconds of pressure and velocity without waiting for exhaust...
  25. Pullet

    Compressed air to Eliminate Turbo Lag, or turn smoke into power?

    http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/news/a27515/volvos-diesel-turbo-lag-solution-is-compressed-air/ The Volvo system mentioned without much technicality. Looks like those guys have a different set of priorities, but thanks for the links, that's awesome stuff they're doing. The...

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