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    1984 F250 Dana 60 Swap

    Well that may be true. The DW I experienced (and which went away after replacing the worn trac bar bushings) was prior to doing RSK. Retained the TB though and no DW so no doubt beneficial but essential with RSK- ?? Would need someone with real life experience on RSK w/o T-Bar to weight in.
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    1984 F250 Dana 60 Swap

    Not sure what the secret is but know even with track bar, if it’s bushings are badly worn contributes to “death wobble”
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    1984 F250 Dana 60 Swap

    When I did this on ‘87 F250HD, I reused the TTB front springs and left the stock 2” rear spring spacers which resulted in front/rear heights being nearly level when unloaded. Stock F350 sits about 2” higher in rear. I later did Sky’s RSK with SuperDuty “U” code springs and needed to go to F350...
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    1984 F250 Dana 60 Swap

    I’m fairly sure you will want to retain the track bar whether stay standard or go RSK.
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    Trustworthy repair shops in OR?

    A couple of comments- I had similar issue with BW T-19 4 spd which turned out to be very worn large main shaft bearing and with that problem, driving it to Iowa is not an option; maybe trailering but not under its own power I believe. And original engine is 6.9; the 7.3 heads you say you have...
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    Driving a T19 - Is it Bad to Start in 2nd?

    OPs ‘84 could/probably is from my experience the wide ratio version with 5:1 1st. These were commonly standard in ‘83 & ‘84. He didn’t say what axle ratio he has. My ‘87 with 3.55 and 265/75-16s originally had close ratio T19 (4:1 1st) and starting in 2nd unloaded was possible but did require...
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    1994 7.3 NA Running Warmer than Normal?

    My vote on this is thermostat failed- based on similar experience. Would heat up from just normal driving; changed fan clutch and no change. Pulled thermostat and found one of the three tabs that hold the pellet broken so even though the pellet was expanding/extending, the thermostat wasn’t able...
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    Driveshaft support bearing

    Okay have to ask- did the slip joint and seal just slide off the splined part (that’s how I have been disassembling in past) or does the end seal screw off? My suspicion is it is a press fit on the outer shaft and not meant to be removed.
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    Antarctic IDI Build

    regarding doing RSK on ‘87-‘92 version frames, I did my ‘87 last summer using Sky’s Off Road Design kit for SuperDuty springs. These remarks assume the frame on your ‘90 F350 Ambo is same as my ‘87 F250. I can vouch for its completeness and benefits BUT it turned out to be significantly more...
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    Antarctic IDI Build

    Can answer that- the ‘87-‘92(?) frame front horns are noted to be weak- notice no front hitch receivers for these. To do the RSK necessitates reinforcing the frame ahead of the front shackle point. That’s what I suspect he is saying about boxing in the frame there.
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    Antarctic IDI Build

    Love the thread’s info!! What aftermarket wired backup camera setup did you go with?
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    E fuel pump question

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    Grinding shift, Now gone?

    An aspect to consider is dry pivot on throughout arm. My experience was hard shifting was contributed to by the pivot being bone dry and after removing and applying a smear of multipurpose grease it went away- until it developed several months later. Found a remark in Ford service manual that...
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    Allison 6 speed transmision?

    Hmm not to pour cold water but that all depends on spacing of the standard gears- to be effective the GV’s gearing reduction needs to be fairly evenly split between the standard gear ratios ;-)
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    Allison 6 speed transmision?

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    Question on Dana 60s

    I am in process of doing the Sky RSK on pig-nose (‘87 F250 w/ D60) and using ‘99-‘04 SuperDuty “U” springs. Pictures in above post appears to be using original (non-SD) springs since the frame bracket doesn’t extend beyond front of frame. I will confess this has been a PROJECT! As for the front...
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    94 idi turbo engine replacement

    Have heard that best not to mess with freeze plugs if not necessary- takes special tool and technique; don’t fix if not broken.
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    Overdrive unit question

    If you are wanting to split 3rd & 4th you may want to do some calculations. I have a T-19 with 3.55 gears in my 87 F250 and it’s a “close ratio” (4:1 1st). My calcs with 80% overdrive (GearVendor ratio) I found 3rd Over was very similar to 4th so no real benefit. Ford did have a “wide ratio”...
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    milkshake oil after startup

    For what it’s worth, I had similar situation with oil cooler and manual says can pull/ install oil cooler without pulling engine BUT that was for 87 NA; I have Hypermax intercooled setup. Book procedure has left motor mount unbolted from frame perch and jacked up 1” to allow clearance to...
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    A cautionary tale about the use or rather mis-use of ether to start a IDI motor.

    You didn’t happen to go through the oil cooler assembly did you? From my experience that’s where my oil level increase immediately after overhaul came from- had cut one of the big orings on assembly.
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    Which starter is correct? Educate me...

    While not strictly on topic, question regarding starters for IDIs- are the starters different for automatics (E4OD) vs manuals (T19’s & ZF5s). Guess real question is whether ring gear on flex plate of automatics are same as ring gear on fly wheel of manuals?
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    Camshaft possibilities?

    To clarify on above post- had turbo and intercooler before; only real change was installing cam.
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    Camshaft possibilities?

    Positive feedback on benefits of newer Type4 cam- installed in 6.9 w hypermax intercooled system and saw usable low end torque drop 300-400 RPM. Before boost was practically none below 2k; after usable boost began building around 1600. Very satisfied!
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    Hypermax Turbo Install

    Since you mentioned your egt was running high it appears you have boost & egt gauges which is really important with your non-wastegated turbo setup. I have a hyper max on my 6.9 with T-19 manual and with fuel turned up you need to keep an eye on egts- if getting high then time to drop a gear! I...
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    Anybody ever run an auto meter tach?

    I installed the Autometer 2 5/8” 5k diesel tac that senses off alternator in ‘15 and has worked well until recently when became intermittent. Contacted Autometer and they have it now checking whether problem is with tac or sensor. But what I discovered is there are 2 basic options from Autometer...

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