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    Rear end

    Will somebody explain to me why HD diesel pickups don't have 2-speed rear ends? Just wondering..
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    Hood release

    Diesel compression gauge finally got here, so I can find out if my '87 F250 6.9 engine is only mildly ruined, or totally ruined. Tried to open the hood, release cable snapped somewhere. Is there a way to open the hood on these things when the cable busts? Help..
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    Banks turbo on 7.3

    I bought this truck a few weeks ago. It was stored for several years with various problems. Now I'm down to fixing the leaky fuel return system on the intake manifold. Near as I can tell, I have to remove the Banks turbo manifold to get the fuel manifold off, so I can replace all those...
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    Machine shop

    Anybody have a recommendation for a shop near Sacramento, CA, to bore my 6.9? Should a 6.9 be bored, bored and sleeved, or thrown away?
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    Engine oil for 7.3 idi?

    Kinda of new to Ford stuff. just bought an old F250 w/7.3 idi engine. From reading chatter here, it seems that the consensus is 15-40 of whatever brand, but my book says straight 30w above 0 degrees, which is most of the time here in CA. Seeking guidance..
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    C6 tranny

    I recently bought an '88 F250, possibly 7.3 and C6. PO was selling because "Something wrong with transmission". Got the truck home on a flatbed, went looking for tranny dipstick, which does not seem to exist on this truck. Started thinking, dipstick and tube fell off, fluid ran out, and tranny...

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