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Knoxville Tn-cracked #2 Injector Line
Driving from Oklahoma to Eastern NC. Started smelling diesel and pulled over. #2 injector pressurized spray out of the top of the injector line cap with a miss. Idles rough but drives on the freeway fine. I haven’t been able to see the crack but it was 2:00AM. Anybody have a local source on a...- MPatty
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- Forum: 911 Diesel Down!
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Bucking on Deceleration
Bucking on deceleration: when decelerating between 2000 rpm to 1500 the truck will start to buck. It seems very similar to a u-joint, but all three rear u joints have recently been replaced and are tight. Accelerating through the range it is not noticed and deceleration in any other RPM range...- MPatty
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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The BOT Rebuild
I bought this truck a few years ago. It's a 1993 F250 with a NA motor and 093 Turbo, ZF5. After driving for a few years I noticed a coolant leak at the back of the drivers side head...no signs of coolant/oil mixing just leaking. I decided that I was going to rebuild and as most projects go it...- MPatty
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Lifter Brand?
I am in the middle of a complete overhaul on my 7.3. The motor has about 210K on it and I am replacing the valve springs with Comp 910's. With this in mind I am leaning towards putting all new lifters in. Are there manufactures that are recommended or any that have seen premature failures?- MPatty
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Need Suggestions/Advice on Rebuild
I bought my truck (a 1993 F250 IDIT with a ZF5 Transmission) last year. The truck has been repainted and has obviously had the engine out at some point to paint the firewall. The Vin on the truck is M (which if not mistaken is a N/A truck) but has a factory turbo on the truck. When I bought...- MPatty
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Battery light
Two days ago I replaced the AC evaporator, condensor, and accumulator. I also replaced the glow plugs and fuel return lines. Yesterday I drove to work and the battery light came on and stayed on. After getting off shift this morning the truck started fine and I drove home. The alternator is...- MPatty
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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New From NC
Hey All, Ive been watching the forum for a few months and have gotten tons of useful information from it, figured it was time to introduce myself. Not new to the diesel world but bought a '93 F250 Extended cab, Turbo'ed, 4x4 with a ZF5 a few months ago. This site has been a great resource for...- MPatty
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- Forum: Introduction
