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    Transmission Hell

    So... you may have seen my previous thread, where the mechanic who installed my transmission tried to convince me I had somehow gotten an E4OD with a manual shift valve body from Monster Transmission. That is of course not true. The transmission at the time I posted that thread would only shift...
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    Manual Shift Valve Body

    So I just replaced my transmission. After getting scammed by a mechanic who said he could rebuild it but just took it apart and took a bunch of my money (long story, but that's the short version), I purchased a "quick ship" e4od from Monster Transmission, and found a trustworthy, experienced guy...
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    Fuel Filter Mystery

    Over time, my '91 7.3 IDI short bus has needed fuel filters more and more often. I'm currently on a long road trip, and so far i've needed a new fuel filter every 1000 miles or so. Tanks have been dropped and checked for gunk/algae/rust. Rear tank is totally clean and front tank has some rust...
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    STURBRIDGE MA - where can I get towed to?

    I am on the side of the MA pike, E350 short bus is dead. It stopped the way a vehicle that’s out of fuel would stop but I fueled up less than 40 miles ago. Turns over, sounds fine. Was running fine before I turned it off and then started up again. It almost feels like it’s out of prime but how...
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    Did I kill my jump pack, or my battery, or both?

    I have a '91 E350 7.3L IDI short school bus. I replaced the batteries about a year ago with two deep cycle starting batteries, and haven't had any problems until now. But now... I didn't start the bus for about six weeks, and unknown to me the extension cord I was running to my trickle charger...
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    What Are These Two Things? Do they go together?

    These are both hanging inside the front grill. Are they supposed to be attached to each other? Attached to something else? Disregard the rusty coat hanger I rigged to pop my hood!
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    COOLANT/CAVITATION/RELATED QUESTIONS

    Greetings. I am super confused. A few years ago I did some research on what coolant was best for my '91 E350 7.3 IDI short bus, and came away with the solid verdict that the basic green stuff was IT. I also came away with the impression that cavitation was not a huge thing in this...
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    Bus pulling to both sides

    I had the bad luck to be behind a truck that lost a load of concrete and rocks. I had one rear tire blow out and another sustain some damage. The event resulted in closure of the freeway as big rigs crashed at the shoulder and people got stuck all over the place, but I was lucky enough to make...
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    Can anybody tell me what this noise is?

    It sounds like something thwacking against the bottom of my bus. 1991 Ford E350 7.3 IDI short bus. I am also getting a front end wobble. It's not a wheel bearing or stuck caliper. This is not constant, happens sporadically.
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    Could failing rear brakes cause FRONT brakes to smoke?

    I recently had an issue with my Ford E350 cutaway school bus. The front brakes started smoking, and I assumed it was a stuck caliper, but the brake place I stumbled into (I was 3000 miles from home) told me no, it was my rear brakes, and the fact that they were messed up was causing my FRONT...
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    Forde E350 short school bus 7.3L IDI - surging at idle

    Hey everyone! Like the headline says, my little bus is doing a weird thing at idle, but not all the time. Most of the time it starts up great if it the block heater's been plugged in, but if starting completely cold it will sort of chug (which is what I think people describe as surging) and /...
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    Throttle Cable Woes

    Hello! This is my first time posting here though I often search your forums for the answers to my questions. My 1991 E-350 cutaway short school bus has a 7.3L IDI. I sent the bus to the shop to diagnose a problem that turned out to be the cam sensor going bad, but during the test drive, the...

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