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    Post Head Gasket, Sludgy Oil, Smoke through CDR, White Exaust

    Hi Everyone, I haven't posted in a while (or worked on my Van in a while), but now I'm back on it. Not sure why I haven't gotten rid of it yet, I just like that thing for some reason. I will try to keep this concise. Basically I'm looking for confirmation from maybe a few of you that I...
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    Totally Stumped

    Hi guys, Been a while since I've been around. Posted this problem earlier this year, but didn't get any responses. Figured I'd give it another shot since I'm back under the hood. I'll try and keep it short: Bubbles in the coolant overflow reservoir. Put my air compressor to the...
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    Air in coolant

    Hi guys, I haven't been around for quite a while now. Not sure if any of you guys will remember me. I basically learned how to work on engines from this forum though, primarily was posting like 3-5 years ago. Anyway, what's good is that my van, after having rebuilt the thing, has been...
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    Engine Swap

    My friend has an F450 with a 7.5L gas engine. It has a manual transmission (not sure which one, I actually haven't taken a look at it yet) would this be the ZF5? Is it possible for us to put a 7.3 idi in it and just change the bell housing or do we need a new transmission also? Also, sorry...
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    new fuel pump looks different

    I got a new mechanical fuel pump from NAPA. The arms on the two fuel pumps that touch the eccentric on the camshaft look drastically different. One is pretty much straight with a slight angle bend before the last two inches or so. The new one is straight, then goes up sharp and then comes...
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    scary sound

    The van has been running well for the past month or so. After rebuilding the motor and putting it in I had a whole bunch of stuff to debug and fiddle with until everything seemed to be running well. Air in the fuel lines has been a real pain. I actually decided to take all of my fuel lines...
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    Waterpump Flowrate

    Does anyone know how much flow our water pumps output? Like gallons per minute. Does anyone have a educated guess? thanks, Jeff
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    Could someone with a Van answer a quick one?

    I accidently pulled my oil dip stick partially out of the handle, now I don't know if it's the correct length. Could someone measure their dipstick for me so I can see if mine is at the correct length? Just like tip to handle with a tape measure or something so I can check. Jeff
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    Need Some Advice

    I read Mel's article on static vs dynamic timing. I'd like to get the injection pump timed by a shop, since mel claims that it'll help my mileage...I don't care so much about power, really just my highway mileage. I called a few shops around and asked if they use a timing meter or by ear. 3...
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    Motor's in...ready to chug

    I can't seem to find the torque value for the flywheel to torque converter nuts...does anyone know that offhand? I have the factory ford book...but maybe I'm just a bad looker upper. I can't seem to find it anywhere. Other than that, I'm about to take her around the block. I've gotta...
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    Don't hold back, tell me how dumb I am...

    So I'm over it, I've come to terms, you guys don't have to worry about causing me more pain with bad news...just tell me how deep i'm in. I installed the engine. It was having a hard time turning over as I said in an earlier thread. I thought this might be because when I installed the rod...
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    Rebuilt the engine and put it in!!! What now?

    Hey guys, Long time no post. So I finally got this engine all together and into my van. All hoses, brackets, wires and doo-dads attached (as far as I can tell.) So it doesn't want to start. It's having a hard time turning it over. It turns over slowly, like the bearings are still...
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    still workin on this 6.9

    Hi guys, still workin' on this engine. Need some help. Question 1 What the heck is a "pre chamber?" And should I really have been worrying about it falling out when I installed the heads? I came across this in the manual, but I honestly have no idea what that means. Question 2 I...
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    Rebuilding a 6.9 - can't find a part

    Hey guys, Not sure if anyone remembers, but I bought a 6.9 off of Rob Wick a couple of months ago to rebuild and then put in my van. I have been working on it, slowly but surely, gathering up everything I need and making a plan. Anyway, I finally got to the point, knowing that I was...
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    Waste motor oil as a fuel?

    Alright...if I die before I'm 100 years old, it'll be curiosity that will have killed me. Have any of you WVO guys ever tried burning waste motor oil as a fuel? I have a heated tank and a heated fuel line system and I decided to give it a try. I'm in the process of rebuilding a 6.9 engine...
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    Need Help...can barely rotate spindles

    This started out with steering box. It's gone to tierod ends. Now we're realizing that with the tierods disconnected from the spindle, we can barely rotate the spindle at all. I don't know how the powersteering even turned this thing. I haven't worked on something this big before, so...
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    Machining Heads

    Has anyone ever machined their own heads/mating surfaces on their engine? I've got access to a vertical miller (just a normal bridgeport.) I guess I probably wouldn't be able to do the engine block, but I'm curious as to how wide of a flycutter i'd need in order to remachine the mating...
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    I've Never Rebuilt and Engine Before

    Hi Guys, I've wanted to rebuild an engine for a long time, but I've never had the opportunity or the know how. Pretty much what I did was about a year ago, I bought this Van and just screwed around with it, replacing different things, modifiying different things, and just familiarizing...
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    Super Loose Steering

    Hi guys, So i've taken a short break from tinkering, but I might take it up again once it gets a little warmer out. The thing that's been on my mind is the looseness of the steering in my van. This is my first "big vehicle," so I'm not really sure what it's supposed to feel like. To me...
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    Won't start...desperate

    Sorry for posting a new thread about the same thing, but i'm desperate. I changed my fuel lines, made pretty sure there were no leaks, held in the schrader valve to bleed out the air then when fuel started coming out i let go, cranked it a few more times...waiting between cranks, still...
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    Overheats then is Fine

    Alright, i can't figure it out. My engine, when i start it up, doesn't want to flow coolant through the radiator. Flows through the heater core and such, but not my radiator. After driving it a bit, it'll just start to overheat. Right then the coolant will start to flow. (I can smell...
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    Schrader Valve

    Sup GUys, Replaced my fuel lines up to the rough pump. Trying to bleed out the air in the lines with the schraeder valve. ONce the engine starts, should i do anything more with the valve? I got it to start once, drove it around the block. Left it an hour. Now i'm trying to bleed air...
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    Priming Fuel Pumps

    Guys, Alright...if you've disconnected fuel lines and such, can you simply reattach them and start her up?? I can't find anything that says you can't just start it after you've done work on the fuel system, but i'm not totally sure. Will it just crank for a while until it primes itself...
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    How much longer does my engine have?

    Hey everyone, I bought my E-350, 1990 from a guy who kept it in pretty good condition (from what I can tell) with 250,000 miles on it. He was the second owner of it. I've replaced a bunch of components that needed it and everything on it is working really nicely. I just flushed my whole...
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    Slams into Second Gear

    Hey Guys...I posted before about my stupid e4od, but i didn't get anything. I don't blame anyone for not wanting to answer any more of these sensor questions. Anyway, converter clutch is still hunting, but I don't know why, FIPL wasn't the problem...i guess i should grab one of those code...

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