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  1. Minuteman96

    Oil Pressure Gauge reading way low

    I’ve had this problem for awhile now, even on the previous motor that was in the truck. truck runs fine, I know it’s got oil pressure, but man this gauge bothers the hell out of me. It reads low, like just over the left white line low. It never goes below that, sometimes it’ll go above that, but...
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    7.3 Powerstroke/6.0 Powerstroke Vaccuum Pump

    Anybody used one on one of our IDIs? The mounts look identical, and the pod/pump mechanism looks hardly any different. I read the later pumps put out more vacuum which I can’t imagine is a bad thing, and a 6.0 vacuum pump is cheaper than a junky dorman pos that I’d rather not waste my money on...
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    Looking to build a custom turbo set up

    I’m looking to build my own turbo set up and I’m looking to use a common, easy to maintain and find parts for turbo that won’t blow the heads off my 6.9. It’s got studs but I’m not looking for crazy power, just something to give it the extra mustard. I love these motors, but I can’t risk causing...
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    Update on my good 6.9, pictures and plans for the bad 6.9

    Back in September I posted about my truck throwing in the towel and after swapping in a very clean 87 6.9 and taking the truck for its first drive where everything is dialed, and then also tearing apart the old motor a little deeper to see what happened, I figured I’d share the results of...
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    Motor work. Bent rods, loose lifter,

    Alright so the other day, my motor started missing and within 5 minutes of it startin to miss, the damn thing went nuts. It developed this ticking noise that sounded like a little man inside the motor was banging on the walls trying to get out. It was LOUD. I drove it another 2 minutes after...
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    New Heads

    Okay so I’m pretty sure I have a bad intake valve. Got a thumping from the intake that only gets louder when you remove the air cleaner. Also got a ticking that started right around the same time the thumping started. Found a few threads of guys sharing a video of the same exact noise and i read...
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    93 F250 keep blowing maxi fuse 9

    Keep blowing fuse 9 on the truck. I narrowed it down to only when the truck is running, and when the fuze blows I have no tach or automatic on the tranny. I know this fuse protects the PCM and I checked relay 1, any known wires that would be causing this? Thanks for any help.
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    Borg Warner turbo that will bolt into a Sidewinder kit

    I have a wastegated Banks Sidewinder that had shaft play so I tore it down. Was going to rebuild it myself, but finding a kit is a bear. I’ve read the wastegated sidewinders were all TE06H’s but the label on my turbo got ripped off before I acquired it. The motor is a stock 94 7.3 in a 93 F250...
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    WTB: Wastegated Banks Sidewinder Parts for Ford IDI

    Looking for most of everything except the turbo itself. Let me know what you got and how much you want for it and we’ll see what we can do. Thanks all.
  10. Minuteman96

    LED cab lights on a 96 F250

    Okay so I’ve got a LED cab light set that’s all mounted and the harness is all good to go. The part that’s throwing me now is where can I splice this harness so that the lights come on when I turn on the headlights? The instructions say to find a 12V constant wire and splice them into that, but...
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    Progressive loss of power, non turbo

    About three weeks ago I noticed my truck is really really slow. I’ll give it throttle but it feels like it’s even more gutless than it actually is. My first thought is weak injectors but I feel the pump might be an issue. I gave it a couple healthy doses of diesel Kleen and it didn’t help at...
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    Banks Sidewinder Turbo possibilities

    I have a used kit that I bought with my truck for 500$. It’s been sitting for awhile because my truck is my daily and I haven’t had the time to install, nor do I mind the N/A because I live in the California valley and a turbo isn’t a necessity at this elevation. With that said, I’m curious...
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    Belt rubbing on tensioner

    I replaced the tensioner and idler about a thousand miles ago. Thing was fine for a bit but now the belt is rubbing on the tensioner and I don’t know why. I’m not completely panicked by this right now but I know eventually it’ll just chew my belt up. The belt I have on the truck is to small in...
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    96 F250 7.5, codes, possible wrong ICM?

    just picked up a truck to build a welding rig with but it’s got three codes and I want to get some input from more experienced individuals before I start doing some chasing and try to figure things out. It runs pretty solid, the crank on start up feels slow but I could just be imagining that. I...
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    New injectors and injector lines?

    It seems impossible to find a new set of injector lines that will hold up. Accurate diesel sells em but I’ve read they’re made in China and not worth it. Now looking at Pensacola diesel lines and have read the same. Does anyone have recommendations for places to buy injectors AND lines? I’d...
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    FS: Banks Sidewinder Parts, Sacramento CA

    Got a number of parts to a Sidewinder Turbo kit that I need to get rid of. The kit isn’t complete so I’ve been told but I’m no expert on turbos. Local pickup or meetup only. Look at the pictures and make me an offer if you’re interested. Text me at 209-329-9seven1seven. Thanks.
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    Holes on the sides of injectors

    I recently did a return line kit and had some leaks afterward. Patched one of them up but the same injector head that was leaking before the return line kit is still leaking. Before I waste more extra o rings in my kit, I figured I’d ask, are these holes supposed to line up with each other?
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    Oil in exhaust

    This doesn’t look right to me but I’m still fairly new to these engines. I know they usually seep oil but obviously there’s quite a bit. Should I be concerned? I haven’t noticed any smoke at all from the exhaust and I always keep a close eye on it because this is my daily driver.
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    SCAs and Fleetguard test results

    a few things: First: Checking my coolant from my petcock valve (93 F250 7.3) and what came out first was a dingy red color, then followed with green. Upon checking the coolant from the rad cap, it’s green. Is the red just rust? Or does that sound like it’s a mix of red coolant and green...
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    Brand new glow plugs, still no start

    Tuesday’s off to a bad start. Ive been running on a few bad glow plugs for awhile now but after a no start yesterday morning and an increase in relay clicking, I was pretty confident that they all finally took a dump. Last night went to orielly and picked 8 ZD-9s and went home and switched...
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    Both temp gauge AND idiot light are stuck

    93 F250 7.3 4x4. Temp gauge on dash is inop. Engine temp idiot light is on permanently, from the point I turn it on. It’s been like this since I bought it 6 months ago, and after smelling a slight tinge of burning oil this morning on my way to work, i figured it’s time to stop putting off...
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    Air bubbles in clear fuel return line

    i have air bubbles in my fuel return line, the clear one that goes back into the IP. Usually you don’t see them until you tap the start of the line down near the injector at the front driver side. It has screw down clamps on the hose, tightened those to see if it would help and the bubbles...

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