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  1. jtate

    help !!!!

    well before the head gasket change i was running a napa thermostat and thats when i went through 5 heater cores. i knew the head gaskets needed to be changed so i thought that was a factor in the overpressurizing of the cores. while the engine was apart i went ahead and changed the water pump...
  2. jtate

    help !!!!

    the stat came from ford and the cap is a 13psi cap. i didnt replace the cap when i did the gaskets but its been on there for about a year now. what would be the signs of cavitation? before i did the head gaskets i never had to put antifreeze in the res and it was still overpressurizing. i did...
  3. jtate

    help !!!!

    It has been a while since i have been on here, but i knew this would be the place to come with the problem that i am having with my truck. I have been having issues with heater coils leaking. I have replaced 5 in the last 6 months. I knew my head gaskets were leaking , so i figured that was the...
  4. jtate

    Snapon MT1480 Meters

    also when you install the magnetic pickup, place a piece of sandpaper between the pickup and the harmonic balancer so it doesnt rub and cause damage to the pickup.
  5. jtate

    E40D problems

    isnt there a fuse that supplies juice to the trans. dont know if that would be a posability or not just a thought.
  6. jtate

    starting problems, air in fuel line?

    pretty much the same thing i was getting at just not as text book lol. if you take the filter off and fuel doesnt flood all over the place then it does reveal useful infomation it means you have a air leak. i dont guess i follow the whole when its plugged in thing that it extends the air leak...
  7. jtate

    idi headers

    just wanted to know if anybody on this site is using a set of headers from these people http://www.stans-headers.com/ford_headers.htm and if so are they worth the coin?
  8. jtate

    starting problems, air in fuel line?

    just before you starts it up dont forget to unscrew the fuel filter and tell us how much fuel is in it lol.
  9. jtate

    What is this Guy's Secret??!!

    x2 on what he said. i just hope im on this site just to see how you feel about having to climb under one of your trucks just to work on it 20yrs from now.
  10. jtate

    HELP!!

    you think the roads are bad in texas come to louisiana lol. i swear that all the people that have to do community service are the ones thats repairing our highways.
  11. jtate

    starting problems, air in fuel line?

    im just trying to rule out the gp's as a posible culprit. these engines rely soo much on the gp's when its cold or hot temps outside, more so in the cooler temps. my 85 it can be 70+* outside on a cold motor and if you dont use the gp's too start it, it will spin forever before it starts if it...
  12. jtate

    starting problems, air in fuel line?

    when its warmer outside does it still start hard? ive learned on these trucks that the idi's rely on the gp's alot.
  13. jtate

    starting problems, air in fuel line?

    most of the time mine wouls show about 1/2 full. how long does your wait-to-start light stay on?
  14. jtate

    starting problems, air in fuel line?

    run the truck let it sit over night then in the morning unscrew the fuel filter off and see how much fuel is in the filter, this is determining if you still have a possible air leak. if the truck is starting fine with the block heater plugged in and not so great with it not plugged in relying...
  15. jtate

    HELP!!

    not saying yours is a heater core i just stated that my 91 was leaking and it turned out to be the heater coil, now my 85 used to do exactly what you speak of and it turned out to be the check ball in the thermostat housing was cloged up and didnt allow the air to be purged out of the engine...
  16. jtate

    HELP!!

    yes same thing happened to me and the inside of my truck still smells like antifreeze. the way i knew it was a heater coil was by the water vapor that would accumulate on the front glass next to the dash.
  17. jtate

    What's this thing do...?

    Sometimes they burn up when you don't pull the battery cables (either +or -) when you try to replace them... and they will shock the snot out of you too, thats what mine did.
  18. jtate

    so others know

    precision of new hampton is supposed to be origanaly located in iowa, but dont know where else they have other branches.
  19. jtate

    so others know

    sassyrel the tech that refered me to this place actually told me to get the non-triple disk in the rv style converter (price was like $246.00 with shipping) because it was better than anything that you could buy off the net, but i want everything HD soo i went ahead and ordered the triple disk...
  20. jtate

    starting problems, air in fuel line?

    +if you let it sit all night and the next morning unscrew the filter and see how much fuel is in the filter.
  21. jtate

    so others know

    ive done quite a bit of searching and i know the triple disk units are hard to touch for under $500.00. ive seen quite a bit of companys trying to pass off imatation td converters for less but they are crazy. i just think if it comes with all the stuff that i ordered in it then its one hell of a...
  22. jtate

    so others know

    well ive been gathering prices for a total rebuild for the e4doa thats in my truck. after several days of pricing parts and speaking to people on the phone ive came up with a whopping $1700.00 total in parts. now grant you this is all hd parts and all possible upgrades for the 91 trans. after...
  23. jtate

    Broken tip on a Beru

    i had a leaking hood seal on my 85 and when it would rain it would leak water onto the breather. on two seperate accasions it leaked water into the cylender and when i started it up it locked the motor up. took all the gp out and spun it over to clean the water out , put plugs back in and fired...
  24. jtate

    Where does your voltmeter run at?

    brandonmag sounds like you are having the same problem that i had with mine. after replacing three regulators i finaly found one that worked like it should. just because its new doesnt mean its good lol. it also sounds like you are dealing with gp issues. it shouldnt take 1minute of cranking for...
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