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    Need some advice on 1/4 tank fuel problem

    I would just leave it alone and be glad it works that way. The last 1/4 tank is where the sediment, water and crap hang out. Why would anyone want to suck fuel off the bottom?
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    Went to the dark side....

    I truly went to the dark side. My 86 idi was totaled due to a fire. I paid $2k for it 5 years ago. Ins gave me $3k and I kept truck. Looked in vain for a 1St Gen cummins for months. Started to see strokes in my price range but opted to look for a 7.3 5 speed. A 92 5.8 gas 5 speed 4x4 came...
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    Cooling with Propane

    Guess what, any refrigerant will explode, there is oil in there. I blew a hose on an R12 system and it exploded under the hood from the oil spraying on the exhaust manifold. No big deal, just a flash explosion and did no damage. Here in CA they are charging $16 for a can of R134A plus...
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    Found out why it has a Death Shake! now what to do?

    I thought only Dodges broke like that.
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    Synthetic 5w40....ok in summer temps?

    This is my own thinking on oils and not based on any actual facts but I will throw it out there for food for thought. Firstly on oil grade, the factory recommendation for my 6.9 was for 30W straight grade oil. I realize oils have come a long ways from 1986 so a multi-grade may be fine. I live...
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    My confidence in O'Reilly auto parts has waned considerably

    I never did have any confidence in O'Reillys, they used to be the old Kragens around here. The only thing they were any good for was they sold a decent set of points years ago. If you must use a chain go to NAPA. At least they stock a lot of parts and their return policy is excellent. They...
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    Load of hay catches fire burns truck

    Looking back on it there are a lot of things I should've done. I did not have a fork but I should have just started throwing bales out the back. I would have had to keep moving ahead to get away from it. It is a good thing it was not the dry season. It is rough mountainous country and...
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    Load of hay catches fire burns truck

    On Sunday we picked up 16 bales of hay with my '86 F250 4x4 6.9. We were about 4 miles from home and some people waved frantically at us. I pulled over to check and the hay was on fire. I had no fire extinguisher, all I could do was try to beat it out with a jacket. My wife took the dogs and...
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    return kits

    When I first got my truck I went to NAPA and got a return line kit. All they had was the one for the 7.3, it was not right but I made it work. Price $70. Now I know better.
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    I need some fresh ideas or.... I'm buying a new truck.

    Leak down test I would definately do a leak down test before tearing into the engine. Plumb a pressure gauge into your test fitting and look for a cylinder that looses pressure, then see if you are getting bubbles into coolant. Cat does not publish compression numbers for their engines, a...
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    want to buy used injectors

    used vs new I know where you are coming from bud. We can get new injectors for about $20 apiece. That is so reasonable that it is not worth the trouble too fool with used ones when you factor in upsetting the return lines, possibly bending the fuel lines and any problems we might run into...
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    Broken adapter T 19 to Transfer Case

    It seems like almost anything that goes wrong on these trucks has happened to someone before. That is what makes this forum so great. The aluminum adapter between the transmission and transfer case on my '86 F250 4x4 6.9 cracked and was leaking 90W from the transmission. I replaced it from...
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    T19 to Transfer Adapter broken

    The truck is not abused in any way, I try to baby it. When I first changed the adapter I pulled a stock trailer 200 mi with no problem, no leakage. Other than that it has been light ranch usage in 4WD and short hops to town. I wonder about the torsion involved in 4WD although the ground was wet...
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    T19 to Transfer Adapter broken

    The aluminum adapter between the T19 and the transfer case was cracked and leaking 90w. I replaced it with one from a wrecking yard. After very little time, less than 500 miles, it is broken again. I can't find another one so I am going to have the old one welded. The junk yard guy said to check...
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    E4OD Codes - Please translate to English

    E4OD Codes I think what those transmissions are trying to tell you is: "I am a piece of crap and I am going to go out and leave you stranded and poor" That is what happened to my 92 F 250. When I first bought it the transmission went out and cost $2500 to rebuild. 140,000mi later it went out...
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    rebuild kits

    My son is getting $130 per ton for cars/car parts right now. The place he is taking it shreds it, sifts it and loads it right on a boat headed for China.
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    No Smoke Ever

    My theory on the 5 speeds, most particularly related to the transmission eating Cummins is as follows: Shift to 4th at the earliest possible moment and pour on the coal. Don't even try to pull a hill in 5th. 4th is direct drive straight through the transmission and can take all the power the...

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