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  1. gabbyr100rs

    Towing w/ My IDI

    Periodically, a neighbor of mine needs to borrow my truck to tow/move a construction waste grinding machine (10,000# w/ pintle hitch) when one of his trucks goes down, or he gets it into a muddy spot. His 6.0 PowerStroke F350 4x4 auto with a dump bed is presently in dry dock with a broken...
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    Fuel System Losing Prime

    When parked for over a week in a "nose-up" posture, the truck seems to ingest air. When parked "nose-down" it does not seem to suffer the problem. Anybody else experience that?? Took a bit of cranking yesterday evening and this morning (batteries on the trickle charger all night) to get it...
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    "Stuck" in Low Range

    A buddy of mine is using my truck to pull a piece of equipment (constructin debris grinder mounted on a 4 wheel carriage) out of a mudhole. It performed the task admirably in Low Range, but he just called and is having a problem getting the transfer case to move out of low range. He has...
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    Parking Brake Release Switch

    These things seem to now be made of "unobtanium". No longer on the Ferd parts list, not on Napa or Autozone. Mine is sticking and causing my dash brake light "problem light" to come on intermittantly--if I work the plunger back and forth a few times, it goes out for a while, but always...
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    Vacuum Pump Replacement

    Gents, I managed to get the old pump out and the new one in. In the process, I discovered that the two jaw pullers that I have were not up to the job (jaws too thick to get behind the lip on the pulley) of getting the pully off, and since all the parts stores were closed for New Year's...
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    D-60 Axle Swap

    I'm about ready to swap in the D60 in place of the D50. It looks like the same U bolts that are holding the D50 will work for the D60. The donor truck also used reverse arch springs--and I am going to retain my stock springs for the time being. I have talked to some mechanics that say re-use...
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    Fuel Heater "O" Ring

    For my truck, the IH part number is 1811053C1. I was able to order it from Nalley Motor Trucks here in the Atlanta area. Cost was $2.50 for the ittity bitty thing, but that is waaaay cheeper than a whole new filter head which the Ford dealer can make available. I referenced a 91 IH van for...
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    Fuel Filter Mount Leaking

    It appears that fuel is weeping around the plastic insert on the top of the fuel filter mount that is an insulator for an electrical connector (very small) that after plugging in comes out at a 90 degree angle. I looks like the plastic insert may be threaded into the filter head. Can the...
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    Doors Close Like the "Used" To!!

    A guy came thru my emissions shop on Monday with an 89 F150 gasser with less than 70K on it. The doors shut like it was brand new. Upon my comment, he pointed me toward the HELP section at the local parts emporium for some replacement plastic "bushings". They are made specifically for our...
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    D60 Front inner axle shaft seal

    Just bought a pant load of parts--new Warn manual locking hubs, u-joints, bearings, races, seals, tie-rod, drag link, ends, and adjuster collars for the D60 front axle that I am refurbing to replace the D50 front that is there now. Can one of you more experienced hands tell me how the inner...
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    Dana 60 Kingpin Overhaul

    The D 60 is near ready to go to the sandblaster to get the rust and scale knocked off--then the fun begins. I have been reading in my old Haynes manual, and am wondering how I am going to to put up between 500 and 600 foot pounds :eek: of torque to get the upper kingpin off, then the new one...
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    D-60 It's Here

    Well, It's in the truck bed instead of under the front end, but its a start. Came out of an 89 F350 gasser from CT that had been used as a plow truck. Outside is predictably rusty. The axle turns freely and with no perceptable slop (scientific term LOL ). Plan for new bearings(except...
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    Dana 60 Front End

    Gents, I have scored a complete D60 front end out of an 89 F350--will be on the way to me next Monday. The truck it is out of has less than 110K on it. The donor truck had reverse arch springs, so the unit will be pretty much a bolt-in proposition, along with the track bar. I plan to renew...
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    Front Spring Rates

    Later this week I should have a D60 front end, more or less complete as to associated suspension bits, coming my way for my 91 F-250HD 7.3. It is out of an 89 f-350 gasser that had the snow plow option--the truck was used as a plow. Both trucks use the reverse arch springs. My question is...
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    Fuel Filter Wire

    Sometime between when my son took delivery of my truck, and when I got it back, the wire that connects to the bottom of the fuel filter bowl broke off. The female connector to the bowl is there along with about 3" of wire. I have looked around the passenger side of the engine and cannot...
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    Spring Shackle Reversal

    On an F250HD 4X4 (mine is a 91) with the reverse arch springs--I think that the 350's of the same vintage had reverse arch springs as well--have any of you installed a spring shackle reversal kit to relocate the movable part of the shackles to the back to improve ride and handling?? If so...
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    Injector Pump and Injectors

    Gents, My fuel consumption has deteriorated--I'm getting about 12 in town when I once got 15+. :eek: . With 149K on the clock, I am still on the original injection pump. Injectors were changed out at about 100K. I use lubricity additive with each fill-up. Under WFO throttle, the engine...
  18. gabbyr100rs

    Brake Light on Dash

    The brake light on my dash stays on intermittantly after I release the parking brake (I always use it, and it seems to hold). My brake function seems to be as good as ever. Sometimes the light goes days without staying on. It kind of fades out when it finally goes out. Is my vacuum pump...
  19. gabbyr100rs

    7.3 Oil Cooler Assembly

    Gents, Where do I locate it? :confused: Thanks.
  20. gabbyr100rs

    Front Axle--Rework or Replace?

    Gents, The Dana 50 front on my 91 F250HD 4X4 extended cab long bed is showing its age--steering is getting sloppy. What will I be looking at to rebuild what I have now (auto hubs) versus swapping in a Dana 60 when I find one? I have heard/read that my front frame rails will have to be...
  21. gabbyr100rs

    Thanks for the help!

    :D I appreciate the tech article--it made changing out my melted light switch and plug last night while adding the relay upgrade much easier and more straight forward! That poor little brown and white wire was toast where it entered the plug! The Summit Racing kit is on the...

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