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    how much does my truck weigh?

    can anybody give me a close approximation how much my truck weighs? It is a '98 3500 quad cab long bed DIESEL dually 4wd auto. I was told casually about 8600 lbs unladen curb weight but i need to know as close as i can to how much it should weigh.... close ballpark i mean. i know nobody can tell...
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    water/meth injection?

    hey guys, thanks for all that helped w/ my broke down truck 650 miles from home. it was a bad injection pump. I still saw some high EGT's on my unloaded backhaul, though it never got into the red coming back... just up to it. How effective is water/meth at reducing EGT an a NA 7.3L, and...
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    looking for hot shot service CA to ID

    can anybody give me a hand finding a reputable hotshot service to move two trucks for me from san francisco area to twin falls Idaho? Thanks... BTW the trucks are about the same size... first is a Dodge 1ton dually quad cab, and the second is about the same size, but half the weight... it...
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    has anybody got the instructions for the rotunda 78-0100 timing meter?

    I will be changing the IP and injectors on my bobtail next weekend. a friend of mine loaned me his rotunda from the stealership he works for, but there are no instructions for it. can anybody email me anything? Thanks, Dylan KEEP MOVING FORWARD!!! its all i can do...
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    HELP!!! BROKE DOWN 630 MILES FROM HOME!!!

    Hey everyone... I know it is a long post, but please read through it all... I NEED SOME HELP!!! MY WIFE AND KIDS MOVED TO IDAHO A YEAR AGO(MID JULY 2007), AND I AM STILL STUCK IN CALIF@#YA TRYING TO GET STUFF MOVED. I drove my E350 box truck from cali to twin falls idaho last wednesday. I...
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    need an air intake tube

    I need an intake tube for my 87 E350. its the corrugated plastic tube that goes from the air cleaner down to the air horn mounted to the radiator support. the Stealership says discontinued, but available for BIG $$$. has anybody got one laying around? its NA, non turbo. I don't know if the F...
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    power steering pump bracket and block heater cord needed

    Has anybody got a spare block heater cord? I believe mine to be the stock block heater. both 7.3L engines i have sport the same block heater in them. It is brass with a kidney shaped 3 pin plug and says 1000W on it. I could use a cord for it as this truck is eventually going to live in the snow...
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    thicker exhaust manifold gaskets

    I am looking for a part # for exhaust manifold gaskets. I got the set of thin stamped steel gaskets from the local parts house, they are felpro #MS91242 for my 7.3IDI. The replacement engine I got to put in my E350 had another gasket that was thicker on one side, and the felpro thin steel...
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    sending unit locations?

    hey guys. I wanted to know the best place to locate my thermocouple for the pyro gauge. the driverside pipe crosses under the bellhousing where it joins with the passenger side and continues back. should i put the thermo in the pipe after the "y" to catch the temp from both banks or should i put...
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    TC stall speed for heavy hauling question

    Does anybody know what the stock stall speed of the torque converter in the 87-88 e350 vans with a C6 was? I am getting ready to order a new trans, and I would like to match the TC as close as i can. It was working great, just putting in a new trans cause the seals are gone and it don't go into...
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    I could really use a little help here...

    I have a "van from hell" project that has pitted hell's fury against me every step of the way. I lost my engine to cavitation and found a good one with 76K miles on it out of an ex-city truck. pulled the oil cooler off of the original van engine to put on the truck engine, and found out the...
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    how many teeth are on an ip gear?

    hey guys.... same # as the # of licks to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop i think?:dunno I am just about ready to put a 7.3 idi in my boxtruck to replace the one i lost to blockworm:(. the replacement engine i got came out of an 89 f350. It has a gear tooth sensor on the ip gear...
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    speaking of turbos....

    I have an '87 E350 cutaway with a 14 foot box on the back. lost my engine to cavitation and am getting ready to install another engine I found with 76K original miles on it. I was contemplating adding a turbo w/propane (I frequently pull about 19-20K combined GVW on 6-7% grades and could use a...
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    24v questions....

    hello everybody, I am new to the forum, and I recently lost my 7.3L IDI to cavitation... I am looking at the option of re-powering my 87 ford E350 box truck with a Cummins turbo engine. I found a wrecked truck ('98 dodge 3500 dually been rolled) for 4K complete. when I went to look at it I...

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