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    Couple quick alternator questions

    I need to use my ford to drive up island a couple hundred kms to get a load of toyota parts this sunday. That leaves me tonight to diagnose the problem, tomorrow on lunch to order parts, and saturday to fix the truck, since I work 730am-8pm every other night this week. The truck has been...
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    glow plug controller questions.

    I was inspired today to start getting my road slug back on the road. I spent the required time lying on top of the engine wondering if I was undoing the appropriate bolts, and giving my hands a coating of that special brand of grease and gunk only a diesel can produce. Now I'm at the point when...
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    How do I remove an ats turbo???

    I'm tryin to get my gp controller off the back of my block, or at least get access to it. To do this I've got to get the ats turbo out of the way. Is there a site or anything where I can see what bolts need removing etc, really don't wanna get in over my head by mistake. Thanks By the...
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    another &^@# GP question

    Truck is a '91 F250 4x4, 7.3, ATS turbo on it. Glow plugs were replaced about a year ago with whatever Oilburners told me was right (Beru ####). It was happy for awhile. Then the dash started smoking. Relays in the headlights, and we're good again. Wait, no, then the tail light wire melted...
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    reverse lights won't turn off!

    It Gets Worse! Sometime this morning between my house and the lumberyard, my reverse lights came on, and they haven't turned off since. My truck's a '91 F250 4x4 7.3 with an ATS turbo and a 5 spd trans. I've crawled under to examine the trans looking for a sensor of some kind plugged...
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    thanks oilburners!

    So my road slug has been parked for the last 3 months. It all started one day last summer when we got back from work, stopped at the beer store on the way home to purchase a flat of Lucky Lager, the official beer of island spec automotive. As we're standing leaning on my truck drinking beer...
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    check my diagnosis before I fix it..

    I've got a '91 F250 7.3 with an ATS turbo on it, and a 5 spd trans. I use it for a tow rig for my '82 toyota 4x4 and any other kind of hauling I need to do. So I've got a few issues, I can live with it, but I'd really like to fix them so I'll feel alot more confidant draggin a truck and a...
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