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  1. vail426

    Overdrive kicks in?...

    Are you talking about high gear or TCC lock-up?
  2. vail426

    Warning on used 6.2/6.5 Blocks

    The web site says they are made of steel.
  3. vail426

    Wheel bearings Oyyy

    I replaced the hub bearings on my truck for 223 bucks apiece from auto parts warehouse, with ABS sensors and free shipping. They were Timkin bearings which is what the old hubs were. The old bearings were OK, I just did it for maintenance reasons as I was replacing the rotors any way.
  4. vail426

    Warning on used 6.2/6.5 Blocks

    Yeah-I remember milling heads on the flathead Ford V-8 back in the day. sometimes the valves would hit the head, so we would use 2 head gaskets to cure the problem. Of course these things did not have 400 PSI of compression either, so we got away with it ( damn kids) . With that in mind, I think...
  5. vail426

    Wheel bearings Oyyy

    Go to auto parts warehouse and get Timkin hub bearings for your K3500. It was the best price I could find. I got rotors there as well. Did the job 6 weeks ago and all is good.
  6. vail426

    Lift pump

    http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51BKP71WG5L._SL500_AA280_.jpg This is the gauge, Matt. It was small and inexpensive, so that is why I used it. I plumbed into the hose going to the T valve with a "t" fitting and 1/8 pipe thread.then ran a copper tube into the cab. The gauge is...
  7. vail426

    Lift pump

    Yesterday I decided to install a fuel pressure gauge. Matt seems insistent on this and I agree with him. Anyway during the process, it was evident that my lift pump was inop. Dead as a door knob. It amazed me as to how well the truck ran with out it. I mean it ran and started perfect. I don't...
  8. vail426

    Ether; use it or not, some say yea, some say nay.

    I have always thought that the "addiction" part was from a result of slightly bent connecting rods from the use of ether, resulting in lower compression and difficulty starting after wards. Another shot of ether and it will start again resulting in an "etherhead " engine. I also have a tractor...
  9. vail426

    Rear Main Replacement

    Wow-you got the engine out in 14 minutes!:hail:
  10. vail426

    Rear Main Replacement

    Ya gotta remove the transmission and flywheel and then carefully pry out the old seal. Then install a new one. Make sure everything is clean and there are no burrs to damage the new seal--
  11. vail426

    (5/18/09) What kind of computer do you use to access the DTR?

    Dell, plus a home made--
  12. vail426

    Poorman's gauge pod

    I'm assuming the upper left is the boost? Where did you get it? The job looks good.
  13. vail426

    Coolant Temp Sender -> ECM Pin Out

    http://www.dieseltowingresource.com/showthread.php?p=5572&highlight=coolant+temperature+sensor#post5572
  14. vail426

    1st Stall in 2 yrs, then drove 150miles no prob

    I can add to the confusion whereas the last time I had a FSD failure, I had a service throttle soon illumination. But, I am OBD 1.
  15. vail426

    Injector Knocking?

    I think I have this condition as well----:boggled:
  16. vail426

    Injector Knocking?

    I have that funny sound too. If I put a folded large towel over the turbo it is not audible. MGW is correct in her conclusion. I really hear it if I am along side a building or in an alley. I have lived with it for a long time. Oh, and I don't leave the towel there, diagnosis only---
  17. vail426

    Wheel bearing/HUB ABS light problem

    For the record, I drove around with an ABS lamp on for 3 years. So it would not bug me, I disconnected the ABS unit. I knew the problem was the l/f ABS speed sensor. Last week I decided to do the front brakes as the rotors were shot. So at the mileage it had, I thought I may as well replace the...
  18. vail426

    Oil pressure

    I would suspect the gauge or OPS. Install a mechanical gauge and see what the results are.
  19. vail426

    fuel strainer sock replacement part and procedure

    You could, I suppose, fashion a "hatch" in the bed right over the sender-fuel pickup area so you could access sock and other items without dropping the tank. Most of the cars I had when I was a kid had this access in the trunk.
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