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    got a turbo kit today. prototype???

    I picked up a turbo kit off of a seller on craigjunk. Guy says it came out of an early 94 idi truck. Has a banks round air filter deal, and has just one exhaust manifold, and the exit line for the turbo oil dump goes into the valve cover "which it came with" A garrett turbo on the setup. The...
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    hauling across country 10k lbs 2200miles or bust

    Driving from ca to va here soon, just putting the goodyear 8-ply trailer tires on tomorrow. I still need o get the 10-ply's for the truck. 92' f-350, N/A I have my camper top on, to save on drag. I am pulling a 28' racing trailer with two 5k axles with household goods inside. I changed the...
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    Ford 7.3 - Probably beaten to death but reduce fuel while increase cetane

    So, I tried a pretty generic search but was having trouble putting it into words, maybe another member can clue me in. If diesel kleen increases cetane then running less fuel "fuel screw adjustment" and timing can improve fuel mileage. What are my limits here? For timing and fuel. I am a...
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    no rear lights, I'm pulling out my hair

    I have no rear lights. I changed all relays and fuses, although none were bad, all had .02 ohms. and relays worked with a hot from the battery, and tested good. I have a feeling that some of my other problems may have a common denominator. at exactly 40 mph my rear abs light comes on, but...
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    pulling the innards from a 7.3 IDI pump and a 6.2 pump

    Tomorrow I start my transplant operation, I want to see first hand the differences between the 7.3 and 6.5 pumps for the IDI engines, I found a couple at the junkyard that are not seized, and am going to pull them apart to compare, components etc. I know many of the basics, but what I'm looking...
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    new, to me anyway, 92' f-350 with a unique problem

    I love my new truck, it has everything I want, save a few very fixable problems, but one mystery. I have a parasitic drain, and when driving on the highway, if I turn my left blinker on the transmission kicks down. If I am using Cruise Control it comes out of CC , this will also happen if I...
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    75' scottsdale longbed swap

    pulled the 350 sbc out and am going to drop in a 6.5 from a 95 chevy 1500 with 115k miles on the clock. I am going out to the pick n pull tomorrow to see what i can see in terms of 6.5 trucks, I need an injector pump lines and a torque converter., as well as the wg actuator from a 6.5 from...
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    Newbie from 29 palms, CA soon to be veteran going home to VA

    I have a 6.5 from a 95 1500, I pulled it with 115k on the clock, not understanding what I had gotten myself into. I am used to the AM general 6.5's that are in the HMMWV's. The thing ran before it was pulled, I heard it. I am doing a transplant into my 1975 chevy scottsdale longbed, with a...
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