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  1. WarWagon

    1991 Ford F-350 7.3L Diesel - Braking issue

    If you can control the brakes enough to try it on gravel roads?! Is this safe to even operate to go out and "test"? Oil leaking onto rear drums? Hydroboost pinched return line or filter wrongly put on that line vs. steering box return line. Any restriction on the hydroboost return line and it...
  2. WarWagon

    Pulling all

    "SNAP!" and spinal compression if the broken cable doesn't cut the operator in half.
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    Weird split second profuse engine rattle leaving me puzzled and concerned

    Below 45MPH the torque converter is not locked and you won't feel any engine RPM changes so much. In addition to @Will L. advice. Check the lift pump fuel pressure. DB2's knock the engine like hell before they run out of fuel. It's a weird sound you will know if a DB2 pulls up to the fuel pump...
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    Truck Names

    Already "Taken" by the pickup that used the doors and interior out of Patch when it was parted out.
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    Truck Names

    The multicolored one is starting to look like "Patch"
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    Head or head gasket ?

    You verified you have flow through the heater with a garden hose and the in/out was hot? Stop leak a PO used (or customer) clogging the core? What exact problems did this engine/vehicle have before you started the repairs? Generally the intake leak is a problem by itself but low coolant could...
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    Head or head gasket ?

    Clearly you have a problem in the rear head area or block. Pictures you posted do not help. You need the entire rear head gasket examined both sides. If you don't see where coolant or carbon was tracking, yes, look for cracks. Including cracks past the valve seat into the runners on the head...
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    Banks confirms the WarWagon ATT tests

    Thanks @Big T Nice to be validated (along with others who worked on the ATT in it's day) starting around 16 min. 21 Min IS the "lag" where you need RPM for the turbo to light off. 23:40 Mr. Banks with a loose converter and Big Turbo. 🤪 Where have we seen this on say a 6.2 IDI Turbo Two...
  9. WarWagon

    GM 6.5 TD engine poof problelm

    No. Primitive Artificial Stupidity computer is programmed to ignore intermittent problems to reduce warranty claims and difficult to track down problems. If you have TWO Volts across the two glow plug terminals when it's on, and you need to check exactly this, then it's a problem: loose...
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    GM 6.5 TD engine poof problelm

    Do you have 2.X Volts across the controller when it's on? Indicates a high resistance in the controller or bad connection at it if so.
  11. WarWagon

    Electrolysis on aluminum manifold

    Guessing 3.1L or 3.8L V6? They are known to leak coolant into the engine from an intake leak and lock the engine up. The reason they have the gasket (pictured) is because of the cast iron and aluminum expansion rate difference: gasket allows some movement. Have you checked price and...
  12. WarWagon

    Bleeding '84 (Blazer) 6.2 Fuel System

    I would sample the engine oil looking for diesel in the oil in case the fuel pump diaphragm is leaking. IMO It's simply sitting too long without running. Air leaks you won't ever find due to how slow they are leaking is likely your cause. Now if it's an overnight air in fuel system then you...
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    GM 6.5 TD engine poof problelm

    Err, Well, No. Grid Heater Bolt. When it gets loose and the bolt burns in half from the arcing ... the engine eats it. Rare but happens. It's a risk on my 2018. The newer RAM Cummins models just burn the truck down from a now recalled grid heater relay. :facepalm:
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    GM 6.5 TD engine poof problelm

    Again a picture is worth 1,000 words. A video with sound eliminates strange words used to describe sounds. Best attempt ever made to put sounds to words was MAD Magazine. Otherwise we are down to "a funny noise" Could be nothing to worry about or can get real expensive. Even with video I find...
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    learning to set timing on with a DB2 IP

    I time mine by ear. Warmed up engine at 45 MPH. Go from no throttle to some throttle. The IDI clatter should go away as you get into the throttle and the precups heat up. Too much advance causes a rust like texture of erosion on the glow plugs. Altitude also affects these engines and you may...
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    GM 6.5 TD engine poof problelm

    Video a startup. Someone at the exhaust pipe. Post on youtube and link here. I suspect you have a long cranking time and thus air in the fuel system. I see repairs been made and this can cause the old fuel lines to leak air. Return lines leaking air can allow the system to drain back to the...
  17. WarWagon

    Torque convertor staying locked up causing stalling?

    Normally without the engine "loading up" and making you stomp the brakes harder? If so I suggest you start with engine not running well. Low fuel pressure and my favorite is a sticking EGR for a PIA to troubleshoot because to avoid warranty claims (and nuisance) with slow primitive ECM's there...
  18. WarWagon

    Torque convertor staying locked up causing stalling?

    Sounds like the EGR is sticking open. More throttle allows the engine to run with unexpected high EGR vs. run badly at idle. You have done the pop the transmission into Neutral when it's acting up to help eliminate or confirm the sticking TCC theory. This "Unloads" the engine even if the TCC is...
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    First VW, now Cummins

    @jrsavoie It's pretty clear... EPA Administrator Michael Regan said “vulnerable communities are more likely to reside near highways where these harmful emissions are concentrated, making this agreement critical to advancing our environmental justice agenda.”...
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    LED shop lights

    https://www.flickersense.org/petitions https://www.flickersense.org/background/misconceptions https://ledstrain.org/t/awareness @3500GMC Both the above sites and this one give more depth to the problem that also affect LED screens like TV's, Cell Phones, and computer screens. Blue light is...
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