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    flatbed paint

    Hey guys, I have recently put a flatbed on my truck and sanded it down and painted it with some roll on rustoleum semi gloss. Well everytime I put something on there or scoot something on it, its peels and scratches the paint. I'm so tired of repainting it like every two weeks. Anybody have any...
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    96 f250 4x4 5speed.

    Hey guys, got a 1996 f250 4x4 5speed. 185xxx. - looks like newer trans and t case, shifts perfect and 4x4 is perfect. - rear end gone through couple months ago - new front brakes and calipers and new rear brakes when rear end done. - 355 gears - flatbed installed by buddy at trailer...
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    annoying ebpv... how to unplug?

    Hey guys, last winter one day my ebpv gave me some real annoyance I was driving it for 30 min and engine temp was up but ebpv was still doing its thing. Well now even though it warm weather out now, anytime I start it kinda cold it comes on for like 3 seconds when I first start it. Its annoying...
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    Loss of power, white smoke, and vibrating real bad.

    Hey guys this ain't my truck, its a buddys work truck. It is a bone stock 95 or 96 f350 7.3 2wd 5 speed with a dump bed. He said he made a delivery of mulch and was coming back to work and it started white smoking and had to drop to second gear to get it to go and is vibrating badly. He said he...
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    truck sounds like its starving for fuel on startup

    Hey guys, my truck has done this since o got it but now it seems worse, when I crank up my truck it catches and sounds like a sputter when it cranks over then is normal. Not sure if this is normal thing or what. You know how a pulling truck sounds like when its trying to spool up? Kinda like...
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    Seems like everythings happening at once, now my glow plugs aint working....

    Hey guys. This morning I went to start my truck and it seemed like the voltometer was a little higher but didn't pay attention so I cranked and white smoke but just kept cranking. Kept cranking and it finally started... well I drove it all day and I turned key to on and seen volts were up still...
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    fuel leak

    Sorry again for another post, I'm sure y'all are tired of me, but I've got a fuel leak... the other day I changed my filter and spilled a little diesel in the valley so I looked and seen it and dried it all out with ether. Well I seen more fuel in the valley today, so I went to car was and...
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    3 inch downpipe install.

    Hey guys i had a 4 inch exhaust put from stock downpipe back because the muffler shop couldn't do it. Well I was just gonna take it to a shop and have it done but I figured I could save about a hundred by doing it myself. On a scale from 1-10 how hard is it. I'm 16 and was gonna have my dad help...
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    My truck has an odd shake at shutdown.

    Hey guys, this just happened for the first time today, when I cut my truck off it shook. Used to I would cut it off and it just stopped, it didn't make any noise or shake it just cut off. But now it shakes. I think there was a post on this earlier but his was an auot and don't think he figures...
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    sorry for another post but i had an extremely hard start this morning.......

    Okay guys sorry for another post, but this morning I went to start my truck and I turned the key and the wait to start and I went ahead and waited for the glow plugs to cycle fully, which do glow plugs make a noise? Because when I turn my key to on I hear a little whining noise for about a...
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    fuel mileage

    Hey guys, I feel like I'm not getting that great of fuel mileage. I have the dual 15 gallon tanks but only use the front because the back one has a hole in it. I think I'm just used to my old Cummins with the one 25-30 gallon tank getting about 450miles to a tank. But in the city I'm only seeing...
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    Gear shift knobs

    hey guys I was just wondering what every one has as their shifter knobs?? I plan on getting a new one as mine has been chewed on by a dog it looks like by previous owner............ I really like the looks of the classic t handle but I was wondering if anyone has a cool custom one? post pics if...
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    Fuse for my lights are blowing..

    Hey guys, ever since I put on my flatbed I have had all kind if problems with my lights. I ran 11 new chicken lights on the bed, and hooked up my brake lights and stuff. I'm not an expert on lights but I hooked them how that were hooked before. Well I thought my switch inside the truck was bad...
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    Very hard to put into 4wd, almost impossible.

    Hey guys. As you seen I'm having a very very hard time getting my truck shifter to move to 4wd. Actually I can't move it at all but my dad got it to go after a lot of yanking, and when it was in, it was fine. Worked perfect. When we went to take it out it was very hard again, I had to get my dad...
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    Very hard to put into 4wd

    Hey guys. It is very hard to put my truck into 4x4. Actually almost impossible. I have auto hubs. I put my truck I neutral and let it roll a bit to let it get out of any bind. Then it says to push down then which ever position. But my shifter won't budge. My dad got it to go by having to yank on...
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    grease seal leak

    Okay guys my trucks rear passenger side grease seal started leaking on a trip so I replaced it. I followed all directions and tightened it all down. Well its still leaking, I've seen it pretty much ever since I replaced it. There are little grease trails all down the tire. I know that the lock...
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    filler neck on flatbed

    Okay guys I put a flatbed on my 96 f250. Well I done my best to re do the filler neck so it would fill right. Well I took and cut a hole on the bed and ran the cap on top of the bed. I took and cut the outer metal tube a little exposing the inner little rubber tube. I just hooked it to the...
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    water in fuel light

    Okay guys, the other day out of the blue, my water in fuel light would come on when I made a sharp turn the off. Then it would come on then off immediately. Now it is always on. Havent had this problem until I installed my flatbed and had to modify my mounting spot for the fuller tube. I had to...
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    How to use a ts 6 chip?

    Okay guys, I bought a 96 f250 7.3 4x4 5 speed 2 months ago or so. I've been slowly doing things to it such as a flatbed, exhaust, intake and stuff. I can be at low rpms and just floor it and nothing, it will slowly climb and when it hits around 1500 its off. I'm definitely wanting to do a chip...
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    locking hubs

    Hey guys, gotta 96 ford 7.3 and I have the Dana 50.... it has auto locking hubs and how do I switch to manual locking hubs? Do these come from factory with locking hubs?

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