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Anyone ever convert their stock manual hubs to auto?
The Super Duty vacuum hubs work until they don't. Notoriously unreliable. The Ford Ranger auto hubs sucked too. Mid 90's GM auto 4x4 sucked. Jeeps well, wife loves them, I on the other hand, would like to crush ours with the backhoe. Look up the fantastic NP 245 transfer case for details. Pure... -
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38r might be toast, looking at KC center section
I recently went through a similar situation. I have a 38R with very low mileage. My findings were, unusual, to say the least. I also have the Motorcraft Severe Duty air filter kit. Well, mice decided to enter the filer box through the intake in the grille. They proceeded in pissing and ****ting...- tomlin
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- Forum: 7.3 Aftermarket
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Clearing oil from cylinders after injector R&R
Look at it this way, take a full bottle of Dawn dish soap, open the lid and turn it on its side and squeeze it. Soap will flow out the tip. Now, take the same bottle and quickly stomp on it and note the carnage. The soap bottle is your engine. Hydrostatic pressure can be devastating if it... -
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Cold no start issue when sitting awhile
Keep it simple. This is what I mean by that statement. When you are adding ether you are bypassing the injectors, HPOP, PCM, diesel fuel, oil, all of it. You are feeding ether into a compression ignition engine. It should start and then immediately die every time it gets a squirt. If it will not... -
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New truck ac not cold
If your evap. temp is 35 your AC system is working. If air volume out the vents is good then the only other thing it could be is a blend door not sealing and allowing heat from the heater core into the air stream. -
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Very heavy ROMP
I second the alternator suggestion. Even with it charging at 14v it can be defective. Alternators produce 3 phase electricity. It is rectified to DC through diodes. If a diode fails, you start to get more of the AC waveform. The electronics don't care for AC and it will cause all kinds of weird... -
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Stainless steel injector cups
They look impressive. The fact they are stainless does concern me a bit. I have worked with quite a bit of stainless through the years. Stainless gets extremely brittle with heat. Brittle to the point where it gets very fine spider cracks. These may not do that, but that is my experience with...- tomlin
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- Forum: 7.3 Aftermarket
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Loosing coolant
Mine had a real small leak on the bottom of the water pump at the weep hole plug. It would never leak hot. I finally found the stains it was leaving on the belt/damper/pulley/lower hose. It was never wet when I looked at it but at some point during cool down it would leak and dry up. -
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Ccv
The CCV mod is a terrible idea on any vehicle. On a closed system you are simply burning the blowby oil mist. That's it. A diesel is an oil burner by it nature. Plus you get the added benefit of not smelling the noxious stinky fumes. On an open system you increase your chances of something...- tomlin
- Post #10
- Forum: 2017+ 6.7 Aluminum Super Duty
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No start after motor swap
I completely agree with what you are saying. Everything you are saying is 100% spot on advice. All I am trying to do is eliminate the simple things. The OP said it would not fire on ether. I am building from that data. That data honestly eliminates a lot of things. If it is cranking, has air...- tomlin
- Post #22
- Forum: 94-97 Tech
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No start after motor swap
I will say it again. It needs 3 things to fire. Fuel, air and compression. If you have all three the engine will run with NO electronics or NO oil or IPR or HPOP or PCM. He stated he sprayed ether into the engine. Either he is getting no air, IE blocked plenums or no compression or not enough...- tomlin
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- Forum: 94-97 Tech
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No start after motor swap
It sounds compression related. Here's why. You used ether. It should fire on ether without a PCM or any electonics hooked up. If it won't fire on ether, it won't fire on diesel. I would disconnect the glow plug relay or controller and giver her a good snort of ether. If it doesn't fire, you...- tomlin
- Post #18
- Forum: 94-97 Tech
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7.3 ford to 6.7 cummins swap
With the 7.3 Flux Capacitor mod, I can run the 1/4 mile consistently at 88 MPH and not even know I did it. Just ask for the Doc Brown signature series sold at your local O'Reilly Auto Parts- tomlin
- Post #11
- Forum: Engine Conversion
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CP4 High pressure pump disaster prevention kit
Your best move would be to check and see if your auto insurance covers fuel contamination. Water and subsequent rust is your number one killer of these CP 4 pumps. If they cover it, drive it like you stole it. That chances of you having an issue are pretty slim but I understand your concern...- tomlin
- Post #12
- Forum: 6.7 Aftermarket
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2019 f350 leaking water into cab
Looks familiar. The wife's Jeep Commander does the same thing when the sunroof drains freeze or plug up. Just saw your response, glad they found your issue.- tomlin
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- Forum: 2017+ 6.7 Aluminum Super Duty
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Death wobble
I can tell you this for certain. Dyna Tracs will not work if Moogs or other aftermarket knurled ball joints have been installed in the past. Once you use knurled body ball joints there is no going back with smooth body ones. The smooth ones just fall in the bores. I have a $600.00 set of Dyna...- tomlin
- Post #18
- Forum: Suspension, Drive Train, and Tires
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Torque specs
Pull the wheels and clean the hub surface of the wheel. Get all the white flaky stuff off the center and backside of the wheel. -
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99-04 steering wander
Mine does it as well. The only thing I have not done is replace the box. It still has the OE unit and it does have some play. I have minimized mine by messing with the tire pressure. In my case, a lower pressure seems to improve wander whereas the closer I get to max pressure, the more it...- tomlin
- Post #5
- Forum: Aftermarket Super Duty 1999 - Current
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How to tell if a shop really did a compression check?
The 38R has a little play side to side from the factory. It seems strange but that's how it is. As long as the wheel is not hitting the housing it is probably ok. Garrett claims oil pressure plays an important role in helping support the bearing/shaft. If it were dusted it would have blow by...- tomlin
- Post #31
- Forum: 7.3 Aftermarket
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cps 10mm bracket bolt
My guess is there are few threads in the bottom of the hole. Get a stud a little longer then the bolt and see if it will bottom and tighten. Then use a washer and nut. Never done it on this application but it has saved me in others. This is a low load situation and would work if there are a few...
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