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    Box upper mldg on 2000sd

    Tabs are fine,so is the mldg.Sounds lik butter on the estimate. I will address that on monday.
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    Box upper mldg on 2000sd

    I got some side damage on the box from kissing a tree last winter plowing.On the estimate it shows"replace RT upper mldg 8' box 1c3299291a40aaa" Is this the black top edge mldg on the box? It looks like it just snaps into a few square holes punche in the top of the box side.There isnt any damage...
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    Battery Question

    Helloooooooo walmart!
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    Question What did you do to your truck today?

    Over the w/e we reconfigured the truck from a ballasted down snow plow truck to a tow vehicle! In winter I ballast the rear with 1500# of bagged coal,and of course,put the low on.In winter the truck never leaves the property and is stored inside the heated shop.Everytime we have to plow its a...
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    Transmission temperature

    A different way of cleaning up emmisions maybe?,Gotta love the EPA!
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    4r100 rebuild myself?

    What about the converter?
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    4r100 rebuild myself?

    For $1700 you cant be getting much more than a parts change out,no upgrades,just a changeout of visibly worn parts.What kind of converter will you be getting? The labor to R&R it has to be $400,a new chinese converter $500,so that leaves $800 to completely disassenble,clean check reassemble and...
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    4r100 rebuild myself?

    A proper build on a 4r100 involves more than swapping out worn parts.There are case and valve upgrades that involve machineing,not to even mention proper case cleaning that involves much more sophisticated equipment than most people have acsess to.A case holding fixture that would be attached to...
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    Transmission temperature

    Wow! Kinda high IMO.I know I have a different trans,but trans oil temp is what it is and 200 just driveing around town seems pretty close to the edge for oil oxidation.The absolute highest I have ever seen was 192,that was plowing snow on my (long) driveway.I have to throw snow over the banks so...
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    Question '01 SD 7.3 for '96 7.3 CCSB

    When I got the 2000 SD I had an '83 6.9 sclb4x4 that I had bought new.I had done a body off frame restore in 96 and the paint was a 2 tone thunderbird blue pearl/silver pearl side insert.The frame was shot blasted and finished with clear coated POR.The truck only had 180k and I had planned to...
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    2000 7.3 oil cooler

    She goes monday for a new cooler.Of course the left fenders have to come off(again) and the motor lifted up.I decided to go with a complete new unit because of the dissimalar metals and the heavy rust on the shell.I probably should have ask the $ difference but at this point I have so much in...
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    2000 7.3 oil cooler

    I noticed a black spot under the truck a couple weeks ago and knew I had a leak.Of course it got progressivly worse untill now I am getting a trail of black dots! Its been leaking 1.5 qts everytime I plow(about 4.5 hrs).Anyway,I finally got the hoist bay cleaned out and as I suspected, its...
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    02 7.3 Hard Start

    I have the dual alt on mine from factory.Spring and fall I pull the cables to clean,and check the batts with a hydrometer (up untill last summer when I put agm's in.They were always within 10% of full,but I would charge each one indiviually for 12 hrs at varing rates.I did that for the first...
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    02 7.3 Hard Start

    I JUST GOGLED IT UP,STILL THERE , SAME $ WITH FREE SHIPPING! BE SURE U GO TO AMAZON THOUGH.forgot and left the caps on,sorry!
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    02 7.3 Hard Start

    OK,dont laugh...........I went thru my Amazon history and found it.Nancy saw what we paid for this and told me to buy another one and quit carrying that heavy oem starter around! I think I will!. Anyway,google up "DB ELECTRICAL SND 0355 Ford 7.3 DieselStarter,$103.94 ! The tech at Zarimba...
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