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  1. mike.germann

    High Oil pressure after oil change?

    I had *just* put in 15 quarts of the same oil I always use. Rotella 15W-40. On level ground.
  2. mike.germann

    Preparing for winter!

    2 good batteries = definitely a necessity. I'm guessing mine are kinda old. If I ever leave my truck for more than a day, it won't start and I have to get it jumped. It'll have juice from the batteries, just not enough to start. And it gets less and less when I crank it. (if I can tell it won't...
  3. mike.germann

    Preparing for winter!

    SO...I'm sure everyone is preparing for winter? :) Had a pretty basic question, but wanted to run it by ya'll just to make sure. I live in the barracks and there is no place for me to plug my truck in, for the heater. I was wondering if I could just purchase a generator, keep it in the...
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    F350 temporarily decommisioned

    yeah tony, I'm thinking that's what happened. I band-aid fixed it by zappin a weld bead on it. It actually turned out more like a bunch of tack welds (I'm a lil outta practice) but it should do the either way, I'm looking into replacing my tie rods/center link. About $400 for all the parts...
  5. mike.germann

    High Oil pressure after oil change?

    Did an oil change today after about 5500 miles. Truck ran kinda rough after immediate start-up (as the oil flowed back into the system) I noted the oil pressure was pretty high. unfortuantely, i didn't get a picture of how high it was. It seemed to run ok (I drove it easy about a mile to...
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    F350 temporarily decommisioned

    Agreed. Thanks fellas. Looks like a $100-150 fix for the trac bar mount bracket, and a hot minute to get the old one off. Yuck.
  7. mike.germann

    F350 temporarily decommisioned

    i think the center link came apart because the weld broke up top. Does that even seem logical? Other way around maybe? :dunno Nice diagram!
  8. mike.germann

    F350 temporarily decommisioned

    wow, thanks for the info. I wonder if I can buy that part separately. Also, this might be a dumb question but I'll ask anyway. Could I re-weld it as a cheap fix, to get it operational again? A buddy said he could ARC weld it, and that it'd be a quick fix, and better than MIG. I'm not a welder...
  9. mike.germann

    F350 temporarily decommisioned

    Here's a couple other good pics of it. I think this might actually be called the frame crossmember? Someone correct me if I'm mistaken. Either way, mine is busteddddd. Any idea where I could find a replacement one? Google didn't help me much.
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    F350 temporarily decommisioned

    Hey guys. This is gunna be difficult to explain due to my lack of knowledge about steering components, but I'll try. So... this morning I pulled out of the car wash, and had to go over a small curb to make the turn on the way out. No big deal. I handled it just like any other big bump. I went...
  11. mike.germann

    5 Years and Look at the rust in the fittings

    x2. Found this out with an old truck a few years back. Ended up with more problems after my "repair" than when I started.
  12. mike.germann

    How to upgrade 7.3 fuel system?

    ahhh makes sense. Thanks Joe :D:D
  13. mike.germann

    How to upgrade 7.3 fuel system?

    Ok, pardon my (newb) question but I'm curious. What gains do we get from upgrading the fuel system? Are we talking HP or just a healthier system? Educate me :)
  14. mike.germann

    5 Years and Look at the rust in the fittings

    WOW. Kinda makes me wonder what mine looks like. Yikes. Nice install :)
  15. mike.germann

    Autometer gauges messing up

    update: thanks everyone! found the problem..it was simple. My inner rubber door seal had got wedged in a weird way, and with the recent rain, water was slowly trickling down the A-pillar and so the wires got a little wet. I didn't notice any bare wire contact, but I let it air out a bit to...
  16. mike.germann

    Cab lights installed!

    nice job! mad respect for DIY!!
  17. mike.germann

    05-07 Grille upgrade on 99-03

    That's basically waht I did. I bought my truck in April with the idea of fixin it up. Ran my motorcycle around for a while while I saved up and then some punk vandalized it. So I used my savings and the insurance money to make 'er perty :D:D:D:D:D Did all the body work myself, and saved...
  18. mike.germann

    Rotella T6

    same here, all goood :)
  19. mike.germann

    Autometer gauges messing up

    THANKS FELLAS :D Next question: where would I find the ground wire for it? I've never had to mess with them before, so I dunno :dunno Also, would that have anything to do with the lights behind my speedometer going out? From 90-100MPH isn't illumiated anymore, neither are the 2...
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    05-07 Grille upgrade on 99-03

    ps. YIKES on the shipping. no bueno. search a salvage yard? I'm at them all the time. I'll keep my eye out for one and if I find it, I'll hit ya up and send it to ya! ***minus the $50 shipping costs!! :D:D:D:D:D:D
  21. mike.germann

    05-07 Grille upgrade on 99-03

    Thanks!! Finally made it actually LOOK like I have lots of $$$$ in it hahahaha
  22. mike.germann

    shorty project

    wow, looks like quite a project. More power to ya if you have the time/patience/know-how for the rebuild. I'd be interested in your progress! If you have questions, there's PLENTY of people who can help. Just holla :)
  23. mike.germann

    Autometer gauges messing up

    Recently my gauges have been acting up. It doesn't happen every time, but the past few times I've looked at them while driving around, all the gauges have had bogus readings. Not sure if there is a wiring problem, or what. The attached picture shows the gauges after almost an hour of highway...
  24. mike.germann

    How would my truck do with stock size tires?

    Wow :) cool info! Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks dude I'll have to spend some time entertaining myself with this :D
  25. mike.germann

    How would my truck do with stock size tires?

    Is there any resources that tell you what RPM's your truck SHOULD be running at, according to tire size and gear ratio?

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