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    confused?

    the wire should hook up to the air heater behind the solinoid with the vaccume hoses hooked up to it.but now that i look at the pic.the heater is missing and someone has installed a boost fitting in there,there should be a ground wire and a power wire that hookes up to the heater..the green hose...
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    ICP (wtf,wtf#2)

    when i check the icp sensor reading with my scanner with the key on engine off the voltage read .00 volts with the oil leaking icp sensor.when i wash the connector off with break clean and blew it off with shop air and installed a new icp sensor the voltage read .15 volts.thought id just throw...
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    ICP (wtf,wtf#2)

    Sometimesd the sensor will leak oil and cause this code.i replaced 2 last week for the same thing.after you replace the sensor ,you need to have a scanner hooked up to see what the actual icp pressure is.
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    Super Tranny

    do you have a aftermarket temp gauge on your truck.the temp would need to be known to tell if the fan clutch duty cycle is being comanded higher.
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    Super Tranny

    id update the low one way clutch with the redesigned part from ford.i thing its the weak link inside the trans.
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    Question 6 liter cold run issues.

    have you had the reflash for the heat inducing to the fuel injectors.it warms the fuel injector for better performance below 60 degrees.
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    04 6 leaker leaking

    if you sell the truck then you might get away with a sealer.the people that come into my shop with coolant leaks dont like the quote i give them when it comes time to fix ,wqhen they have been loading the system up with stop leak.
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    weird whistle

    i have seen the flex joints on the turbo feed tubes crack and cause the whistle noise you are hearing.time to get a drop light and inspection mirror to find the soot markes.
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    trans temp

    i had a trans out of a 04 f450 the other day for a blown up low reverse one way sprag.put it all back together.flushed the cooler and road tested it.the temp spiked to 235 degrees on a 40 mile road test.found the trans cooler restrickted totally,replaced the cooler and on that same road...
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    Help Needed Torque specs for thermostat housing.

    20 ft. lbs
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    Question Power surge in reverse then stalls

    usually a new pump and converter will fix the issue.
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    biggest 7.3 lemon ever

    you need toi have a scanner hooked up to see what all of the sensors are doing.icp detects what the ipr is doing.when more throttle is commanded the pcm increases the ipr.i would do a cylinder contribution test to isolate the cylinder that is giving u issues.if the ipr is being commande to a...
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    Help Needed dead miss while cold

    280 for the injector and 160 to 240 for the install.
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    Help Needed Cut out driving down the road?

    check for a sticking egr valve.
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    Screech

    could be the turbo failing.
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    EGR Cleaning vs EGR delete

    The benifit of deleating the egr cooler and valve is no more worries of cooler failure and a sticking open valve causing a no start issue.you also lower your egt temps.but deleteing the valve will cause a check engine light.and you will have to buy a tuner to take care of the missing valve.my...
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    Injection pressure regulator

    They need to do a air pressure test on the high pressure system.they can turn the ipr off with a scanner and listen for air leaks.usually when it starts cold and hard/wont start hot you have a leak in the system somewhere.usually its the stc fitting or the dummy plug o-rings on the high pressure...
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    EGR Cleaning vs EGR delete

    i had a truck in the shop yesterday that i had cleaned his valve about 3 months ago.it was carboned solid.and yesterday it had a chunk of carbon hanging it open causing a no start issue.i advised him that it might be agood idea to do a deleat kit but i try not to install anything that isnt...
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    Help Needed Longer than normal cold crank

    id start with a fresh set of batteries to get the motor spinning faster.seeings how your up north a new set of batteries wouldnt hurt before the winter sets in.id also get the truck scanned to see if it has a code for your glow plug system.could have a few glow plugs going south.
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    Help Needed Longer than normal cold crank

    does the oil pressure gauge jump up while you are cranking it.you could be starting to develope a oil leak in your high pressure system.how does it start when warm.
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    Help Needed 110,000 miles and burning oil

    you could have fuel injector o-rings that are allowing the oil to bypass the seals andget into the fuel system.pull the fuel filter and see if its black from the oil.
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    Help Needed Electrical Problems

    the auxilery 7 way plug sometimes gets corrosion in it and you get a cross bleed of voltage.ran into this a time or two
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    Auto Hubs not engaging (manual engage works fine)

    stick a vacume gauge on the line going to your hubs.if no vaccume then the vaccume solinoid is bad.
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    6.0 mystery problem

    sounds like the tech thinks he has it fixed then ships it.thats sad.when i was working in the dealership if a vehicle came back for a second time for the same issue(which only happened a few times but it did happen cause nobodys perfect)i would dive the vehicle for up a week and as many miles as...
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    Cold

    sticking/varnished fuel injectors will cause a rough idle and then smooth up when they warm up.the early trucks ford designed a reflash to help improve the cold start.the rough idle statagy was designed for trucks that missed at 60 degrees and below .

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