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  1. FTG-05

    Your Best Guess? (ABS Light & Speedo Problem)

    I bought the part from O-Reilly's, box is marked as above, part is marked as "F85F-9E731-AB", connector is wrong. ARGGGHGHGHGGHGHGGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
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    Interesting tow pics: "Walrus Breeding Tanks"

    I thought it was obvious: It's the entrance for the "walrus's". Wait.... :)
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    Interesting tow pics: "Walrus Breeding Tanks"

    Here are two pics of an interesting tow that I was involved in several years ago. Unfortunately: - I can't tell you what they are - I can't tell you who made them - I can't tell you who bought them - I can't tell you who designed them - I can't tell you where they came from - I can't...
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    GD it!!! I thought I picked a good set of tires!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I have to give credit where credit is due: They replaced one tire under warranty and force-balanced all of them at another shop after testing driving and felt for themselves the vibration in the steering wheel. Now the tires are where they are supposed to be: silk smooth and totally...
  5. FTG-05

    Anyone running these Recon Big Rig running lights?

    Recon Accessories: Part # 26414 - BIG RIG Amber Running Lights Anyone running them? Comment's, please good bad or indifferent. How hard are they to hook up? Thanks, Al
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    GD it!!! I thought I picked a good set of tires!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Ok, it's been two days and I'm no longer ready to kill someone.... I plan to take it in one more time and have the shop road force balance them. But I'm going to make it clear that it's three strikes and they're out - the Nittos come off and the Conti's go back on. Say what you want about...
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    GD it!!! I thought I picked a good set of tires!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I bought a set of Nitto Terra Grapplers from my local 4x4 shop that I've done a lot of business with the last 9 years. Balanced and installed, $950 out the door. Drove about 5 miles on the interstate, these things had a pretty good bounce down the road - totally unacceptable. I called the...
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    Missing and loose bolts on left rear axle

    Here's pics of the hub, now with two broken bolts! They said one bolt broke off a while ago, while the other was relatively new. When I talked to the Service guy, we could find no credible scenario to account for these broken bolts. Two questions I failed to ask: - How did the second bolt...
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    Missing and loose bolts on left rear axle

    They said the broken bolt broke recently and "couldn't have happened from the factory". I've asked to see the parts that were removed. I'm going to look for locktite or oil and take pics. Thanks, Al
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    Missing and loose bolts on left rear axle

    They are replacing the hub under warranty. The reason they are replacing it is due to a broken bolt that couldn't be removed. They said it was freshly broken, no way did it come from the factory that way. Here's the thing: There's only been two people who's worked on that truck on that...
  11. FTG-05

    ScangaugeII

    Unfortunately, it's the same with fuel pressure, which is the one I really wanted. Useful gauge nonetheless, I like mine. Al
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    Missing and loose bolts on left rear axle

    No vibration whatsoever (I have Centramatics, so smooth as glass), no leaking that I could see and there's none on the driveway where it's usually parked. It's at the dealer this morning, perhaps I'll hear by this afternoon. Thanks, Al
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    Missing and loose bolts on left rear axle

    I had my tires replaced at my favorite shop last Friday. I go to pick it up and the owner shows me that one bolt is missing and two are loose on my left rear axle. These are the bolts on the axle itself and are NOT the lug nuts. I've never touched these bolts, have had no reason to. Have...
  14. FTG-05

    Gravity-feed of diesel fuel: Is it legal?

    I'm surprised: where are all the "gravity-feed is illegal" types? Perhaps they're all over at T*D*S?
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    Gravity-feed of diesel fuel: Is it legal?

    Here's my opinion. What is yours and why do you think and/or know that it's legal/illegal? Gravity-feed: Is it Legal? There is probably more confusion on this subject than any other in the discussion of aux fuel tanks for pickup trucks. What follows here is the relevant regulation...
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    Biodiesel from algae....

    Boeing is getting behind it big time. From today's Boeing news: Industry experts form Algal Biomass Organization Entrepreneurs, academicians, scientists and leaders of global corporations on Thursday announced the formation of the Algal Biomass Organization (ABO), an organization...
  17. FTG-05

    Your Best Guess? (ABS Light & Speedo Problem)

    Got it, thanks.
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    Question Line of Fire tailgate lights

    I've got one on my PSD and I like it! Very bright, very noticeable. Easy to install, just connect to the flat pack trailer connector. Do it.
  19. FTG-05

    Your Best Guess? (ABS Light & Speedo Problem)

    I've had this same problem, except for me it occurs only after towing for a couple hundred miles. Believe you me, the first time you see the ABS light come on, and then the speedo go to zero when you're driving down the highway at 70 mph, it gets your attention! Part number? On-line source...
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    Spray-on coating for aux tank?

    Mine is bare aluminum, never occured to me to paint it or coat it with something. As far as the heat goes, here's a pic of it in the Black Rock Desert where it got up to 110* later in the day - we spent a whole month in the desert that year, plan to do it again this summer (we're hoping to...
  21. FTG-05

    Cool all in one gauge setup

    I use mine to monitor water temperatures. It's a lot more accurate than the factory gauge.
  22. FTG-05

    Oil Filter Discussion

    Personally, I think the key message in the video, at least to me, is what does a good filter look like and, more important, what a bad one looks like. If I had known what I know, especially from the video, I wouldn't have spent $13 x 6 on Wix filters Feb. '06. You can get MC-type filters (real...
  23. FTG-05

    Oil Filter Discussion

    Hopefully, this short video clip should remove all doubt about why you shouldn't use anything that isn't 100% OEM for oil or fuel filters in your 6.0: YouTube - Motorcraft Powerstroke Diesel Filter Compairson I just threw away the last of 6 Wix oil filters just the other day that I bought from...
  24. FTG-05

    Plastic filter covers

    +1.
  25. FTG-05

    Extra fuel capacity

    This is what I did. I also didn't do the harpoon mod when I installed my pre-pump filter since I mostly fill from the aux fuel tank. The biggest downside to filling from the aux fuel tank is that you no longer can accurately estimate your fuel mileage. The other is forgetting to shut off the...

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