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    Help Needed turbo rebuild?

    6.0 turbos do have issues with sticking variable geometry vanes but it usually happens when the vehicle is parked for an extended period of time. The vanes could carbon up or rust in place. If you have no DTC's, your turbo is fine. There are specific DTC's for the variable geometry function...
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    Help Needed skip on cylinder 8

    I will get some washers and shim the pressure regulator. If this corrects the problem, is this a band aid for future fuel system/injector problems? Thanks
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    Help Needed skip on cylinder 8

    It is definately a skip. It has a slight shake at idle and the exhaust tone has changed when going down the road. It doesn't feel like a completely dead cylinder but there is one that is doing less work than the others. MPG is down and i noticed less power on hills too. I appreciate...
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    Help Needed skip on cylinder 8

    Could this be fuel issue? I used to use TCW3 two stroke oil but a friend gave me some old 40 wt ski doo oil that I have used for the past few tankfuls. This stuff was made before the TCW3 rating existed. I don't know if that would matter. It still is a petroleum based 2 cycle oil. Are there...
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    Help Needed skip on cylinder 8

    I have owned my 2000 F350 7.3 automatic 4door long box for about 8 months with out any problems. I have done some routine maintenance that included changing air, transmission, and fuel filters, fluids (engine oil, p/s fluid, ATF). I used Motorcraft filters and engine oil (15-40). Trans fluid...
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    7.3 wont start unless pluged in

    I will have to check. I teach auto body at a state college in NY currently. I used to teach for Ford. The 7.3 and 6.0 were included along with the other courses I taught before I switched to auto body. I will have to go into my old classroom and look in the tool room.
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    7.3 wont start unless pluged in

    You will need a Rotunda 014-00761 test kit that includes a gage that reads inches of water and a crankcase orifice restrictor. You hook up the crankcase orifice restrictor to the right valve cover, connect it to the gage, and plug off the breather at the left valve cover. With the engine at...
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    7.3 wont start unless pluged in

    You can do a crankcase pressure test to determine the mechanical condition of your engine. It's a lot easier to do than a compression test. If you can't get the tools to do it, it shouldn't cost that much from the dealer because it only takes about 10 minutes.
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    lots of white smoke/turbo maybe??

    White smoke White smoke on cold startup may be due to inoperative glow plugs. Does the truck seem to start harder than it used to?
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    Help Needed 2001 HPOP reservoir dry

    I looked in the service manual and it says to check the HPOP for external leaks and the reservoir if the reservoir drains down overnight. The anti-drain back check valve is in the HPOP reservior according to the description. I would think that since the problem has been present since the pump...
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    Help Needed HELP 2000 4x4 down tranny woes

    Those mods may be pushing a stock trans depending on how the truck is driven. I have a friend with a Dodge and if he downloads the max HP programming, the clutch will slip. This only happens under extreme conditions (he does truck pulls with it) but it is something to think about if your...
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    Help Needed HELP 2000 4x4 down tranny woes

    I looked at Jasper engines and they have a remfg 4R100 for around $2500. I don't know how you use your truck but a stock trans should give you good service. If you want upgrades that some of the performance outlets offer for your trans, then you are going to pay more. Your trans may be able...
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    Help Needed HELP 2000 4x4 down tranny woes

    Flushing and/or replacing the trans cooler system is critical. Ford also recommends installing an in-line filter in the cooler line as well. The trans fluid goes to the lube circuit first after it leaves the cooler so if there is any contamination in there, it will ruin your fresh trans very...
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    Help Needed HELP 2000 4x4 down tranny woes

    The most probable cause is the forward clutch. Forward clutch is used in all forward gears but not in reverse. A pressure test would confirm this. If your pump is good, you will have good pressure in park, neutral, and reverse but it will drop when you put it in drive. Line pressure at idle...
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    Question 4X4 Problem

    There was probably too much load on the driveline to get the range fork in the transfer case to go from 4HI to 4LO. If you put the vehicle in neutral, it should allow you to move the lever. If the vehicle is really stuck, you may have to rock it back and forth a little to unload the driveline.
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    Changed fuel filter, now no fuel to engine

    Your 6.0 fuel pump draws fuel through the primary filter from the tank and then sends it to the secondary filter and heads at 50 psi. If you say that the cap for the primary filter is mangled, it is probably drawing air and can't prime itself. There is no low pressure pump in the fuel tank to...
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    Question More AC Questions

    The Ford service manual says that there are seven possibilities for erratic compressor operation. 1. Fuse 2. Wiring 3. Cycling switch 4. System pressures 5. A/C pressure cutoff switch 6. A/C control 7. A/C function switch. The A/C clutch air gap is .014"-.030". I couldn't find a spec...
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    Question More AC Questions

    It sounds like the evaporator is freezing up because the compressor is not cycling correctly. You will need a set of guages to proove this. If the orifice was plugged, you probably wouldn't get any cold air at all. A way you might be able to check for a freezing evaporator is to run the...
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    Looking for a 7.3 F250/350

    I am from central New York and I have started to look for a new truck to replace my '99 F150 pickup. It has been a good truck but it is starting to show it's wear from our CNY winters. It still looks good but the lines underneath are starting to get crusty amongst other things. I see that the...
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