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  1. Dieselmeister

    Torque converter lock up

    I can't speak of the longevity because I have never done done it. But, the killer of a TC is heat & wear... heat & wear are created from slipping... locking up the TC prevents slipping. In theory it should make it last longer. I think most of the guys in the vettes & camaros are killing...
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    203 t-stats (again)

    I am not sure about hte older trucks... The newer ones have dampened guages so my guage never showed any difference. It sounds like yours may be dampened after a certain point but that is only a guess.
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    Tranny temps

    I've heard it said by other guys.. that 90° above the outside ambient temp is normal... But here in Havasu it gets so hot that I don't think that really equates out to being true. When it's 115°-120° outside that would mean I should be running around 205°-210° - Which I have never seen but once...
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    Maybe Trans problem

    Some of the newer trucks have a factory one so it should be "You gotta love a REAL trans temp guage!" :D :D Mine never totally went in my truck... as soon as I figured out that there was a problem I took it in and had the TC replaced... it wasn't until afterwards that I figured out that I...
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    Starter rebuildable????

    I don't know about the older trucks but when mine went on my truck I asked about a rebuild kit and there wasn't even one offered.. For me there was no option of keeping the old starter after I got the new one. Autozone's core charge was almost as much as the new starter... :eek: We run a...
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    Power Steering pressure hose

    Do you know if there are certain years that have a different pump... I have an early 99 and I have never really had a problem with steering problems at low speed or sitting still... Mine would whine, but I changed out the fluid with synthetic and it's never gave me a problem since. My BIL...
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    Anyone with a Chipped X?

    I have a Gold Superchip in the wifes X. It's a V10 though so I don't know if there is a difference. I have had it in for a couple of years without any problems. No flashing lights or other things of that nature. It just doesn't give as nice a performance boost as it does on a diesel. I should...
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    Maybe Trans problem

    Probear eluded to it but didn't come right out and say it... The problem is the torque converter. The sound goes away after the TC locks up... thats why you don't hear it at times. Like probear said.. it usually isn't a problem and a lot of people don't even realize that they have a...
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    max a/c question

    Alright, here are a couple of pictures of the vaccum line I used... it's the white line.. I used a T connector. You can see in the pics that it goes to the little canister... just slip the line off the canister, attach it to one end of the "T" then attach some line to the other end and to the...
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    max a/c question

    There is a vaccum line under the dash on the passenger side that you tie into that only shuts it off in the OFF or MAX AC position... like someone else has said, the hardest part is getting it through the firewall and even that isn't that hard. I can take a look to see which one it is for...
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    Graduation

    That is really good about the Air Force.. I put in 3 yrs of Army ROTC and had a fellow teaching me to fly so I could attend the Air Force academy. I wanted to be a pilot in the worst way. Then out of nowhere my parents move the whole family out of state and my plans get changed. I have a...
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    Graduation

    Not yet graduated... My son is attending the school of hards knocks... so far he seems to excel at it. He's got to more years if he can make it that long. Congratulations on your daughter graduating. :thumbs Any plans on college? Oh here is an example of my sons work ... you know with...
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    Need a PCM for a 99 Superduty ASAP!

    Here's my own personal experience with a blown PCM I used to sell Superchips... They sent someone my way one time to try and read his PCM because no matter what this other shop did to the chip they couldn't make it work in his truck, and they didn't have the equipment to read what code was on...
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    Need a PCM for a 99 Superduty ASAP!

    I have that exact one in my truck.... but I'm in the middle of using it. :D I tried ebay with no luck... Have you checked with Dale?
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    finally runnin on home brew!

    Thanks I will!
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    Door Ajar Light

    Have you tried the ol' WD-40 trick to all the latch areas? In the Superduties this seems to work always... the Excursions on the other hand I have heard need new parts... But try the WD trick... spray all the latch mechanisms real good then open and close the door several times... that...
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    finally runnin on home brew!

    Sagebel, I haven't looked around in the Bio area much so if there is a quick link or something like that just point me to it... But, what kind of setup do you have? Where do you get you oil? are you using used oil? 3 hrs seems really quick from what I had read before. Are there new...
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    HELP!! She's bleeding out!!

    Fire, I couldn't find a real picture and when I try to take one it comes out real bad... here is a file I found that is like a cutaway that shows the HPOP and the bolt that I am talking about... I would bet it came loose or the o-ring is shot. That would be the first thing I would check.
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    Show me your switches!

    I feel the best switchs made are Texas Instruments Klixon 7270 series. They are actually a circuit breaker... you can get them from 3-35 amps. No need to run a fuse. They are shock and vibration resistant. They are also MIL spec rated. They normally go in airplanes or space crafts. We run...
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    HELP!! She's bleeding out!!

    On my truck I did like cpuneck was talking about..... I got up on my hands and knees over the top of the motor to try and get a good view of the backside of the HPOP. I removed the black cover so I could get a better view. The way I was able to see mine was kind of an accident. I dropped...
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    More HELP--She's barely running

    I would tend to lean towards water somewhere it wasn't supposed to be. I have since went back and saw that you had an oil leak that you were hunting down and have been cleaning the motor frequently to try and find where it's coming from.
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    HELP!! She's bleeding out!!

    CPUneck has you looking in the right area.... The HPOP is notorious for just what your talking about... Clean up the valley real good. Then go out and run it for 15-20 minutes. Then get back in there and see if the oil is back in the valley. If it is the your most likely leaking from...
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    More HELP--She's barely running

    I used to wash my motor every other month. Then one time it did just what yours is doing. It took forever for it to fire and then when it did it was running real rough. I let it sit for a couple of days and it was back to normal. I don't know what It was that got wet but the truck would barely...
  24. Dieselmeister

    Wow, it's actually hot!

    We just started heating up... it was 110° yesterday... 114° just a couple of days before that. My truck seems to like the heat... purrr's like a kitten when it gets all hot.. :D :thumbs I say bring it on... lets set a new high for the summer. I want to break the death valley record of...
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    What do you wish someone made?

    Speaking of the cruise control... I wish they made a mod or there was a mod, that made our cruise control work like the big rigs... You rev the motor to whatever RPM that you want and press cruise on.... and it keeps it idleing at that level.

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