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Help Needed Wierd gauge action
Ok all you 6.0 guys, I have a quick question about my brother in laws 2003 pssd. Obviously it is a 6.0,a automatic,4x4, and a 4dr long bed, and he claims that the dash gauges have gone wacky a couple of times. Once while he was sitting still, with the engine idling, he claims the gauges...- bigrigr
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- Forum: 6.0L PowerStroke Engine & Drivetrain
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6 oh discussion
So guys, I have a brother in law who is searching for a new truck. He's finding quite a few 6 liters for sale, seemingly in good shape. Me being a 7.3 owner,I don't know all the ins and outs of these motors. What are the most common problems besides head gaskets with these trucks. What would...- bigrigr
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- Forum: 6.0L PowerStroke Engine & Drivetrain
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6spd fluid
Ok all you lever lifters out there, I'm curious about what atf your using in the zf six speed, I just had mine rebuilt:doh: and I am looking for something a little more tolerant to high temps. Synthetic would be nice, and ford wants an arm and a leg for their "mercon" fluid. Also whats the...- bigrigr
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- Forum: 99+ 7.3L PowerStroke Engine & Drivetrain
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Question modded idm
What's the deal with this idm mod, is it worth the trouble? Watched a video of it on the web, guy was pretty animate that you had to be extremely careful. What does it do exactly? I've searched the forums here, but nobody's talking about this one. Could be good, could be bad....:watchout- bigrigr
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- Forum: 7.3L PowerStroke Power & Performance
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Got it shimmed!
Just wanted to let eveyone who helped know that I got the fpr shim figured. I never did find the right size washers but I noticed that on ebay there were some aluminum plugs for sale in varoius sizes, so I made one of my own out of a small screw. With the expertise of whiteduty of course, his...- bigrigr
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- Forum: 7.3L PowerStroke Power & Performance
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ebpv as exhaust brake
So I've been scouring the old posts and the wiki about this one and I came up with a question. Why can't a guy just run a switched power to the gray/red wire at the ebpv connector to turn it on and off at will? I've already disconnected the connector so the jets don't land at my house on...- bigrigr
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- Forum: 7.3L PowerStroke Power & Performance
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Help Needed shimming the fpr
So I got some #4 stainless washers to do the mod, and they are way to big to fit in the brass sleeve. The wiki article says that some filing may be necessary, but it looks like they would have to be ground down a lot. Any chance you could put them in the bore on the housing in front of the brass...- bigrigr
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- Forum: 911 Diesel Down! (Post only if your rig is broke)
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Humor van turbo
What's the deal with van turbos? Is it worth the trouble to switch? do they come without the ebpv? how much bigger are they? Just a few questions, any thoughts are appreciated. Thanks :dizzy- bigrigr
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- Forum: General Super Duty Discussion
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lopey idle?
Hey guys, just got a question. My 2000 psd idles a bit rough, runs great, no noticeable problems other than it lopes at idle. Don't know if it could be a dirty injectior or what. Any ideas would be great. Ive got less than 500 miles on the filters and the sevice. Also, is there a way to...- bigrigr
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- Forum: 99+ 7.3L PowerStroke Engine & Drivetrain
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Help Needed 6 spd swap?
Hey guys, I'm new to this whole forum thing but I thought I'd give it a try. I've got a 2000 f350 srw with a 5 spd manual that is noisy in 5th gear only. sounds like a loose idler gear or bad bearing. fluids full with the ford fluid, but speckled with metal flake. trucks got 91,000 miles on it...- bigrigr
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- Forum: 7.3L PowerStroke Power & Performance
