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  1. nswsparky

    High EGT's and no Boost signal

    I have a '01 had the oil leak fixed on the valve cover gaskets and now it is not running right. It did stop the oil leaks but now my Bullydog does not detect any boost it is hooked up to the PCM so the PCM is not getting a Boost signal, it will fluctuate between 0 and 1 lbs. It also reads high...
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    Ected "Lockers" Suck

    Last year I installed an Ected in both ends of my XJ. One in the front of my Jeep in the Wagoneer Dana 44 and one in the back in my 8.8. I have had nothing but problems with them. First the one in the front totally quit working even as a limited slip, it had less than 100 miles on it. I just...
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    6.0 shutting down

    This is for my Bosses 6.0 he has had troubles with it shutting down while driving it down the road he said he can usually can put it in neutral and starts right back up. But now it does not start as easy he has to wait longer also the oil pressure is reading 0psi it seems to run fine when it is...
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    Pump problems

    So the other day I was heading down from Fargo to Dodge City Kansas. Made it to Souix Falls SD noticed a crapload of oil on the ground under my truck when I stopped for fuel. Checked the oil was about a gallon short got a gallon put in and bought 2 more. Ended up running 2 gallons of oil...
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    line lock/ Duo lock

    On some of our older Digger trucks with hydraulic brakes we have a thing on them called Duo Locks, AKA: Line locks. You pull the knob and push down on the brake petal and it holds the hydraulic pressure in the brake lines, holding the brakes on. These trucks are up to 30 years old and no...
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    Only in Texas

    I know its not a Ford. But what would you use this truck for not for hauling a 5th wheel, not for cutting the corners in a race. Not very practical, it was at Walmart, so a good grocery getter.
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    First cross country trip.

    First cross country trip with the truck, after heading down to Texas from Minnesota last month and now heading up to Moab for some wheeling, took the flat way there, on the way back I took the scenic route though Durango, CO and Santa Fe NM. I can say driving on hills and altitude is a lot...
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    Dreaded oil pan leak

    The oil pan leak on my 7.3 seems to be getting worse. It leaks about a gallon of motor oil every 1000 miles. I am pretty sure it is the oil pan, when I had my clutch off I cleaned the back of the engine with brake cleaner and saw the leak was in fact coming off the pan seal just under the rear...
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    Brake controller wiring

    Ok I have searched all over this site and could not find anything on the matter. I have found the plug under the dash for the brake controller hookup I got the pigtail and a new brake controller but when I hooked it up no lights. I have found some information that there are some fuses that...
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    EGT and Oil temps

    Over the last 2 days I have been driving down to Texas with my jeep on the trailer behind my 7.3. I have some questions about high temps. What is the safe high range of the EGT before it starts roasting the turbo. My bullydog tuner has the option of setting a defueling number It was set at...
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    Heavyist haul

    Thought you guys might appreciate this. Working on hauling my biggest load from Bismark ND to Northern Texas by way of US HWY 83. Weighs in at 93,000lbs and is 14' 6" tall. I gotta follow the route the the individual states gives me have me going all over the place to avoid low bridges. The...
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    EBPV Engine brake

    What are your opinions on this. I have seen some people don't think the EBPV as a exhaust brake because it causes valve floating, or it gets stuck sometimes. Others say it works awesome and just as good as a regular one. Seems like a good option anyone do it? anyone have a write up how to do...
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    transmission guy having troubles

    Some of you may know I bought my truck a while ago from my company for a song, in part because the transmission (ZF 650) needed to be rebuilt. So I pulled the transmission bought a rebuild kit, new input shaft (old one bearing spun) and clutch. Brought the transmission to a guy to rebuild it...
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    Gear splitter options

    I have been looking around for gear splitting/double overdrive options for my 7.3 and 6 speed. The only option I have been able to find are the gearvendor ones for like $3100 which is a little spendy for me. Anyone ever see any more options out there? I noticed on the 6 speed there is a...
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    ZF 6 Cooler lines

    Anyone know which line is the out side of the cooler system is it the upper line or the lower line. I need to know which one to cut to put in the temp sensor.
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    Which Gauge

    I am planning on getting a 4 gauge pillar mount gauge setup, I plan on putting my Bully Dog GT tuner in one of the pods, a coolant temp gauge in another (since the factory gauge is pretty much just an idot light), and a digital voltmeter in another. I am just not sure what I want to put in the...
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    What would this be for?

    I was digging around under my hood fixing stuff and found this, the truck is a former RR truck there are short sections of hose with hydro quick fittings on each of the heater coil circuit. Would this be to bypass the heater coil in the summer to make the AC work better? or hook something up...
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    What the heck is this

    This came with my '01 350 it used to be a railroad truck and it has taps off the power steering lines I imange for the track wheels. But this does nothing from what I have found playing around with it it does read the RPM with a digital readout, it was in the way of taking out the stick so I...
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    4th gear gone

    now that I got the carrier bearing fixed I now will tackle the big problem. In my 6 speed manual I have no 4th gear. Its like there is no gear there it dosent grind or anything its a hard stop the shifter will not even go into the detent, I can pull on it with all my might and there is nothing...
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    driveshaft carrier bearing ?'s

    well I got my new to me 01 crew cab regular box 350 home and while unloading it off the trailer I hooked the carrier bearing on the driveshaft with an errant loose piece of metal on the trailer and bent up the carrier bearing. I ordered a new one which will be here on monday but I cannot get...
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    new 01 Super Duty

    Hey my name is Chad Schultz I am from central MN and just puchaced a new to me 01 7.3L F350. It needs work maybe a transmission rebuild possibly a scorched pistion. It used to be a railroad truck has 200,000 miles on it. we will see I have not had a chance to drive it yet. I plan on a bullydog...
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    7.3L manual trans

    I just bought a 2001 super duty with a 7.3 diesel, it has the 6 speed manual trans. I cannot find anywhere the name and manufactuer of the trans. I have not had a chance to drive it but they have told me something is wrong with it it won't shift into 4th. One of the guys who has drove it says...

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