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Quote: Originally Posted by barny If you want to go cheep, get a 3" body lift. You could also add leaf springs. Blocks on the back are fine the factory does that but DON'T put blocks between the front axil and springs. If you take a corner to sharp,to fast the front blocks will tip. They won't tip on an F250 4x4 cause he has the twin I-beam susp, not that I'm saying it's ok. The problem is with 6 inch blocks the...

When my old block heater started leaking it was around the screw in the center, the t-bar that holds the heater in had cracked. The NAPA Part number is 605-3137 (box says heavy duty heater 1000W) is a cheaper way to go than Ford. The new one has done a great job for years and I use it for more than just plugging the hole. There have been some good post on here about installing the freeze-plugs in this engine. Try to beg or borrow the...

i see. i didnt know that. i only knew what i was told. guess shouldnt listen to powerstroke guys when they try to set up an idi huh? thanks for the onfo. how much does it cost for you to set up a pump? also, i know black smoke dont mean power, i tried sayin that earlier. my other 7.3 that i just bought has plenty of power, not as much as my 84 but enough and it dont smoke a puff. i waas just told for power to turn the fuel up, so i turned it...

If you could link me I would appreciate it. I didn't know a tool existed to put them in. That's exactly what I had planned to do. Napa sold me a freeze plug I was going to hammer in, and a tank heater that is supposed to connect to the heater hose ... haven't looked at the directions yet. I was looking for a "freeze plug" block heater (considering I NOW have to remove the heater/freeze plug) however, on such...

Quote: No wonder so many shops nowadays just wants to replace a whole engine instead of just repairing what has failed. Somehow I knew that remark was on it's way. Sorry, but I or any shop I worked in NEVER replaced an engine unless necessary and without first finding out the cause of failure and showing it to the customer. Not referring to you, but there's already too many clowns on mechanical forums (not here much anymore) who...

STOP using the ether...If the GP system is good you could have an unpleasant experience with ether. Sounds like the classic air intrusion symptoms. search for "clear line test". Is the fuel return system factory original, as in caps painted grey?

Quote: Originally Posted by arthurgoboom Did I read it right that you don't have a vacuum reservoir on your truck? When I was trying to calibrate my VRV I just had the vac pump hooked directly to the VRV input port and it was really hard to maintain vacuum. If I was going to do it again I'd vacuum down the whole system (with the reservoir) so it would be easier to maintain the required test vacuum (assuming the rest of the vacuum...

CSRadel, if making the truck smoke didn't hurt your economy then your engine wasn't really working all that great before that - black smoke is unburned (and therefore wasted) fuel, there should be a decrease of fuel economy with that. Also, what's the point of smoking "a ton"? I was behind a big truck up a long hill last weekend, he had an injector leaking as he was smoking big time, and that got picked up by...

Sounds like something in the wiring harness has melted through into other wires.

Check the line seals under the cap nuts on each end of the steel lines from the lift pump to filter header and header to IP. Seals are available at any diesel repair shop.... check my photo link for sizes and pic.