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  1. Tail_Gunner

    6.0 intercooler upgrade or other?

    You can see in my sig some of the stuff I had on my old ride. Even with the 6.0 intercooler, I had an issue with EGT's in the performance or OMG tunes. You have bigger injectors than what I had. I'm 100% sure that a 6.0 intercooler will not be enough for you.
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    Hard Cold Starts

    You can test individual glow plugs yourself with an ohm meter thru the wire harness without taking the valve cover off. An open circuit would indicate either a bad glow plug or something else in that circuit. Don't overlook the glow plug relay. After a while they like to get weak. My old...
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    Help Needed Sitting on Shoulder Help

    Clarify: is the oil coming from the fitting on the rubber intake housing or out of the breather on the valve cover? If the oil is coming out the fitting on the intake housing, it could be worse. The oil could only come from the turbo, most likely a bad shaft seal. A new turbo or getting the...
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    What happened to everybody?

    :lmao:lmao:lmao:tounge On edit: I was thinking about a Dodge/Cummins. But I don't get a employee discount for Dodges, only Ford & GM.
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    Question Stancor GPR

    E Bay is your friend. Do a search for Stancor plus the part number and I'm sure you'll find several deals.
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    Question why does my truck surge??

    I had a surging when cold issue once upon a time. I could hear a change in the tone of the engine/injectors when it would happen. What would happen was when accelerating on the highway, the engine would seem to momentarily loose a little power amd the engine would get a bit quieter. After a...
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    Still got the "mod" bug!!

    Even though I'm now driving a Duramax, I still feel the need to "modify". Since I took delivery, I've added a Leer cap/topper, Rhino bed liner, Luverne running boards, a factory style remote start, the DIC (dash information center) buttons, some WeatherTech floor mats and an Edge Insight CTS...
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    Column shifter needs adjusted

    You need to depress the release pin first and then pull the key cylinder out.
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    What happened to everybody?

    :tounge:tounge;) You guessed it, I've been busy with work. I did fanagle 11 days off begining Christmas day without having to burn a single vacation day. Our son and one of our daughters came home for a few days and we are keeping our grandson for a few days more. I took our son &...
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    What happened to everybody?

    I'm still around even though I went to the "darkside"!! :innocent:lmao
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    Question 7.3 Intermittent Starting Problems........

    Check the ground cables & connections. I've seen some oily or corroded cable connections at the block or frame cause problems.
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    Cruise Works Randomly

    My brake pedal switch was very touchy. Just bump it and the cruise would disengage. Try holding the brake pedal up with your foot and see if the situation changes. It may be a bad/misadjusted brake pedal switch.
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    Question Headlight swap between different models

    I put some ICPW clear headlight housings pn my old 99. They were an after market copy of the clear housings in the later trucks. They were a direct fit but I do remember I had some problems gettting a clip or something in place. It was just a bit of a pain.
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    Injectors.

    SInce you reside in CA, I'd definately stick with split shots. I've been told by at least 3 different people that do tuning, that more power and economy can be had from single shots. But the problem is, single shots like to make smoke. Mine would smoke like mad in the OMG position on the flip...
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    Column shifter needs adjusted

    A while back, I did a mod to the turn signal cancelling mechanism. I did a pictorial on the mod that I did for the WIKI, but I don't think it ever got put in there. My point is, I had pictures on how to get the column apart and remove the key cylinder. If you do a search on "turn signal mod"...
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    Question First Long Haul

    I pulled a work trailer for about 7 years that was about 7500 lbs and about 12' tall. I'd get about 11.5 mpg on summer fuel, about 9.5-10 on winter fuel. Once you get to highway speed, wind resistance (tall trailers) is more your enemy than trailer weight. I put a Nosecone fairing on the...
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    Question about early 99 Front unit bearing

    If it helps, I think I know someone who once put a Dyna-Trac on an early 99 they once owned but recently sold it. I think "he" might still have the old outer axle shafts laying around.:innocent:innocent
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    Rusty, leaky oil pan fix!! Interesting!!

    The adhesive they are using looks to be very similar to stuff we use on the jets at work. It sets up to a hard ruber-like consistancy that is pretty resistant to lubricants and hydraulic fluid. The metal tape adhesive won't be a problem. It is pretty much just covering a pin hole sized leak...
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    2000 F-350 died on me!!!

    IIRC, when I put an Adrenaline on my old truck, it didn't have fittings. You had to switch the line fittings over from the old pump. BTW, the performance improvement with the Adrenaline HPOP was significant.:sweet
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    Rusty, leaky oil pan fix!! Interesting!!

    Heck, even if it worked only for a few years, it'd be worth it. But it looks like a longer lasting fix than just temporary. If the adhesive sealant they are using is about what I think it is, just slobbing the stuff all over the oil pan would be a decent temp fix. But with the fiberglass(?)...
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    Rusty, leaky oil pan fix!! Interesting!!

    I stumbled across this fix for the dreaded rusted & leaking 7.3 oil pan. It looks very interesting. The sealant/adhesive they are using looks a lot like the stuff we use on the planes at work. Damian Diesel oil pan fix part 1 Damian Diesel oil pan fix part 2
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    comment Tail Gunner, powerboater and all other military members

    I know exactly how you felt. I had a hard time keeping my composure too when the same ceremony was performed at my father-in-laws funeral last week. Again my condolences on the loss of your dad.
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    Said goodbye to Mrs TG's father today.

    We attended the funeral of my wife's father today. He passed away last Sunday night, living for, as he put it, ninety damned four years. Obituary for Frank Moran Prior to the church ceremony, A VFW honor guard rendered a final salute to my father-in-law which I participated in. After...
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    Glow Plug recommendations and issues...

    Passenger side valve cover can be a PITA to get off. Oil filler tube screws out of VC which helps. The bottom rear VC bolts are easier to get out if you go thru the front right wheel well using a 1/4" drive ratchet and a 10mm(?) socket.
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    Where do you fit in?

    I fit all the criteria. But I have an issue with anybody south of WI giving me winter driving advice, especially coming from "know it all reporters". Unless you've experienced it for multiple winters, you don't have the credibility. If Jim Hilkevitch of the Chicago Tribune thinks I drive...

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