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  1. JLDickmon

    Anything exciting going on?

    I'll be [sentenced to eternity in Hades] been without internet all week! U-verse guy just left.. Had ATT wayyyyyyyyy back in the day.. was sick of Charter and Comcast treating new customers better than established ones..
  2. JLDickmon

    Taillights don't work (fuse blows)

    Dave,I'd tell you to build a short finder out of a circuit breaker and a magnetic compass or inductive analog voltmeter and start running the wires.. how about didn't you tell me something about a pinched wire behind a fender due to collision damage a year ago or so?
  3. JLDickmon

    Question 2003 f450

    something wonky with the power supply to the buffer.. or the buffer itself.. I'm just guessing here.. I don't think it's field serviceble.. I think the cluster has to be sent in for repair..
  4. JLDickmon

    FYI "check coolant additive" warning light

    my whole thing is, if you cancel it permanently, how are you suppossed to remember to check the additive concentration? Which if ignored, is going to lead to internal corrision problems.. You'd be amazed at how many people think DexCool in a GM vehicle is "permanent" and never needs...
  5. JLDickmon

    Front axle bearing

    I'm not sure on the '06 front end.. on the earlier ones, the stub axle rode in a caged needle bearing. The locknuts inside the unit bearing still allow for some up and down movement.
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    FYI "check coolant additive" warning light

    Listen to Roy, you shall.. yes, the light may be programmed to come on every few thousand miles, but they want you to check your coolant. (here's where I get really crappy..) Are you telling me you know more than the engineers that designed it?
  7. JLDickmon

    7.3L Powerstroke Large Oil Leaks Repair

    yeah, a belt tool has 1,001 uses..
  8. JLDickmon

    Sending units or fuel gauge?

    sender
  9. JLDickmon

    FYI "check coolant additive" warning light

    just as a question.. did you have the coolant tested (and found OK) or changed (and added to the new coolant)?
  10. JLDickmon

    Cruise Control Inoperative Diagnose

    this is the same switch they were recalling for fire hazard, right?
  11. JLDickmon

    Question Hesitation when starting out.

    Very welcome, and don't be a stranger.. There is a social forum as well!
  12. JLDickmon

    Anything exciting going on?

    you know the rules.. pics or it didn't happen
  13. JLDickmon

    Anything exciting going on?

    Who you callin' retired?
  14. JLDickmon

    Anything exciting going on?

    I got sunburnt brush hogging the back pasture yesterday..
  15. JLDickmon

    Question Hesitation when starting out.

    If it doesn't do it under cruise control, I'd suspect a throttle position sensor failing..
  16. JLDickmon

    Integrated Brake Controller-Wiring Fault on Trailer

    Would it help to know that RV's and equipment trailers are not wired the same through the connector? Best advise I can give you is this.. Your trailer tech should have a Power Probe and a Mutt (or Mini-Mutt is what I use).. You can easily find what's wired goofy that way. All RV's are wired...
  17. JLDickmon

    AC compressor shot

    You know, Dan, I might be inclined to tell you to pull the evaporator housing off and take a look at it as long as you're under tha hood. Save you some more downtime down the road.
  18. JLDickmon

    Question A/C not cooling only at cruising speed

    You're probably talking pounds.. Get a couple hand grenades from Advance..
  19. JLDickmon

    AC compressor shot

    You can probably rent the vacuum pump..
  20. JLDickmon

    Question A/C not cooling only at cruising speed

    Ok.. Now we're getting somewhere... First things first, it's low on charge. High side pressure should be more or less 200 psi at 1500 rpm. We'll worry about low side when we see if e can get the high side up. And yes, the green stuff is likely dye.
  21. JLDickmon

    Question A/C not cooling only at cruising speed

    Yeah. That would be. Take high & low side readings at 1. Idle 2. 1500rpm I'm thinking you have a dirty orfice tube (rapid cycling), and maybe a bad clutch (no cooling at high rpm)
  22. JLDickmon

    fuel pressure low at wot

    Damage, no. In years past, off-road had a different cetane rating, algaecide/anti microbial, couple of other things. Now, it's just the dye and tax rate. K1, JP8, #2 diesel.. All pretty much the same stuff anymore. Ultra low sulfur. But like Doug said.. dON'T get caught with it in the tank...
  23. JLDickmon

    Question A/C not cooling only at cruising speed

    Without putting pressure gauges on it, it's hard to tell. Almost sounds like you have two problems, really. Know anyone with a manifold gauge set?
  24. JLDickmon

    fuel pressure low at wot

    As long as your fuel gauge reads pressure, you're fine.
  25. JLDickmon

    fuel pressure low at wot

    OK.. here's the thing you have to remember.. Diesels are throttled by the amount of fuel they get. They always get 100% air.. Think of your injectors as eight fuel leaks. At idle or low demand (cruise), not much fuel is demanded, so they don't leak much. At WFO/WOT, their running max...

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