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    franklin2 replied to the thread Electric fuel pump wiring.
    Why re-invent the wheel? Ford has this exact setup on the 460's with the hot fuel handling and electric pumps in the tanks (early...
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    franklin2 replied to the thread ZF5 Question.
    Is the drain plug magnetic? A lot of them are, can't remember about the zf. I think I would get some sort of pump and stop taking...
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    franklin2 replied to the thread Tires... Tires.... Tires.....
    I see they sell a 14 ply G load rated tire. You have to run 110psi in those tires, that is a lot. But I read they are rated 3100lbs...
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    What I have to do sometimes with these traps also, is tweak them with needle nose pliers. If they are easy to set, then they are not...
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    franklin2 replied to the thread So I loaned the truck. .. ..
    Put a flatbed on it and keep going. What are flatbeds going for now?
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    franklin2 replied to the thread 83 6.9 Valvetrain Noise?.
    Sounds like normal diesel noises to me. If it gets louder as you step on the throttle going up a hill, it might be a exhaust leak...
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    Line the traps up side by side. They can't get to the middle one without stepping over the other ones. Then see what happens.
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    franklin2 replied to the thread No crank.
    So that means the problem is between the battery and the starter solenoid. It's going to be a bad connection on the battery, a bad...
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    franklin2 replied to the thread No crank.
    You got 5.6v on the batteries? That is no good.
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    franklin2 replied to the thread Tank breather thingy.
    If it threads in tight, I would thread it in place, and then slather some seal all on it to seal it. It's resistant to fuel and works...
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    franklin2 replied to the thread No crank.
    5.6v is no good. Move to the very top of the posts on the battery. Then do the test again. If you are right on the battery posts, and...
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    You are almost there. I found too that they would very lightly lick the trap clean. What I found works is always put two traps side by...
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    franklin2 replied to the thread No crank.
    Do you have a voltmeter or testlight? If you do, put it on the large lug on the starter relay on the fender, the one that goes to the...
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    Try this, I have heard it works well if you know it's not going to rain. People that have cars under roof say that if you leave the...
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    franklin2 replied to the thread Are these Extra Wires?.
    What is the exact year of the truck? The harness you are using correct?
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