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Anyone? Surely someone has dealt with the same thing Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It’s apparently been this way since before i bought the truck, and despite what i though was “normal” hydraulic noises with no binding, popping etc How screwed am I? I have a mangled chunk of steel and lots of glitter from this portion of the crane under the truck Sent from my iPhone using...

I think it would be a great idea to go ahead and find one, the fill and drain plug has substantial rust pitting but surprisingly the gear does not. I’ve heard those brass gears are a finite commodity and I’m curious how long this one will last. Thanks for all the great info Sent from my iPhone...

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Well, that’s not what i wanted to find in the hoist motor. Flushed it thoroughly with denatured alcohol and keep an eye on it to see if the seals let water in or if it was the vent cap. Will end up changing this fluid probably every other time I use it in attempt to further flush it, or just...

Go with the black dog stand-alone kit, better with tuning on the fly, better diagnostics, shift point adjustments, allllll kinds of goodies. I just installed one on a buddies truck, why spend 800 on a “new” TCM when you can go brand new with a warranty and has upgrades etc for a few dollars...

The steel lines have some very light surface rust I’ve temporarily killed so i feel good there. The hydraulic lines have been 1/4 replaced prior to my ownership, the others are looking a little worn but appear to be stable. Hydraulic seals are dry and not weeping but we’ll see how long that...

1) Just to clarify, did the truck run at all without the canister filter present on frame rail? If yes, pull the fuel line from lift pump circled in red, first picture. Look inside the pump, it should have a stainless screen in it, and you may have some trash in it that needs cleaned out. After...

Hadn’t had the tackle block on the new cable for 15 minutes when a buddy called needing a pull out of his yard. Didn’t bother with any winch or crane work, small chain and idled out in 1-L problem free! Going to pull the Crosby Terminator back off and work in additional protrusion from the...

Confirm that you don’t have an algae problem, and if you don’t, this means your IP advance piston is sticking in the bore. This is a super common issue in the 7.3/6.9idi world using the same Stanadyne DB2 injection pump, where the steel piston travels through an aluminum bore, todays ULSD...

Spent half the day fighting the stuck PTO lever in the cab (“yeah I just used the crane today to unhook from a trailer today!” Said the PO the day I was coming down to buy it) and ended up having to un-pin the lever just under the cab with long arms just barely able to touch it. Spent some time...

Absolutely, either-or will work great. If I’m not mistaken, DCA2 is what will be in the Napa bottle and is an older blend of SCA. Dca4 came out in the late 90s and is what will be in motorcraft and fleet guard SCA blends. It’s not recommended to mix DCA2 and DCA4 so keep that in mind for...

Best cost-effective way to do it, IMO, is if your system is clean and not giving you any problems but it’s time to change coolant, then simply drain from radiator petcock. Fill her up with water, open both bleeder ports up top to bleed air and close them when full (one by the radiator one near...

So uh, after changing the oil and draining the muck from the cooling system, i realized i had 3 gallons of oil inside my cooling system…. went through a box of cascade, and despite blocking the radiator off, letting truck warm up for 10 minutes then locking the throttle at 1800rpm, allowing it...

I’ve got a 7 ton MTVR, and drove it home across the nation from Cali to Georgia wide open with a M989 Hemat trailer in tow with a Gama Goat on the deck averaging 2-3mpg in town and 5.7mpg banging on the governor 65mph/2120rpm Factory the truck was tuned to 370/425horse with the latter putting...

I’ll start by saying I’ve fought so many issues on the 8.3, and despite them it’s still my favorite power plant. Go ahead and do yourself a bigggg favor. Take a picture under the hood from driver side showing me an overview of your fuel “in” line going from frame rail where it transitions from...

I’ve converted every diesel I have to Final Charge Global and had excellent luck, but in mini-book it’s common to lose the audience so I couldn’t start another tangent LOL. I agree, Green=Great, just slightly more “consumable” imo Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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New “What did you do to your wrecker today?” Thread is up, y’all come join in https://steelsoldiers.com/threads/what-did-you-do-to-your-wrecker-today.213080/#post-2495199 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Finished up my oil cooler replacement on the 816 today, now to begin the time-consuming process of flushing the system. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk