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  1. What did you work on today

    Looks like it was held on with one bolt... At least what remains of the bolt. That is going to be fun to drill out.
  2. Server Move/Forum Software Upgrade

    Looks good! The login doesn't seem to be consistent from page to page though. And when I use the Brave web browser I keep getting some error about enabling cookies when I try to login. Thanks!
  3. Jumbo - 97 F350 Project Truck

    Concerns noted... Here is the Volvo unit I got.I had it taken apart to see how it worked as well as to get hydraulic and air piston diameter information. I called the local trucking yards, but all the units they had bolt to the bottom of the transmission. I didn't want to lose anymore ground...
  4. Jumbo - 97 F350 Project Truck

    Charlie - Based on my observations.... I don't think my firewall is a issue, but thanks for the reminder.Jake - I have an air assist slave out of a Volvo semi that has been sitting on my desk for the last couple of months. I have dismantled it to figure out how it works.. Looks like the...
  5. Jumbo - 97 F350 Project Truck

    Charlie,I plan on welding in some steel tubing on each end so that the bearings have more support. I hadn't thought of using zerks though, I'll have to keep that on in mind. I have noticed that the frame the supports the petals is flexing a bit as well. The hydraulic setup with the commercial...
  6. Jumbo - 97 F350 Project Truck

    Hey Blue,I'm wearing the in-cab pivots out (I replaced them with oil filled brass). Forces are a little too much. As such I can't grab the flywheel brake anymore which makes getting it in gear a grinding experience. My thought on the air assist slave is to install it with a pressure regulator...
  7. Weak cylinder/injector #7

    Fordgirl, I distrust sensors... over time they can drift or read incorrectly. Which then has you chasing your tail. What sensors feed the "running rich" codes? Perhaps Charlie can weigh in. Cj
  8. Jumbo - 97 F350 Project Truck

    I really wish you could add more pictures at once...Drat!! Made a wiring mistake in the board after all. And then realized I cut the wrong wire while trying to fix double drat!! But hey for a first try...I upgraded the display when I moved over to the finished board. I got one with a...
  9. Jumbo - 97 F350 Project Truck

    Seems it has been a while without any updates... So EGTS. I not a fan of the Edge readers so I created my own. As a reminder I installed 2 K type thermo couples in the up pipes of my exhaust system when I put the transmission in. So here it is in the wire frying, bug smoking, and of course the...
  10. Jumbo - 97 F350 Project Truck

    Thanks Jasperrc and 68F100,It was a scramble that last day. And there are still a few loose ends. I need to upgrade the negative/ground wires to the batteries. I'd also like to upsize and reroute the positive wire coming off the alternator to the other battery. Now that warmer weather is...
  11. Jumbo - 97 F350 Project Truck

    Another day another post. Sorry - I was in the thick of the install and didn't take as many pictures as I should have. I was putting the intercooler in as the city was adding curb, gutter and sidewalk to the front of the house. I was under a bit a of a dead line to get the intercooler in and the...
  12. Jumbo - 97 F350 Project Truck

    So the intercooler piping from the 99+ trucks doesn't exact fit... so back to the old cut and weld trick. Cool side:Hot side cuts. Had to add some sections of pipe.The core support had some existing holes that lined up nicely with with the intercooler so I machined some brackets for the...
  13. Jumbo - 97 F350 Project Truck

    Charlie - the clamps are made by Kant Twist. They are available in a few different sizes up to 6 inch. You can get them at travers.com or the ripoff site - mscdirect.com. I use them to hold material while machining.Cj
  14. Jumbo - 97 F350 Project Truck

    Hey FatherDoug,Does a big hole saw get you excited like the sawzall? To fit the intercooler on the OBS a pair of cutouts are needed in the radiator support structure. First to get the rough location of the intercooler I placed it in front and leveled it about where I thought it would fit...
  15. Jumbo - 97 F350 Project Truck

    When I got the truck the previous owner mentioned that it would shred belts. I took a close look at the belt path, but at the time didn't see anything obvious. And as the truck ran well and was in overall good shape i bought it. Balancer ran true.Well back to the sordid tale of the leaking...
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