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    Bumper? I don't even know her...

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    Dang dude, sweet work on that front bumper! Looks super heavy duty. No deer damage to that guy I suspect.
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    Looking good�� Has for your oil pan just pull the motor and lay it on its back with the frt back alittle bit to keep what ever oil drips from inside the motor from running out and clean the out of the gasket surfaces on both the pan and the block and use the navistar silicone to reseal it that is like JB weld. Make sure you get enough around the frt cover and rear cover areas. Being your truck is a 6speed you will have to pull the clutch off to get the motor out cause there isn't enough room between the cab and the crossmember to get the engine out with out getting medieval on it and possibly braking more parts.
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    Wow nice work

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    Thanks guys! Specht I'm not going to remove this engine and I will get it sealed. It has been done and I will do it as well.
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    One of the nicest things about a bumper like that is it will be like having a table or step ladder right on the front of your truck! You could bolt anything you want to that if you need to. I understand the amount of work it took to build that and you did a great job. Awesomeness!

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    I agree. That bumper is sweet!

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    Now who's referencing old school Military applications? that bumper looks like it's off an old deuce and a half; and I LOVE it! I'm changing the word "fabrication" to fabio-cation. Bravo my friend!
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    He owned a Deuce; I thought it was great!!

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    I've got a few electrical issues I'm going to start tackling on this truck. The first is a draw. The following link is to a thread on a Ford truck forum I started looking for answers about this draw. The circumstances are certainly odd and not like any electrical problem I've tackled before, but then again most electrical problems are. If some of the minds here wouldn't mind taking a peek I'd be very grateful.

    https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post17220420
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    Sounds to me like a new GEM and 2 good batteries and you'll be good to go.
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    I am more and more convinced that electricity is black magic

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    My next step will be to check the radio which is also on the same circuit. That's actually what my next intended step was until I got distracted by the GEM box. It's entirely feasible that the radio deck could be the problem.
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    Sounds like a relay or contactor not having enough OR getting too low of a voltage to complete the connection.

    The only thing almost every vehicle has in common with the batteries out would be a small battery in the radio or clock.

    The GEM seems to have a timer of sorts. How even a capacitor could store energy that long seems unfeasible. But, if it did have any voltage left it would be low and I can envision a contactor/relay trying to close via an underpowered coil in terms of voltage.
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    The plan

    I ended up forking over $400 for a new GEM module. The only other option was a used, untested module with no guarantees whatsoever. In my eyes, it just didn't make any sense to buy a used module that could have the very same problem mine does, or best case scenario would have already lived most of it's useful life. The module arrived today and I've yet to install it, I still need to find out if it needs to be programmed by the dealer before I put it in. The new module also has a lifetime warranty.

    Just about every aspect of this truck will be upgraded or brought back to factory operational status by the time I'm done. Last week I wanted to address the HVAC blower which worked on certain speeds when it wanted to sometimes, but other days it wouldn't work at all. I figured I'd replace the blower motor resistor and work from there. What I found was yet another reminder of the age of this truck. The old resistor was rusted to shite. The plastic plug was melted and weathered/welded to the resistor itself. I had to break the resistor apart and cut the plug right off of the truck's wiring harness. A trip to the local scrap yard learned me that this was far from an isolated incident, as every Super Duty in the yard had the very same affliction.

    To the parts store I went where I bought a brand new resistor as well as some nice female blade connectors to rebuild my harness. After all that, still no blower. As it turned out, the blower motor was no good either. Now all is nicey new and functional.





    Today I ventured out to the garage to do some turbo upgrades. I ordered a Riffraff Diesel compressor wheel, a Banks Power Elbow, and an Airaid cold air intake. What I've quickly learned working on this truck is the differences between an early 99 Super duty and a 99.5-03 Super Duty. My truck is an early 99, so there are very few options for a cold air intake. I had to return my Airaid unit because it simply wouldn't work. My best option now is to make my own cold air intake, of which I will do very soon. I did get the compressor wheel and Power Elbow installed however.

    The Banks Power Elbow is installed in place of the factory Ford EBPV, which is an exhaust flap used to warm up the truck faster. The EBPV is very restrictive however, as well as the factory 3" down pipe. The Banks Power Elbow eliminates the EBPV and replaces the factory 3" down pipe with a 4" unit which should help significantly in the reduction of EGT's.

    The compressor wheel isn't as much of an upgrade as one might imagine. I replaced mine more because the factory compressor wheel had a lot of wear on the leading edge of the fins and just wasn't looking so great. It was due.

    Downfalls of the early 99 in this episode-

    Turbo must be removed for compressor wheel installation.

    Downpipe is a tiny 3" as opposed to the slightly better 3.5" of later years.

    No aftermarket support for cold air intake.















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