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Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 05-13-2017, 03:03 PM
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Posted By roach711
Even better to have a CHEAP victory! Glad...

Even better to have a CHEAP victory!

Glad it all worked out.
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 05-12-2017, 08:01 PM
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Posted By roach711
Well we both learned something today. Here's a...

Well we both learned something today. Here's a good article about cleaning the sensor. Apparently it controls more than just the EPBV.

Welcome to guzzle's Exhaust Backpressure Sensor Cleaning...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 05-12-2017, 07:14 PM
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Posted By roach711
No idea what that sensor might be. Post a link if...

No idea what that sensor might be. Post a link if you can and I'll have a look. Since I was deleting the valve I really didn't care what drove it.

The disconnected linkage may well be a good...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 05-11-2017, 11:39 PM
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Posted By roach711
If the linkage was removed but the butterfly...

If the linkage was removed but the butterfly valve left installed the valve could have closed. Here's a shot of my turbo before I removed the valve and the resonater box. The linkage is visible...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 05-11-2017, 05:58 PM
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Posted By roach711
I think that's it. The linkage should be under...

I think that's it. The linkage should be under the turbo in that area. Look for a rod coming out of the turbo pedestal and connecting to a lever that opens/closes the butterfly valve inside the...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 05-11-2017, 02:38 PM
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Posted By roach711
Your starting problem made me curious about...

Your starting problem made me curious about testing the glows. Here's a post from one of the Ford forums:


"A quick check with a digital ohm meter at the Glow Plug Relay, between the large lug...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 05-11-2017, 11:17 AM
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Posted By roach711
Glad to hear the beast is finally growling! ...

Glad to hear the beast is finally growling!

A stuck backpressure valve could explain the dogginess and it's fairly easy to get at to check. The linkage runs from the turbocharger pedestal to the...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 05-09-2017, 11:06 PM
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Posted By roach711
Have you replaced the filter in the fuel bowl?...

Have you replaced the filter in the fuel bowl? The fuel bowl is to the right of the glow plug relay in the picture Cadillac shared. If that filter gets plugged everything comes to a halt.

How old...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 05-09-2017, 10:40 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 15,997
Posted By roach711
Leaky up pipes are fairly common on the 7.3L. If...

Leaky up pipes are fairly common on the 7.3L. If you're seeing smoke coming from the gap between the "Y" adapter at the turbo and the two up pipes (the pipes coming up from the exhaust manifolds to...
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