Must have tools for PSD
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Tuned
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From: Kennedy, NY 14747
Must have tools for PSD
I love tools, I have a good selection after about 25 years of doing mechanical repair.
But, I am finding I don't have everything I need when I get into this diesel. (my first)
Can you other tool junkies suggest what you believe we should have in our boxes. A vendor or brand name might help in some speciality tools.
Thanks,
Joe
97 F250 PSD
But, I am finding I don't have everything I need when I get into this diesel. (my first)
Can you other tool junkies suggest what you believe we should have in our boxes. A vendor or brand name might help in some speciality tools.
Thanks,
Joe
97 F250 PSD
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From: Orrville, Ohio
Brand names are up to you, but a few tools that I can think of off hand would be an 1 1/4" combination wrench (the banjo bolt on the fuel pump takes this size), a good set of half moon wrenches comes in handy, and either a scanner that will read data from our PSD's or a Scangauge for pulling codes and seeing live data while diagnosing the engine electrical systems. Oh, and maybe a porta-power kit if you're thinking of doing a down pipe installation.
Other than that, the only other tool you need is a laptop with a wireless connection to your garage so you can access FTE from the scene of the action! That is certainly the most important.
Other than that, the only other tool you need is a laptop with a wireless connection to your garage so you can access FTE from the scene of the action! That is certainly the most important.
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always gotta have the BFH!!
A good set of metric 1/4"drive sockets 6pt.
Once I started working on my diesel, I filled in all my metric spots I needed to. Sockets, long and short; wrenches, etc..
A good set of metric 1/4"drive sockets 6pt.
Once I started working on my diesel, I filled in all my metric spots I needed to. Sockets, long and short; wrenches, etc..
Tuned
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From: Jefferson, TX
Bought my pickup 900 miles from home. Put together a toolkit for the ride back. NOT ONE METRIC TOOL. Sure glad it was an uneventful trip.
#1 tool! A GARAGE. I'm so tired of laying in the dirt and cat pee to work on my beasts. Garage with 'fridge. And coffee pot. And tunes.
(Hey self...quit daydreaming and get back to work!!!)
#1 tool! A GARAGE. I'm so tired of laying in the dirt and cat pee to work on my beasts. Garage with 'fridge. And coffee pot. And tunes.
(Hey self...quit daydreaming and get back to work!!!)
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From: Pugetopolis
The beer I drink is 5-8%, so I usually wait till I'm done. Too many times the project had to wait until the next day because I've become "distracted". 
If I crack open the whiskey, I've already decided NOT to do anything more important than that.
If I crack open the whiskey, I've already decided NOT to do anything more important than that.
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I must wait till the end to drink. As soon as the first beer is cracked, my motivation for the day is done. I second the 1-1/4 wrench and a 7/8 inch crowfoot for the fuel filter stand pipe. Couldn't find one or a metric equivalent so I ordered a set online. A plumbers basin wrench would have worked too, but I didn't have one of those either. Actually ended up making my banjo bolt wrench out of some flat iron, torch and grinder.