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Jan 12, 2017 | 04:20 PM

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timmyboy76

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Could also re-shim the injectors to get what lifes left, outta them

Jan 13, 2017 | 10:00 AM

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Firefighter 1406

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I have a stock wheel that's yours if you want it. It's used but in great shape. Just let me know. It's yours for the cost of the trip.

Jan 13, 2017 | 10:13 AM

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Seth beat me to it. Got a stock wheel you could have. Little edge erosion but much better than yours. If his is in "great" shape it's probably better any way. Reps Seth for helping a brother

EDIT: Turns out I'm in Rep jail. Someone hit him for please!

Jan 13, 2017 | 01:27 PM

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GP should be at 1 ohm and while in there do a compression test via the GP port

Battery circuit can make a slow turning starter but your GP issue seems to be the cause

This can help with slow starter, made a difference on mine
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ou-cranky.html

Jan 13, 2017 | 02:05 PM

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Firefighter 1406

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I remember reading that thread. Great info and did help myself for a while.

Jan 13, 2017 | 07:20 PM

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Well, it's all back together (mostly at least, you can see my other thread about the dipstick tube).

I won't really be able to test the cold start for a little while, doesn't look like it'll be below 40's for a week. Weather is weird here, it was 10 degrees and had snow on the ground a week ago.

I'd read all the horror stories about using autolite plugs, and stuck with the motorcraft ones. Imagine my trepidation when the first one I pulled out was an autolite; fortunately they all came out with no issues.

I really appreciate the help. I'll probably try to pull the starter motor in a week or so when I have a few days off I can get off and have a shop look at it/possibly rebuild it, although it doesn't really turn slowly, so I'm hoping that the GPs will help a lot.

Jan 13, 2017 | 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Firefighter 1406

I have a stock wheel that's yours if you want it. It's used but in great shape. Just let me know. It's yours for the cost of the trip.

Seth, and Paul, I really appreciate it. I looked into the procedure of changing it, and it looks like something I can pull off, so I'm all for trying it and seeing if it helps, although I'll probably have to rebuild it eventually.

Seth, I'm sending you a pm.