Nice trailer! I always chain the axles too. Don't trust straps too much. Cross chain x 4
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Just ran my mileage data since Moab (slow night on the rig). Looks like I've been averaging about 13-14l/100km empty (17-18 mpg US) and 18-20l/100km towing the cruiser (12-13 mpg US). I'm a bit surprised to see that changing from Rotella Dino to Rotella synthetic hasn't had a noticeable impact on mileage, but it does seem to start nicer on the synthetic.
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with my truck deleted now that is close to what I'm getting. When i had my 01 7.3 the mileage improved when i went to 35s with the bit of rubber over drive
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The glow system has been pretty poor since weather got colder, so I've got new Motocraft plugs, valve cover gaskets and under valve cover harnesses to install. I tore into the driver's side through the night and put in new parts. One of the Autolite GPs that came out was toast, but luckily they all came out in one piece. Starts noticeably better now, but it's obvious more trouble lurks on the passenger side. Hopefully I'll have a chance to dig into that side tonight as we should be on an planned casing / cement break.
I also have a new compressor wheel, turbo rebuild parts, new up-pipes and a pyro to install, but they'll have to wait till I have a decent stretch of time off.
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Chromeo will get some loving over the next week... first try to get it into the shed was thwarted by soft spring soil. apparently a superduty sinks where a pig with no drivetrain doesn't. With a makeshift mat laid down it should work out tomorrow. Turbo and up-pipes will get freshened, fuel leak hopefully fixed, fuel return modded, meatier glow plug relay installed and pyro installed. Rebuilt injectors and a chip will likely follow after a while.
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Turbo, charge air tubing and up-pipes are out, just finished changing the fuel hardline feeding the passenger side head. Was worn down and leaking at a stabilizing clamp right where others have had leaks. Going to change the line to the driver's side while I'm in there... then on to installing a kit that changes the fuel return circuit.... maybe install the pyro probe or get started at the turbo rebuild yet tonight. Todd comes out tomorrow for a week off from work, so I better get as much as I can done beforehand. 
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It seems that the valley on top of the engine has a drain hole the leads into the bellhousing. Brilliant design 
any oil or fuel leaks up top drain to the clutch. 
I'm planning to stick a hose into the drain before I put everything back together so that once it is running, I can dump some degreaser into the bellhousing and flush it with water. From what I've read, it's a crap shoot on whether or not the clutch will come back once the leak is fixed.
On the plus side, I always like getting a better understanding of how everything works, so this has been good that way. Any nothing has broken..... yet.......
any oil or fuel leaks up top drain to the clutch. I'm planning to stick a hose into the drain before I put everything back together so that once it is running, I can dump some degreaser into the bellhousing and flush it with water. From what I've read, it's a crap shoot on whether or not the clutch will come back once the leak is fixed.On the plus side, I always like getting a better understanding of how everything works, so this has been good that way. Any nothing has broken..... yet.......