Recent content by MercedesMike

So my mechanic was doing his annual once-over of my 6.9 now that it is summer here in Chicago. My belts were squeaking and he discovered that the pump that apparently circulates transmission fluid through a cooler in the radiator has locked up. In doing some light research through this forum...

It's almost two years to the day since I got back my '78 6.9 from the repair shop where I had all five spheres replaced. This afternoon while driving home from work, the bounce has returned signaling the demise of one or more of those spheres. Bouncy bouncy is how I would best describe the ride...

Hello everyone. Hopefully a simple question. Since I travel for work, there are some weeks when I am not able to take my 6.9 out for a drive and as such, it spends time in the garage unused for five or more days. Sometimes, when left unstarted and undriven for that long, the suspension fails...

I just recently acquired what appears to be the two rear 6.9 suspension blocks from eBay. Here's the link to the listing: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120521694500&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:MOTORS:1123#ht_503wt_968 Yeah I know $182 USD for the pair seems like a...

The bulb that lights up my Tachometer/clock instrument cluster appears to be burned out. What is the process for accessing and replacing this bulb? Very annoying. Also, has anyone had any success with brighter bulbs? The ones that light up the speedometer and the combo cluster (oil...

Hi all. I'm an admitted novice when it comes to things mechanical so I thought I'd ask this community for your collective wisdom. I have a '78 6.9 with about 90K miles on the odometer. Runs great, works great, love the car. Except it's happened twice now. After a day driving about 30 miles...