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    Power Steering Pump

    When I went to hydroboost I bought the hydroboost unit, a new PS pump, and all the hoses on Rock Auto. I just bought parts for an F-super duty of the same year. I also bought a new bigger brake master cylinder that I never got around to installing, and I may never install it based on what Russ...
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    Power Steering Pump

    Gandalf, a telltale sign for me that my brake shoes had the incorrect casting was that my e-brake was weak and wouldn’t hold on an incline, even though the shoes were adjusted properly. You might want to find a hill to park on and see if the e-brake alone can hold the truck without rolling in...
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    ZF with 1356 case install in one shot?

    I say split them as well. It can be really difficult to get the zf-5 lined up perfectly with the engine so the input shaft slides into place. You’ll need to wiggle it around and maneuver it, and the transfer case will bump into stuff and limit your movement. I actually recommend removing the...
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    V-belt tension

    I recently got my hands on a service manual. Here’s the page on v-belts: It says that the belt should have 1/2” - 3/4” of deflection at the widest gap.
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    Freeze plug tool

    Justin from R&D IDI Performance uses a modified hole saw to convert the block from the disc-style freeze plugs to the cup-style kind that can be driven in with a socket or anything. Here’s the video where he goes over the process if you want to go that route: (Freeze plug stuff starts right at...
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    IDI marine engine questions

    I haven’t dug into it yet since the initial inspection, but I’ll definitely check the piston part numbers to verify whether I can use them. I did see the boat and it was a single engine center console, hopefully that means the engine spins the right direction.
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    Showerhead filter alternative?

    I’m 90% certain that the ohms range on the sender/gauge is different on the bullnose trucks than it is on the brick/aero nose ones. I think the 10-73 ohms is only for the earlier trucks
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    IDI marine engine questions

    I went and picked it up today, and there’s good news and bad news. The good: - The guy had the heads gone through and resurfaced before he discovered the cracked and irreplaceable exhaust manifold, so I have a good set of heads! - I got a parts manual for the marine IDI engines, so I can...
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    Fresh build, smoke, stumped

    That is interesting about the required fuel pressure at the pump. The Stanadyne DB2 manual calls for “greater than zero” to 5 psi for a stock pump, but I know the govt manuals for a HMMWV call for 4-8psi like Justin does.
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    IDI marine engine questions

    I reached out to the guy and if all goes well I’ll go pick it up this weekend. I’ll check any part number I find to see how they cross reference.
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    IDI marine engine questions

    That’s what I’m thinking too. This is a really good point, I will try to find out. Thanks for the good points guys, I’m leaning towards picking it up.
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    IDI marine engine questions

    I came across a 7.3 IDI boat engine locally for $250. The guy is selling it because the water-cooled exhaust manifold cracked and apparently they are impossible to find. I’m interested in building an engine to drop in my truck, but I want to ask the group whether it would be a mistake to pick a...
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    “Need help using my DTI 3300s timing meter on my 6.9 IDI.”

    The only way I got the probe to work was to jam it all the way in until it touched the balancer. When I let go it sprung back a tiny bit so it wasn’t actually touching, but ended up as close as possible.
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    Return line question

    I forgot to add that there are other olive seals in the fuel system, so you might as well replace them all. Russ (Russrepair.com) includes them in his return line kit, but I can’t remember if he sells them separately as well. I bought viton ones when I did it instead of standard rubber. Look up...
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    Return line question

    That fitting is different depending on the year of your truck. If it has a steel hard line leading from the IP return to that fitting, you will have a rubber “olive” seal that is supposed to seal the connection. There’s a good chance that olive seal is cracked and old (mine was hard as a rock...
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