Recent content by The_Josh_Bear
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Yet another heads thread
It's not starving for fuel at idle and no-load throttle bump with your mechanical lift pump. Unless it's broken. Mine keeps up with my maxed stock pump to 14psi under load. And still isn't dropping off in pressure, so there's more left over. Probably not much more, but either way that's only...- The_Josh_Bear
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
Wow I'm amazed that they delivered those on a normal UPS truck. And same thing that you could just walk in and return the old ones, I wouldn't have guessed that at all. Must be right at the upper limit. To send an average delivery driver out to wrestle 100lb cast iron is a little much... They...- The_Josh_Bear
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Yet another heads thread
Funny, Justin and Wes are usually in agreement on longevity and performance mods for these engines, but in the case of the coolant mod are miles apart. I wonder why, and where the truth lies. And I doubt that any old wives came up with the coolant mod idea! LOL- The_Josh_Bear
- Post #75
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Oil change for ZF-5 Transmission
+1 Redline MTL, been using it for many years. It's given my tired ZF-5 a lot of use for many more years than I thought it would have in her. It's definitely time for a rebuild, but this stuff is great!- The_Josh_Bear
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Another good reason to stay out of Calif.
I've often wondered when/if this would become a thing. After all, diesel locomotives have been running that way since the 50's and even the 30's according to Google. So there's a ton of science behind it and you'd have nearly unlimited torque at low speeds, with way more efficiency from the...- The_Josh_Bear
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Project Thread: 1986 F250 “Farm Truck #1” Build Thread
Yep just get a pyro and pay attention. Shouldn't take long to get used to it. The timing may be off a bit since it'll have more fuel at the same pedal travel but you might be able to dial that in by advancing or retarding the IP. I haven't heard of people doing it so I'm not sure, but in your...- The_Josh_Bear
- Post #124
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
I was going to suggest replacing that pop-tester gauge anyway since it's about 4x the scale we need. If you can find one for 2500psi that's ideal, 3k may be more accessible. That way you can get the resolution to get each injector within 50psi, which is ideal. So I was late to the party on that...- The_Josh_Bear
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Another good reason to stay out of Calif.
It's amazing to me how many electric car related patents came out in the late 1800's and early 1900's and how much technology the minds of these inventors created on paper, and just couldn't implement it due to lack of (electrical)energy storage. I don't have a link or anything but there are...- The_Josh_Bear
- Post #29
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Solid vs Elastomer Harmonic Balancer- Which is Better?
I don't know anything about the balancer differences, but I do know that 300hp is way more than 30% increase in power from stock. I don't recall the stock HP but I feel like it's around 175hp at the flywheel. If you're measuring the 300hp at the flywheel that's 71.4% more ponies! Yeah buddy...- The_Josh_Bear
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Forward facing car seat
I guess the center belt in the back of your crew cab has a retractor? (maybe I'm reading it wrong) My extended cab does not, so it's no big deal to snug anything down in the center. I have 4 kiddos now so lots of car seats...anything with a belt retractor is OUT. That cannot work. But anything...- The_Josh_Bear
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So what did you do with your truck today?
Make a write-up if you do!- The_Josh_Bear
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
Besides #5 that sure is a pretty engine! I'm with @IDIBRONCO and think if I was you, I'd do the hone and see what happens. On the penny-pinching side, you can get just #5 bored. As you said it won't introduce more significant compression than any other engine that has natural variability. Shoot...- The_Josh_Bear
- Post #153
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Arctic Ambulance
Doh. Well good thing I typed all that out for duallies... :idiot:- The_Josh_Bear
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