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burning sheared synthetic oil in IDI?
We never ran more than 20% RUG when we ran nasty old dump truck oil. From the Quarry. More like tar, but they was hard times and we did what we had to do. W85 with fresh synthetic is more than enough dilution. I would not do more than 10% rug if the oil is clean, the temps are moderate, and you...- Tim4
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- Forum: BioDiesel & Alternative Fuels
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diesel first timer
79Jasper gave you a good run down. Me? I just change run the **** out of a new truck for a while and then change the oil if I can't tell how many miles are on it. Yours looks to be well cared for.- Tim4
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Knowledgeable opinions needed please 7.3 IDI
Are there any limitations to that 11,000 gvw being registered for use in California?- Tim4
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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WTB 83-86 Crew Cab Diesel
1986 Diesel Crew Dually 4 speed. $4,250.00 Hagerstown, MD 21740- Tim4
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- Forum: Marketplace
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This does not sound good....
Put some batteries in that truck.- Tim4
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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1986 Crew Cab Dually Conversion 6.9 Maryland $4,250.00
1986 Ford Diesel Dually four door conversion truck by Kodiak. 6.9 diesel with 4 speed transmission. Rear wheel drive. Shows 64,*** miles on odometer. Mechanical speedometer starts over after 99,000 but it doesn't look like this truck has turned over more than once. Cloth interior, fiberglass...- Tim4
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MN Mechanics. E350 Ambulance 93 Ford
Welcome Ricky. I would expect that an auto shop would have trouble with your rig on a lift even if they were willing to try. A local shop owner took that chance with his dually duramax with an aluminum flatbed. Nobody got hurt and he was able to buy a replacement arm for his lift. I'm not...- Tim4
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Ether? Scary? Bad?
Unhook the signal wire for glow plugs to make absolutely sure that there is no glow. Back when I was using ether every day, I would crank the engine for a few moments, get out and give her a quick snort, jump in and fire it up and away we'd go. A lot of guys will warn against it and I...- Tim4
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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md historical tags
For many many years, you were prohibited from using the vehicle in any capacity other than shows, events, or "occasional" pleasure driving. Oh, and to and from a shop. But there was no penalty clause in the law. So you could do anything that you wanted on historical tags and the most the state...- Tim4
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Cheap Hitches, Big Loads, and Gravity
I do carry the proper license for this load, and have had that class of license since 1980. The landfill was closed at that time of day and it was all rock and dirt so the load was used for fill on a nearby project. Based on my seat feel of this load, I believe that it would have scaled at or...- Tim4
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Cheap Hitches, Big Loads, and Gravity
I bought my first new trailer in 1999. The first one that I owned with a 2 5/16" ball. The dealer was tightening the ball onto the head and snapped the threaded shank of the ball. He wasn't that big of a guy and the wrench was not that long. It must have been defective. Other than that, I've...- Tim4
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Cheap Hitches, Big Loads, and Gravity
Didn't know there was such a place. See, I am still learning.- Tim4
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Cheap Hitches, Big Loads, and Gravity
It is a Reese brand hitch. I cannot find a data plate plate on it and neither can I find it in a catalog online that would tell me what it is rated for. This is the first heavy load that I have hauled with this particular truck and certainly not the heaviest load hauled over the years. I...- Tim4
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Cheap Hitches, Big Loads, and Gravity
I get where you're coming from. Back in the day, I was perfect and it was during that time that I spent a lot of time criticizing others too. ;Really- Tim4
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Cheap Hitches, Big Loads, and Gravity
It happened at the dump site so I drove to the unloading area and emptied the box. With the load off of the trailer, the hitch is now several inches off the ground and doesn't make that horrible scraping noise anymore. The tongue was heavy enough that I twisted the safety chains one turn to...- Tim4
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
