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  1. BrandonMag

    Superduty axle swap

    Any updates on this?
  2. BrandonMag

    PA: 1990 F-350 4x4 Dump Truck w/ Plow Parts or Total Package

    PM sent.
  3. BrandonMag

    ok then, BACK TO THE 1200hp IDI

    @TJahns Yes, please!
  4. BrandonMag

    Need help: odd fueling issue

    It sounds pretty much the same as it did: it clicks, but you can also hear what I assume is the spring return inside of the injection pump. I appreciate the advice but I think the FSS is okay; I've started it about five times since my last post and it works great. I think Booyah45828 hit the...
  5. BrandonMag

    Need help: odd fueling issue

    Thanks for all the responses; it sure is frustrating to have what should be a simple issue to fix. I had just about given up on it for the evening and thought, "What the hell, I'll try to start it one more time." I cranked on it for about 15 seconds and it started! :cool: Of course, if this...
  6. BrandonMag

    Need help: odd fueling issue

    1) Where can I buy a new FSS? 2) These damn fuel filters are $60 at the local auto stores. Since I'm pretty sure I'm getting air-free fuel (verified several times at the Schrader valve and the hard line between the fuel filter head and IP), I won't be replacing the fuel filter until it's a last...
  7. BrandonMag

    Need help: odd fueling issue

    I wonder if the rotor/shaft/plungers/etc. all need to be lined up correctly for fuel to flow through the IP and out of the return line; I may have just gotten lucky this morning when I swapped the black rubber fuel line over to clear and could see just a dribble of fuel passing through. I...
  8. BrandonMag

    Need help: odd fueling issue

    I thought the same; thanks for the pic. Since I am 100% sure I am getting fuel through the filter and through the hard line, there is an obstruction between the hard line and the body of the IP. (The electric lift pump I installed is working; I verified that when diesel shot out of the 90*...
  9. BrandonMag

    Need help: odd fueling issue

    I agree that fuel should be coming out of the IP housing when the electric lift pump is pumping. Checking to see if the rotor turns when cranking the engine was a good idea; I pulled the side cover off and had my wife bump the starter. The rotor turned just as it should. I replaced the side...
  10. BrandonMag

    Need help: odd fueling issue

    Monday afternoon I was buttoning up all of the work I had done to the '88 F-250 (I recently posted about installing a 3G alternator and new fuel injectors). I removed the injection pump top cover because I was curious to see inside of it (which was stupid, because I think it led to the issue I...
  11. BrandonMag

    DT360: The beginning

    Unfortunately, I gave this project up. I sold the house I had in Vancouver, which had roughly 1,800 sq. ft. of shop space. We moved into a house with a "two car" garage that was really more like a large-ish one car garage. I pulled the Dana 60 out from under the F-350, scrapped the truck and...
  12. BrandonMag

    Alternator putting out low voltage/injector replacement

    I got all of return caps and lines installed, double-checked everything to make sure I hadn't overlooked anything obvious, hooked up the battery and gave it a crank. Surprisingly, it didn't take that much cranking (maybe 10 seconds) and it fired up. After a few seconds of rough idling it...
  13. BrandonMag

    Alternator putting out low voltage/injector replacement

    Time and patience: I'd scrape a little, vacuum, scrape some more, vacuum, and repeat until finished. I used two tubes taped into the vacuum nozzle to get into the pre-cups and I found that there was a little bit of carbon that got into the injector nozzle holes. I read a recommendation to use...
  14. BrandonMag

    Alternator putting out low voltage/injector replacement

    Sure: after I removed the injectors, I soaked the carbon deposits left behind in the injector bores with Free All and used an assortment of bent screwdrivers, picks and small bent pieces of drill rod to carefully scrape off the significant quantity of built-up carbon deposits. I then used a shop...
  15. BrandonMag

    Alternator putting out low voltage/injector replacement

    As far as I'm getting today. This was the first time I've removed and replaced injectors in the truck. It wasn't hard (the order of operation is self-explanatory), but it sure takes some time. It took a couple of hours just to clean the caked-on yuck in all of the injector bores. (I'm not as...
  16. BrandonMag

    Alternator putting out low voltage/injector replacement

    I've got a lot of wire laying around; I just crimped female disconnect terminals on some wire.
  17. BrandonMag

    Return line caps question

    I just opened up my return line cap kit to inventory everything and I came across a problem: as you can see in the first pic, there are four tees and four corner caps. I don't see how using four corner caps will work, given that the factory return line setup has three corner caps and one single...
  18. BrandonMag

    Alternator putting out low voltage/injector replacement

    I got the 3G alternator installation completed along with cleaning up all of the wiring in the engine bay (I had forgotten how time-consuming pulling out unnecessary wires, cutting out extra wire length and sleeving all of the exposed wires with split loom is). I don't like seeing colored wires...
  19. BrandonMag

    Glow plug controller issue.

    Something else that may be a problem: clutch switch under the dash.
  20. BrandonMag

    Alternator putting out low voltage/injector replacement

    This is where I'm leaving it at tonight. As has been mentioned elsewhere, the bolt hole is too small on the 3G. A quick pass with a 5/16 drill followed by a little threading with a 3/8-16 tap and I could use the 1G bolt. A couple of observations: the boss on the bottom of the 3G alternator was...
  21. BrandonMag

    Alternator putting out low voltage/injector replacement

    Russ (typ4) was the one who told me about the adjustable voltage regulator for the 1G alternator 12 years ago. I contacted him a few day ago and apparently they are now discontinued. He may be able to get ahold of one, but for now I'll be putting this in. It just showed up at the Post Office...
  22. BrandonMag

    Alternator putting out low voltage/injector replacement

    That's why I'm here. I will keep you guys updated.
  23. BrandonMag

    Alternator putting out low voltage/injector replacement

    Well, that's enough of a reason to upgrade; one is on the way. Thanks!
  24. BrandonMag

    Alternator putting out low voltage/injector replacement

    Thanks for the reference, @Old Goat. I scanned that article earlier today; it's certainly not a difficult upgrade to do. But one of the reasons (pretty much the main reason, honestly) I choose to drive these old IDIs is because I'm cheap. The 3G alternator is around $200. A 1G is under $100...
  25. BrandonMag

    Alternator putting out low voltage/injector replacement

    3G alternator is necessary. Got it.

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