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    truck broke down.. need help

    my truck died last night idling at the stoplight, sputter then nothing. i need help here, the guys on dmax forum aint helping, and i even resorted to powerstroke.org. well heres the story, the truck has had a bad seding unit for a few months now, reading a low fuel light and the fuel gauge on E...
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    truck story.. should i buy it back

    hey guys, the opportunity to buy my first truck back has come around. ok first things first, bought this 99 cummins with 234k on the clock when i was 15 years old with my money, dad paid the tax and reg. for me. for the tune of 6200$ i was driving my first diesel home. it had a bad oil leak...
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    changing my trans filter

    im changing the spin on, the current ones leaking. i got a quart of dex/merc ATF to replace what ive lost and the 8 oz in the filter. am i good to go with this? or should i just drain it and refill it? and what fluid do i refill it with and how much, never did any trans stuff to this truck. just...
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    POR15 my frame

    from the guys who have done this before, what steps should i take to cleaning up and painting the frame.im gonna be removing the bed and whatnot. the rear part of my frame is shit because the guy before me definetly had a boat, and backed it into salt water. should i pull the wiring off the...
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    wanna know about IDIs

    im in the process of buying some ford diesels. im looking at one IDI for our company and a 7.3, or a 6.0 or 6.4 as my personal truck, havent decided which way im going to go yet. however id like to know as much as i can about IDIs both the 6.9 and the 7.3. what manuals back these engines? what...
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    how well does an IDI tow?

    im looking at a few IDI's and a few OBS strokes again. how well would an IDI tow about 11, 12,000 pounds on a pintle tagalong trailer. its a decent sized backhoe. how would they stack up power and fuel mileage wise. id like to get both :thumbsup:but i cant afford it right now. :dunno
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    what is the cold start issue with 6.0s?

    im lookin at 2 6.0's right now and someone just told me about the cold start issue. the stiction.. i think he called it. its just until the oil gets up to operating temp then it runs fine? someone please explain this to me. and do the 6.0s eat glowplugs?
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    should i get a 6.0 or a 6.8?

    i just went up to this lot to trade my cummins for a ford pickup, it was a mint (or so it seemed OBS 7.3 powerstroke) drove it and the brake pedal went straight to the floor. drove it back said no f'n way and checked out some of the superdutys he had up there. 2 were 6.0 diesels. one has 197k on...
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    what should my fuel pressure be?

    i got a fuel pressure gauge from genos garage. do i need the banjo bolt or anything to install it? it says it comes with hardware and tubing. what should my fuel pressure be normally while driving and while going uphill?
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    doin up the cummins !

    if i dont trade for a powerstroke saturday, one of 2 im goin to look at ive decided to put some $ toward the cummins, just to get it back into mint tip top shape. for no reason.. i have a 99 with 235k on it. and shes in need of some love. goin to LMC, gettin 2 new doors, rockers, cab corners...
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    truck surges when cold, lope at idle?

    i checked out a truck that surges when its cold. unfortunately for me i cant see it dead cold. im meeting the guy 1/2 way between my place and his. im wondering if im gonna experience the truck loping at all and what can i do to fix the surge and how?
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    truck surges when cold?

    i found a truck i want to buy not too far from me, its a pstroke 5 speed and its what ive been lookin for but, in the ad it says it surges when cold? what causes this and if i drive it like that what damage could it do?:dunno turbo issue? idk what it is, never had any of my trucks surge
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    gas to diesel swap

    im lookin at a few trucks around here, mainly IDI's and still one stroke. i cant seem to find a decent IDI. i found one but i gotta wait till my truck sells.. so im lookin to trade my truck for a 351 or 302. i know if i get one late 80s early 90s, its gonna have the e4od and im gonna swap the...
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    lift pump?

    how do i know if i need a lift pump in my cummins. im gonna do an airdog 150gph pump eventually but if i need one now im gonna do it now. it kinda growls when it starts. also another issue is it kinda bumps into gear hard. i know its typical of dodges to bump into gear, but as the truck gets up...
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    WMO in an IDI

    i got buckets and buckets of wmo in my garage out of all the diesels we have runnin up at my house. i was wondering how i could run this in the IDI im buyin. will it gum anything up, how should i mix/filter it?:dunno
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    IDI mods

    ive made my choice on gettin an IDI diesel. im gettin a 94 either way, ones got a zf5 and the others got the e4od. i want to do a moose pump, moose injectors and a turbo kit I/C. both are 350's so the d60 is all ready to go. im wondering what turbo kit to get and how the I/C would work, and if i...
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    WANT TO BUY. IDI.

    lookin for a clean IDI diesel. somethin with no leaks and a good tranny must be 4x4. i want to trade for my cummins with 235k auto. good truck just has door rot. anyone lookin to trade. let me know. my trucks a 4x4.
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    4.0 v6 reliability

    my buddys got a 4.0 v6 5speed 2wd hell give me for my quad and its got 225k on it, how reliable are these. only need it as a commuter, beater in the spring summer to school.
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    IDI or powerstroke

    hey guys. im tradin my 24 valve, as i keep talkin about, but im not sure which truck to get yet. i can trade for a 94 IDI D60 with 201k and a 4 inch lift, and rebuilt e4od. or a 95 powerstroke f250 TTB with 199k and a plow. or i can trade for a 95 powerstroke D60 E4OD with a plow auto, in better...
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    550 springs in an OBS 250

    can i put 550 springs in an OBS 250, front and rear, i heard it would give the truck a 4 inch lift. id like to do it so i dont have to drop the cash for a lift kit, and i get an improved ride height with the plow.;Sweet
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    lookin at an OBS 7.3

    what should i look for in this OBS 7.3, its a 1995 4x4 plow truck 199k
  22. superduty12v

    e4od life?

    i can trade my cummins for either of the 2 following trucks, a 94 IDI diesel with a rebuilt e4od that i dont have to worry about, with 201k on the truck 20k on tranny. or i can grab a 97 stroke, fisher plow 199k on the truck, idk if the tranny was ever done. what life can i get out of that e4od...
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    IDI.. what to look for?

    im goin to check out two IDI's this week, one with the sidewinder banks kit, and one stock. dont know if its N/A or turbo, may even be a stroke, its a 94 and he hasnt gotten back to me. i know to look for the gp's bein weak, the e4od but im not worried about that ones been rebuilt and one has...
  24. superduty12v

    how much power

    94 7.3 n/a with a banks kit now. intake and exhaust as well. how much power is it makin?
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    WANTED. IDI OR 6.5 IN NEW ENGLAND OR 6500$

    hey guys. lookin to trade my 99 24valve for an IDI. 7.3 IDI or 7.3 turbo IDI or a powerstroke. or 6.5 must be 4x4, 5 speed is preferred, same mileage as my truck or less. my truck has new drivers side ball joints, leaf springs and u bolts, u joint in the spindle on the drivers side, oil cooler...

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