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  1. foresterdj

    7.3 IDI fuel pump

    New unused fuel pump for 1991 F250 7.3 L diesel, at least that is what my notes on the box say. The box has Carter fuel pump number M60278, which would be correct. The pump though is printed M60966, so not 100% sure of fitment. Has been on a shelf in my shop for maybe 10 years. $10.00 includes...
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    Traded in 1991 F250

    Yesterday I traded my 1991 with 7.3l for a newer pickup. Still a great running truck. I traded it at Cornerstone Chevrolet in Monticello, MN. Anyone looking for a good IDI diesel should contact them fast. I claim it has only 146000 miles.
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    testing coolant

    Has turned winter here in Bemidji. This morning I took a draw with the anti-freeze tester and only 3 of 5 balls would float. This would indicate a freeze protection of only -10 degrees, not nearly enough. While in town I picked up some new ethylene glycol standard green antifreeze and also a...
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    Well that's probably not good

    Installed my new return line kit last Sat. In the process, some fuel from old lines runs out and pools around the front and rear passenger side glow plugs. I soak up as much as I can when cleaning up, then start truck to check for leaks, giving each injector a good close look. WTH, from...
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    Power Service Arctic vs fuel lines

    Used Power Service Arctic (white bottle) this last winter. As an anti-gel mixed with straight #2 diesel I have to give it 5 stars. Coldest day I ran it was -25 and no problems. On the other hand, return lines have developed significant leakage. I would start the truck, pop the hood open and...
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    need a dash panel

    I need the lower right dash panel for my 1991 F250. Plastic parts which hold the Overdrive button broke and switch is now loose behind dash. If anyone has one that would match the one in the picture which you want to sell, let me know.
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    On the move

    Sat. 4/6 I start heading from Helena MT to Bemidji MN, me in my F250 pulling a medium/small trailer with dog kennel parts and my Dad with a U-Haul towing trailer hauling my Subaru. Truck has run trouble free for over 3000 mi since Baby moose and injectors last spring so hoping for another...
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    speedometer wierdness

    Never noticed before, but this week speedometer has been acting wierd. I was up for an ice fishing trip to Tiber reservoir, weather not real cold, single digits in a.m. (As a side note, plug truck in for an hour before starting and it fires off like summer.) After warming up enought to let high...
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    Too much black smoke

    Since my recent work, installing Baby Moose and BB injectors, I have only made short 10-20 mile trips. Back and forth to town, over the North Hill as a test, etc., and truck has been running great, power, responce, a little black smoke if I really stomp on it, but driving easy no visible exhaust...
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    like a different truck!!

    Many thanks to Russ aka type4 for the BB injectors, to Mel aka agnem for the Baby Moose, and to Gary aka icanfixall for the timing meter rental (now timed to 8.9* BTDC) This is my first diesel truck (have had it for about a year), and I thought it ran fine before, but it is a different and...
  11. foresterdj

    one urgent question, one not

    Finally getting around to installing some new BB injectors which I got from Type4 last winter. The new injectors looked like they had a copper washer already installed. It was copper colored, looked like a washer, though I could not wiggle it on the end. Since it seemed to have a copper crush...
  12. foresterdj

    And again

    Same symptom as earlier this month (well, almost the same, no WIF light issue this time) http://www.oilburners.net/forums/showthread.php?56400-5-months-good-now-nothing This morning, hop in, turn key, WTS light flashes on, then off, try starting, spins like crazy, no start. Check...
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    I need this bolt

    For the truck in the signature. It is one of the two round headed, star drive, shoulder bolts which hold the bracket which mounts the TPS to the IP. Went to the dealer ship, they looked it up on the computer, but obsolete. Tried Fastenal and they could not find one with the correct shoulder...
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    5 months good, now nothing

    Back in early November a chain of misc repairs ended with installation of a DB gear reduction starter and in the last 5 months truck has started like a top. Sure, plugged in on the colder winter days, but I mean a half to 1.5 spins on the starter and she was running. I only run it every week or...
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    My pyrometer install

    To prepare for the pending arrival of a Baby Moose pump, I decided to install a pyrometer. Got an ISSOPRO model R3607T, which is one with the big clunky amplifier box. The drill and tap of the manifold, feared the most, was plumb easy, took maybe 15 min. Snaked the lead wire up through rubber...
  16. foresterdj

    indoctrinated

    Well, I am now fully indoctrinated into the IDI, air leak no start crowd. I bought my truck in March and at that time it had the 20 year old original fuel return lines, which must have leaked like fountains, since at that time the top of the engine had pools of leaked fuel. I changed those out...
  17. foresterdj

    help - estimated alignment

    This morning, backing out of the driveway, the right tie rod end broke. (Yes - I figure all my luck was used there, vs going down the road 65 mph.) Anyway, it seems a previous owner must have done some junk yard repairs since the right hand side is much bigger than factory, the left side much...
  18. foresterdj

    Wix sensor?

    O.K., change of plans, miss behaving RR parking brake cable will not be the next thing. Have noticed a slight but increasing fuel leak right front of engine, cleaned everything off and watched and there it was...spit, spit, spit from weap hole on lift pump. Already picked up a new pump to...
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    What is this plug in for?

    Was cleaning up some of the previous owners cobbled up wiring under the truck today, and also continued searching for where the short is in the electric lock wiring. During the process, noticed this plug-in, which seems to be a factory set up. It was unplugged, no other wire nearby to plug into...
  20. foresterdj

    Inside the drivers door - window motor etc.

    The mission this payday is to replace the left (drivers) window lift motor. I think I have read most of the threads about this topic to get ready, but still have a couple questions now that I have the door panel off. 1. I see the dimples in the door sheet metal that I need to drill out to...
  21. foresterdj

    first day workin' on the new truck

    Bought it yesterday, a 1991, F250 XLT Lariat, ex-cab, 4X4, 7.3 L NA, 4 speed automatic with 122700 miles (and documents to prove it). Changed the oil and filter yesterday, then a snow squal shut me down. Today put in a return line kit, (plastic caps, O-rings, hose and clamps). The lines it...
  22. foresterdj

    pros and cons, which truck to look at first?

    So I have two long distance e-mail discussions going on with sellers, one 400 miles south and another 200 miles north. Truck A - 1987, F250, 4X4, ex-cab, 6.9 NA IDI, C6 automatic, body clean but with some typical paint clearcoat peeling, good tires, 201700 miles, has seen little recent use...
  23. foresterdj

    different transfer case?

    I am going to look at a 1987 F250 6.9 L automatic. Every Ford I have seen from that time had the transfer case shift lever coming up from the drivers side of the hump. In the pictures the owner sent, this one seems to come more out of the top of the hump. Is this a different transfer case than...

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