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  1. hallgren87idi

    7.3 idi engine parts

    exhaust manifolds tapped for pyro two complete heads with comp 910 valve springs typ4 cam complete block with pistons/rods intake v belt pulleys ip cover oil cooler trans to engine plate engine has been torn down to crank/rods/pistons no cam or heads I would rather not ship, hoping someone is...
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    7.3 IDI ARP Head studs

    Have a set of bran-used arp head studs for a 7.3 idi. In great shape, figured I would offer them up on here first. Shoot me a PM if you're interested. $275 shipped.
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    New glo plugs, started fine for a week, now won't fire.

    So I have been absent here for awhile, mainly due to my truck not giving me any issues, but that has changed as of recently. 1987 F250 6.9, auto FWIW, I had an issue with it not starting, so I replaced all 8 glow plugs with the motorcraft zd9's, truck started better than it ever had, for about a...
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    f150 8.8 outer pinion bearing removal and replacement

    I am working on my 1995 f150, and my outer pinion bearing is bad. I was wondering if it was possible to do the outer bearing without removing the carrier? Could I just pull the seal out and dig out the bearing? Or is the only way to remove the carrier. Thanks, any help would be greatly appreciated.
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    good compression on all 8 cylinders, only runs on 4?

    So this Is bugging the hell out of me. My buddy and I have been putting together a 1988 5.0 roller engine. Stock engine, HEI distributor, put a b303 grind camshaft in from a local cam grinding shop, and a set of better valve springs. Here is where it gets weird, everything is in the car it runs...
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    pyrometer install on 1987 6.9 idi with headers

    I was wanting to bump the performance on my truck a little, and blow a little more smoke on the tailgaters and I want to turn up my Injector Pump. But I Like my pistons the way they are so I want to do the right thing and install a pyrometer. I was wondering where I should place the probe. I...
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    question about heater hose routing

    i am going to be building an engine for a mud truck and i dont plan on running a heater core. i have heard some people say if you cap off each end of the water pump you may cause an air bubble and not cool properly. so do i just run a heater hose to the location of the heater core and loop it back?
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    289 mpg

    so i got a 65 289 in my 74 f100 with a 3 speed manual trans on the column. checked my mpg only getting about 11mpg, but i was kind of goin 75-80 on the freeway and stop and go i wasnt exactly nice, but babied it for the most part. i still think 11 is a bit low, it smells like my carb is running...
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    wix fuel filter pin hole on the bottom of filter

    my diesel was leaking so bad it was burning my eyes and i just re did the injector and return lines, i thought oh crap what now. turns out there was pin sized hole on the bottom of the filter, and the paint was wore off around it a bit. it was a wix filter, brought it back to where i bought it...
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    '89 bronco 5.0 efi

    so my buddy is eliminating his efi and needs to kill the power to his fuel pump so he can use the one he bought, anyhow, what would be the easiest way to stop power from going to the fuel pump?
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    so i thought i had a sbf 302

    so i had to pull my intake manifold to replace my intake gaskets because they went bad, anyhow, first thing i noticed once i got it off was on the top of block it is stamped 289, and i thought i had a 302. now how would i tell what heads it has? pretty sure i gotta pull a valve cover. has anyone...
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    popped a cherry bomb on my 302

    i popped off my old muffler and put a cherry bomb on my '74 f100 with a stock 302 2 barrel carb. i didnt really realize how much of a difference it made in sound. i hacked the old muffler off right behind the clamp cause they welded it, put the cherry bomb on and a piece of tail pipe that exits...
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    1964 ford f250 first run since 1993-352 big block

    big block ford 352, 1964 ford f250. first start up and run since 1993. put some fresh gas in, put my best set of used points in it, gapped em and she fired right up with a little persuasion. first try on setting points i threw the dwell meter on and it was right at about 28, not bad :) . truck...
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    smoking like a stuffed hog

    so the 87 6.9 in my sig is smokin and I do not mean just a little bit. I was coming down the mountain in first and it started smoking so I put it in neutral turn the key off and started back up and it stopped. What gives?
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    cant set dwell on points

    i got a '74 ford 302 in a f100, couldnt get it runnin for over 5 sec so i inspected the points and they were pitted so i took some light sand paper and made em shiny again, it will run now but i cannot set the damned dwell, i set it with a matchbook it runs good but dwell meter shows 12-15, i...
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    good fuel treatment?

    Whats a good fuel treatment for diesel? Got water in my back tank from a place, I didnt wanna buy it there but I had to or walk.
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    glow plug connector melted?

    its weird i was pullin the connectors off my glow plugs to see what the plugs looked liked, the easy ones have been replaced. and when i got to the back plug, the connector was melted and the clip came off the glow plug. i wonder why 1 connector would melt and come unplugged, it is the hardest...
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    best year for 6.9?

    someone told me 87 was the best year for the 6.9, they said it had the upgraded 7.3 glowplug relay or whatever and a few other things the 7.3 used, was this person correct or are they just a little-> cookoo
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    500k+ miles never sounded so good

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IawMOkI8Zfg nothing special, but for 500k+ miles she sounds pretty damn good. if it wasnt for the crack in the block and cracked injector line i would go for another 100k, but enough is enough, it served its purpose, well past paid for itself. pulled a couple...
  20. hallgren87idi

    6.9 cranking problem

    http://youtu.be/2LWOGw5IofM this was only an hour after i just had it running, i dont get it. does same thing when it starts cold, wont go on first try, i turn key off and back on and go, and it will start. sometimes if its warm it will start right up but even sitting more than like 10-15min...
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    '87 6.9 clutch fan removal

    so after my f100's camshaft broke,:mad: i was headin into the store for the morning mountain dew and cigs for my dad, was cruisin along 55 like normal, and BOOM!-cuss the fan broke clean in half and sheared the bolts off the clutch, ruined my radiator. come to find out, the fan was cracked in...
  22. hallgren87idi

    84 6.9 banks turbo w/factory banks exhaust

    my 84 sclb, my dad had her for about 10 years. got it with 200k on it, now has rougly 500k+(hard to say) been the best pickup he has ever had besides his 67 chev c10, and that wouldnt do the work this baby does. im contemplating retiring the old girl, has a crack in the block right above the...
  23. hallgren87idi

    leaky injector line

    so i found my issue, i didnt know my injector line was leaking this bad, i knew it seeped, but today when i looked, i could see bubbles forming and when i give it throttle it will shoot out. so anyhow, what is the easiest way to fix an injector line leak? its only 1, the front easiest one to get to.
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    ran across an issue today with my 87 6.9

    took the old girl on a trip today and she didnt really like it. was doing fine until i hit the hwy, runnin about 55-60 it would slowly lose power, then power surge and speed up. got to my destination without many issues, but when i was leaving i pulled up to the stop sign, and it died, fired...
  25. hallgren87idi

    6.9 idi n/a performance questions

    i have an 87 f250, 4x4 with 6.9 n/a, 4.10 gears. it has headers with dual exhaust. it runs good, really dependable, and i get 15-16 mpg if i stay around 50. i can go 65-70 towing no problem, but its a little doggy on hills. i was wondering what other things i could do to help that are relatively...

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