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    Fuel leak from o ring connected to fuel filter

    Yes I do that routine as a rule of thumb from reading it in this forum so many times before
  2. Trucker Cap

    Fuel leak from o ring connected to fuel filter

    Hi guys! I have fuel leaking between the filter and fuel header. I took the filter off and the I ring looked good. Bought a new filter and put it on and it leaked even more, even when I tightened the hell out if it to try to make it stop. Did the same with the old filter. Old filter leaks less...
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    overheating fears

    im not sure that an electric fan will have the power of the stock Sent from my SCH-S738C using Tapatalk
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    overheating fears

    i woke up this morning and the fan turns freely by hand. bad clutch on fan. new fan clutch is $135 omg haha Sent from my SCH-S738C using Tapatalk
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    overheating fears

    or is that hard on the starter? i live in florida. its never cold where i am. im going to gut the middle of my thermastat in the morning just in case. Sent from my SCH-S738C using Tapatalk
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    overheating fears

    if it is bad, cant i just weld it so it turns full time? Sent from my SCH-S738C using Tapatalk
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    overheating fears

    ill look at it in the morning and let you know Sent from my SCH-S738C using Tapatalk
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    overheating fears

    was out scrapping tonite. a lot of stop and go. i was at it for about an hour, stopping at places and leaving the truck running. i walked past the truck and heard the coolant bubbling in the overflow, ran to eyeball the gauge, and it was jacked all the way up on hot! my gauges are pretty dark so...
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    Follow Me!

    this is that boat motor and i set a fire in the cylinder with a wick to heat it and hammer the piston out cause its rusted solid. i put a layer of atf on the bottom, with lighter fluid on top. heats the piston and cylinder, and the atf seeps through the rotton siezed ring to free the piston to...
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    Follow Me!

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    Follow Me!

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    Follow Me!

    sounds like a real score! i get ran off by EVERYONE, and sometimes im even trying to pay for it haha. Sent from my SCH-S738C using Tapatalk
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    Follow Me!

    i dont care. let me know by tomorrow. i dont have a paypal, so id just send you the stuff first. that motor is going to heaven when the scrap yard opens on monday haha. its raining pretty bad where i am at the moment, and i dont wanna unload it. think itll have to stay in the bed for now haha...
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    Follow Me!

    just picked up a pretty heavy diesel boat motor from a marina. nothing like being covered in dirt and grease, and watching the pelicans fly! Sent from my SCH-S738C using Tapatalk
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    Follow Me!

    its hot, but the ac never works in any of my trucks anyway. and yes, i meant the 5 gallon bucket haha! Sent from my SCH-S738C using Tapatalk
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    can i remove the Vaccum storage tank (coffee can) and bypass it?

    can i remove the Vaccum storage tank (coffee can) and bypass it if my air conditioning is allready ripped out?
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    Follow Me!

    So when i got the truck running, i drove that sucker for a week with absolutely no breaking power. i was engine braking and pressing the brake pedal so hard that my a** was coming off the seat haha! pulled the vaccum hose off of the brake booster and no suction at all. ended up calling my...
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    Follow Me!

    Hi, I'm Jack the Scrapper (Trucker Cap). I figured id write a little thread about how ! came to own an IDI, and what im doing with it. I live in beautiful Melbourne florida, work as a metal scrapper. Id been working my 98 Dodge 1500 to death, pulling old boats, hauling engines and everything...
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    fuel leaking from bottom cap of fuel filter and injectors.

    you guys are awesome. im glad i finally joined up, and stopped lurking in the shadows! you guys are popular on the internet as the best bunch of guys to help with anything IDI related. im learning a lot, and love playing with this diesel truck :) I'll switch filters soon! just crawled under the...
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    fuel leaking from bottom cap of fuel filter and injectors.

    Just filled it up with diesel and screwed it on a warm motor this morning. started right up on first crank! no more leaky fuel cup on bottom of filter :)
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    Clearing out some of the hoard

    do you have any fuel tank sending units? im just south of cocoa beach in satellite beach near the air force base. also looking for a good electric pump for my idi to switch it over.

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