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    ANY of Our Members Live Near Alice, TX??

    Friends, I found another 6.9 IDI today (a 1987 bonus cab F250) near Alice, Texas that needs a couple of parts installed, so that I can drive it to san Antonio. I'll pay cash to one of our folks to do the job, IF we have anyone nearby, who can install a new injection pump & engine oil cooler OR...
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    FOUND a FACTORY-TURBOed 1993 IDI PU with GEAR VENDORS OD. = ADVICE PLEASE

    Friends, I found the F250 PU above in the Austin area (to possibly replace my stolen 1990 PU) & wonder what should I have checked on the GV OD, besides having an ordinary pre-purchase check on the PU. (The 1993 LOOKS to be in good shape but I know little or nothing about the GV OD unit & doubt...
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    WHICH YEAR READ ENDS FIT THE 1992 F250 PICKUP??

    Friends, Probably a DUMB question BUT I've found a one-owner 1992 extended cab f250 XLT diesel with ZF, with 157,000 original miles, which has most everything that I want in another PU, except that it's a 4.10 limited-slip rear end. I'd like to swap out the rear end for a 3.55 for more road...
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    Rust-FREE IDI PUs in The Alamo City Area.

    Friends, For those of you who are looking for a CLEAN, LOW-MILEAGE, rust-free, IDI PU, there are SEVERAL with 150K or less on San Antonio craigslist.com right now & for less than 2,000.oo. (Several of "our crowd" have asked me IF there were NICE PUs down here at decent prices & I said that...
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    Ford F250 Bed the Same Size as Dodge Full-size PU Bed??

    Friends, Do any of you happen to know if a headache rack & rails/cargo bars off a 1997 Dodge 8-foot bed will fit my 1990 F-250 long-bed & without major cutting/re-welding/refinishing?? (I'd sooner not make a 100+ mile round-trip for nothing & don't know much about the bed size of Dodge...
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    MPG Expected for a 1991 4x4 diesel with ZF??

    Friends, What should I expect in MPG for a one-owner/low mileage (167K) F250 XLT Lariat 4x4 diesel with the ZF & running unloaded?? (I've not owned a 4x4 in over 40 years, so I have no idea.) yours, satx
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    ANY OF OUR EXPERTS NEAR HOUSTON WANT TO CHANGE OUT DIESEL FUEL INJECTION PUMP FOR ME

    EXPERTS NEAR HOUSTON WANT TO CHANGE OUT A FUEL INJECTION PUMP FOR ME?? Friends, I've found a 1988 F250 7.3 NA diesel PU in SANTA FE, Texas that needs a fuel injection pump installed, so that I can drive it home. (YEP, a replacement for the 1986 F250 that the drunk driver totaled.- All my...
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    TRAGEDY STRIKES. = NEED ANOTHER ANTIQUE F250 SUPER-CAB TRUCK

    Friends, As some of you know, I bought a one owner 1986 super-cab F250, 6.9 with 5-speed manual transmission in May 2016 & have spent $$$$$$$ & many hours restoring it over the last 3.5 months. Last Friday night a drunk driver wrecked it while it was parked & totally destroyed it. Thus...
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    NEED: TAN FRONT SEAT BELTS for My 1986 Ford XLT Lariat.

    Friends, As some of "our crowd" know, I'm trying to return my "new to me" 1986 F250 XLT Lariat Super-cab to factory stock. BOTH of my front seat belts are TRASHED. BADLY stained & FRAYED. = TRULY UGLY. (After walking my feet off in the local salvage yards, I cannot find a single pair of...
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    HOW DID FORD SECURE THEIR CAB-SIDE EMBLEMS to the BODY??

    Friends, I've found a NOS "Lariat" emblem for the one on my cab that's missing on the 1986.. It has two pins on the back but no obvious (at least to me) method of securing it to the side of the Super-cab. (I'm considering something like "liquid nails" but am not at all sure if that's a...
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    DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE i CAN FIND a CD ADAPTOR FOR MY 1986 AM/FM/CASSETTE DECK?

    Friends, I'm trying to keep my 1986 F250 Lariat as near factory stock as I can BUT I would also like to play my numerous CDs in the truck. - Evidently NOBODY now makes a new CD Adaptor to fit a cassette stereo. IF anyone knows where I can buy a "new old stock" or gently used CD adaptor for...
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    OH, WOE IS ME - - - - - -

    Friends, Some of you know that I'm addicted to antique (and mostly mechanical) diesel vehicles. Currently, I have a 1986 F250 with the 6.9 liter IH, a 1986 Mercedes 300SDL & a 1982 Mercedes 300CD. Last night here in The Alamo City, we had a HUGE wind & thunderstorm with BIG hail. Some...
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    THE BEAST IS ALIVE - - - -

    Friends, After having been stored in a hay barn and NOT being started since early 2006, the 1986 XLT Lariat started right up with 2 new batteries, a new fuel filter, 5 gallons of fresh diesel & a single/short "PSST with ether" & in less than 10 seconds. = SUCCESS. (I must admit that it...
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    CAN SOMEONE GUIDE ME THROUGH CONVERION FROM 4-SPEED MANUAL TO ZF-5??

    Friends, I'm interested in converting a 1987 IDI from 4-speed to a ZF 5-speed & am unsure of what is necessary to get from the wrecked donor 1992 F250. (Needless to say, I don't want to leave something important behind at the "U PULL-'EM" yard.) I would guess that some (or at least one)...
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    SOURCE FOR 1986 XLT LARIAT TAILGATE TRIM PANEL??

    Friends, Steve, Debbie & I spent the day walking the aisles of any number of scrap & wrecking yards all over Bexar County looking for the above part, as well as the "diesel" emblem for the tailgate of my "new to me" 6.9 XLT Lariat. = ZERO success, except that we all had quite a hike. IF...
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    ANYONE HAVE a 1986 FORD PICKUP FACTORY BROCHURE to SELL or LOAN??

    Friends, I would happily buy a copy, pay someone to make me color copies or accept a loan of a brochure, as I'm looking for the BIG, full-color sales brochure on 1986 Ford Pickups. (Yes I want to look carefully at the photos & list of factory accessories to return my "new to me" F250 XLY...
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    OH, WHAT A CIRCUS,

    Friends, As several of you know, I bought a one-owner, low-mileage 6.9, Super-cab 1986 XLT LARIAT (sight unseen) off of a ranch up in North Texas. - Rather than PMing everyone that asked, here's the story. (54,927 actual miles.) A friend of the seller volunteered to bring the truck to me...
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    NW of FT WORTH to SAN ANTONIO?? = I need my 1986 f-250 delivered??

    Friends, IF anyone happens to be coming this way anytime soon with a car dolly or trailer, I need my "new to me" 1986 F250 towed from Azle, TX (about 25 miles NW of Ft Worth) to San Antonio. yours, satx
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    Based on Numerous Comments --------

    Friends, Based on numerous comments of persons who are looking for rust-free IDI trucks or major parts thereof, I wonder if this site needs a SIGHTINGS area for good deals that members have found or are looking for. (The antique boat forum that I'm active upon has such an area & we "old boat...
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    SEEKING 1986 F250 Owner's Manual

    To ALL, I'm looking for the 1986 Owner's Manual for the f250 Diesel Pickups or a copy of same. yours, satx
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    HOWDY from The Alamo City

    New Friends, Just joined this forum, though I've been a diesel-head since 1970. (I bought my first diesel vehicle, a maroon 1970 Mercedes 220D, in February 1970 in BRD for 8800 DM.) I currently own a 1982 Mercedes 300CD, a 1986 300SDL & over the years have owned at least a dozen other...

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