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    Self regulating glow plugs

    That's what I do. The problem is trying to explain how long to hold on the plugs to someone who has no idea what a glow plug is, let alone the how's/why's of their operation. Wait to start illuminated on the dash is pretty self explanatory.
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    Self regulating glow plugs

    It'd be nice if there was a simple controller that would screw in the coolant port like the 6.9 unit did, and then vary on-time based off coolant temp. It's just a "smart" switch for the relay, so it's not like it has to be super complicated or anything. 40°F coolant temp have it on for 15...
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    Cleaning fluid related tools

    I've had good luck with our units. They're usually good for a few years, and are only tossed because of damage(stupid users), not because of wear. We kept burning through hand vacuum pumps, until I realized someone was sucking fluid with them and letting it get into the pump itself. The last one...
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    Cleaning fluid related tools

    I've got a few vacuum bleeders/fluid extractors. Brake fluid is cleaned up easily enough by soap and hot water, then I let it air dry. Oil based stuff I just rinse it out a few times in the solvent tank, and then wash that out with soap and hot water, then let it air dry too. The nylon hoses...
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    Idi and huge camper, for cheap

    I think it's neat. I also see a "tag" axle underneath. Makes sense as I'm sure that is one heavy SOB for an srw truck. I wonder if it's steerable? If not there'd be a lot of scrubbing I imagine. Even with the rot, I'd say it's worth it. Hard to find a truck around here that isn't rotten or...
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    Oil and coolant mixing

    Probably fine. I like super clean myself. Dawn is probably fine too. They'll all likely work to remove the oil. I'm just repeating what I was told by an older tech about the bubbles and cavitation and it made sense to me. In the shop I use cascade, probably too much at a time to be honest, and...
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    Oil and coolant mixing

    Use cascade. Dawn creates bubbles, which is something you don't want in a diesel or other cavitation prone engine.
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    What kind of fitting for injector pump inlet?

    https://russrepair.com/filter-to-ip-hardline-delete-kit/ He'll tailor the kit to include however much line and fittings you need. I like using swept 90's and not compact fittings, less flow issues. McMaster Carr is a source that I use for random bits that I can't find anywhere else. They have...
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    parallel turbos

    HY35 has the 9cm2 housings. HX is 12. If you have hx35's, I'd try using an hy35, as they can be found semi-easily off auto cummins trucks in the 2000-2001, before I'd buy those housings at 260 a pop. The hy exhaust housing will be close to that .63 you linked. I've got an hy35 under the bench...
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    Upgrade from oil burner to oil dumper...

    I found out about that a few years ago. I have a buddy that was given a couple of 4h project goats once. He turned right around and sold them to a nearby stockyard and made a couple hundred bucks quick. I always laugh at that because 1) he hauled them in a minivan, and 2. they were "pets" to...
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    Mechanical shutoff

    lol surprisingly it's one that I'm not a member of. Looks to be the group cluggy started after being bullied too much in the others. Oh well, looks like I'll have to miss out on the dialog.
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    Mechanical shutoff

    Which group? I'm a member on too many of them and never saw it/can't find it.
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    Upgrade from oil burner to oil dumper...

    Driving it is your best bet. Needs loaded to unstick and seat the rings, idling won't do that.
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    New insight in IDI burning WMO - need high compression or turbo

    With such little hp, I don't feel load is a problem, it's requiring full power just with normal driving. Water-m3th injection triggered on when full throttle might help keep it clean, as would a hotter thermostat. Ester oil based synthetics(group 5) can struggle to burn in an engine due to...
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    parallel turbos

    It's the hex you see cut off at the bottom of the photo. What he's pointing at is the rotor inside of the head. Specifically the intersection of the inlet and discharge passage inside the rotor.
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    parallel turbos

    I'd say your pump is bad. Timing should be set with the engine at operating temp, at 2000 rpm. Static timed, the pump/engine should rev up to 2000 rpm cleanly with no issues. The fact that you can't get there and various colors of smoking occurs when you try tells me there are internal pump...
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    Valve Stem Seals

    IMO if you're turbocharged, at no time will there ever be a vacuum(pressure below atmosphere) in the engine. Even if you weren't the tiny amount, if any, of vacuum created would be very difficult to measure. Like inches of water small. Not enough to pull oil past a correctly sized guide.
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    Valve Stem Seals

    That's what I've contemplated doing. So long as the guide-valve clearance is correct, it will be minimal. These engines seem to chew through guides as is, not sure if you could over lube them. This whole topic has me wondering why the idi's do go through guides as bad as they do. Are the rockers...
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    Could you Sleeve down an old crusty 7.3 to run 6.9 pistons???

    silvolite is made by uem. TRW(sealed power/speed pro) hasn't shown stock for awhile now. Anything you find is NOS. If you've got a source for them, buy them up and set yourself up as a little niche reseller.
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    Could you Sleeve down an old crusty 7.3 to run 6.9 pistons???

    Found it on facebook. According to justin anderson (r&d), 6.9 pistons have been obsoleted by mahle, and uem. Custom pistons are made frequently, but they're typically made off an existing forging/casting. As far as billet pistons are concerned, I don't think those are exactly affordable...
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    Traveller Smurf (Cubey's '89 van)

    I'm sure there are some that are from the usa and ship from warehouses here, I've just ran into it before where the seller said it was in the USA and what I received was shipped from overseas. As a buyer, I flagged it as not received due to the item being over a week late past the delivery...
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    Could you Sleeve down an old crusty 7.3 to run 6.9 pistons???

    I'd be more concerned with finding pistons. Somewhere I read that 6.9 pistons are no longer made and will be obsolete, any truth?
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    Traveller Smurf (Cubey's '89 van)

    Yeah I've seen that before. Actually as recent as about 2 months back for the wife's xmas gift. Site I bought from showed a NJ address and Fedex showed "shipping label created, awaiting package" in NJ forever. Dug a little and found it was coming from where it was made in Israel, and into NJ...
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    Traveller Smurf (Cubey's '89 van)

    Bypass the mechanical, or remount the electric after the mechanical. I don't like feeding mechanical pumps with electric pumps as the chance is there to rupture the diaphragm in the mechanical unit, and then pump the crankcase full of diesel. The 4070 will be okay feeding an IDI by itself if...
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    Traveller Smurf (Cubey's '89 van)

    Jumping threads here, but that electric pump is a p4070 right? Those are vane style pumps and are not draw through, so your test wasn't accurate.

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