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  1. Stu Bailey

    Heyyy Boyysss

    Hahaha didn’t take me long to come back amigos. Figured y'all would be one of the first to know, it didn’t take long for me to grab another rig! Sold my 92 back in October/November and just picked up this 97 PS. Truck was in down right minty condition and the price was good for the current...
  2. Stu Bailey

    Selling the rig

    Selling Wally my fellow oilburners. I’ve decided to reenlist and unfortunately the truck just doesn’t fit in with the move and new life… If you’re interested send me a PM and we can talk more. 92 F250 turbo. 4x4 auto with E40D. Truck should be in my signature and I have threads on the IDI forum...
  3. Stu Bailey

    What do y’all think?

    Found this on the marketplace. I’ve always been wanting to do an alternative fuel system, I’m a complete novice to the fundamentals. Does the price sound fair? Of course upon inspection. Any thoughts at all would be appreciated! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1022035392527553/
  4. Stu Bailey

    Anything look weird?

    So a few weeks ago I noticed fuel leaking out of my IP and filling the valley pan. I had been getting worse MPG for a while too so I decided it’s time to pull it and install a new one. Truck is my new-to-me 92 7.3 idi with Banks Sidewinder turbo. Has 161K miles and I believe it sat for a good...
  5. Stu Bailey

    Wally my new truck TLC

    My fellow oil burners, Wally is in the shop undergoing his much needed TLC! I’ve done a lot so far: glow plugs, serp belt, ows filter, oil change, fuel filter, banks air filter, valve cover gaskets, remove some of the crappy window tint, you know, all the TLC it needed but hadn’t gotten in the...
  6. Stu Bailey

    What did I do to my Dad’s rig?

    So my dad finally shipped his 61 Falcon and 85 F250 (I convinced him to buy). The truck has the 6.9 in it and an automatic tranny. It needs a lot of cosmetic work and a decent amount of mechanical work but overall he got it for a good price and it’s 4x4 with only 85k miles on the engine. Was an...
  7. Stu Bailey

    New here- W110 buy

    Hey y’all, so I’m usually on the 6.9 and 7.3 IH page but I just looked at an older Mercedes and I’m tempted. Figured I’d hop on here and ask for your opinions. Here is the link to the posting for the vehicle: https://lewiston.craigslist.org/pts/d/lewiston-dads-mercedes-diesel/7445241911.html An...
  8. Stu Bailey

    NJ to ID - Road trip time!

    Alright folks, the day is finally here to leave the armpit of America (NJ) and get back to Idaho! I’ll be heading out Thursday morning with my first stop outside of Toledo, OH. I’ll have to hit hotels or rooms until I get to that Wyoming wrenchhead @firehonomichl then I’ll drink all his beer...
  9. Stu Bailey

    86 F-250 2WD Rear Brakes

    Hey y’all, I was getting ready to do my rear drum brakes tomorrow and was looking through the Haynes manual and something caught my eye. It says in order to do the Heavy Duty rear brake shoes you have to remove the axle and wheel hub and drum assembly. I bought everything to do an overhaul back...
  10. Stu Bailey

    Engine Oil Analysis In... Coolant?

    Hey ya'll, so I received my engine oil analysis results today. I went with the kit from NAPA, bought it in store and then sampled the oil and mailed it to the Georgia lab. Overall it took about 2 weeks which was good in my book. I had about 700-1,000 miles on the oil at time of sampling. I run...
  11. Stu Bailey

    Bump Start for Lift Pump Install

    Hey y’all. So I’m in the shop this morning about to install a new lift pump. I wanted to go E pump but I’ll just have to get back in here and do it at a later date. For now, I have a NAPA mech lift pump and I have a remote starter switch to “bump” the engine so I can get that lift pump arm in...
  12. Stu Bailey

    Viton Os, Valve covers and Fuel in Oil

    Installed this return line kit without Vitons about a month ago. Already took off the cap and tried to re-seat the o-rings again to see if this leak would stop on these two rear passenger side return caps. Still getting a minor leak... I didn’t have any leaks prior to this return line install...
  13. Stu Bailey

    Oil on dipstick doesn't look right

    So after finally driving the truck back home from installing the new water pump I shut it off and waited a bit before checking the oil. It didn't look right, looked a bit thin, possibly watery? I attached a photo of the dipstick. If this is water on the dipstick, I'm thinking it got in there...
  14. Stu Bailey

    New water pump/Happy Thanksgiving!

    Happy turkey day y’all. I’ve spent it installing a new flowkooler water pump. I have an 86 F250 6.9 and she has always ran well. New pump is installed and there is no leakage anywhere. I flushed the system but when I start the truck up it gets to 200 degrees which I don’t know if I’ve ever seen...
  15. Stu Bailey

    Fuel leak on injector nut

    So I know it’s something simple but I’m posting anyways. I am getting a small fuel leak where the injector line threads in above the plastic return line piece. I just put a new return line in with those plastic pieces. What I’m wondering is why it seems like the metal injection line on the aft...
  16. Stu Bailey

    Glow Plug Controller Broke Off!

    So I was putting in new glow plugs, then went to install the new controller and when taking the old one off it snapped just above flush with the block. Anyone have any advice on getting that sumbeetch out? I am now going to just do a bypass and install a manual switch and forget the OEM design.
  17. Stu Bailey

    Coolant problems?

    Hello my trusty diesel techs. I have come to a bump in trouble shooting my truck. I have an 86 F250 6.9 with 159,000 miles. I’ve never had any real problems I’d say, just minor little fixes here and there. Currently, I am having a coolant problem, or so I believe. I drained and flushed all the...
  18. Stu Bailey

    1986 1 ton GVWR?

    Hey y'all. Hope everyone is cruising their rides this summer. I got a question and I'm hoping someone had an answer. I want to buy one of those bed campers for my truck. The door sticker says her gvwr is 8,600lbs. Does that make her a 1 ton? Or did they only make these f250 6.9s in 3/4 ton?
  19. Stu Bailey

    Hard starts, stalls. Surges too

    Back at ya guys with another scenario. Engine cranks over, takes too long to start though. Once it does, it stalls out. Unless I give it plenty of throttle it will die. After a few times I can get her started and she will run but I get a surge of power intermittently, almost always at lower...
  20. Stu Bailey

    Rough Starting 6.9idi

    So here's the new concern. When I go to start the truck in the morning it cranks up right away but then if I don't give it throttle after start for about 5 seconds or so, it starts to idle roughly, almost sounds like the engine is choking, bogging out. Sounds like a bad smokers cough with the...
  21. Stu Bailey

    6.9 idi voltage regulator location

    Hey ya'll. First post, new to the forum, new to the diesel world. Bought a super clean 86 6.9 last year in October. Bought her out of Oregon and had her shipped to Alaska, then drove her all the way to Los Angeles and then to New Jersey with no problems. Having a hard time with keeping her...

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