yes jake i was looking that over also. does that 4x4 setup look like it came from the factory or thats a make shift setup? i was looking at the rtuck thinking i could put a flatbed on it and install a fifthwheel hitch to pull my camper when i go to the hunting lease. the roads on the lease get real muddy sometimes and you have to wait till everything dries up before i bring the 5er in. it doesnt realy matter to me if its a ps or not just as long as it has a turbo lol. im waiting for the owner to respond back to me with a contact # so i can talk to him and find out all the details on the truck.
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yes jake i was looking that over also. does that 4x4 setup look like it came from the factory or thats a make shift setup? i was looking at the rtuck thinking i could put a flatbed on it and install a fifthwheel hitch to pull my camper when i go to the hunting lease. the roads on the lease get real muddy sometimes and you have to wait till everything dries up before i bring the 5er in. it doesnt realy matter to me if its a ps or not just as long as it has a turbo lol. im waiting for the owner to respond back to me with a contact # so i can talk to him and find out all the details on the truck.
fx4wannabe
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Having single wheels on the front is not really an issue but it could possibly mean the truck wasn't a dually before. Personally I don't rotate the tires on a dually anyway and I think they look better with regular wheels on the front so thats how I would set mine up. I have seen a few people do that.
well seeing if nit was just a regular srw 4x4 in its prevous live and they added a duelly rearend, as long as you run the same gears and the same size tire on front and back it souldnt be a issue right. if they added the duelly rearend and its not the same gear ratio as the front it tends to put alot of strain on the running gear possibly enough to take out the transmission, but tends to put more stress on the axles, driveshafts, and transfer case.
fx4wannabe
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Yea it has to be the same gears front and rear. If not the first time you put it in 4wd you are gonna be having problems.
I would agree with the IDI being a special service vehicle in the later years (96-97). I know that the 6.0L was discontinued in the F-Series trucks with the 07 model year and replaced with the 6.4L. However in the E-Series ambulances, they still have the 6.0 in the 08 and 09 model year, really strange to see the new nose and hear a 6.0 ratteling behind it.....
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ne_plus_ultra_1
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Nope. The IDI turbo was available for 2.5 years. I have one from a 1995 truck. I bought it out of a wrecked truck with a little over 300K on it.
Ford knows the truck exists even if the aftermarket doesn't.
and JIM--you are correct----inspite of others opinions otherwise--the auto only came on the psd in the later part of 95--they were having tq problems with it holding--
93turbo_animal
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I would be more inclined that someone swapped in the IDI or changed cabs even then it being a 95 IDI.
kas83
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Check the VIN. There's a motor list somewhere on here that shows a 5.9 Cummins as an option. Probably not something available in US due to emissions.
1320Cummins
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An IDI in 95 would make since being that the new emission regs that the PSD was created for were not put into effect till 96. 99 was the next year again in 03 and on and on... I am sure the IDI was still used over seas and maybe for the military due to simplicity and cost. I was watching some movie with the boss lady the other day and a Chevy shuttle bus they used for a scene had the rattlin 6.5 behind the grill
the van was like 03+ (had raptor front) Turns out the movie was made mostly in Jamaica I believe.
the van was like 03+ (had raptor front) Turns out the movie was made mostly in Jamaica I believe.johnnyb1
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Not to get off subject but a company I worked for a few years ago had 95-98 PSD trucks and one old idi. We were constantly working on wiring issues on the PSD. Like when they changed over they got the harness from china or something. Maybe just our trucks.Don't know if problem got fixed. But I've always liked simple,reliable idi. Just my opinion.
f-two-fiddy
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IMO that truck is prolly a *******. It looks like it's had some body parts swaps done to it?
AFAIK there were NO IDI's after 11/94. So technically there could be a 95 IDI. But it would have been built in 94.
AFAIK there were NO IDI's after 11/94. So technically there could be a 95 IDI. But it would have been built in 94.
Slade
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I've got a factory ZF in my '94 IDI Turbo?
crashnzuk
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That's pretty interesting
I could see an IDI being available in 96 and 97 but they would have most likely been in the fleet trucks, vans or special service vehicles. For the record it would be really cool to see one.
My guess would be if it were available that late, it would have been in the super duty. High GVW vehicles have different emissions regs, and the IDI was probably still an option for those trucks. Just because it was listed on the order sheet doesn't mean it was available in every model.
Travis..
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