a few questions for you folk

[IDIoit]

im running a 87 F350 CC LB.

this last weekend I spent my time yanking the 6.9 out
and installing a 94 turbo 7.3 non powerstroke.

stupid questions:

1) is this still considered an IDI?

2) in this picture the tube that's coming out of the discharge nozzle, is a oil return line. am I correct?
if so, where is the best place to dump this back into the crank case?

3) do I attach the wastegate to the vacuum pump along with my brake booster and cruise control?

I appreciate the help in advance!

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[direwulf23]

If it's not a powerstroke it's an IDI. Powerstroke came out mid model 94

1994 Ford F250, 2wd, 7.3L IDI, NA, E4OD

 

[IDIoit]

thanks direwulf figured id ask before I put my foot in my mouth

 

[sjwelds]

Uh that line on the front, the steel line with the plugged hose clamped to it, is the wastegate line. Hook it back up to the wg actuator, especially if you dont have a boost gauge....

Oil drains back underneath the turbo, through a casting that is bolted to the intake.

Yes it's an idi.

Hope this helps

 

[gwh98926]

on mine the line with the red hose is going to the can on the wastegate, the oil return should be on the back of turbo where CDR used to go in valley pan. and yes it is a IDI. ill try to edit one of my pics to show you

 

[gwh98926]

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[IDIoit]

Awesome! You people rock!
Now to find a schematic to hook the alternator up, and see if I can fix my damn fuel sender to read the actual fuel level

 

[IDIoit]

If I run this thing without a down pipe, am I in danger of killing the turbo?

 

[gwh98926]

umm not advisable

 

[laserjock]

Without the down pipe the exhaust is dumping in the engine compartment. Will definitely make a huge mess. May cause a fire. Won't hurt the turbo unless you burn off the oil lines. I still wouldn't recommend it.

 

[IDIoit]

*waits for exhaust and down pipe*

 

[IDIoit]

feeling a bit nostalgic this morning, so I thought I would look at some of my early posts.
holy green horn status.
thanks to you folk at OBN think I can take these trucks apart with my eyes closed and then put it back together with one hand tied behind my back
(and the forklift running)

 

[Sidewinded_idi]

Lol very green! Couldn’t believe you were asking about the boost line as oil return! But we all start somewhere so it’s always good to look back and see where we started. I’m sure I got some forum posts on websites that would make me palm my face hard

 

[Macrobb]

Well, considering that boost line is probably full of oil...

The cool thing is that not only is it an IDI, but everything external crosses to your '88, and most internal parts do as well.

My '93 looks just like that... but it's got an '88 long-block under it, from a prevoius owner.

 

[IDIoit]

Lol very green! Couldn’t believe you were asking about the boost line as oil return! But we all start somewhere so it’s always good to look back and see where we started. I’m sure I got some forum posts on websites that would make me palm my face hard

yep, super green!
it is what it is.
but now I know better,
the only other turbo I had delt with was on my SD and it has a totally different wastegate system.
lets just say, I was relieved when it was an easy fix