Alex S
Jeoff
Hey guys wicked fourm. Been doing lots of reading. Anyways a bit of history I have this old 68 IH pickup that I want to turn into a decent DD with some of today’s technology added like disk brakes with power assist, a diesel engine for power and MPG and something with a bit more smother ride. and over a 1/2 ton rating So I kind of keped my eyes open for a 3/t ton or 1 ton Chevy 4x4 with a 6.2 diesel (ya I know there not race winners but they have adequate power and great mileage and reliable as hell) and they would have a solid front axle that was an easy swap (drivers side drop) Then I was at a friends farm and seen this old ford sitting there so I checked it out and BINGO exactly what I was looking for
90 F350 4x4 7.3L ZF 5 speed (cant stand an auto in a truck) and its an IH engine so its keeping it in the family.!
(Oh I do have some diesel experience)
Anyways so I went back and looked at it I can get it for $1500.oo It had been sitting for 2 years! So I charged the batteries and the ignition was screwed I can get ignition but not start so I jumped the relay and it turned over slowly. Tried different batteries and the same problem no go and the GP relay was doing something wired so I said **** on it so I rolled it down the driveway and let jumped it in 4th and dam it fired up and was running. so I drove it around the back roads and it seem to run pretty good but it started to blow BLUE smoke when I punched it seemed to be lass but it was the worst when I was just coasting with a slight bit of load. So I drove it back let it idol for a while the shut it down. Then I went back and drove it around agene but the blue smoke seemed to be less but a bit was still present. (and it didn’t smell like burning crank case oil it just smelled nasty) Any ideas. ?
Also it seems to have an odd miss and it appears an injector is ticking.
here or some pics.
The 68 IH
the Ford doner
90 F350 4x4 7.3L ZF 5 speed (cant stand an auto in a truck) and its an IH engine so its keeping it in the family.!
(Oh I do have some diesel experience)
Anyways so I went back and looked at it I can get it for $1500.oo It had been sitting for 2 years! So I charged the batteries and the ignition was screwed I can get ignition but not start so I jumped the relay and it turned over slowly. Tried different batteries and the same problem no go and the GP relay was doing something wired so I said **** on it so I rolled it down the driveway and let jumped it in 4th and dam it fired up and was running. so I drove it around the back roads and it seem to run pretty good but it started to blow BLUE smoke when I punched it seemed to be lass but it was the worst when I was just coasting with a slight bit of load. So I drove it back let it idol for a while the shut it down. Then I went back and drove it around agene but the blue smoke seemed to be less but a bit was still present. (and it didn’t smell like burning crank case oil it just smelled nasty) Any ideas. ?
Also it seems to have an odd miss and it appears an injector is ticking.
here or some pics.
The 68 IH
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the Ford doner
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