vrv broke on my 7.3 IDI has anyone installed one of the conversion kit

[1988f350]

has anyone converted the vacuum regulator valve to a mechanical one

 

[Old Goat]

This has been brought up before and some threads on using a mechanical one. Some searching will bring one up, but haven`t seen it mentioned in a while.

Is your`s inop or just want to swap to a mechanical one?

Check this guy, he will fix/repair your old one or has new one`s he makes.

IDI Online - DIY Repair for the 6.9 and 7.3 IDI Diesel Van (and other vehicles)

DIY Repair for the 6.9 and 7.3 IDI Diesel Van (and other vehicles)

www.nickpisca.com

Here is a thread I found on the discussion on a manual shift one.

Vacuum Regulator Valve/VRV for C6 transmission: convert or replace or search for NOS?

So I'm new to the diesel specific C6 transmission, and I just realized that the one on my new truck has a cracked tube which is making it shift poorly. I did a search and it appears that as of 2019, these things were pretty scarce. I'd really like to put a factory replacement part on it, but I...

www.oilburners.net

Did a Google search and found this:

ford 6.9l / 7.3l idi vacuum regulator valve vrv manual - Google Search

Goat

 

[1988f350]

my broke and didn't want to wait to have fixed. so i was going to install a conversion kit. i was hoping someone else has already done one