SumKindaRanch
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I am very confused. I am in the middle of swapping engines between 2 trucks and the flexplate/torque converter has 6 nuts on the 1994. I thought all IDI had 4 bolt flexplates. Does anyone have any idea why I have 6?
94 NA 7.3 E4OD question
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IDIBRONCO
IDIBRONCO
Maybe they are both heavy duty parts?
The PSD has a 6 bolt converter, but I don’t think PSD flexplate will bolt to an IDI......
SumKindaRanch
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Interesting, I know for a fact the truck is IDI. I guess I'll have to look more into it when I get it out
trackspeeder
Stone crusher.
You are correct. It will not bolt up.
SumKindaRanch
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I will post pictures this evening now that I have the engine all the way out. I didn't realize how big of a job it was. This engine really did not want to come out. That and the lift tipped once, wheel broke and it nose dived into the truck and smashed the crossmember but engine appears fine so far.
SumKindaRanch
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I'm a bit late with the pictures but I have been pretty busy. Here they are
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IDIBRONCO
IDIBRONCO
That's crazy looking. It appears that someone redrilled the flexplate for the six stud convertor. I just wonder if it was worth it when they drilled the holes right next to the big holes in the flex plate? The one is more of a groove instead of a complete hole.
trackspeeder
Stone crusher.
No it was not worth it to redrill the holes. There is no advantage to using a six stud converter. They are the same as a four stud converter. The flex plate is junk now.
IDIBRONCO
IDIBRONCO
My thoughts exactly.
SumKindaRanch
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I am using the 4 bolt flex plate from the bad engine to mate up with the 4 stud converter in that truck
