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SkylabTech86IDI
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Time to defeat my FSS?
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I've had three idi's over the years. Not once have I had one failed. I have a good friend of mine who worked at a Ford truck dealer for...
Yesterday at 11:46 PM
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Building 7.3 idi
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Okay buddy let me help you out here, First, are you sleeving the block as well or just trying to increase displacement? The cylinder...
Yesterday at 2:43 AM
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6 Nebraska IDIs's post
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hypermax vs banks
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I've spoken with them about a year and a half or two years ago, at that time they said they were ceasing production of all IDI turbo...
Yesterday at 2:37 AM
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IDIBRONCO's post
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Our beloved FL1995 oil filter is no longer cheap at Walmart
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What these lame brains don't realize is that even if we have to pay $7/gallon for diesel and $27 for an oil filter, we can still buy A...
Sep 24, 2023
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I just noticed there are loads of cheap zd9 glowplugs on ebay
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Well, if you had a set of $40 ZD9s you might not be so quick to write them off. I bet the Amazon reviews boast such things as "good...
Sep 24, 2023
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86 6.9 won't start
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Ok was able to remove all the glow plugs and cylinder #2 was shorter than the others and was broken off basically even to where the soot...
Sep 14, 2023
SkylabTech86IDI
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What is the 6.9-7.3idi hypermax turbos?
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I know this thread is from last year, Ron from Hypermax says they still use T04Z’s. Compressor wheel sizing is 2.25” and turbine wheel...
Sep 13, 2023
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Motor work. Bent rods, loose lifter,
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Yes you can. When I was young and dumb(er) I did that several times. I would use a bungle of shop rags to rest me head on and then have...
Sep 12, 2023
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Motor work. Bent rods, loose lifter,
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You can get them out, but it's a pain in the neck...... and back. The bolts by the air box take some finagling, like pull them up about...
Sep 12, 2023
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Motor work. Bent rods, loose lifter,
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I say pull the heads. That way you can see if a valve and piston made contact. Something made that push rod bend. It didn't bend on it's...
Sep 12, 2023
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'Bulletproofing' an IDI?
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It's all about how much you want to spend. For me I am the kind of person who likes to do things once, rebuilding an idi engine I would...
Sep 11, 2023
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6.9 idi turbo build plan and questions!
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Keystone is just trapezoid shaped piston ring, if you look at it from the split. The design helps prevent the ring from sticking in the...
Sep 2, 2023
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Can you take the cylinder heads off without cracking them?
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I'd recommend magnafluxing once they're removed. Inexpensive at a machine shop or you can do it at home. I found a crack on my 7.3...
Aug 27, 2023
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6.9 IDI Build
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1 series 6.9 was 83 only, not considered a viable block casting, c/n 1805440C1, for rebuilding, and can be recognized by the lightweight...
Aug 27, 2023
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stacks on a 7.3 IDI
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Mine are 5" stacks, I think they sound great....all straight pipe!
Aug 21, 2023
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