SkylabTech86IDI
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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... -
Okay buddy let me help you out here, First, are you sleeving the block as well or just trying to increase displacement? The cylinder...
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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...
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SkylabTech86IDI reacted to IDIBRONCO's post in the thread Our beloved FL1995 oil filter is no longer cheap at Walmart with
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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... -
SkylabTech86IDI reacted to Jesus Freak's post in the thread I just noticed there are loads of cheap zd9 glowplugs on ebay with Haha.
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...
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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...
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SkylabTech86IDI replied to the thread What is the 6.9-7.3idi hypermax turbos?.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...
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SkylabTech86IDI reacted to IDIBRONCO's post in the thread Motor work. Bent rods, loose lifter, with Like.
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...
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SkylabTech86IDI reacted to Jesus Freak's post in the thread Motor work. Bent rods, loose lifter, with Like.
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...
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SkylabTech86IDI reacted to IDIBRONCO's post in the thread Motor work. Bent rods, loose lifter, with Like.
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...
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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...
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SkylabTech86IDI reacted to Nero's post in the thread 6.9 idi turbo build plan and questions! with Like.
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...
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SkylabTech86IDI reacted to bulletpruf's post in the thread Can you take the cylinder heads off without cracking them? with Like.
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...
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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...
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Mine are 5" stacks, I think they sound great....all straight pipe!
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