Recent content by snicklas
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6.0 on black diesel?
I have actually only heard of a couple of people trying WMO in a 6.0. Many have done it in a 7.3 PSD, but the injectors are more forgiving in a 7.3. I have a 6.0 and a barrel of WMO at home that we run in our IDI’s…. We are currently between IDI, and the oil will just sit there. For me, the...- snicklas
- Post #6
- Forum: 6.0L Powerstroke Diesels
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New to us truck at work.
I’ve never owned one, but have heard from people that have, they are single digit gas mileage engines….- snicklas
- Post #3
- Forum: Gasoline Engines
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Project Stress Test
I don’t have the ability to change that. He’s suggestion I have is to see if your phone allows a resize. I’ve actually not had an issue with file size on here, even with my iPhone pictures…- snicklas
- Post #64
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Anti Gel Product (Howes)
I normally used power service. I remember someone on here years ago, swore by Howes. They were a OTR Driver…. but the thing they did say about Howes is, they never gelled up, but you had to use the Howes in EVERY TANK of fuel, year around. With the PS stuff, you could go all summer and use...- snicklas
- Post #16
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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how much time before 7.3 is warm? outside temp now 10*C
As others have said, it all depends on outside temperature. On my 6.0 Excursion (I know, not and IDI, but still a big V-8 diesel) that has had the EGR Deleted for at least a decade, is, if it is below about 40 degrees F, it WILL NOT see normal operating temperature. I’ve had times when it is...- snicklas
- Post #8
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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“The 6.9” project thread
Of course we will let it slide…. It a Ford F-IN Ranger……- snicklas
- Post #869
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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So what did you do with your truck today?
Our 73 F-250 had that setup it was in the angled part below the drivers seat. You could reach down between the seat and door and switch tanks. I’m not sure what they did for the gauge.- snicklas
- Post #10,618
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Cup holders
So what this a gift when you were a FedEx driver? Did he rid in the truck with you then?- snicklas
- Post #473
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Cup holders
The way I’ve always looked at a forum (this one included) is like a bunch of like-ish minded people sitting around a campfire talking. You will have conversation about the subject you are all like-ish minded about, but that conversation will wander on and off topic…. This is part of what makes...- snicklas
- Post #466
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Could this be the solution?
With the sit for a few minutes and then it will restart sounds like a couple of things.. One, with the previous contamination, you could have chunks of stuff in the bottom of the tank, that get sucked up against the infamous showerhead, and stops fuel flow. While the engine is off and there...- snicklas
- Post #2
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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F700 Hood Latch Handle ?
That kinda reminds me of our 79 Fairmont Wagon we had. From the factory, the hood latch was in a little recess above the drivers headlight. You popped the hood with that and then reach in the center and released the secondary latch.- snicklas
- Post #7
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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F700 Hood Latch Handle ?
I’m not 100%sure, but I think he is talking the lever you reach through the grille to move the safety latch, so you can open the hood. I know on some older F-6/7/800 they had a normal hood and fenders like a pickup, and some had the tilt forward doghouse…- snicklas
- Post #5
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Best place to buy pyrometer in a hurry?
Agreed, I would look for something that deals with big trucks… not automotive… Here in Indy we have a place called TruckPro… Think NAPA, or AutoZone, but for big trucks…. Ours is near a huge truck stop and several truck dealers….- snicklas
- Post #4
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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7.3 idi swap for 7.3 turbostroke
Not really a fair comparison….. It is recommended to change the IP and Injectors on an IDI at the same time, since they all wear at as similar rate… A quick look at CDD and R&D, a stock pump and injectors are $1400-1500 I’m not sure on 7.3 injectors, but I know on stock, from Ford 6.0...- snicklas
- Post #15
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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circular base flange at end of exhaust?
Funny question, but what color was the truck, was it red or yellow, by chance? What my first though went to, was the “tip” placed on exhaust systems of fire apratus, that the exhaust vent system connects to. Most fire houses have an exhaust control system in them. It is a forced blower that...- snicklas
- Post #24
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
