Recent content by stick_witch
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How do y’all like to shift your ZF5’s?
Hahahaha yeah yeah ik, i do really need to tear into it this summer xD And by that do you mean like partial throttle decrease and hold - clutch in - shift - clutch out? Or like throttle off - clutch in - shift - throttle rev match - clutch out? Thanks, thats kinda what i figured. Definitely...- stick_witch
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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How do y’all like to shift your ZF5’s?
Thats interesting that you say that. Thats my experience with the zf too, is that it feels to me like it wants to be shifted slow and deliberate, but the rpms drop so fast on the idi that catching the rpms is a total miss if you shift this way. This has been my biggest struggle learning to drive...- stick_witch
- Post #39
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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How do y’all like to shift your ZF5’s?
This is interesting because I hear so many others say and do the exact opposite thing religiously. But i do agree that the second gear is far too tall as a proper starting gear. I always grab 1st if im stopped on a hill, pulling anything, etc. but if im just rolling through stop signs im just...- stick_witch
- Post #14
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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How do y’all like to shift your ZF5’s?
Not entirely sure. The clutch service receipt i got with the truck says it got a smf replacement. But I haven’t seen it for myself. Although i do get pretty good gear roll over noise if i lug it in low gears at low rpm. So idk, i kinda doubt its anything dmf related since i don’t think thats...- stick_witch
- Post #13
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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How do y’all like to shift your ZF5’s?
Kinda a funny topic, but I’m just curious. My idi has been my first experience with the zf5 and its been kinda a moody drivetrain system to figure out. I should mention first off that my trans is pretty worn out. Syncros going into 2nd and 3rd are pretty and my reverse has the common pop out...- stick_witch
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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“Partial” Glow Plug Controller Bypass
Yikes those look horrible. Could be knockoffs, or your plugs are over cycling (bad controller or sticking solenoid) or gp harness is bad and its sending too many amps to only those three plugs or your timing or injection is bad and your motor is just eating them. Idk, could be many things, but i...- stick_witch
- Post #30
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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“Partial” Glow Plug Controller Bypass
Oh I see... interesting... Yeah idk why my controller wants to keep the gp’s on for so long. Partially the reason I bypassed it. Im just shocked they took the abuse so well for so long. I mean the plugs still glow great and have no swelling or irregularities, but they do have a little bit of...- stick_witch
- Post #24
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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“Partial” Glow Plug Controller Bypass
Yeah about the same for me. Anything below 15 degrees and my wts light is on almost for 25 seconds. And its crazy because thats just part of the glow plug cycle, the plugs don’t turn off at this point which I find strange, like why do they run for close to 20 seconds longer? Especially if...- stick_witch
- Post #22
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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6.9 & 7.3 IDI Commandment Lists - IDI Do’s and Don’ts
Hahaha get er all stretched out eh?[emoji23][emoji23]lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk- stick_witch
- Post #49
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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So what did you do with your truck today?
Thats a killer deal! Right on! I’d say 100% go with the bed liner, I think that’d look pretty epic! Would be a killer, robust look to match your rocker panels Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk- stick_witch
- Post #6,331
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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“Partial” Glow Plug Controller Bypass
My cold start this morning: 17*F WTS light on for 19 seconds. Then controller signaled to turn the glow plugs off after an additional 21 seconds.... The controller requested a grand total burn time of 40 seconds!!! I typically start cranking at 20-30 seconds and it fires right up (anything...- stick_witch
- Post #20
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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“Partial” Glow Plug Controller Bypass
The benefit is all the same benefits you get from any fully manual system; all my glow plugs won’t go down due to a confused controller flipping out when one or more of my glow plugs go out, I’m not needlessly running the gp’s when the truck is warm like the controller wants to do every time you...- stick_witch
- Post #18
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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“Partial” Glow Plug Controller Bypass
Thank you!! Yeah, thats what I originally did, but found my truck wasn’t starting as well as it did with the controller and it was taking A LOT longer, so I decided I wanted something different. Totally personal preference. And I mean, technically my controller is still bypassed completely. It...- stick_witch
- Post #16
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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“Partial” Glow Plug Controller Bypass
To each their own. I just love tinkering lol. I figure if I’m keeping the controller in truck as a glorified $80 solenoid mount I minus well be having it do something for me. Its still fail resistant, just not entirely simple.... although in practice its much simpler than it looks typed up on a...- stick_witch
- Post #15
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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“Partial” Glow Plug Controller Bypass
Oh yeah I know you weren’t, sorry, i was mostly just referring to franklin’s post. And also referring to my point that all trucks and systems are totally different with regards to what their observed voltage drop will be. Thats determined by a whole number of other things than just if all your...- stick_witch
- Post #14
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
