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Air Intrusion Help
Who sales olives on this board?- WilltheThrill
- Post #7
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Oppertunity
Thank all of you for the input, I know the zf would be best however keeping the c6 will be clean and simple. I only haul hay, tools and scrap with the truck and usually being overloaded, I tend to keep the speeds low. I think the c6 will good, I want to keep the truck as original looking as I...- WilltheThrill
- Post #17
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Oppertunity
awesome!, upon further conversations with my friends and father I think I will just keep the c6 trans with the IDI. I will just swap steering columns and get creative. The c6 is supposed to be bulletproof.- WilltheThrill
- Post #12
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Oppertunity
Great advice, I think i can get a zf cheap but in not into the hydro clutch. I was wanting to stay mechanical however the truck currently has 4:10s and the od would be nice. I have found that zf here in phx are not super hard to find at pull a parts in the 125-200$ range. I also believe that...- WilltheThrill
- Post #10
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Oppertunity
This is not a Hot Rod outfit, lol. I have and old trusty chevy work truck that I want to be a dependable Diesel that is WMO friendly. I want to consolidate My loved idi with my favoriate chevy. I am trying to figure out the details, will my old mechinical manual trans work? will the t18-t19...- WilltheThrill
- Post #5
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Oppertunity
I have owned my idi for 5 years and have only put 500 miles on it. it is an 87 6.9 with a c6. i finally have a couple of bucks in my pocket and my real dream has always been to have a diesel in my 67 chevy c30 flatbed. I can't do a cummins yet but what about putting the 6.9 in the chevy? I...- WilltheThrill
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bypass glowplugs
It is a long story but in the past I was playing with WMO blends. I do not get to drive the truck much the last trip was 300 miles then I parked the truck and long story short it was started once in the last 2 years. Six months ago I went to start the truck with the help of a jump box, at that...- WilltheThrill
- Post #7
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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bypass glowplugs
The theory is that won settled in the Ip and has gummed things up.- WilltheThrill
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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bypass glowplugs
The truck has been sitting about a with 50/50 wmo, I have changed the filter and am trying to get fresh clean fuel in the ip to help doush things out. I think I burnt a wire in the glow plug system, its turning over and not catching. how do I quickly bypass the glow plugs,/ cut power si this...- WilltheThrill
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Good News-Bad News
"It still needs front springs, tires and an alignment. And even with that, the rad support is rotted on the ends and the the front-left cab-mount is rotted out bad at the floor, and the passenger side is following the same path...I can't fix rust oh, and the rear wheel-wells I had fixed six...- WilltheThrill
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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IP Advice
perfect, thanks guys I will start this project this weekend and keep the board updated.- WilltheThrill
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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IP Advice
Well l about 18 months ago I was so excited to take my first WMO trip, 350 round trip no problems however after the trip I went to the lot parked the truck disconnected the batteries. About a month later I started the truck and ran about 20 miles once again running back to the lot and...- WilltheThrill
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WOW..... too good to be true???
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/4299831470.html- WilltheThrill
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Need a little help
I wish it was auto, it is manual.... I will try the atf in the next few days, thanks guys- WilltheThrill
- Post #4
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Need a little help
My truck 87 6.9 non turbo was all good 6 months ago when parked after getting home from a 300 mile drive on 50/50 wmo diesel blend. Now I need to start it so I can sell it, but its not starting not even with a very careful shot of ether....I am thinking that I will pull fuel filter and fill with...- WilltheThrill
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