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    DUAL alternators with a serp belt setup possible????

    YES PLEASE
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    diesle logic glow plugs

    I installed wellmans a year ago. Checked them last week and was darn lucky I was able to even remove them. Most of the tips were swollen. Lots of lube and lots of luck barely got them out. These, and another new set, went straight into the trash.
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    Van conversion

    Check out the GSA sales in your area. Some govt vehicles (usually Federal) are well maintained up to the day they get surplused, some are surplused at a specific mileage point, and some get surplused simply because the agency bought new ones. But, they usually sell at auctions, and...
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    Would you buy a used ambulance?

    There are a couple near me being surplused. I'm inclined to believe they have no life left, due to constant idling, despite having a near perfect body. If I could find a decent junkyard IDI engine to install, they'd be more attractive, but I haven't seen an IDI in 2 years of looking...
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    Van conversion

    Corrosion issues? or did some Bubba try to fix it himself?
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    Van conversion

    You up for a little traveling? http://www.auctionflex.com/showlot.ap?co=6628&weid=22654&weiid=8469158&archive=n&lso=lotnumasc&pagenum=1&lang=En http://www.auctionflex.com/showlot.ap?co=6628&weid=22654&weiid=8469161&archive=n&lso=lotnumasc&pagenum=1&lang=En Typically, these sell for...
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    Do trucks have the same screwball...

    ...headlight adjustment design as the vans? My van has a 90 degree angle gear with the vertical adjusting shaft sticking above the headlight. The gear housing is cheap plastic that breaks easily, and doesn't accept repairs very well. Should I go looking at trucks in a junkyard, or have...
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    starting swap

    Great! Looking forward to your posts.
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    starting swap

    I'd love to hear any and all comments about doing this swap. I'm seriously considering putting a 7.3 IDI into a box van that has a 351. It would be just myself doing all the work. I have plenty of shop tools and skills. What I'm missing is the knowledge of someone who has...
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    Kill Switch: Ya or Na

    I'm still open to any and all ideas guys. I'll have $50,000 in tools in the van, parked at all kinds of places across the country. Without those tools, I can't make a living. I can fabricate most anything. Right now I'm thinking of a steel clamshell that completely covers the steering...
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    A reminder on the dangers of using the wrong glow plugs...

    you wanna know something sad? Our retail shop rate for maintaining $40-million dollar business jets is $80/hr. And almost every customer argues every bill, and since these companies all have big legal departments, they sic their bored lawyers on the shop just for fun. Many shops never...
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    Any experience with UHaul IDIs?

    Can you describe your weights, altitudes and roads? I just don't want to max one out on weight and find I'm driving a drunken whale, like a Chevy box truck I had previously.
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    Any experience with UHaul IDIs?

    I've got several E350s. I don't find them difficult to work on, but that may be because I've spent years maintaining and rebuilding aircraft. The biggest trick is to remove the front pax seat before tackling the engine.
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    U-Haul IP's

    Interesting... I hope the IDI wizards will respond to Dieselogics assertion. I have several of these pumps, but haven't installed one yet. I think I'll soak one in a 30/70 mixture of diesel/DieselKleen, while sitting in an ultrasonic tank for a few hours, then hang it on an engine...
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    Any experience with UHaul IDIs?

    I'm looking at ex-UHaul trucks, and wondering if they are real sluggish when loaded down. 1993 17ft box van. Box is 14ft with 3ft overhang above the van nose. 7.3 IDI NA, E4OD. 1994 17ft box truck with standard ford truck front end. 7.3 IDI NA, E4OD. I'll be driving at 5000+ feet...
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    AC Evaporator? What's the difference between pre-94 & 94-up?

    If you need R-12 freon, most small - medium aircraft maintenance shops still have it, for servicing aircraft. They have log each time they give/receive R-12, so a few may not want to service a truck. Never hurts to ask.
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    WMO Question

    It is getting tougher to acquire, for free. 5 years ago, a company would drop off a bizjet for fuel system maint, and after we'd defuel 500 gallons and repair it, they would buy new fuel. We could not mix their unknown fuel in with our tightly controlled fuel farms. Some of their fuel...
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    Pensacola Diesel?

    What was wrong with the pumps? Myself and others have a few as spares, to be used years from now. How long from purchase to complaint? Did UHaul give you a hard time?
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    Need a weird size battery...

    Thanks. I looked at all their battery dimensions, but the ones that would fit the OEM tray are 500 CCA. NAPA's ambulance battery is 600 CCA. Two lawn tractor batteries would get me to 680 CCA. But fabbing a new tray wouldn't be very fun, the only access is from the top. I'll...
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    Need a weird size battery...

    Interesting solution. What were the cold cranking amps? I want around 750 CCA, for this battery tray, and am considering fabricating a new tray that can hold two smaller batteries. I can stretch my sideways measurement from 14" to 16", which will allow two small 340 CCA batts to fit side...
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    Possibly moving north....

    My elevation is usually 5200-5500 feet, sometimes up to 6200. Haven't noticed any degradation in performance. The 7.3 NA IDI pulls a 6000lb load just fine.
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    Need a weird size battery...

    My E350 7.3 IDI has two battery compartments. The smaller is 5.5" x 14" by 10.5" max height. I can stretch it to 6" but that has the batt touching the air conditioner housing and the frame. I'm looking for a starting battery that will fit and has 750+ cca. I've looked all over town...
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    22k IDI For Sale

    Is it the low mileage (unknown idle time) that makes it worth $8,000? Or is it the ex-GOV utility style that makes it worth $8,000? I'm curious because I'm sitting on a few legit ex-GOV 7.3 IDI E350 combat troop carriers that were also used for covert surveillance. And they have a lot...
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    Ford van conversion questions

    If I understand correctly, you are going to buy the UHaul and transplant the engine into an E150? If you haven't already invested a lot of money, and time isn't critical, I may have an E350 XLT 1-ton van, with IDI & E4OD for sale shortly. It had around $100,000 in mods to it for government...
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    missing members?

    WOW. just WOW. For the folks complaining about drama and personal attacks on this forum, I really gotta wonder what other forums you frequent. I follow other forums, and this place doesn't have 1/10th the B.S., and personal attacks they do. I recently asked a simple question...

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