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  1. Shadetreemechanic

    Superstart (oreilly's) battery cable review

    Mine are still great.
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    Talk me down off the edge, I think the engine is toast

    That is the plan. This is a Jasper reman motor and the rods all have STD written on them. I am holding out hope that since the crank hasn't been turned it may have enough meat on it to be salvaged. This will be a slow budget build for daily driver. I don't really need the motor, but my kids...
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    Talk me down off the edge, I think the engine is toast

    I took 9 years for me to get around to it, but I did really want to see what had happened to this motor. That would be what was left of the #8 connecting rod. No issues with valvetrain. It looks like the PO ran it low on oil which is why it quit on the side of the road. He left that detail...
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    Talk me down off the edge, I think the engine is toast

    Thread resurrection.
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    Anyone know how to search for really old posts?

    Thanks Cubey. You solved it inadvertently. I searched yesterday for my old posts, but 20 pages in only went to 2013. I redid it this morning and noticed a little button labeled "search older posts" 60 pages in I found it from fall of 2011. Now I need to take a few photos and update it.
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    Anyone know how to search for really old posts?

    I tore into a motor tonight that I promised to report back on in a post from sometime between 2010 and 2012. When I search my posts it only goes back to 2013. I guess I have been on here a while and there are probably not many who saw the original post, but I did say I would post pics of...
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    Non AC radiator for IDI

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    Non AC radiator for IDI

    hmm that didn't work. I took it with my iphone so its a damn heic file. Ill figure it out and post it.
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    Non AC radiator for IDI

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    Mechanic said "I dunno" "makes no sense"

    They were still offering the oilburners discount too last time I called. They had me a pump in three days that I had been looking all over the country for.
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    Mechanic said "I dunno" "makes no sense"

    You near these guys? http://www.conestogadiesel.com/ That is where i would head.
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    Radiator suggestions

    If your radiator is original, see if you can find a place to get it rodded. Those original brass radiators are better quality than anything you find today. Where in GA are you? I just had a guy rod one of mine in Flat Rock Alabama. Its not far from the north GA line.
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    Tech-Time Mag probe not reading

    I am sorry. I should have remembered that. I threw that thing away the first time I used mine and forgot it was ever there.
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    Tech-Time Mag probe not reading

    The only time I get the -20 reading is when the probe is not inserted far enough. It is a PITA to get it in far enough, but it sounds like you have won that battle. You didn't damage it getting it in did you? Try holding it next to the flywheel with vice grips and see if you can get a reading
  15. Shadetreemechanic

    need a fan clutch

    I should clarify. I have three IDI's. I am not replacing them every couple years on the same truck.
  16. Shadetreemechanic

    need a fan clutch

    I open the box and if it says made in the USA I buy it. Never had an issue with that method. I bought a murray most recently that way, but it looked just like a hayden I had bought a couple years before.
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    Non AC radiator for IDI

    Anyone need one? I just pulled a good looking one from a parts truck. I have no use for it.
  18. Shadetreemechanic

    What else do you drive?

    Mercedes Benz diesel. I have a 1983 240D, 1984 300TD, and a 1985 300TD. Hands down mercedes built the best diesels around for decades.
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    Moving Saturday

    Good luck. I love a good road trip in a vintage machine. We just wrapped up a 2600 mile run in our 1984 mercedes last week.
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    Moving Saturday

    I would check your u joints and make sure they are free and greased. A dry u joint will go for years running errands, but will cause major problems quickly on a long road trip.
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    I need a AC condenser! cant find one

    I just put a generic parallel flow condenser in my Mercedes diesel. I had to fabricate brackets, but the condenser was only $40 bucks on ebay. It was brand new and shipped pressurized so it was definitely solid. A parallel flow condenser will work better with modern refrigerants anyway.
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    Road Trips

    I took my IDI east to the NC coast last year then went south to Key West and back again. 2800 miles round trip. Only averaged 15.5 mpg because the fan clutch was freezing up and locking completely randomly. Otherwise good trip. Headed out in a couple weeks to northern Minnesota to canoe the...
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    1985 F250 2wd powered by Hino 4cylinder diesel and 5spd trans.

    That could be a cool build, but I don't enjoy picking up someone else's half finished project. In my experience they generally do all the easy stuff and each time they hit a roadblock they move to something else. I always end up with projects that are a never ending series of dead ends due to...
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    7.3 IDI w/ banks turbo overheating

    If you are still having the same issue after two fan clutches, odds are its a different issue. That radiator looks original. How do the fins look on the inside and out? It may be time for a good rod job or replacement. If your radiator is clogged up and not dumping the heat out of the...
  25. Shadetreemechanic

    radiator options, international shipping E350

    That is my suggestion as well. Get your radiator re cored locally.

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