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  1. nitroguy

    What is this on my 1984 6.9 idi

    Nice! Is this the actual one to use (as in, Google the part number and Buy Now?). Asking "for a friend". Who has an 84. With a bypassed separator.
  2. nitroguy

    Formally Introducing... Red Fred the Rusty ol Flatbed

    Awesome! Thanks guys!
  3. nitroguy

    Formally Introducing... Red Fred the Rusty ol Flatbed

    Here's a couple videos I shot of the truck idling. I'd love to hear any thoughts you guys have on them. Does it sound right? The second video is me revving it up a bit. It's smoking quite a bit, seems to do it hot or cold. It didn't do it when I picked it up, I am assuming it's because of my...
  4. nitroguy

    Formally Introducing... Red Fred the Rusty ol Flatbed

    See? This is why this forum is the best. Awesome advice guys! Couple follow up questions: 1. If I go the 38 gallon tank route (liking this idea, seems simpler), does it hang lower than stock? If so, I'd need to look at something else. This truck will spend more time driving overland to collect...
  5. nitroguy

    Formally Introducing... Red Fred the Rusty ol Flatbed

    Hey all! Perhaps you've seen me lurking around, but this site is phenomenal. It has quickly become my number one visited site, which is both entertaining as well as enabling. Here is my truck as it sits today: For those that don't know, the story started a few months ago when I went to the...
  6. nitroguy

    Project: The New CDD Shop Truck

    I'm not sure why you're still typing. You've got 10,000-20,000 miles to be driving! You know, round trip to up here in Montana would be a good use of those 10k miles. Bring a couple extra with you when you come. ;)
  7. nitroguy

    Project: The New CDD Shop Truck

    Ahhh, that makes so much more sense. Especially in the context of the tire hop comments. I was about to be absolutely blown away, instead I'll leave it at incredibly impressed.
  8. nitroguy

    Project: The New CDD Shop Truck

    Ok, can we come back to this for a minute? I get that I'm a newbie and all, but what is going on here???!! This is INCREDIBLE. is the truck actually accelerating that quickly, or is that some wiring malfunction in the dash??
  9. nitroguy

    Best combo for compound

    THIS is what keeps me coming back to this site! Phenomenal stuff!!
  10. nitroguy

    Bought one! Now to drive it 600 miles

    Seriously phenomenal insights here guys! Thank you! And yes, it's just off i90 by North Bend. Good eye! That's impressive!! Here's what happened. I got a call from the shop who proudly proclaimed it ready to go! Picked it up Friday afternoon from the shop, and he fired right up. Drove it a...
  11. nitroguy

    Bought one! Now to drive it 600 miles

    Hey guys! I just bought a new farm truck - an 84 f350 with the 6.9 in it. I got it in Seattle, and will be driving it to Montana tomorrow. It didn't run when I bought it - starter, glow plug controller, and brake master cylinder were shot. I had a shop replace the brake MC (visiting family, no...
  12. nitroguy

    Cargo Star

    Haha! It's upside down...
  13. nitroguy

    Anyone ever seen a gauge pod like this

    No, most of the one's I've seen are horizontal. ;Poke
  14. nitroguy

    one fuel tank

    Question on this, somewhat related. What is the advantage of two separate tanks and a switch between them? And instead of replacing two separate tanks with one big one, couldn't you just plumb the two together with a really big, nonrestrictive hose? I'm thinking 2", or something that would be...
  15. nitroguy

    Update on Hank - And it's not a good one. :-/

    Hey guys, Maybe you remember me. I'm the guy that just moved to Montana and before I left bought a really clean (looking) '93 IDIT that had brand new head gaskets on him. Brought it over the pass, and started smoking like a banshee. Took it in to the shop, then another, then another, then...
  16. nitroguy

    Starter Fluid?

    I don't understand - are you saying you started your engine with no starter? How is that possible? Do tell!
  17. nitroguy

    7.3 IDIT Headgasket?

    A bit of a thread revival, but I'm doing some self ed-u-ma-cating before I tear the heads off my truck this Saturday. Could you expand on what you mean by this? (I apologize if it's a common-knowledge thing, I'm still figuring these engines out - tearing it apart will certainly help teach me a...
  18. nitroguy

    Bed style opinions/debate

    What's the logic of the front lower air-dam looking thing? Aerodynamic improvements (of a brick?!?!) ?
  19. nitroguy

    cold weather / low oil pressure?

    Woohoo!
  20. nitroguy

    cold weather / low oil pressure?

    I could be wrong, but from what I've been reading, the stock gauge is not of much help on actual pressure. Something about how if the factory sensor location sees anything over 7 (?) psi, it'll shoot the needle up to the middle of the gauge. Any fluctuations (and mine bounces around all over the...
  21. nitroguy

    Cracked Head? (Sick to my stomach...)

    Love it! Thanks for the inspiration. Thanks for those!! I'll give that last guy a call tomorrow! Thanks again everyone for all your help. I hope I didn't sound like a whiner, that really wasn't my intention. I was simply trying to do all the thinking I could before I started spending...
  22. nitroguy

    Cracked Head? (Sick to my stomach...)

    Yeah, thanks for all the help guys, I really do appreciate it! I haven't been able to do all the diagnostics suggested, I wanted to think through the "why" behind each of them before I had the mechanic do the work. Again, it kills me I can't do the work myself, but time simply prohibits that...
  23. nitroguy

    Cracked Head? (Sick to my stomach...)

    Cool Guys. With the lack of time, I haven't been able to run diagnostics myself, but I think I'll see what the mechanic charges for compression test. I think that'll tell a lot. It's not the primary vehicle, but my wife's getting sick of dropping me off every morning. Maybe I'll just buy a...
  24. nitroguy

    Cracked Head? (Sick to my stomach...)

    Guys, this sucks. I don't know if you've been following my attempted-diagnostic threads, but I think I'm in the deep end with no water wings. Would love your opinion before I call the junkyard dogs. Took Hank (my '93 IDIT with 195k miles that I bought 2,000mi ago) to a mechanic. Diesel...
  25. nitroguy

    Which magic bottle?

    Good advice. I'll do some reading. I know that the mechanic I bought it from handed me a bottle of Napa Coolant Additive stuff (purply in color, I believe) and said to always add it to the coolant at every oil change. I didn't add it this last gallon and a half of coolant, but did the previous...

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