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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    This is why my Excursion almost never has a full tank, rated capacity is 44 gallons, and it holds more… lol
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    92-93 E350 down in the SoCal desert

    Dim O/D light all the time is no power to the TECA, which i what that relay you mess with to make it stop is. Could a bad relay, something wrong with the socket in the fuse box. Or it could be the fuse that feeds it. If I remember correctly, the fuse that feeds the TECA is also the same one that...
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    "Tank" my 91 Crew Cab Dually

    The 6.0 Filter do flow well.. I think I’ve read in on a 6.0 they are good for over 500 horse before they are a restriction. The element last a really long time…. And filters very well. One think most don’t realize is the drivers side battery tray also has the mount for the filter on it. On a...
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    IDI into a newer truck what head aches to expect?

    Westin!!!! Love watching him. A kid that started with nothing, and made something for himself on YouTube… Besides, the SmokeStang started as a joke….. (I’ve been watching Westin since the beginning. When he had the beaters, and the stories about Mom’s Porsches……)
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    "Tank" my 91 Crew Cab Dually

    OK. This is a bad as what to call the pieces and then the whole assembly that has the black round rubber thing, and the metal thing that is bolted to the hub….. LOL You know the rolley thing that touches the road…..
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    GearVendors behind ZF5 4x4 - Anyone done it and care to share their setup?

    Most newer vehicles are this way from the factory. My 11 F-150 with the 6 speed auto is. 5th is over and 6th is double over. 6th is something like 1700 RPM at 70-ish
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Or waiting for the check engine light to go off so you can start your gasser…… LOL
  8. snicklas

    Odometer question

    My opinion is that it has rolled over once, so 121,***. The condition of the seat and pedals is less than my 174,000 mile Excursion. There is also not a lot of wear on the steering wheel where the "spokes" meet the wheel. Every vehicle I have driven with that wheel had a little "dent" in the...
  9. snicklas

    Boost on 6.9/7.3 idis

    Did you slam your hand in the door before you got in, so you were mad enough to drive it...... LOL I love 2 Stroke Detroits.... Would love one in a pickup. The township, where I grew up had an Austin-Western Road Grader that had a 3 Cylinder Detroit (either a 3-53 or 3-71). Everyone in town...
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    Boost on 6.9/7.3 idis

    Basically it's the DT466's little brother. Wet sleeves, built like a tank, just like any other IH/Navistar Engine was... even the IH Gas Engines back in the day were WAY over engineered... built like a brick ****house..... built way beefier and heavier than they needed to be... but that is...
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    Vacuum pump gone bad?

    Correct, you should have 20+ inches of vacuum. 6 or 7, either your pump is bad, or you have a huge leak somewhere. Stuck on vent is odd… becaus no vacuum is normally defrost only, since seeing is more important that the other settings. I wonder if someone rigged it to stay on vent for some...
  12. snicklas

    kubota d1105 looses prime running

    Algae? You did mention it had sat for a time. Tank being plastic, that is the only “easy” way I can think of to get a sandy/rusty stuff in the fuel……. or there is and opening somewhere that is letting stuff in the tank that is hidden by the machine……
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    ZF5 rebuild preferences? DIY, rebuilder, etc.

    +- There have been a couple people do it. It is not a direct bolt in, it does not use the adapter plate that is already on the IDI.... They have said for the amount of work and very little gain, it was not worth it. 1 and 6th are basically the same ratios as 1 and 5, there is just one more in...
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    New to the diesel world from Indiana

    Welcome!! What part of Indiana are you in. We have a few members here. I’m out East of Indy in Greenfield.
  15. snicklas

    Zd29s vs Zd9s...for the inquiring mind...

    One other thing with meters, is you do get what you pay for. I have a Fluke that I use and am VERY protective of (is stored in the house, in a cabinet and NO ONE is allowed to touch it (LOL)). It will read a glow plug.... the $20 meters from Harbor Freight... not so much..... But for just...
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    Where's everyone at?

    I would say the most honest answer.. social media… or maybe other sites.. buy I would say more to social media… We have a sister site, www.superdutydiesel.com, that I am a mod on also… and there is very little posted over there also. I gone more than a week and not seen a post…. And...
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    I really need help with a weird no start

    So I wasn’t the only one that caught that…. LOL
  18. snicklas

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Let me look into being able to do that... and I will go in and move out what doesn't belong. Give me a day or so.....
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    Heater core bypass/coolant filter

    Basic explanation…. The Heater Core, and A/C Evaporator are inside the same ”2 compartment box” on the firewall. All the air that enters the cabin goes through this box… There is a blend door in there that blocks off the air flow through the heater core (well it’s supposed to) so it only goes...
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    "Tank" my 91 Crew Cab Dually

    Just remember the way it works…. Good, Fast and Cheap…… pick TWO…. Good and Fast isn’t Cheap Cheap and Fast isn’t Good Good and Cheap isn’t Fast
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    2000 Excursion Limited 7.3 - 229,000 Miles - In KY near Frankfort - $20,500

    Yep, I live just outside of Indianapolis in a small town, but work in the heart of downtown (I’m less than 2 blocks from the “circle” where the monument is), so I have to drive downtown everyday. I have the choice of 3 vehicles to drive (one is my son’s) an 11 F-150, an 03 Excursion and a 90...
  22. snicklas

    Electric Vacuum pump vs Hydro-boost swap

    Yep, they are out there. The 2011 and 2012 3.5EB F-150 have an electric vacuum pump for the brakes and other vacuum needs. It mounts inside the inner fender below the drivers side headlight. The replacement Motorcraft pump kit from RockAuto is over $450, and the pump is almost the same size a...
  23. snicklas

    For sale

    Correct The V-Belt to Serpentine happened in “early” 92… like April or May. We had a 92 with a serpentine belt, so this being a 93, it should be a serpentine. Unless, in the past someone had issues with the Serpentine belt and switched it to V-Belts. Personal opinion, on an IDI, I would...
  24. snicklas

    Looking for a GPS Vehicle tracker.

    Part of it could be, like most of the ones we have, and the 2 we have now, if you, an average car thief, if you can actually get it started, and everything you need to use to make it move, to do what you need.... then well, have fun.....
  25. snicklas

    Removing Timing Cover

    Yea that's a 7.3 thing (and maybe an 87 6.9) Not sure how the one on the 6.9 Bull nose trucks work, since the factory water separator and water in fuel light is from the can on the firewall, instead of being part of the filter. The only 6.9 bull we've had so far, was "7.3-ized" by Travis. It...

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