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    Wood u buy a high mileage turbo 6.9?

    X2 Good maintenance is an asset to a vehicle, and his records/receipts show he did that. But the money spent on maintenance is nowhere near a dollar for dollar trade to the trucks value.
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    Wood u buy a high mileage turbo 6.9?

    I wouldn't hesitate to buy it with those components. But I've got the budget and ability to fix it if it breaks, and spare vehicles to drive while in the process. If you don't have any of those, it's a pretty big gamble as to whether or not this will work for you. 338k is past what I would...
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    Somebody better buy this truck!

    Help someone that is stupid(me) understand. Does that mean the bucket and boom is fiberglass? What kind of voltage is that good for? 480v, 10k line voltage, or higher? Doesn't line voltage equipment have to be inspected routinely for safety, and to make sure it's still protective? I thought I...
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    My kids new wheels not a ford

    Oooohhh, emotions. Things can get really cheap or really expensive when those are involved :cool
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    Valve clearance issue

    The spec for deck height is irrelevant. The spec your looking for is valve recession and piston protrusion. Those 2 items will give you your valve to piston clearance. If they're out, you'll end up with where you're at now. Any machine shop and engine builder worth a darn will measure both of...
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    My kids new wheels not a ford

    I can't either. Why was it junked in the first place? Looking at it more, I think the diamond plate step ruins it for me.
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    Air to Water Intercooler

    You gonna use an electric fan to cool it then?
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    Bus pulling to both sides

    I never said go to them, I said ask. That way you know who it is and can do research on them first. They might know/use someone that she's never heard of/used. She seems to be struggling finding anyone to even work on it.
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    Bus pulling to both sides

    Whatever it is, that isn't normal. You don't need new tires. Looks really like wheel bearings with the shake, but it could be bad balljoints as well. If you're getting vertical and horizontal play at the wheel, it's typically not tie rod ends. Is whoever spilled the concrete/rocks liable for...
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    7.3 tear down/rebuild (hydrolocked)

    Wait, hobby lathes are supposed to be clean? I'll vacuum up the chips/swarf every now and again. The only ones that I've seen that were clean were either brand new, or rusty........
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    IDI Facebook groups

    I've quit following a bunch of them. Got in an argument about how a cheap electric lift pump can't be used parallel to the stock mechanical to prime fuel filters. I ended up calling him names that I'd normally be embarrassed to use in public, but he was so ignorant to his stupidity none of it...
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    7.3 tear down/rebuild (hydrolocked)

    2nd the green loctite. Blue/red is for threads, not sure how it would work on a sleeve like this. Green is a retaining compound used for holding sleeves and stuff. So scuff the hole and shaft with sandpaper, clean with solvent, and then apply the loctite. After setting for 24 hours you should be...
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    1990 F-350 4x4 Ambulance Revival/Long Term Build - "Betty"

    Well, that would be the low/no compression. You think the head gasket failed and rusted the cylinder?
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    Turbo setup ideas/

    Use the search bar. Plenty of options and discussion about it over the years. Wes did a lengthy write up on turbo sizing/math that would probably be of interest to you. https://www.oilburners.net/threads/choosing-a-turbo-for-your-idi-turbo-components-specs-and-compressor-maps.83966/...
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    Electric fuel pump

    Some had issues with it keeping up on stock NA pumps.
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    Waste Motor Oil Distillation?

    How hot did you heat the oil? If it was just to 212, or the boiling point of water, we're not talking about that, but 500+ degrees F. The point where the oil will become a gaseous vapor, which can then be condensed back into a liquid. Do that, and the liquid you condense will be clear like they...
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    Sludge/water and oil seperator for ibc tote

    Depends on how much crap/water is in your wmo. Clean stuff might not need that much capacity, but 1 dirty tote might fill it up easily.
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    Waste Motor Oil Distillation?

    Looks like you're essentially buying the plans to make your own oil refinery. The idea works good for filtration, because you're heating the oil to a vapor, which would leave the contaminants in oil behind in the leftover sludge, and then condensing the oil back into something that's pure. The...
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    Order Lead Time

    He's a member here and is usually pretty active. I imagine he'll chime in soon @Thewespaul I thought he had most of his injection parts on the shelf, so the lead time shouldn't be more then a day or so. Maybe you slipped through the cracks or are the unfortunate victim of modern day shipping.
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    Re-Torquing Head Bolts

    Works great in my head too. We'll see how reality is when I scrape the money and ambition together. If the flow from the water pump isn't there, then it isn't there. Air temp gauges will tell the story on efficiency and how well(if) it works. My plan is to use the same sized heat exchanger you'd...
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    Allison 6 speed transmision?

    Reverse in the zf6 is 5.29 vs 3.79 in the idi zf5. The power stroke zf5 is a wider split then the IDI version, which gives you a little better reverse and 1st ratio. It's also a direct swap I believe. There is a gas version zf5 out there that gives you even wider ratios then the powerstroke zf5...
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    Re-Torquing Head Bolts

    That's the port I'm planning on using. Wherever you source the water from, it must be located on the engine between the thermostat and water pump so that it's under positive flow, like your heater core, at all times. I originally thought about sourcing from the bottom of the radiator(coldest...
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    Re-Torquing Head Bolts

    A lot of your higher hp stationary gen sets use an air-water intercooler. As do all 2 stroke detroits that are aftercooled. IDK where they draw the water from, how cold it is, or any real specific details of them, but they do use engine coolant for it. There are a few builds on here that...
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    Somebody better buy this truck!

    Looks cool, but 4k for something that's been stationary for 10 years and doesn't run......
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    Rotor and pad suggestions to improve braking

    I'm looking for the tsb. Finding it originally wasn't easy, and that was several years ago. IIRC, the booster rod was fine, it bolted up normally, but the fittings needed changed on both the master and the wheel cylinders. Wasn't a big deal because we have a kit with all the different fittings...
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