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Cup holders
Well I just checked in with my cupholder and she said “Well I’ll try it one more time, but ONLY one more time! And if you drive fast as usual over those bumps and potholes I won’t be ‘yo cupholder by time we get to town!!!” I’m not sure what she meant. I even Googled it and still can’t figure...- ttman4
- Post #611
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Cup holders
You LUCKY THING YOU @Rmccaig86 !!!!!!!!!!! I got one too.......But she's broke down I guess cause her gripper tips things over & she tends to growl at me lots of the time when it comes to "Hold this HONEY, please"!!!! Buuuuttttt.....But she's put up with me for over 53 yrs now!!!- ttman4
- Post #610
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Engine much louder and loss of power while running WVO
Back when I was running WVO I had a few folks that was following me, get where we going, and they asked me what was I burning.??? I always told them, I just pulled through McDonald’s and they must have had a fire going or something cause it was lots and lots of smoke smell like hamburgers and...- ttman4
- Post #15
- Forum: BioDiesel & Alternative Fuels
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Best Valley Pan Gasket?
Just stumble upon this "Best Valley Pan Gasket" post......Wish I had seen it back in March. Now Amazon got them for $72, which is still kinda cheap, cheaper than $1000 that I remember. I got a new one already I hanging onto. Got couple used ones too for hard times. HA HA HA ...And I NOT.... "As...- ttman4
- Post #5
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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What would you get?
I don't remember where I got them (yrs ago) but I got 2-3 sirens ...... With today's other idiot drivers & crowed roads I been thinking & thinking bout adding one onto couple my rigs. Hide them out'a sight. Maybe add couple extra red & blue lites kind'a out of sight in the grill & on top of...- ttman4
- Post #28
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Doing oil cooler. Is this trick legit?
Here is a link to a post I did a few yr ago about my Oil Cooler Rebuild Boo-Boo & several others responded with lots good info. Here's the link https://www.oilburners.net/threads/oil-cooler-rebuild-booboo.84073/- ttman4
- Post #22
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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So what did you do with your truck today?
@Danielle when your neeeeeeeeeeed finally overtakes you & you finally give in & do it, plan on doing two (2) of them, OK? You can do yours first then mine second, or mine first & yours second, I don't care. Just let me know when & I'll swing by & drop Bessie off. But Bessie do neeeeeeeeeed...- ttman4
- Post #13,373
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Has anyone ever tried maxing out cetane boost in synthetic WMO to avoid friggin' around with the timing?
I've not been on here much lately & probably have missed lots. Bunch of personal stuff etc etc. Also haven't been driving Bessie much lately for little over a yr....Personal stuff etc Bessie, my '90 CCLB Turboed IDI Dually with the now '94 Factory IDIT engine. Anyway, I been running WMO...- ttman4
- Post #19
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Has anyone ever tried maxing out cetane boost in synthetic WMO to avoid friggin' around with the timing?
What is synthetic oil made out of anyway????? Anybody know??? Used milk jugs??? Just speculating here...... LOL LOL They sell synthetic blends so I wonder if somehow,...... lets say an oil well in N Dakota is pumping pure black oil out of the ground. Then the same oil company has an oil well...- ttman4
- Post #18
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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We're rich!
@IDIBRONCO .....Well I just now decided to put Bessie up for sale after seeing these ads I been missing!!!!!!!!~ I'll think & mull things round a bit, but I'm sure I'll have the SALE price figured out by lunch time, or soon afterwards. Kind'a thinking maybe somewhere round $91K, or maybe even...- ttman4
- Post #10
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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How bad is the HG job on a 7.3 IDI?
Well LA AREA is bout 1,000 mi from me so I'll just watch & learn myself.....and maybe I might be able to help too some. Lots of helpful knowledge on here on OB for sure! I've got a '94 FTIDI engine I've got to probably go thru myself in the future.....so you get yours done then come on up here &...- ttman4
- Post #158
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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How bad is the HG job on a 7.3 IDI?
Haven't been round much lately.....bunch of personal stuff lately.... @steelholder Great job so far, & GREAT JOB Guys for helping him out on all this!!!! BTW the way @steelholder do you mind telling where you're located? Or do you need to send me a private message? I'm just curious, be funny...- ttman4
- Post #152
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Need advice on battery cable replacement kit
:dunno ;Poke :dunno @IDIBRONCO what are you talking about?????? ........POINTS.......AND A CONDENSOR????? :dunno:dunno Is that stuff they keep back over there with the onions, lemons, lettuce, grapes......or they keep the points & condensor over there in underwear aisle? EVERYTHING we drive...- ttman4
- Post #57
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Project White F250 Restore
@Nero hurry up & Git-er-did!!!! Then you can run over here & help me work on Bessie!!!!- ttman4
- Post #73
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Need advice on battery cable replacement kit
It's sad, but it wasn't but a few yrs ago that WallyWorld/Mart had batteries with 5 yr warrenties, as well as other batteries with less yrs warranties. Now last time I looked they only had like 3yr, 2 yr, 1 yr warranties.....or at least that's what I remember. Last couple batteries I bought I...- ttman4
- Post #51
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Heres how I added an additional fuel filter that reuses the engine oil filter.
Yes as I'm understanding the newer Hollys mfg in last few yrs don't last. I got a Holly Red on now that was EBay bought about 12-13-14 yrs ago & installed & still runs, luckly. Also have a Holly Blue thats been installed for several yrs on another rig & it still good. When they finally go out I...- ttman4
- Post #20
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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big block chevy fueling for your IDIT+!!
Just think,.....I graduated from a little SMALL country school in '68 & headed off to college. 14 in my Grad Class & only me that headed off to college. (Prairie Valley,Tx, small country school, 7 miles into the sticks outside of Nocona, Tx) My main point....... Of the other graduating kids...- ttman4
- Post #81
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Need advice on battery cable replacement kit
BTW, couple days ago I was in our local Welding Supply & checked prices on 2/0 Welding Cable. My cost, with my Commercial Account, is little over $5.75/foot. I been building my own battery cables for long time, doing it a variation, but nearly like @BeastMaster write-up of way to build &...- ttman4
- Post #47
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Need advice on battery cable replacement kit
@jibronee I been running Deep Cycle Group 29 Marine, IIRC without going out & looking this cold morning. Been running them for bout 4+ yrs now. Probably gonna go bad soon though. LOL I was at WalMart few yr back, back in rear checkout/automotive section. I noticed they had some new looking...- ttman4
- Post #46
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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big block chevy fueling for your IDIT+!!
@Indadesert ......Just curious, but I must say/ask, cause I been wondering & wondering....... Whur you from??? By your name I been thinking maybe/probably that you from somewhere like over there in India out in the desert. If so was you pressured out & had to leave? Or was you flat out runned...- ttman4
- Post #52
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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well boys... SHES A RIPPER!
;Poke ;Poke @IDIoit .....I Hate to be one telling you but you trying to get toooo many $$$$ sent to your online site!!! LOL LOL Reason I say this is that couple weeks ago I got to realizing that on my TV, while taking long, long breaks & watching Gunsmoke or Bonanza.......... about every 3...- ttman4
- Post #12
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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1992 F450 rebuild 7.3L idi
Yes factory downpipe do look runned over by something, flat & thin & choked up!! When I put my '94 FIDIT engine in my '90 CCLB Dually I ordered a, IIRC a 3" round downpipe from..... now don't remember, but was pretty cheap. Anyway I did some modifying on it, installed it etc, etc, & went into a...- ttman4
- Post #43
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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ok let us beat the mpg horse some
OK @Clb maybe I've sorta heard a little about some this stuff. I've never known that I was ever following one during Regen. (Probably followed something that was belching smoke & spitting green chunks at me, but I didn't know what was happening) Years ago our neighbor was talking about his son...- ttman4
- Post #34
- Forum: Towing and Hauling
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1992 F450 rebuild 7.3L idi
Yes my '94 Factory IDIT engine code K (Factory Turbo'ed) I have in my '90 CCLB Dually is one. And I picked up last yr a '93 Factory IDIT F250 ECLB that needs a lot of work but is VIN Code K (Door tag says Dec '93) & also has another engine setting in bed that is VIN Code K. I used to remember...- ttman4
- Post #38
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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ok let us beat the mpg horse some
I'm embarrassed for appearing so dumb when I ask this, but what in the world is "REGEN?" And what is/does "During Regen" mean? The closest thing I/we got to anything that might have something to do with these terms might be that '14 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax 6.6 that I/we inherited nearly...- ttman4
- Post #32
- Forum: Towing and Hauling
