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  1. ttman4

    ok let us beat the mpg horse some

    Well thru most of the '90's, when Bessie, my '90 CCLB Dually, was new & thru most of the '90's I could get 18-19-20 round town daily driving. 235-85x16, ATS 088 turbo, etc etc She get 100-120 K on her & I get down 14-15-16 so I get pump & injectors rebuilt at place back down there Dallas, Tx...
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    1992 F450 rebuild 7.3L idi

    Well @IDIBRONCO my 40x64 shop is up but I still got to pour that @amn slab!! Just been one thing after another been gettin in the way!! And actually I really think what got my engine was that off brand thermostat that came out in 2 pieces when I finally pulled it. I think getting it hot & not...
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    Need advice on battery cable replacement kit

    Well I still not sure if pic is posting On Edit…. It didn’t
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    1992 F450 rebuild 7.3L idi

    Easy @92obsidi , slow down, @Nero is just trying to help, for real! EGT's got my '94 Factory IDIT engine in my '90 CCLB Dually, (that & an off brand ((not Motorcraft)) thermostat) .....2 low popping cylinders.
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    Vacuum Filling Coolant (1993 7.3 IDI)....possible Concerns??

    Couple other Forums I won't name right now, yrs ago, but I'd look at or ask a question and read 50-60 bully style answers before I finally found the answer I needed. All kind of of asinine stuff like "Well stupid, EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT!!"...."Where you been, anybody with ANY KIND OF SENSE KNOWS...
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    DIY return line junction block ideas?

    I like yours @Nero , & besides that you're closer to me than @hce is where he hangs out in Glasgow, Mt. I'l be by & get one some nite after midnite @Nero LOL LOL
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    Need advice on battery cable replacement kit

    @BeastMaster Thanks. I'll get it figured out somehow. Sad/stupid/silly thing is that in the past I've posted pics on here on OB. Been a while & I got a new upgraded 16+ phone I'm still learning. And as far as your write up @BeastMaster it's GOOD!! Needs to be saved in the "GOOD" section...
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    Need advice on battery cable replacement kit

    No @scsmith42 they are metal handles./ Actually I was back out at my shop- & looked. They look like someone stuffed some stout 1 1/4" copper tubes in place of where probably fiberglass handles went. They are in there stout, & are tough, I've crimped lots things thru the years! This morning...
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    Need advice on battery cable replacement kit

    My crimpers look like big bolt cutters, about 34" long. ( I took a pic of them but can't remember how to post a pic from phone over onto OB.......Somebody refresh my memory & tell me how to do it PLEASE.......???) And I've had my crimpers for OVER 50 yrs!!! Yrs ago when we still lived in...
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    70 amps alternator wire question

    I like Dielectric grease cause it sorta helps keep that green green crud out/away from my electrical wiring, be it automotive, shop wiring, extension cord plugins, just whatever. Even Carol uses it on her coffee pot I think! LOL No seriously, there's a place for using Dielectric Grease.
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    Someone go get it!!!

    LOL LOL Sorta looks like the front of my '92 ECLB IDI after that BIG MONSTER ROCK jumped out in front of us when I was teaching my 9 yr old granddaughter how to drive a manual tranny!! That rock was bigger than front of my truck! Scared her nearly out of her mind! I kept telling her "Don't...
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    DIY return line junction block ideas?

    Yeah & I think I've already broadcasted on OB & several other places that I GONN'A LIVE TO BE 150 YRS OLD!!!! Just out'a SPITE!!! And if folks don't believe it just hang round & watch!!!! & while I'm doing all that spite stuff I learn something EVER DAY!!! Imagine how smart I be..... About 12"...
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    DIY return line junction block ideas?

    Where did you find a fitting like that/this? I never have ever seen one tike it. & I been EVERYWHERE & seen EVERYTHING .....but this is a new one one me!!!
  14. ttman4

    Soo what happened???

    It's Mr. AI and he's knocking at your door & peeking in your windows!!! I was getting about 30-40 Spam calls a day that I no longer answer unless it shows as a local #. Then I answer local #, voice talks spam junk, I hang up, then block all spam numbers. Recently calls have slacked off. But in...
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    Soo what happened???

    @Jesus Freak is that thing yours? If so, what you run in it??? Crisco? LOL LOL
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    7.3 IDI Turbo Harmonic Balancer

    Well I don't know about that info.......But according to Carol (my wife) I got 999 IDIs around here along with all my other "GONN'A get around to it projects.!!!" And she wants them all hauled away! I keep telling her "Just think, in another 50-75 yrs we can sell'em for bout $Million $$$$...
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    Oil Filter for 1993 7.3 IDI Non-Turbo....Baldwin B7039?

    Well back few yrs ago @icanfixall (haven't seen him on here in a while) started a thread "Frantz Bypass Oil Filter" and started some interesting info etc etc. Some other older threads have talked about different TP Bypass Oil filters. I haven't been driving Bessie much lately but still been...
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    Oil Filter for 1993 7.3 IDI Non-Turbo....Baldwin B7039?

    I been running PSD Filters for yrs & yrs on everything, on my '90 (Bessie) with IDIT & now with the '94 Factory IDIT .....when she was 2 wheel drive & now since she has the D60. Run PSD filters on some my other rigs too, on everything. NA, Turboed, 2 wheel 4 wheel, etc, etc U Haul Van etc etc
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Looking great @Nero looking great! Wish you could come over here & help me go thru this '94 Factory IDIT that I got in Bessie!!!! Gonn'a have to go thru it soon as I get tons of other stuff done.
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    What you putting it into? (maybe I already missed it)
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Well today the DIL & grand-daughters were gone over into NE Oregon somewhere to where her mother lives. Our other 3 boys are scattered all way from Montana to Texas. So me & Carol just had "another day." "No Big Turkey Dinner." I did some stuff outside & stuff out in the shop. Then went...
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    1991 Ford F-350 - 10k Miles - 4x4 Dually - Dump Body

    o_O :dunno Well OB Guys, I couldn't sleep very well last couple nites.....Frettin & worrying bout nother one of my BOO-BOOs!! Got to thinking bout me saying & using those words here, here of all places. Place where 6.9 & 7.3 IDI words is always used......And I got so excited looking at...
  23. ttman4

    1991 Ford F-350 - 10k Miles - 4x4 Dually - Dump Body

    Nice truck @BEvensen28 !! Wish you had the beer cooler @IDIBRONCO mentioned setting just to the right of @Nero wishful eye spotting that cupholder! BTY @Jesus Freak I'm pretty sure it's got an engine......May be a Hand Crank-over or even a Rope-Start engine, but actually I'll bet It's got...
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    Cup holders

    @Jesus Freak Wish I was like U.......Lots of time & nothing to do!!! I been so busy......& lots to do.......I just decided to set one of Carol's dining room table's chairs on driver's side kinda close to steering wheel, empty 5 gal bucket over on passenger side & took a black Majic Marker &...
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    Gas vs diesel zf5

    Well I went by & looked yesterday & it's got a 460 in it. My friend not sure yet what going to do, so I may or maynot wind up with that ZF5 transmission & BW 1356. He & I always helping each other on stuff

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