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  1. Thewespaul

    Injector problems?

    Pull the cap off the bottom of the injector and look at the nozzle for discoloration, if it’s discolored from heat I’d say it’s likely the seat in the head leaking, there’s a reaming tool you can use to repair the seat and get a good seal every time.
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    ATS 088 downpipe

    Anything is possible with some metal working tools, but what I was getting at is the OD of the 088 downpipe is what holds the downpipe in the slip fit, also the 093 mounts on the corner of the engine where the 088 mounts in the center, it would be worth a shot but you would need a way to expand...
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    ATS 088 downpipe

    An 088 downpipe is pretty specific because of the slip fit housing, no flange to go off of to run anything else really.
  4. Thewespaul

    Fuel feed pressure or pressure/vacuum gauge

    When these pumps are calibrated on the stand they run 5 psi inlet pressure, if you run it without any supply pressure fuel quantity drops and timing retards.
  5. Thewespaul

    Project Big Blue

    With the torque converter and transmission getting upgraded we have started looking at the rest of the driveline for potential failures and decided to upgrade a few things in the meantime. Today the first of those upgrades showed up, an Eaton truetrac for the 10.25. Earlier this week I took...
  6. Thewespaul

    blakpete91 88 F-250 IDI Build thread

    While I had the engine still out, decided to replace the stock steering box with a rebuilt red head unit, and replace the steering shaft with a borgesson splined shaft. Popped the drop pitman arm out of the stock box, got the red head installed and suspension hooked back up. Cut the new...
  7. Thewespaul

    Nozzle availability

    It’s likely a vendor doing it since they have the actual stanadyne boxes
  8. Thewespaul

    1985 F250 6.9 short to ground

    What circuit are you seeing a ground signal on? You need to follow that and find the problem, likely one of the big yellow wires feeding power into the cab rubbed through something, ground out on the firewall/cab/chassis and burnt a fusible link next to the master cylinder or starter relay.
  9. Thewespaul

    Anybody in the market for a freshly rebuilt 6.9 idi?

    Do you have any more pictures? Would like to see the dyno sheet as well.
  10. Thewespaul

    Fuel feed pressure or pressure/vacuum gauge

    No you need a properly working lift pump or an electric pump with a regulator
  11. Thewespaul

    Oil drain plug threads

    The magnetic drain plug was a luxury option you had to select from the dealer, not a default option. Kinda like the early sbc that had oil filters as an option.
  12. Thewespaul

    Fuel feed pressure or pressure/vacuum gauge

    Stands are calibrated at absolute pressure, so atmospheric pressure is already taken into account.
  13. Thewespaul

    Nozzle availability

    Sounds like you’ve gotten something I’ve seen on eBay for awhile now. You got a used injector with a reground nozzle and cleaned up body packaged in a newer stanadyne box and relabeled to look new.
  14. Thewespaul

    Fuel feed pressure or pressure/vacuum gauge

    The transfer pump does not require positive pressure, it is however calibrated with five psi of inlet pressure on the test stand so that should be duplicated on the vehicle for the best economy and performance. The vane pump is far from a poor design, I have taken it as far as 400cc of fuel so...
  15. Thewespaul

    Rebuild, Power Stroke or Cummins?

    Here’s over 400 hp and close to 800 ft lbs out of a mechanically stock IDI....
  16. Thewespaul

    battery light on,no tach,trans wont shift.

    No tach could be caused by no power/ground to the TECA, check your fuses.
  17. Thewespaul

    Frame on? Resto?

    Second one looks like the abs diag port that goes next to the obd1 connector above the cruise, if there’s a “Christmas tree” push in on the back of it that’s it for sure. Vacuum switch typically mounts on the lower inner fender well, i would keep it.
  18. Thewespaul

    94 NA, changed starter, cranks won't start - Update

    https://classicdieseldesigns.com/collections/fuel-delivery/products/7-3-and-6-9-idi-db2-injection-pump-feed-line-upgrade
  19. Thewespaul

    Idit piston rings

    It’s possible that is the degree of the keystone in the ring land not the actual ring that they are referring
  20. Thewespaul

    Idit piston rings

    Wasn’t my intention to “internet correct” anyone haha, just sharing what I’ve found. Really any diesel should have keystone rings, just another reason to build an idit over the older idis.
  21. Thewespaul

    Thermostat housing seal

    Get a motorcraft one any other will fail. Amazon typically has it next day
  22. Thewespaul

    Idit piston rings

    The na IDI rings are not keystone like the idit rings, here’s some specs on the various IDI rings. IDIT rings top to bottom: 1/8” 6* keystone 5/64” 3* keystone 9/64 oil control ring 1994-1989 na 7.3: 1/8” conventional 5/64” conventional 9/64” oil control The 88 7.3 is 5/64, 5/64, 9/64 and...
  23. Thewespaul

    Tachometer Add on

    Most standard trucks without a tach won’t have a sensor location on the timing cover so you have to use the autometer kit that pulls the signal off the alternator
  24. Thewespaul

    Alternate air filter ideas for OLD banks sidewinder kit?

    Nope it comes with the an intake hat with the kit
  25. Thewespaul

    Alternate air filter ideas for OLD banks sidewinder kit?

    Since the intake box serves as an intake hat and filter for the turbo you are going to have to replace both to do away with the stock box. I sell an intake hat which will work with your turbo and you can use some 3” aluminum piping to build your own intake off the inducer of the turbo.

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