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  1. The_Josh_Bear

    Arctic Ambulance

    Doh. Well good thing I typed all that out for duallies... :idiot:
  2. The_Josh_Bear

    Arctic Ambulance

    The big tires that I run would help you out a TON with roads like that, and give a tiny lift. 285/75R-16's, or roughly 33". MT's or open tread AT's. I like the AT's better for the mostly road driving I do. The trick is to only air them up as much as needed to keep the treadwear even. It's...
  3. The_Josh_Bear

    Keiser's 7.3 + turbo noob build

    I'd actually forgotten how frustrated I was putting my turbo on for the first time till I read that, and now just remembered how mad I was when I finally had it all together except the intake hat, not knowing you couldn't just slip it in there after the turbo was in place! I was in a special...
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    how much time before 7.3 is warm? outside temp now 10*C

    My 89 has both the temp sender and light switch, his is an 89. @Bart F-350 my first guess is that your sender and switch are installed into the opposite ports. That would make the wire you grounded the correct wire. Or maybe the wires are crossed, being connected to the wrong thing. Just a...
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    Keiser's 7.3 + turbo noob build

    Now do it with the engine in the truck, for the first time ever! LOL Great progress, engine looks so clean like that. Keep up the good work!
  6. The_Josh_Bear

    Go to reman injection pump

    If you have a pre-filter on the electric pump I'd check that first. Or just delete it. I had one that cause me all sorts of headaches till I realized it was clogged up. You might post in the wanted section, or maybe someone is selling over in the marketplace. Facebook/craigslist too, on the...
  7. The_Josh_Bear

    Upgrade from oil burner to oil dumper...

    @Jesus Freak just went from the friendly, joking, IDI-loving, oil-burning brother we all love... to THE MAN WHO KILLS DISSIDENTS AND EATS THEM! So. Fast. -Flame Thr :popcorn I've 100% never heard of anyone eating goat before. But I like your way of...
  8. The_Josh_Bear

    Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else

    What's "dealer style A/C"? Like they swapped in A/C on a non-A/C factory truck? This makes a ton more sense to me, though I'm pretty much a noob at bottom-end rebuilding. I did one 22R years ago. My 4 cylinders of expertise! LOL I was gonna say, just move the drill faster! :joker: I did my...
  9. The_Josh_Bear

    Mechanical shutoff

    I just realized that we could also plumb in some kind of stopper for the return line. The engine dies if the return sees too much pressure. Not that I really care, but it's a way to do it. Cool find!
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    Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else

    What's the story on that v-belt tensioner, boys? I've never seen that in all my years around OBN and FTE. The yard said it came out of an 89 F250 and my first thought was "shenanigans!" or something similar... :angel:
  11. The_Josh_Bear

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    How are they if you stand in front of your truck from 40 feet away? Maybe crouching down to just above the cut-off point. I've found LED's to scatter light all over and be really obnoxious to other drivers. But I'm all for the tech when they can make it work in an existing housing!
  12. The_Josh_Bear

    parallel turbos

    You left the rag in the intake heater!? We've all been there brother... at least it was something simple after all!
  13. The_Josh_Bear

    Air shocks

    What's the purpose? You want "a few inches of non-permanent height", but for what? I can't think of a way to temporarily raise the truck appreciably without also stiffening the ride, air shocks included. If it's for your off-road excursions, maybe if you had on-board air and some switches you...
  14. The_Josh_Bear

    parallel turbos

    Did you verify the passenger turbo is spinning? I could see a dead turbo causing a lot of potential cross-miss action if one side of the engine isn't carrying it's weight. Though I haven't experienced it myself.
  15. The_Josh_Bear

    We got a little recognition on YouTube

    He says it's in Bernardston, Mass within the first 4 seconds of the video. LOL ;Poke Though he talks so fast I had to google it like 3 times to spell it right... 48-52 inches of rain per year and 55 inches of snow!
  16. The_Josh_Bear

    rear brakes working a little TOO well now

    I'll just throw this in the pot... I had a similar problem a few years ago after a leaking cylinder and getting all new hardware on both sides of the rear axle. My issue was worse than yours, as I would start dragging a tire(or two) under any rainy conditions, and even a few cold mornings on dry...
  17. The_Josh_Bear

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    I guess the Sidewinders must be one step better than the stock ATS/Ford units. My setup even before charge air cooling has never been over 16psi. I haven't wired anything shut either, for fear of lifting a head. With CAC, I max out around 14-15psi...my unplugged waste gate starts to open by...
  18. The_Josh_Bear

    parallel turbos

    This. Plus get a gauge on the inlet fuel pressure to IP. That means after the filters. Then ATF soak overnight! Also, 2 years is plenty of time for a known good pump to self-destruct from water in the diesel or any kind of moisture. The rust ruins all kinds of timing things. One basic trick is...
  19. The_Josh_Bear

    7.3 idi compression test results

    Those compression numbers are stellar!
  20. The_Josh_Bear

    '86 Extended cab project thread

    What's the plan for the oil line coming out of the turbo? It's dead-headed from the factory, just a spot for the pressure sender. Or is that two feed lines coming in? I've never seen it either way.
  21. The_Josh_Bear

    '86 Extended cab project thread

    Love the build and the progress and your thinking. Nice aluminum welds, by the way! Dang for a first time try, they are great! What kind of air filter is that? I collapsed a Spectra with my setup, FYI. I don't want to see anyone get into real trouble from a bad/cheap filter. I happened to...
  22. The_Josh_Bear

    '86 Extended cab project thread

    That amazon listing has this for one of the features of the capacitor: With a 15-year design life, you will never change your ultracapacitor again. :rotflmao That sounds like a threat. Apparently my design life is shorter than this ultra cap!
  23. The_Josh_Bear

    '86 Extended cab project thread

    Wow that's gonna be such a short run of CAC piping. Nice work!
  24. The_Josh_Bear

    What is this bracket for?

    I was just trying to say a 3 ton jack should be able to lift 6k...which I couldn't imagine his service truck would weigh PER rear tire. But then again I could be wrong. :cry:
  25. The_Josh_Bear

    What is this bracket for?

    In that case, you have been lied to about the rating of that jack. My 3.5 Ton from Costco easily lifts the entire rear of my pickup under the pumpkin, which is about 2,000lbs. Lifts each front axle easily too, which would be about the same weight(2k each). If you're in the market for one, I...

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