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  1. scsmith42

    Coolant filter kit

    I thought that I would update this thread since I've installed the Rudy's coolant filter kit. For starters, I think that they have the best deal out there. The kit included filter base, filter, hoses, brass elbows and hose barbs, and even shutoff valves for each line so as to minimize coolant...
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    Battery jumper packs?

    I've had good success here on the farm with one of the NOCO Boost units. It doesn't work well if a battery is totally dead but for most applications works fine. This includes jumping heavy equipment and tractors.
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Work on the project truck continues (1990 2wd F250). It had sat for 7 years in a barn before I purchased it several months back. Last week I replaced the AC compressor, receiver dryer, orifice, and flushed out the system. I'm now getting 49 degree air at an idle, and colder when it's moving...
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    First 6.0

    LOL. You win the internet for today with that comment!
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    If you wanted to rebuild a 7.3 idi, increase it's performance w/o a turbo, what would you do?

    Great feedback, thanks much.
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    If you wanted to rebuild a 7.3 idi, increase it's performance w/o a turbo, what would you do?

    Thanks guys - that helps me to better understand the "what" and "why". For what it's worth, my all time favorite diesel engine that I both loved and hated was the 6.4 in my '8 450. I loved it due to the power that the sequential turbo system made after reprogramming. It would literally...
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    If you wanted to rebuild a 7.3 idi, increase it's performance w/o a turbo, what would you do?

    Thx. Decades ago I owned a machine shop that specialized in racing engines (gasoline), and we did custom turbo work, so I'm familiar with the pro's and con's. In the gasoline world, there are lots of options to increase power and torque w/o a turbo. Towing camshafts, advanced cam timing, low...
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    Need Timing Light

    That's a great thread! Thanks for listing it.
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    If you wanted to rebuild a 7.3 idi, increase it's performance w/o a turbo, what would you do?

    LOL. We currently have a 2017 F450 with 6.7, a 2017 diesel GMC Canyon, a Sterling with a 12.7 Detroit, and a dump truck with a CAT. Previously had two '03 6.0's, an '05 6.0, an '08 6.4, a 98 Chevy with the older GM turbo diesel, '05 and 06 5500's with Duramax's, and 2017 and 2018 Freight...
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    If you wanted to rebuild a 7.3 idi, increase it's performance w/o a turbo, what would you do?

    That's good advice. My compression and leak down testers are for gasoline engines/ what type of cylinder pressures should I expect to see on a 21:1 ratio diesel? I need to make sure that my equipment is suitable. Thx. Scott
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    If you wanted to rebuild a 7.3 idi, increase it's performance w/o a turbo, what would you do?

    Looks like the primary NA cam option would be the Type 4 / Logger cam from Russ. Anybody have experience with the Stage 1 Premium injectors from CDD? I can do a port match on the heads and intake manifold when I have the engine apart and also a multi angle valve job. Years ago when I was...
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    If you wanted to rebuild a 7.3 idi, increase it's performance w/o a turbo, what would you do?

    I just dropped a grand on a new moose injection pot that’s set up for stock, non-turbo, and I don’t wanna lose that investment. Plus, I’m planning to put a dunk bed on this truck and use it a lot around the farm so there’s not much opportunity to get up to speed or a turbo would make a big...
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    If you wanted to rebuild a 7.3 idi, increase it's performance w/o a turbo, what would you do?

    At some point I'm probably going to rebuild my 1990 vintage 7.3 idi. It has a little under 190K miles on it. I'm well versed with rebuilding gasoline engines but don't have much experience with non-turbo diesels. What upgrades are available to increase hp / torque w/o adding a turbo...
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    Moose Diesel Poor Customer Sevice?

    Moose Diesel LLC.
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    Moose Diesel Poor Customer Sevice?

    I have no idea…I. Just a customer who bought a reman pump from them
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    1990 clutch master cylinder rod removal

    I've been having some problems with the clutch in my 1990 F250 7.3 idi project truck. When I got the truck back on the road after it sat for 7 years on a local farm, the clutch worked fine. It had just been replaced when the truck's oil cooler went out 8 years ago, which was why it the truck...
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    Moose Diesel Poor Customer Sevice?

    Suzi reached out yesterday and apologized for the extended time for my core deposit to be refunded. The refund hit my account overnight.
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    Moose Diesel Poor Customer Sevice?

    I just went back and studied their site and discovered the statement about taking a month. Somehow I missed that the first time around. I'm going to edit my previous post (if the system will let me ) so that I'm not unfairly dinging them for the amount of time.
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    New here - NC farmer / sawmill owner

    The 1990 F250 truck project that I acquired last September continues to be an interesting saga. In addition to changing all filters and lubricants, thus far I've: 1 - Replaced the lift pump 2 - replaced the fuel heater element in the filter housing (leak around boss for wire terminals) 3 -...
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    Moose Diesel Poor Customer Sevice?

    My recent experience with Moose. Called and ordered a stock rebuilt pump for my stock 1990 F250 on March 2. Card was billed for pump and $400 core charge the next day. The pump shipped about a week later and arrived on the date that they told me to expect it. So Kudo's to them for that. But...
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    Met Oilburners member @ChevellRCR tonight

    This evening Oilburners member @ChevellRCR and his lovely wife stopped by my farm and Sawmill to pick up some drums of methanol that I had for sale. These were left over from a bio Diesel project that I was involved with about 15 years ago and I finally got tired of looking at them stored in one...
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    Looking for Wiper Electrical Connectors for 91 F-250

    Odd, Rock auto lists 6 pin and 7 pin connectors, but no 3 pin ones.
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    Shoutout to Bronco Graveyard

    Parts arrived today! Great service and reasonable pricing, IMO.
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    Shoutout to Bronco Graveyard

    I've been having some problems with the clutch in my 1990 F250, and after replacing the clutch master and slave cylinders the problem did not go away. Further diagnosis revealed some movement at the clutch master cylinder, so after researching the issue I discovered the Ford TSB about the...
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    gas station diesel

    That was an interesting article and I learned a lot from it. Thanks for sharing.

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