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  1. genscripter

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    I just installed a Wicked Wheel 2 in my hypermax pulse van kit. Holy balls. Amazing. It basically doubled my boost and lowered my EGT's 100-200 degrees. I haven't even played with the timing and fuel screw yet.
  2. genscripter

    7.3 idi factory turbo best way to seal up-pipe

    It would depend on how big of a leak. If it's something rather tiny, you could use some acoustical sealant to make up the gap until the carbon completely seals it up. My hypermax kit has a hairline seam that never seals on it own from the down pipes and up pipes at the pedestal. I use a bit...
  3. genscripter

    What tools/spares should I bring for a cross country trip in a new to me truck?

    On all my IDI Vans, someone had replaced the screw-style jacks with aftermarket bottle jacks. Usually low quality bottle jacks. Nearly all the OP's bottle jacks didn't work well, or at all. Thankfully, I found out they were bad after I got home, and not on the drive.
  4. genscripter

    Turbo trouble

    I second this. Hypermax customer service is pretty horrendous. I wrote about their BS on my blog a while ago.
  5. genscripter

    What tools/spares should I bring for a cross country trip in a new to me truck?

    Before you do any driving long distance, find the jack and see if it lifts the truck. Lots of times, these old trucks will have a jack, but the hydraulics malfunction. It's often neglected until you get a flat tire and it's too late. So attempt to lift the truck. If it doesn't work, then...
  6. genscripter

    1985 6.9 IH bad sound from exhaust and intake.

    The intake noise is normal. Once you take off the air cleaner (for the NA) or the intake hat (for the turbo'ed), the intake makes that thud sound. I once started a block that I rebuilt on a stand without an intake hat, and I freaked out too. But someone on this forum informed me the intake...
  7. genscripter

    Anyone know how to release the ignition on an 80s ford?

    Funny stuff. I tried to use my service manual to remove the ignition, and the word "ignition" comes up something like 790 times. So I never really got to the section that explains how to remove the tumbler. I got the whole thing and steering column back together without problems. Also, while...
  8. genscripter

    Anyone know how to release the ignition on an 80s ford?

    It was the little hole on the bottom, but the stud in mine must have jammed up cuz it took a lot of force to push it in. Eventually it wiggled loose. I posted this thread because I thought maybe there was some other safety pin holding the ignition switch in place because my release pin was so...
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    Anyone know how to release the ignition on an 80s ford?

    I've been trying to get the ignition out off my 1988 van for a while and I can't figure out the trick. See attached image If anyone has a link to a YouTube video showing how to do this (preferably not filmed by a retarded epileptic or on a tripod located in the furthest zip code from the...
  10. genscripter

    TIming

    This is how we lose members on this forum. For the IDI newbie, it isn't the most intuitive thing to know how to time these beasts. Sometimes the biggest problem with researching these engines is knowing the right question to ask. If you don't even know that you don't know, then how do you...
  11. genscripter

    Is it a Good Deal?

    Mac is right on, overall. No one will buy that engine. You are likely the only buyer for that engine and tranny, and it will sit there for a decade if he wants $2000 for it. I recently bought an IDI engine with a radiator, all accessories, IP, fan clutch, flex plate, torque converter, cables...
  12. genscripter

    Is it a Good Deal?

    I'm not following what you are asking. I said "If the PO was putting in R&D parts, that's a good sign that they cared a little bit about the quality of parts for that IDI." I don't think I went out on a limb saying that. Justin is a superstar in the IDI world, but outside of that, he's...
  13. genscripter

    Oil drain plug thread count

    My suspicion is the vacuum pressure won't do much, cuz the CDR will let all the vac escape. Also, the engine oil is really heavy and all that viscous pressure focusing down on the drain will outweigh anything a shop vac could produce. I'd say the finger technique is the way to go.
  14. genscripter

    Is it a Good Deal?

    Grime can happen pretty quickly if he had a diesel leak near the fan. It can spray all over the engine and if left unfixed, it can accumulate a lot. These diesels are hard to keep clean and notoriously leak even after a moderately-recent rebuild. An engine with over 100,000 miles will look...
  15. genscripter

    Difficulty turning up pump

    Be sure you have an extraordinarily strong and well-made 5/32" allen if you are going to tap it. I'd hate to hear you rounded it off or broke it off in the IP. In my vans, it really hard to gain access to the fuel screw and hold the allen wrench. Also, it's hard to turn it, so I keep a 3-inch...
  16. genscripter

    Idles good, then starts surging underway.

    If you don't want to install an inline tee and pressure hose to the interior of the cab, you can setup a phone camera or gopro with a flashlight in the engine bay of your truck, then take it for a drive. It'll record a video of your fuel pressure, and you can get the gist of the engine...
  17. genscripter

    Fuel delivery issue

    I'll keep things public, I was more talking about details that help clarify for the literary component of the blog. I didn't want to clutter up the OB forum with slightly off-topic questions for you. A picture would be really nice, but not completely necessary.
  18. genscripter

    Fuel delivery issue

    Very good information. Would you mind if I requoted this text on the blog as an addendum to my article? I might even PM you for some more clarification. This would be invaluable for people doing the gasser-to-diesel van sender conversion on our IDI Vans. I learned my bending-the-float-arm...
  19. genscripter

    Fuel delivery issue

    Jasper is right. When I wrote up my gasser-sender fuel pickup conversion article for the IDI Van, I showed how the gasser sender had a platform for holding an in-tank pump, but all the IDI van senders never had that platform. For the conversion, you just ignore the platform, extend the pickup...
  20. genscripter

    1991 F-Superduty Fuel Sending unit

    I know the truck guys on here have intell on where to buy senders. I'm sure one of them will chime in. With the IDI vans, the only place to find them is on ebay for N.O.S. Maybe you can find the truck IDI senders on ebay as well.
  21. genscripter

    Oil Cooler Orings

    VERY smart. This could explain a lot of weeping from IDI coolers. Do happen to have a picture of the 3/4 plate?
  22. genscripter

    What is this part called?

    Johnson is great. They take in a lot of older cars that don't do well with the digital alignments of today. I learned about this when I was getting an expensive alignment from some spiffy new shop, and in the end, they said they "couldn't align it properly." I was confused and asked if they...
  23. genscripter

    What is this part called?

    Yeah, in hindsight, i'm glad I replaced my Kingpins because the van needed it. However, the previous owner drove them into the ground and likely never greased them. So they were a pain to get out and get all the brass bushings out. Eventually I got it cleaned up and I pressed in new ones with...
  24. genscripter

    7.3 idi coolant in oil

    Actually, there is a very LIKELY cause for coolant to get into the oil: Also, if the front plate seal went bad, that would lead to coolant in the oil. Probably the least likely place for coolant to be in the oil would be the oil cooler or oil cooler headers. Oil pressure almost always...
  25. genscripter

    What is this part called?

    Johnson Alignment ( http://johnsonsalignment.com/ ) in Torrance is my alignment shop. They can handle older stuff like our vans. And they are pretty reasonable on the prices.

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