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  1. genscripter

    Rotella 15w40 vs Rotella 15w40 Full Synthetic

    same here. It must be a tasty brand.
  2. genscripter

    Biting the bullet: Converting to electric fuel pump

    You would have just one diesel can. The supply hose and the return hose go into the same can. You can put the diesel can anywhere you want, but I would just put it next to you. We have vans which have doghouses, so it's easy. Just crack the latches on the doghouse and run the hoses through...
  3. genscripter

    Biting the bullet: Converting to electric fuel pump

    Did you try running it from a diesel can though? I would basically run the system like this: Supply side: diesel can -> hose -> holley pump -> hose -> filter -> IP Return side: IP return hose -> diesel can Take it for a drive and see if it can get up the the highway speeds that you had...
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    Biting the bullet: Converting to electric fuel pump

    I went back and looked at your photo of your two fuel systems tee'd in on the frame rail. It's extraordinarily complex, which is fine if you like that, but you might want to start isolating systems before tearing it back down to stock. Can you run it from a diesel can with a hose to the Holley...
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    Repairing a rusted Rad support for a 1986 style

    I say the same thing EVERY TIME I go to my local Los Angeles junkyard. The last time I was there, I found a Jetta that was in better condition than my own Jetta. Even the interior. I just shook my head. There are so many people that will junk a perfectly fine gasser here in Los Angeles...
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    Biting the bullet: Converting to electric fuel pump

    Whats the pressure when you go up a long incline?
  7. genscripter

    Biting the bullet: Converting to electric fuel pump

    I had that cheapo fuel pump on my jetta TDI and it didn't last a few months. So I wouldn't trust it to put out the proper volume even if the pressure appears to be ok. I've had good luck with 476087E Facet Gold-Flo Fuel Pump on my Jetta to push biofuel to the IP, and they last for years. As...
  8. genscripter

    Non turbo to Turbo swap

    I logged in to chime in that I don't believe turbos provide significant MPG improvement. I'm glad to read that other IDI guys have similar sentiments. I put on my turbo back in 2014 in the hopes of attaining more power and MPG, but I was saddened to see that the mpg numbers didn't change. The...
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    Repairing a rusted Rad support for a 1986 style

    Sometimes shipping isn't as bad as you'd think. I use car-part.com a lot, and I once had an aux overdrive shipped to my door for a very reasonable price. Also a bumper shipped for a decent price. I always worry the oversized parts will cost a fortune to ship, but they are typically fine...
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    Repairing a rusted Rad support for a 1986 style

    I appreciate your efforts on repairing this core support. I'm sure it'll be better than new. Any time you need some rust free parts, there are lots of pick-u-part junkyards here in Los Angeles with dozens of old 80's Fords. Trucks, vans, broncos, etc. Good prices at the Wilmington lot. If...
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    Anyone proactively replace parts?

    I often change out parts in advance, even at the sign of a tiny failure like a drip or minor issue. I take my van up to the arctic and remote parts of the US and Canada every year, so I can't afford to be stranded in some 12-person town on the tundra waiting for a part to be airlifted. Also...
  12. genscripter

    After market fuel tank recommendations?

    https://www.nickpisca.com/diesel/fuel-system/custom-install-of-the-44-gallon-excursion-tank-in-a-ford-pickup/
  13. genscripter

    IDI Serial Numbers

    I was just looking up some stuff in my 1991 IDI Diesel Engine SM Supplement, and on Page 4 under Table 1, the Asterisks was stamped on the block at the end of the serial number and "used to Prevent Tampering."
  14. genscripter

    I need a AC condenser! cant find one

    I just checked https://car-part.com/ and there are a bunch of condensers for sale between $50-$100. I'd have a radiator shop check it out before you install it.
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    Road Trips

    I'm really missing a road trip this year. My friend and I usually go on a massive roadtrip every July. This is the first summer in 16 years that we couldn't do it due to the corona rules. https://www.nickpisca.com/wvo We've been to the Arctic twice and even did a 13,000 mile roadtrip to...
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    Pulling heads from a 1983 F250 6.9

    Funny. If I can do the HG's with the engine in my van bay, you should have more than enough room to do it in a truck. You truck guys don't know how lucky you have it. https://www.nickpisca.com/diesel/engine/1988-e250-van-7-3-idi-head-gasket-job-without-pulling-the-engine/...
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    Mini-excavator engine removal

    Yes. The ambulances had bigger alternators. Don't know for sure for the trucks (IDIBronco already answered that), but the mount bracket on the van cannot be installed with the oil cooler on the block. I made a post about it a long time ago because I found it really annoying that the top bolt...
  18. genscripter

    No thermostat new water pump and she's getting warm

    All the guys I knew just ran a closed circuit. Hose from the t-stat housing to the lower rad hose inlet. They figured the POS could last the few minutes on the grounds before overheating too much.
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    No thermostat new water pump and she's getting warm

    wait? You kept the radiator in the demo car? back to the topic 200 degrees is nothing. Out here in the desert summer sun, when I'm hauling barrels, I can see 210, 215, going up decent mountain grades. Also, if you don't have an aftermarket temp gauge, the stock guages probably arent'...
  20. genscripter

    Elevation

    since I timed my van at sea-level, whenever I know i'm driving up over 8000-ft, i always pull over on the way up and turn the fuel screw down a flat.
  21. genscripter

    Crushed by a oak tree. FOR SALE!

    Still drivable
  22. genscripter

    New Project 6.9 E350, what did I get myself into.

    Change out the filter and run it from a diesel can. See if you still have fuel pressure issues.
  23. genscripter

    7.3 IDI w/ banks turbo overheating

    I doubt his fan clutch engaged, but the new clutch at least has some rotational resistance allowing it to cool slightly better under no load.
  24. genscripter

    Things that go bump // Back up camera recommendation ??

    I often think about installing a backup cam on my IDI van, but every summer I use my van A LOT (usually over 15,000 miles in July alone), and by August, I'm so adept at parallel parking and backing up, that I just don't think I need the camera. If anything, I'd install the backup camera for...
  25. genscripter

    7.3 IDI w/ banks turbo overheating

    Does your fan spin freely or does it have some resistance?

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