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  1. captain720

    IDI Shop in Tennessee for Head Gasket Job?

    This hides problems rather than fixing problems, which is fine but you need to be aware that your basically putting a band aid on and your not gonna be ok forever.
  2. captain720

    The sterling 10,25 rear axle, is it a known problem giver?

    The sterling 10.25 is a solid unit I wouldn’t worry about it just maintenance it.
  3. captain720

    Russ hard line delete kit help

    Use far more grease than seems even reasonable just put it in there and wipe off the extra the o rings are sensative and your not gonna clog anything and an idi wont mid the grease returned to the tank. Obviously don’t be insane but put some GREASE on those things.
  4. captain720

    Door seals

    Is your door straight? Mine isn’t and doesn’t line up and has no hope of touching a seal on the passenger side.
  5. captain720

    Pulled a 1987 out of a hole

    That would likely be necessary to prevent boost leaks as well. I am NA and I think I would rather machine up a bung to weld into the air cleaner just above the intake hole. The Cummins style grid heater is also available but I think it would be more difficult to adapt. The Cummins uses only a...
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    Pulled a 1987 out of a hole

    I think on an NA if you put it near the manifold “mouth” it would probably be close enough. On the idit isn’t your air filter way far away and pre turbo?
  7. captain720

    Pulled a 1987 out of a hole

    Has anyone tried installing a diesel intake air heater like they have on some modern rigs? Seems like it could be neat. We have about 10-20 degrees here most days currently and I don’t always have block heat, she does fine but everything helps...
  8. captain720

    96 First Powerstroke

    Turns out the bulk of my hard starting problems is batteries, they were fully charged and I left them unplugged just sitting in the truck for 2 weeks as I suspected it had a draw and they were giving me 12 volts but no amps would barely crank and quickly would do nothing but they still had...
  9. captain720

    7.3 IDI starting

    Mine hates WOT on start she won’t have it at all, but just some pressure and she fires right off.
  10. captain720

    Where to get injector copper washers in-store?

    I do not want to know what mine would compression test as. It runs really great for being half buried for 10+ years and that’s good enough.
  11. captain720

    Driver's door suddenly hard to close right

    Sometimes the door will have major slop but only at one point of the rotation so you have to wiggle up and down and throughout its swing to find the slop.
  12. captain720

    Finally got around to testing, and then replacing the glow plugs.. 4 stuck.

    Does a bad DMF cause engine damage?
  13. captain720

    Driver's door suddenly hard to close right

    If the something rattled loose the alignment will be off.
  14. captain720

    Finally got around to testing, and then replacing the glow plugs.. 4 stuck.

    Check the heat shield with a mechanics stethoscope or wooden dowel.
  15. captain720

    Finally got around to testing, and then replacing the glow plugs.. 4 stuck.

    I drove my 6.9 up a steep grade too my in laws, parked it for 6 hours in 25 degree weather and when I got back out to it (no block heat nothing just sitting) the radiator was still warm to the touch, the engine was warm, warm air out the vents and she fired right up with hardly any glow plugs...
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    Pulled a 1987 out of a hole

    I still have some injector area fuel “weeps” not quite leaks, I dont think it’s from the R and D rails and it’s not blown out o rings. Nothing shows on the soapy water test so it’s not a serious compression leak or anything I think it’s crusty ancient injectors, old copper washers, and crusty...
  17. captain720

    Can't tell if this is a dmf or smf

    This is how I do it just tight and send it but don’t break em off or youl really be sad.
  18. captain720

    Pulled a 1987 out of a hole

    Here is my accessory fuse block and accompanying relay.
  19. captain720

    Pulled a 1987 out of a hole

    My air cleaner bolt is nearly dry so I think I’m ok as far as that goes.
  20. captain720

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    I made it to a 3,000 mile oil change without having to change early do to some kind of contamination!!!
  21. captain720

    6.9 will not rev or idle right until return line is plugged

    I would start diagnosing problems with a good shop vac.
  22. captain720

    Pulled a 1987 out of a hole

    Wow thanks I just did that per your advice thanks!
  23. captain720

    Pulled a 1987 out of a hole

    This bad boy is one of my favorite aftermarket organizing parts but I need a (preferably under hood) source for key on power for the relay that feeds it. Before I go scrounging anyone have any ideas? Usually I use choke heater circuits but I’m not in my carborated happy space anymore.
  24. captain720

    Pulled a 1987 out of a hole

    They are in and everything seems good so far! Yes I did it all standing on my head and I actually talked to Justin on the phone most helpful guy ever and I had to replumb almost everything as I had the 3/16ths system and I ended up removing a whole bunch of extra junk very happy with it.
  25. captain720

    Pulled a 1987 out of a hole

    If I spray soapy water at one of my glowplugs it blows bubbles like it’s the end of time. Is that a compression leak? Is it a problem?

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