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  1. The Warden

    looking for new headlights.

    That would be the best answer, but ask Darrin...they're very hard to find even in Australia. It would be very cool if someone did some reverse engineering and started offering kits to sell ;Sweet
  2. The Warden

    looking for new headlights.

    :rotflmao :rotflmao :rotflmao I had written that at the end of a 20 hour day, and I wasn't sure how diplomatic my post was going to sound, hence the disclaimers LOL Unfortunately, headlight options for the brick-nose trucks seriously suck...one of the two big reasons I'm moving to the OBS...
  3. The Warden

    looking for new headlights.

    Sorry, I have to go into Richard Cranium mode for a minute. If you're planning to put HID bulbs in your truck, you really need to get a front lens that doesn't have the light pattern etched into it. Unfortunately, I have yet to see a setup like that for the brick-nose headlights, although...
  4. The Warden

    Project Red Cent

    AWESOME!! Congratulations on getting her road-worthy! ;Sweet
  5. The Warden

    Brake pad recommendation

    RLDSL recommended Performance Friction Carbon Metallic pads to me the last time I had to do brake pads. So far, they've served me very well! They wear well, stop well, and are quiet...and I haven't seen much in the way of dust. I'm planning to stick with them unless and until I hear a good...
  6. The Warden

    ameture ZF5 help

    Here's the data plate, FWIW... I know it isn't cheap, but I would advocate for getting it rebuilt. Better safe than sorry IMHO. My ZF has about 50K on it; it was rebuilt before going into the truck, and still shifts and feels like new ;Sweet
  7. The Warden

    The Future of the IDI Weekend

    Given that I haven't had the honor of attending a rally, I apologize if I'm stepping on anyones' toes here, but I do have a small suggestion. The 2015 rally was in New Hampshire. The 2014 rally was in New Jersey. Previous rallies were held in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, etc, and IIRC had a...
  8. The Warden

    loss of power somebody please help I'm nothing without my cummins

    Did you ever resolve this? If not, one other thing to check...I haven't spent much time with a P-pumped engine, but on the 1st Gen VE pump engines, there's a metal line that goes from the intake to the injector pump. Dodge calls it the "air control tube". If the P pump is anything like the VE...
  9. The Warden

    put an IDI in this badboy!!!!

    :puke::puke::puke::puke::puke: Only little boys wear bowties :rotflmao:rotflmao:rotflmao I don't like g@$ engines anyways, but I never saw the appeal in the 350. I know they're all over the place and easy to get parts for, but where's the fun in that?
  10. The Warden

    Jeep grand Wagoner with an iveco 5.9 looking for information please

    I don't know anything about the Iveco 5.9L, but sounds like a fun conversion! If the conversion was done reasonably cleanly, I'd go for it ;Sweet
  11. The Warden

    put an IDI in this badboy!!!!

    I'm thinking, with the narrow hood, you want an inline engine... DT466 baby!! ;Sweet
  12. The Warden

    87 Crew Cab w/ 6 doors

    AWESOME!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS! ;Sweet
  13. The Warden

    zf5 swap from t19

    Any chance you can get pictures of the two you're using? I need to see this...
  14. The Warden

    coolant filter seems like a pita.

    Please do!! I would love to see what you find on the subject...you have me curious now!
  15. The Warden

    Safe To Use?

    Fuel filter and return line kit are good ideas. As to using the electric pump...if the mechanical lift pump is still plumbed in, running that electric pump is really not a good idea. I thought about doing something similar, but if the electric pump is putting pressure on the diaphragm on the...
  16. The Warden

    zf5 swap from t19

    Going by Sam's profile pic, I'm guessing he has a slant-nose, but knowing for sure would be a good idea. And, does your T-19 pan look like mine? I'm wondering if maybe they were using the ZF style pan in '87 even with the T-19? Either that or your '87 has a body lift...I don't see any way the...
  17. The Warden

    coolant filter seems like a pita.

    By the way, one other thing to think about...if memory serves, most newer medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks come with a coolant filter from the factory. Did they do this just to have something to release SCA's, or did they feel that a filter was necessary? I honestly don't know the answer...
  18. The Warden

    zf5 swap from t19

    I did this swap in 2005, and I contend that it's the single best modification I ever did to my truck ;Sweet Yes, you can reuse the BW 13-45 transfer case that's currently behind the T-19, and you can also reuse all of the transfer case shift lever linkage. The 4x4 T-19 and ZF are the same...
  19. The Warden

    check this out....sweet rv

    I always figured they went with the van chassis so they could maximize the camper space with having a shorter vehicle (granted, vans are only marginally shorter, but still). I see the logic in it, although that made for a number of maintenance headaches!
  20. The Warden

    coolant filter seems like a pita.

    My thoughts exactly ;Sweet I think I'm on my 4th filter since I installed the coolant filter assembly, in 55K miles. I did my first replacement after 8K miles, and got lax with it afterwards because I figured the worst of any contamination had been removed by that point. (for the record, I have...
  21. The Warden

    coolant filter seems like a pita.

    As the person who wrote the article in question, I agree with what Jim said here. I've been running a coolant filter since 2005. I did a top-end rebuild on my engine and replaced the radiator in 2004, and I was worried that I might have missed something in the cooling system. I was originally...
  22. The Warden

    FS: Doug Nash DNE2 overdrive box

    I'm pretty sure it won't. On 4x4 applications, these were meant to bolt between the transmission and the transfer case, moving the transfer case aft. I don't know how practical it is to convert a DNE2 box meant for a 2 wheel drive to a 4x4 application; if it was practical, I might be...
  23. The Warden

    Operating Oil pressure?

    Nothing wrong with that ;Sweet we all have to start somewhere, right? These engines are pretty simple...once the engine's running, the only electricity the engine needs is a low-amperage 12 volt signal to the fuel shut-off solenoid; otherwise, EVERYTHING is mechanical. No ECM to power or to...
  24. The Warden

    Operating Oil pressure?

    Some diesels do use oil pressure to supply pop pressure to the injectors. These are described as "hydraulically actuated electronic unit injection" (HEUI) systems, and the 7.3L and 6.0L Powerstrokes are good examples of engines set up with HEUI; if memory serves, some variants of the DT466e also...
  25. The Warden

    Operating Oil pressure?

    Just my $.02... To the OP, it looks like you already have a good answer, but for what it's worth, I see 10 psi at hot idle, and between 35 and 40 psi at freeway speeds. My pressure went down a bit after I put the turbo on; I'm guessing that the turbo feed is on the same gallery as where I...

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