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  1. miles1400

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    @renjaminfrankln good use of the engine hoist
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    i went to napa to get oil for doing an oil change on my truck, hopefully next week. i also had them test my batteries, the one tested good and the other one tested lower than it should therefore it should be replaced. hopefully the battiries can make it through this colder weekend we are so pose...
  3. miles1400

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    @Laine D i think it went good, hopefully i will hear back from the guy soon because he said he will let me know in a couple of days. i interviewed for a Diesel Mechanic position
  4. miles1400

    Anyone in the Market?

    @IDIBRONCO weight reduction
  5. miles1400

    Anyone in the Market?

    @IDIBRONCO i would want the front bumper, the winch, and the ball hitch off of that red truck to put them on mine lol
  6. miles1400

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    i had a job interview today, that i drove to in my truck
  7. miles1400

    Time for a new GP harness

    @Lonewolf182 i believe the turbo harness has longer wires but i could be wrong.
  8. miles1400

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    I trash picked a creeper and filled a 5 gallon bucket with cords tonight, I also got some aluminum earlier in the day
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

  10. miles1400

    anyone else having problems with newer interstate batteries

    @Booyah45828 Yep, East Penn Manufacturing is 20-25 mins away from me in Fleetwood PA. as a company i hate them, i had applied there last year for a Diesel Mechanic job and it took them forever to interview me and the people that interviewed me just asked me a bunch of BS questions, i never got...
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    anyone else having problems with newer interstate batteries

    @Va_Mike its interesteing that you have had success with deka batteries cause I thought deka makes the interstate batteries but I could be wrong. Anyway, i know a guy that sells interstates at his shop so I think he would warranty them for me no questions asked, especially cause the batteries...
  12. miles1400

    anyone else having problems with newer interstate batteries

    i got a pair of genuine interstate batteries for my truck in may of 2019, now less than a year and a half later they arent working as well, with it being fall here in PA we get some colder nights and the truck cranks real slow in the morning. good starter good alternator and the batteries...
  13. miles1400

    Time for a new GP harness

    dont use that kind, the wires are not equal length, therefore one "bank" of GPs with heat up more than the other which isnt good, that guy on Ebay, st_dieselparts takes 6.0 harnesses and tries to make them work for IDIs. Classic Diesel Designs @Thewespaul has a glow plug harness for sale aswell...
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    Anyone in the Market?

    https://reading.craigslist.org/cto/d/reading-1987-ford-e250-club-wagon/7215550690.html this is in Kenhorst PA, which is right by Reading. when the wife says "honey you need to sell you truck and get us a family vehicle" get this instead, keep your truck, and maybe just maybe keep the wife lol
  15. miles1400

    Stick to the damn topic when posting

    @laserjock did you swap the extended cab windows like how Justin did on his Smogie truck, or is that a newer cab, i havent seen many people do that mod before.
  16. miles1400

    Stick to the damn topic when posting

    thats what she said
  17. miles1400

    88 f250 saved from savage nature

    that front bumper is sweet, its awesome that it sill has the cigarette lighter too, is it a dark blue color paint?
  18. miles1400

    My 1991 Ford F-350 build thread

    @IDIBRONCO i try to be budget minded with stuff, and i did not want to let the opertunity pass me either. one of the advantages of doing it in Diesel Tech was that since my friends and i did the work labor was free and we had all the tools and a garage to work in
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    My 1991 Ford F-350 build thread

    when i got the truck it had primered front fenders that the previous owner put on, in april or may on 2019 my dad and i painted them blue.
  20. miles1400

    My 1991 Ford F-350 build thread

  21. miles1400

    My 1991 Ford F-350 build thread

    i figured out how to upload pictures from my phone so im putting in some pictures now
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    My 1991 Ford F-350 build thread

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    My 1991 Ford F-350 build thread

  24. miles1400

    Help! 7.3 IDI Turbo Literature

    chilton book and the haynes book, haynes has all the truck info and clear instrucions, chilton has truck info and diesel engine info but the directions arent as clear, i have both books and they are helpful to have
  25. miles1400

    My 1991 Ford F-350 build thread

    in october of 2019 i bought the banks sidewinder turbo kit from a friend for $800 with everything there except for hardware. my friends and i rebuilt the turbo and installed it in diesel tech and it took way longer than i planned cause the only one that read the instructions that i printed out...

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