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    The Oilburners hall of shame

    OB member DYoung14... again I was really hesitant to post anything here about a member, but after being informed by a moderator that this is NOT an isolated case and in fact for the few cases mentioned publically about this member, there are many, many more that have happened to members who...
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    "odd duck" E-series RV/van found on CL.

    I can see some musicians jumping on that thing. THere was a time my wife would have killed for that thing
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    Most miserable vehicle repair to date...

    Only REALLY miserably job I can remember on my truck was putting new clutches in the rear end. Trying to do it by way of all normal directions, i gave up and ended up going by my buddies shop where we bound that sucker up in his blacksmiths vice and while attempting to turn the carrier to...
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    trans question

    lets see, the injectors are stock, chances are the pump is too, which means they are most likely shot being roughly 23 years old and in the mileage range of generally worn out, add to that they are still set at factory timing specs, which worked great on the old fuel, but will make you...
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    Lift pump - rtv or gasket?

    Hint, invest in some anaerobic gasket maker. For situations where a gasket is not available it works ablout a zillion times better than sillyscum and can be put into service immidiately. The stuff cures very quickly in the abscence of oxygen ( i.e. where the joint is squeezed together) use VERY...
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    Aluminum Heads For The IDI

    * sorry, I gotta rib ya man, My first wife's folks had one of those things. I have BAAAD memories.... and they really were of the carLOL I couldnt get in the thing and I remember a few times she used that thing, trying to get on the interstate in CA traffic, it was like a death wish:eek:
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    Aluminum Heads For The IDI

    The WAGON:eek: Forget the help... we're gonna need an exorcist LOL
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    Dually wheel bearings

    Get the hand press Scotseals for those rear hubs, do not apply any kind of sealer to them, they will lock themselves to the shaft and hub This is a seal that rotates inside itself and will not leak if properly installed, so install square and follow torquing procedure carefully. Before spending...
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    7.3 IDIT Headgasket?

    a diesel knock is usually fuel related; . when a diesel has a knock that sounds just like a gasser about to throw a rod, it is usually a slobbering injector, you may be able to cure or at least slow that one down with a real stout dose of fuel treatment, if not, isolate the offending injector by...
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    Hypermax turbo generation year break?

    If its the old system and you have a 7.3 with a zf , it wont fit.. Just ran into this on a friends truck. The turbo itself will but the mounts and pipes would have to be changed. You would have to buy a BUNCH of stuff from hypermax to get it to fit, The old style feeds from one side if I'm...
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    Injector bore reamer tool?

    If ya get skunked on evilbay , a shotgun bore brush and some solvent will do the trick, just takes a little more elbow grease
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    7.3 IDIT Headgasket?

    Ouch! can we have a moment of silence for this cylinder.....
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    Does My IDI have enough POWER??

    My truck , before I bought it was used by a car lot to haul a nice big gooseneck wedge open car cauler , and before I put the turbo on it, I hauled my 5er down from Kansas City over teh Ozarks ( and back a couple times) grossing about 18k over some REAL nasty hills not on the main roads...
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    Does My IDI have enough POWER??

    Actually, thats backwards, you *advance* the timing at higher altitudes. Some diesels come with altitude compensators that automatically advance the injection timing and decrease the amount of injected volume of fuel above roughly 3800 ft to compensate for the thinner air
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    Aluminum Heads For The IDI

    Its a given that you need MLS head gaskets on aluminum head diesels . I know faithfully on the old 6 cyl VW diesels they came from the factory with composit head gaskets ( before MLS had come into being ( and it was a given that they would trash a HG at between 120 and 150k miles from the...
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    Whats Broke On Your Truck

    Theres nothing major wrong with my truck that can;t be fixed with a little attention, but the driver is just plain wore out beyond repair. I aint got a blamed part left that still works within original design specs , I wish I was in half as good a shape as that ol truck.. Id be signing up for a...
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    7.3 IDIT Headgasket?

    Hopefully . this was your unexpected find, but many times coolant can cross from the heads to the intake manifold runners and fake you out BIG TIME . A leak there can even cause a false positive for a HG leak or cavitiation on a combustion gas leak test if you dont block off the CDR inlet to...
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    Loadstar Engine?

    Write down teh VIN and take it to the IH dealer and they will be able to tell you all kinds of things about that truck
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    Freeze plug Tool Plans.

    It was suggeested to me that if one could find some hardened scrap, expecially a tube already near the size needed to where all you had to do was turn it out and down to size, it would save on tool material having to hog that thing out from bar stock
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    Aluminum Heads For The IDI

    I play with a lot of european diesels and I love the VW 6 cyl diesels but those suckers are a iron block, al head combo with MLS head gasket and TTY head bolts torqued down so tight it will have you cryin for mama when you hear the noises stuff starts making when you either go to tighten one...
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    Aluminum Heads For The IDI

    AH, the Vega... the car that wanted to be a camaro when it grew up LOL We can get you help... they have places for people like you.... THere is a cure :eek: :rotflmao
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    Aluminum Heads For The IDI

    Only plus to AL is weight. Yeah they can be straightened and welded after failure, but 98% of those failures wouldnt have happened if the heads were iron so its really a moot point. Iron can take oodles more torture and can take an overheat or water loss wiithout self destructing in most cases...
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    Freeze plug Tool Plans.

    It is just one integral critical part, and it emphisizes the importance of using the factory plugs. The factory plugs are an exact fit for that radius and the outer part of the tool , when seated, holds the plug in place and keeps the outer ring from deforming any when the center of the plug...
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    Anyone run synthetic or 10w30 in the winter?

    The 5w-30 amsoil you link to is really for slightly more modern diesels and car diesels. I have spoken at length with the tech folks at Amsoil about the correct oil for these engines and barring pure arctic conditions, the 15w-40 diesel and marine is the ideal engine oil Itll pour clean at...
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    Freeze plug Tool Plans.

    The plans are there for those with the ability or connections to get one done. It may not save you any money to have to pay to have one made, but then again, OTC has this nasty habit of not wanting to sell the things to folks who aren't a shop, so it may be the only way to get one for some...

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