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    heater hoses

    I replace the orfice fitting in the radiator with a regular hose barb, there is enough restriction in the coolant filter to slow the flow down enough where not too much coolant is bypassing the thermostat and eventually cooking the engine.
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    Stick to the damn topic when posting

    Well if the op meant for everyone to have a good chuckle then he was in fact quite successful!
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    heater hoses

    My 91 f250 had the same setup and everyone I asked basically said I was crazy so I'm glad to see it on someone else's truck. When I added a coolant filter to that truck and every subsequent one I used that port in the radiator for the return coolant flow since the filter is usually enough...
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    1993 6.9 IDI Compound Turbo ZF5 Manual Bricknose Bronco Build

    A donor truck is the way to go, when I decided to do a diesel bronco I bought a non running 88 lariat... Actually I bought $ 500 dollars worth of new bronco parts and got a free non running bronco with them. Then later after looking at several overpriced 6.9/7.3 engines (like $1200-$1500) I...
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    Coolant

    I run shell rotella ELC in all my idi trucks... Mainly because it was free. So, work was going to throw away a full 55 gallon drum of the stuff because it's not what they want to use in the fleet trucks and it had been sitting in a storage trailer for several years so I "threw it away" in the...
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    Throttle Cable Woes

    Just FYI for those of you that get stuck using an aftermarket throttle cable that is too long to get full throttle ( they all are). Use the crimp on lead fishing line weights they work a hell of a lot better than zip ties and whether you fish or not you probably have some somewhere, it usually...
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    Help! Bastard Radiator!

    I don't remember the name but it was one of those old skool guys that owned it and didn't ever get rid of anything that he could sell. Heck it may not even be a business, it may be one of those collections that got out of hand and became a junk yard. I wish I could be more specific but it's just...
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    Help! Bastard Radiator!

    Rockauto still sells the oddball size radiator still but it's still probably $500 bucks with shipping. I have converted a couple over to the more common size for less than that even with having to buy the core support. Also if you have not tried look on car-part.com for local junkyard...
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    GRRRR! Pick up mods that should be illegal

    Here in douglas county georgia we have loads of people that like to ride your @$$ with their brights on which bugs me to no end, so after a couple of heated confrontations I had a great idea. I decided that the aluminum tailgate cover and chrome bumper would look much better if polished to a...
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    3g alternator part #'s for v-belt idi's

    I got my 3g alternator off a 95 windstar van with a 3.8 v6 at the salvage yard and the wiring harness off an 01 expedition because it had the the handy dandy little fuse holder already built in and I only had to splice 1 wire to make it work on the 86 I just robbed the dead 1g of its pulley and...
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    What batteries do you have in your idi?

    I usually run 65 series in all my idi stuff and I usually buy the 850cca neverstart from wal mart here lately though since I opened an account at Napa where I get a bit better price I have been using their batteries with (so far) good luck. Of course right now I kinda have a hodge podge of...
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    Found another one. 1994 f350 factory turbo.

    I'd be willing to buy it for a reasonable price, I been looking for a factory kit to replace my first gen sidewinder because it doesnt fit well with the e4od swap and pipes for it are ridiculous in price. Unless it's junk or overpriced I'd get the whole engine and part it out. If you ask around...
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    6.9 or 7.3?

    I generally prefer inline 6 diesels as well but what I'm familiar with is way too large for our trucks i.e. cat 3406 and c15, Detroit series 60 and Cummins isx. I would like to one day attempt to put a ford/new Holland 6.6 diesel in a pickup truck if I could find one. I certainly appreciate the...
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    6.9 or 7.3?

    I guess it's entirely possible that its a tooth or so off on the timing gear as it would probably still run ok just one tooth off... Hell my brother in laws gm 6.2 ran and drove down the friggin road with the pump timing 180 degrees out granted it wouldn't do more than 35 and smoked black like a...
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    6.9 or 7.3?

    I guess if I wanted to be like everyone else I could do that, I just don't believe the antiquated technology of a 12 valve is any better than that of the idi when taking into account the time and costs required to make it all work correctly. Maybe a 6.7 or an 8.3 would be worth the effort but I...
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    6.9 or 7.3?

    As far as the starting system it turns over very fast, it has the pmgr starter, 4/0 positive cables and 3/0 negative, 2 new group 27 batteries at 850cca each maintained by a 3g alternator that does way better than my old 1g alternator. As far as boost goes I dont plan to make any more than a...
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    6.9 or 7.3?

    The current 6.9 in my 86 f350 has become a little lackluster in the performance department and is pretty hard to start in the colder months so I am planning to build another engine for it but I cant decide whether to stick with a 6.9 or go with a 7.3. I am kinda leaning towards the 6.9 because I...
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    Looking for Some Sage Wisdom, 85 F250, 6.9IDI

    The rings are probably stuck in the grooves of the pistons and to the cylinder walls, you can try mixing up some berrymans injector cleaner and some auto trans fluid to pour in each cylinder and let it soak a few days then work the crank back and fourth very slowly til you get a full turn out of...
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    What else do you drive?

    Depends on which set of keys I grab I have several choices which right now are: 1986 F350 crew cab dually 6.9 w/banks sidewinder e4od trans 1987 F250 super cab 6.9/c6 with 4:10 rear gear 1988 ford bronco 6.9/c6 4x4 currently my favorite 1978 Lincoln continental cartier 400/c6 Or I could drive...
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    Best AC parts for a 7.3 idi

    I wish there was a way to have a place for a 4 pin high side pressure switch so an add on condenser fan could be controlled by the pressure reaching a certain level and could be wired to the compressor circuit should the pressure reach a dangerous level it would shut off instead of damaging...
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    Best AC parts for a 7.3 idi

    I recently replaced the entire system on my idi swapped 88 bronco, I got everything from rock auto relatively cheap and I replaced everything. I did spring for the four seasons new compressor, it came as a kit with a dryer and an orfice tube plus the oil and a new set of orings but the...
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    Dead e4od. What to look for first?

    I had a 91 f250 that did the same thing and what happened was something in the converter broke and stopped it dead. Of course that truck being 4x4 something could have happened in the transfer case. I got lucky with mine and just had to do a converter, drained all the fluid, flushed the cooler...
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    6.2 excessive black smoke, hard to start and no power

    So I finally got round to fixing this thing and the ONE PERSON who replied was 100% correct, the gear that drives the injection pump has the same mark 180 degrees apart, so more on hope than anything I flipped the gear 180 and the darn thing fired right up and purred like a little diesel kitten...
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    Extra radiator hose???

    My 91 f250 had that hose and when it busted I contemplated deleting it but decided instead it would be the perfect spot to add a coolant filter so that's what I did. Only thing is the factory fitting in the radiator has an office in it to limit coolant flow which you would have to swap for a...
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    6.2 excessive black smoke, hard to start and no power

    I am trying to help out my brother in law here with his 1984 GMC 6.2 and I don't know much about gm diesels, this thing smokes black so bad it looks like it is on fire, barely produces enough power to move it's self around the yard and won't even hit one lick without plugging it in and leaving...
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