Search results

  1. lotzagoodstuff

    Batteries 100% drained dead - new problem

    +1 on getting it rebuilt locally, you just have to find the best guy in your zip code. If you were in Seattle this would be very easy: Scott at "The Rebuilder" on Central is the absolute best I've ever met. Too bad he's not closer to you.
  2. lotzagoodstuff

    Warn Enforcer bumper

    If I was a bumper, that's what I'd want to look like. If you were back here in the Midwest that would be gone already.
  3. lotzagoodstuff

    Advice: Tire valve extensions /TPMS/ Pressure EqualizersDRW

    Forgot to add: I am really starting to loath the standard rubber valve stems. If anybody has any good upgrades for stock steel dually rim valve stems, I'd love to get something better than the failure prone rubber versions.
  4. lotzagoodstuff

    Advice: Tire valve extensions /TPMS/ Pressure EqualizersDRW

    So I'm not really big on resuscitating old threads, but I had my inner valve stem on my dually leak today due to too much side loading from the extension hose. At first I was pissed as I really needed to pick something up today, but in the end I was really happy that I noticed the odd tire...
  5. lotzagoodstuff

    Driveline Center Support Bearing replacement

    +1 on the cut off wheel and chisel method. For installation, if you want to shrink something a little bit to aid pressing a bearing on, and you don't have dry ice and/or it's too big to put in the freezer, go get a can of Loctite Freeze and Release. It's really made to loosen frozen bolts...
  6. lotzagoodstuff

    My wife's bronco died!

    It is hard to believe that any chain can stretch that much. I know miles and heat make things to funny things, but cheap parts really do suck. Think about the fact that for just a few dollars more than that POS the previous owner installed, you can get a quality double roller set that really...
  7. lotzagoodstuff

    Front receiver hitch

    https://www.oilburners.net/threads/stealth-front-receiver-installed.40426/ You have a tough ask to put a front hitch on and keep an intercooler as everything will be completing for space. I built a front hitch on my old IDI with a flip up license plate bracket (remember filling up the old GM...
  8. lotzagoodstuff

    6.9 or 7.3?

    Do a compression test and report back on what you get out of each cylinder. I would actually do that on both of the engines you have. In my opinion, if you get pretty even numbers out of all cylinders, that's a really good sign that the long block is in decent condition. If you find super low...
  9. lotzagoodstuff

    Slow crank after possible overheat

    What year Powerstroke? Here’s a long shot, but worth looking into. Although it sounds like it could have overheated, keep in mind that the early valve cover harnesses are pretty notorious for failure (ask me how I know). If you have the early version with two plugs on each valve cover, or...
  10. lotzagoodstuff

    Newbie from Illinois

    Welcome to OBs. As a three time Midwesterner, all I can say is look to the South or West for a clean truck. All the mechanical stuff can be redone, but starting with a clean body/chassis will make you far happier in the long run.
  11. lotzagoodstuff

    No start without starting fluid.

    I know you replaced the starter, but are your batteries and cables in good condition? The speed that you spin these engines is a big part of starting them, especially when cold. Lastly, when was the last time you checked timing?
  12. lotzagoodstuff

    Water pump going bad?

    Just remember the nut on the fan clutch needs to be tight (over 100 foot pounds if I am remembering correctly, do a search and get the torque spec) which isn’t easy without a crows foot of specialty fan clutch wrench. Lots of past posts about the nut coming loose at shut down and fan blades...
  13. lotzagoodstuff

    E4OD IDI transmission with billet converter

    Yep, I should have left this one back there with you Russ. I wanted to carry a spare on my trip East but now all I do is trip over it in my garage.
  14. lotzagoodstuff

    TaxaFornia bill AB5

    If you really want to understand AB5, google Mike Rowe AB5 and listen to the podcast entitled “The Ballad of Tom Odom”. It’s a really good listen.
  15. lotzagoodstuff

    Roadside Clutch Fix

    The Coors Light welding apron in the last pic is a true cherry on top. Great story, thanks for sharing.
  16. lotzagoodstuff

    E4OD IDI transmission with billet converter

    Bump. I still have a good used E4OD with a billet converter. I'd love to see this go to a good IDI home as it has the four bolt IDI specific converter. Make me an offer, it's on a pallet and easy to load into the back of a truck in northern Indianapolis.
  17. lotzagoodstuff

    Parts becoming obsolete

    Don't get hung up on the shock absorber versus non-shock absorber version. I've broken both, my recommendation is to keep a spare tensioner and belt behind the seat. Good luck and welcome to OB.
  18. lotzagoodstuff

    New from Georgia

    Welcome to OB. Just wondering: what mix of HPOP, turbo and injectors are you using on your Superduty?
  19. lotzagoodstuff

    Manual Shift Valve Body

    Easy question for you: does it downshift with generous use of the accelerator? If it does, it's not a manual valve body.
  20. lotzagoodstuff

    New Mechanical Lift Pump...

    I ran a fair amount of WMO in my IDI, and in my experience, unless you are centrifuging and paying lots of attention to viscosity, you are going to see more pressure drop across a stock fuel filter with WMO. The light is an indicator, but if you really want to monitor you should use a fuel...
  21. lotzagoodstuff

    Where's everyone at?

    I thought about replying “PSDs never break, so no posts are required” LOL
  22. lotzagoodstuff

    Hydroboost Ghost

    Strange ghost indeed. I seem to remember something about the hydroboost needing a power steering reservoir with two return ports. Might not be your problem, but I remember somebody saying you could not just tee the returns together.
  23. lotzagoodstuff

    Idi vs super duty

    I've owned both. The performance of the last generation 7.3 Powerstrokes are undeniable: they make really nice power. In all fairness: that's a turbocharged and intercooled 7.3. I think a larger than stock IDI injector pump, a good set of injectors, and a better than stock turbo gets you...
  24. lotzagoodstuff

    96 First Powerstroke

    FYI: https://www.oilburners.net/threads/gb-remanufacturing-valve-cover-harneses.88605/post-1068125
  25. lotzagoodstuff

    96 First Powerstroke

    RiffRaff Diesel is pretty good for PSD stuff. I have a 1995, which has the twin plug harness which is considered the worst design of the UVCH, so I converted mine to the heavier single connector design. I bought all the Alliant pigtails and injector harnesses from RiffRaff, but nobody had any...

Latest posts

Forum statistics

Threads
93,001
Posts
1,155,992
Members
26,589
Latest member
tke395

Members online

Total: 540 (members: 1, guests: 539)

Share this page

Top