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  1. SirRea63l

    Truck advice - thinking about getting an IDI

    I won't disagree, and the quality level is good as well. Son in law has a 2007 F150 4x4, it is literally falling apart. It rattles immensely, the entire exhaust is wasted, it has electrical issues, the interior is coming apart and it generally isn't worth what little he owes on it. It...
  2. SirRea63l

    OBS Door Speakers

    Could those have been 6-3/4" speakers? It would explain the need to open the hole.
  3. SirRea63l

    OBS Door Speakers

    On my 94 the front door hole is exactly 5" and Infinity 6030's (6.5") are a perfect fit, no wobble as the basket of the speaker is just slightly less than 5". My door skin is still off if you need pics.
  4. SirRea63l

    Let's talk radios

    CC LWB makes the backup camera something I want. My wife can't even handle backing up a Tahoe without one. I researched these flip out single din units for about a year, and none of them had good reliability reviews. Sadly the cheap ones seem to fair as well as the expensive ones. The Dual...
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    Let's talk radios

    I got a Dual flip out screen unit a little while back. It was cheap, probably won't last but it is ok, BT, backup camera, DVD etc. Infinity 6.5's with separate tweeter for the front doors and Infinity 6x8's for the rear and a small box for my JL 12" sub. I bought a cheap Crunch 1000 watt amp...
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    Coolant .... the mystery continues

    Shawn I can't answer to what the actual expansion rate is, but everyone I know that used it reported only a slight pressure build and changed their radiator cap to a very low pressure one. The only negative ever reported was the price and having to keep extra in the car in case of a hose...
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    Coolant .... the mystery continues

    It does build a slight pressure, this is where it helped the most with the aluminum BMW V8. The stock system used a plastic overflow bottle that failed from the pressure of water and coolant, the Evans builds very little pressure because there is no water so the system doesn't fail as easily...
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    Coolant .... the mystery continues

    IIRC the pressure relief caps are something like 3-4 psi, so yes it does pressurize but not significantly. I am sure on their site they give the recommended cap for pressure. I didn't look, just going off memory, and my memory is failing at times. :D
  9. SirRea63l

    Coolant .... the mystery continues

    The Evans is good stuff. My previous toy was a 2001 E38 BMW and they are notorious for blowing up the cooling system. Those that switched to the Evans have several years of use and no reported failures. I replaced the entire cooling system in that car before I sold it, twice prior I had to...
  10. SirRea63l

    Fuel Selector

    Mine was clogged, returning to wrong tank. Tanks cleaned out, new shower heads and inline filters on both tanks before they get to the selector valve.
  11. SirRea63l

    Fuel Selector

    I didn't want to spend that money, but my time was worth more and I hate, hate, hate cutting into stock wiring. I don't remember what our local stealership wanted but it was more than Amazon and I had to wait.
  12. SirRea63l

    Fuel Selector

    This is the one I bought, it is a direct bolt in, plug in and was super easy. No wires to cut. It isn't cheap but the headache factor for me made is a smart buy. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NTX2TO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  13. SirRea63l

    I'm Back From The Dark...

    Welcome back. I have never bought a computer for myself. I have built every one since my 286-12. The only new computer I have ever had was given to me in 1983, an Osborn that I used in college. Building a PC is super easy, loading an operating system is super easy. Don't pay someone else to...
  14. SirRea63l

    Identify my (apparently common, but not publically solved) idi smoke problem

    Where in this little old state are you? There are places, several close to me.
  15. SirRea63l

    Play in my water pump, FUBAR? Video included

    Excellent news!
  16. SirRea63l

    Play in my water pump, FUBAR? Video included

    The second pic on the original listing shows the other side as being clean and new. Have you asked the seller about it? He is going to expect feedback, the feedback you give will depend on how he takes care of this. If you paid by PayPal you have a case.
  17. SirRea63l

    Good Deal? 1986 e350 6.9l 4x4

    That is serious PimpDaddy stuff!
  18. SirRea63l

    Good Deal? 1986 e350 6.9l 4x4

    Not really, neither was a great engine but I would take the 6.5 over the 6.2
  19. SirRea63l

    Good Deal? 1986 e350 6.9l 4x4

    Could you still get a 6.2 in 94? Wouldn't that have been a 6.5?
  20. SirRea63l

    Good Deal? 1986 e350 6.9l 4x4

    I would probably go as high as 8k but with a 5 digit odometer it could be 156k, or 256k, or 356k, no way to know unless he has all of the paperwork, which I doubt. It has a definite cool factor but is way overpriced for the age and interior that is questionable. What is under all of that...
  21. SirRea63l

    Need new batteries

    I believe that is known as an EverReady.
  22. SirRea63l

    Sold my 85 and 86

    I would have kept the Suburban as well.
  23. SirRea63l

    Steering ISSUE fix - Drag link roll causing dead spot

    I feel guilty for not having done it, and a large number of other things to the truck. Between the heart attack, recovery from the heart attack, struggling to get my garden fenced, building the house, Momma insisting that I get the laundry room finished, baby goats being born and shopping for a...
  24. SirRea63l

    Dreaded tire sizes

    Thanks for the offer, I may just go the Napa filter housing route, it depends on how time is going. If I rebuild it it will be with the tech article and rip all the crap out of it and plug it. Time is always the issue, I am still building our retirement house, by myself so when I need a break...
  25. SirRea63l

    Dreaded tire sizes

    Thanks, the previous owner had done the fronts already and the rears will get done, too many other projects going on. I am about to tackle the leaking fuel filter housing. Not sure yet if I will repair it or replace it with something else. The list for is old truck is long, I needs a coolant...

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