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    Other... People...

    Well, I guess there is one advantage to living in an area with no law enforcement... Everyone is smart enough to mind their own business. Anyone making a derogatory comment about someone's truck around here, is probably gonna get a pistol shoved up their left nostril, sideways. And...
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    Van Restoration Project

    Hmmm, perhaps I've cornered the market on late-model IDI vans. Somewhere on my computer I've got a pic of all five parked next to each other. Prices have certainly gone up. The D.O.E. released a few more several months ago, and they sold for $2000 - $4000, but they did have excellent...
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    Coolant Expansion Tank

    I've plastic-welded cracked coolant tanks using a propane torch and junkyard tanks as the filler material. I cut up the junkyard tanks into thin long pieces, grind the cracks out to accept the filler, heat the cracks to just below melting, then put the torch to the filler pieces and let them...
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    Check your Nuts!!

    i drove 30 miles with 5 of 8 lug nuts removed and the remaining 3 loose. This was the front right wheel on a E350 1-ton van. When I first noticed a wobble, I stopped and found the problem. I didn't have any spare nuts so I borrowed a few from the other wheels and made it home safely. It...
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    What to buy at a Ford dealership bankruptcy?

    yep, The biggest, most brazen crooks I've ever seen have been at auctions, both bidders and auctioneers. The vultures absolutely rape the newbies, who rarely ever return after getting most of their winning lots pillaged. But, I've been working auctions for 20 years, and know how to...
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    What to buy at a Ford dealership bankruptcy?

    thanks. I should be able to look inside the cases, but I won't have enough time to research every case number to see if it applies to my vehicles.
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    What to buy at a Ford dealership bankruptcy?

    Copy that. Interior plastic that the weather and age has deteriorated. Yeah that is a problem in the southwest. I just got new information today that there is a large amount of OEM Ford parts and supplies at this auction. I may buy some for resale,if it goes cheap enough, and I suspect...
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    What to buy at a Ford dealership bankruptcy?

    Would this be for pickups? or vans? There are plenty of very good condition junkyard vehicles around here for that kind of stuff. At auto repair shop auctions, even new, it usually doesn't sell, and gets tossed into the trash dumpster.
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    What to buy at a Ford dealership bankruptcy?

    Okay, OBD2 stuff coolant testers oil filters fuel filters and ??????????????????????????? The 40+ rotunda kits will probably sell as a choice of the lots, for around $20 each, and the high bidder will usually buy them all. I'd like to know what ones are IDI & E4OD specific, and what...
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    What to buy at a Ford dealership bankruptcy?

    I'd appreciate any part numbers for tools you could give me. The few pics available show lots of red plastic cases, which I assume are engine and trans specific tooling. I won't be able to look up dozens of part numbers to see if they apply to IDIs the day of the auction. I already have...
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    What to buy at a Ford dealership bankruptcy?

    Local big dealership has gone tango uniform. What are your suggestions to buy, tools for testing, maintenance, etc. Vehicles are 1993-94 E350 vans with N/A 7.3 and E4OD. thanks for your help.
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    Is a Pallet of topsoil too heavy?

    I hauled 4000+ lbs around in my 1992 E350, for months at a time. Had three heavy safes loaded in with a forklift, and had to wait for a forklift to become available at the dropoff destination. The van didn't mind at all. The only thing noticeable was a bit slower acceleration from a stop...
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    Tin bashing

    Well, I'll toss in my $.02 I absolutely hate rivnuts. Every time I run in to them during aircraft repairs, I substitute nutplates or other fasteners when possible. If the fasteners that screw into rivnuts are removed with any frequency, or if the rivnut is subject to vibration, they...
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    WMO what to do with it?

    I'm not blaming WMO for anything. My point is that even if you have an excellent filtration system, and take great precautions to get uncontaminated oil, you still run a risk of ruining your IDI fuel system. His filtration system was finer (one micron) than most of the ones described on...
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    WMO what to do with it?

    I'll share my WMO experience, in hopes it helps someone. I set up a system for a friend. using large polyester filters over a 55 gal drum, and into 7x32 sock filters. Filtering from 300m down to 1 micron. Worked great the first few times. He collected oil from aviation shops, which...
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    Final word on Fuel Tank prep and protection

    IME, POR-15 has been crap. It peels and flakes when exposed to sunlight, so it has to be covered in another paint, and it scratches, abrades and chips easily. Before anyone accuses me of improper prep work, I have been applying industrial and aerospace coatings for 20+ years. I follow...
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    Stabbin Cabin build-log

    I insulated all my vans, using Great-Stuff and sheet foam. Makes them a lot easier to heat and cool, seriously reduces road noise, and when camping, I can use candles to keep the sleeping area warm during 20f nights. Also, it prevents a dark colored van in the SW desert from turning into an...
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    OK. How Crazy of an Idea is This...

    How about some charcoal briquettes in an old cooking pot. At lunch time, light them up, place under engine with a vertical shroud for wind protection. At 5pm, remove, douse with water/snow, put lid onto pot, crank warm engine and go. You may need to add a horizontal shroud if your...
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    ODD fuel leak, time for a new IP?

    Tell ya what I'm a gonna do... You go buy that Lapua, get all that long-range silliness out of your system (wifey is right), then send it to me. In return, I shall send you a bright, shiny, NIB overhauled IP. Win- Win, Riiiiiiiight?
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    Finally Reassembled and Running.... WHOA! BIG FUEL LEAK!

    Hmmmm, I had five IDI vans, all sitting for 1-3 years before going back on the road. Not one leaked from the IP. I'd like to know if this flat-spotted problem is more theory or more reality. Also, what about overhauled IPs that sit on a shelf for years? My friend has two that will...
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    Emissions laws around Denver, CO

    My vans are all 7.3 NA with E4OD. Mostly all original, but an overhauled IP, new injectors and glowplugs on one of them really made a big difference.
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    Emissions laws around Denver, CO

    I faced a similar situation years ago, potentially moving to California. The emissions hassle was one reason I decided not to stay. The cops were actively looking for new arrivals that hadn't yet changed driver's licenses and paid all the state's regulatory fees. There were fines for late...
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    Alright..fess up, who's sellin the 6 door on craigs list.

    Talk about reinventing the wheel... My E350 van can carry a TWELVE foot ladder inside with all six doors closed, can carry two to fifteen people as desired, hauls 4000+ lbs of cargo, easily converts to a nice camper, is much easier to park, and won't get laughed at like that circus wagon...
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    Are the idi's worth keeping?

    I've owned a lot of vehicles over the past 40 years, and none have even come close to the reliability and low maintenance costs of my IDIs. Mine were bought new by the D.O.E. and used for nuclear weapons escorts, so they had the best maint possible. After cleaning out fuel algae and...
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    E350 15 passenger Van Questions

    If you're anywhere near the southwest, I will be selling a 24" fibreglas raised roof for E350s soon. All my vans have them, makes a HUGE improvement in utility, not just being able to stand up instead of crouching, but massive increase in storage space. I'd rather an oilburner get it...

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