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    BUYING A 7.3 IDI

    CheckYourBuffer, IF you would take some advice from a fellow who is easily old enough to be your grandfather & has owned/driven IDI PUs for over 2 decades: 1. FORGET this truck, as it has numerous obvious problems, 2. Is far too expensive for what it is, 3. Look for an IDI with under 100,000...
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    Good First Diesel Truck

    teletech, It's very likely worth a great deal more in parts IF you have a place to disassemble the F350 & to part it out. ImVho, I'd part it out & then look for another IDI in AZ, NM, NV or TX, where these trucks (even low-mileage/one owner examples) are CHEAP. Right now, I know where at...
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    Good First Diesel Truck

    teletech Given the generally LOW prices in IDI PUs, I suspect that it didn't owe you much after 100K. Including replacing several parts, I have about 3000.oo in my 1990 Super-Cab. yours, satx
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Mike42 NIFTY PU, imo. yours, satx
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    WTB FORD IDI RUNNG ENGINE

    rterril102, Sadly the 6.9 IDI with <70,000 miles, out of a T-boned F250, that I knew of locally sold & for 550.oo OTD from a local salvage yard, with a warranty. yours, satx
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    mack, YIKES!!! I didn't realize that you were IN the truck when it caught afire. = GLAD you & yours are OK. yours, satx
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    mack, Inasmuch as PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE paid me HALF or LESS of what my PU was worth "at fair market value"/what I had invested in it, I'm not sure that I'm much better off than having liability only. yours, satx
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Bought a GREASECAR WVO system this AM, 21DEC16. yours, satx
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    HOLY COW. = I truly HOPE that insurance company treats you more fairly than mine did when my restored 1986 F250 Super-cab was totaled by a drunk driver while it was parked on 19AUG16. yours, satx
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Replaced the NEW voltage regulator that was installed last week. = FAULTY but "under warranty". yours, satx
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    Rust-FREE IDI PUs in The Alamo City Area.

    Friends, For those of you who are looking for a CLEAN, LOW-MILEAGE, rust-free, IDI PU, there are SEVERAL with 150K or less on San Antonio craigslist.com right now & for less than 2,000.oo. (Several of "our crowd" have asked me IF there were NICE PUs down here at decent prices & I said that...
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Replaced the voltage regulator, which DIED. yours, satx
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    New to me 85 250 6.9 4x4 with pics!-

    ah1988ford, The photos don't look that bad. At any rate, BEST WISHES on your project. yours, satx
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    New to me 85 250 6.9 4x4 with pics!-

    ah1988Ford, NIFTY TRUCK. = My "new to me" F250 diesel PU is the same color. (I'd bet someone will want that bed.) yours, satx
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    WTB FORD IDI RUNNG ENGINE

    IF you want me to look for you a nice LOW MILEAGE IDI engine in Texas, let me know. yours, satx
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    Good First Diesel Truck

    dcn2112, ImVho, as a longtime "diesel head", there is NO BETTER first/last PU than a 6.9/7.3 IDI with a manual 4 or 5 speed manual transmission, that is no more than a 2-owner with mileage under 200,000. (The PU that I recently purchased/currently own is a 1990 F250 7.3 with ZF & 184,000 actual...
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    Old diesel car

    BrianX128, et. al., The sole problem with a MB 240D is that I can outrun one. = S-L-O-W, SLOW doesn't adequately describe the "lack of performance", though there is no such thing as wearing out a 240D. Do yourself a favor & buy a rust-FREE one-owner, southern-owned/driven, 300D, 300CD or a...
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    MPG Expected for a 1991 4x4 diesel with ZF??

    CrankyBait, Well, one thing is certain. I know how much his "word of honor" is worth: 500.oo cash. yours, satx
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    MPG Expected for a 1991 4x4 diesel with ZF??

    DaveBen, WELCOME. 73 de satx
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    MPG Expected for a 1991 4x4 diesel with ZF??

    DaveBen, YEP. = I got my "Tech" during Desert Shield. (Frankly, I'm NOT a traditional "ham", as I spend 90+% of my on-air time doing emergency service work on 222MHZ. = STORMWATCH volunteer.) IF/WHEN I bother to take my "General" test, I'll spend my time on 60M Upper SB on the HURRICANE &...
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    MPG Expected for a 1991 4x4 diesel with ZF??

    towcat, I "lucked-out" & bought a NICE 1990 F250 diesel with ZF in solid Desert Tan from one of our GREAT forum members that runs like new, with new tires & other upgrades but which needs some minor dents knocked out/filled & allover painting. (St. Philip's College Collision Department...
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    Ford F250 Bed the Same Size as Dodge Full-size PU Bed??

    jwalterus, I just knew that at least one of our GREAT members would KNOW the correct answer. = This forum is BLESSED with lots of REAL experts & who are HELPFUL. NOTE: IF any of "our crowd" needs a FIBERGLASS TOPPER in good shape & are close enough to pick it up, I'll help you out as I...
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    Ford F250 Bed the Same Size as Dodge Full-size PU Bed??

    jwalterus, THANKS. = I think that my part-time mechanic, who is a fairly-decent welder/painter, can fix that easily. = Sounds like I'll be making the trip down I-35 South this weekend to pick-up the rack/rails. yours, tex
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    Ford F250 Bed the Same Size as Dodge Full-size PU Bed??

    Friends, Do any of you happen to know if a headache rack & rails/cargo bars off a 1997 Dodge 8-foot bed will fit my 1990 F-250 long-bed & without major cutting/re-welding/refinishing?? (I'd sooner not make a 100+ mile round-trip for nothing & don't know much about the bed size of Dodge...
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Bought a pair of new 850CCA batteries for the 1990 F250 7.3 about 90 minutes ago. yours, satx

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