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  1. Oldiron

    Fuel mileage.

    I have a 1/2 dozen or so 100 mile fill ups at almost all being 15.3 mpg. Lots of idle warm up time, lots of right foot, running at 2k 2.5k. Last 100 mile fill up was about 10 mpg.....??? Differance,, less warm up, way less right foot, and 1.5k-2k rpm. Im going to run through another 100 miles...
  2. Oldiron

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    I went to the gravel yard and wanted to have a 1/2 ton of pea gravel put in the bed. Pulled up on the scale, almost got stuck pulling around to have it filled and then back to the scale where they tell me I have 1.3 tons. ???? To find out the first time on scale I was half off. 6" of snow and no...
  3. Oldiron

    Door sticker GVWR vs. Centurion dually conversion?

    I found the book online. It is free and I can easily print it.
  4. Oldiron

    Does the CDR blowby need filtering?

    Banks makes an adapter that bolts to the front of the motor where the access plate is for the IP cover. It makes running a RDT (road draft tube) easy. I ran mine up and over my AC compressor then down the fire wall to just below the leaf spring. No more oily issue under hood or in my intake...
  5. Oldiron

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    I got stuck in the drive way! 6"-8" of snow last night. New transfercase within sight, I am really wishing I would have thrown it in last week. Dually+no load+snow+no 4x4 = a warm place to wait for a ride.
  6. Oldiron

    Big Savings on IDI Parts this Week!

    Can a regulator be installed into the filter head and bleed off into the fuel return system? I have eliminated the return from the filter head to the return and was thinking I could install it there with a gauge.
  7. Oldiron

    Door sticker GVWR vs. Centurion dually conversion?

    I would prefer to get my class A, but when pinching penny's its hard to spend the money on something I wont utilise right away. I am looking into it.
  8. Oldiron

    My 1985 F350 Lifted CC diesel dually build

    The pic with square stacks,, are those stock F-superdutymirrors?
  9. Oldiron

    Door sticker GVWR vs. Centurion dually conversion?

    @79jasper dont get me wrong, I like having great working trailer brakes. That's what I am considering. I read somewhere that I can study up, take a written (pass and I get my permit) then 14 days later I can do the driving test with my truck and a barrowed 14' enclosed. Ill have to look into...
  10. Oldiron

    A cold start story

    6 of them read .6 and 2 read .5 with my meeter zeroing at .2 So .3 to .4 ohms How long can you energize these plugs? Ive seen a youtube video where it appears you can burn them for minutes+.
  11. Oldiron

    Door sticker GVWR vs. Centurion dually conversion?

    is there any thing I can upgrade when I do the brakes? Meaning is there a great rotor/pad combination or parts from a bigger truck that would fit, like new rotors, pads, calipers and bracketry? Better drums etc. Or even a "bolt in" replacement axle with rotors? I have seen the posts on doing the...
  12. Oldiron

    Current Beru Sourcing Challenge

    I bought my zd9's last march from one of the local chains, installed with new RX controler and they died last week (every one of them). When I switched to a manual recently, I tested all of them with both a test light and ohmed them out with my bluepoint, and they were all the same ohms and...
  13. Oldiron

    Door sticker GVWR vs. Centurion dually conversion?

    Ill do local pickup and deliveries for a buddy of mine that has an aftermarket repair shop, and when he finds them out of state ill do the pick up also. I was a powersport tech for 15 yrs, my training and love is Harleys. Helped him open his shop. I dont know if it was turning 40 last year or...
  14. Oldiron

    Door sticker GVWR vs. Centurion dually conversion?

    I don't want to haul that much with this truck. I dont like "relying" on the trailer brakes to stop.
  15. Oldiron

    Fuel mileage.

    I'm pretty sure That's my problem. Lol I can keep up with traffic period now. Even on huge hills and going up the mountain. But I'm not complaining
  16. Oldiron

    A cold start story

    Went to start my truck and she coughed and then just cranking. I tested my glow plugs with a test light and they all failed. When just a few days ago they all tested good. Maybe they were going out and finally died? I didnt think it was firing up as fast as it should.
  17. Oldiron

    Door sticker GVWR vs. Centurion dually conversion?

    I didnt think of that either. My 5th wheel receiver is rated at 15000 and my gooseneck plate is 25000. So, trailer needs to be GVWR at 10000 or less to not have a CDL? Im not trying to cheat the system, just trying to be safe and legal. As things grow and I can afford, I would love to be...
  18. Oldiron

    Door sticker GVWR vs. Centurion dually conversion?

    Rethinking... When I hauled my mother inlaws 35' 5th wheel, the combined weight was 19,280. Fr axle was 3780, re axle was 5400, and trailer axles were 10,100. Power wise truck was maxed, but that was before the new IP, injectors, and Elec l.p. Chassis wise she pulled just fine. Maybe I wont even...
  19. Oldiron

    Door sticker GVWR vs. Centurion dually conversion?

    @franklin2 I didnt think of that. I figure if max is. 26000 And truck GVWR is 8800 That puts me at. 17200 for trailer and freight. And to be safe use a trailer with a GVWR of 15000-1700 and never over load. A gooseneck At 1700 lbs with 15% tounge weight 2550 of bed weight. Truck will...
  20. Oldiron

    Door sticker GVWR vs. Centurion dually conversion?

    Ill have to call CO DOT. I would like a bigger truck, but to start out, ill have to start small. I know as long as I dont hook up to a trailer that has a GVWR that would put me over 26k GCWR and I dont overload, ill be ok. Wich limits me but thats ok, I'm starting small. It'll be awhile before...
  21. Oldiron

    Door sticker GVWR vs. Centurion dually conversion?

    I am trying to figure out what I can legally haul with my '88 f250 Centurion dually conversion My door sticker says GVWR 8800 FAWR 4410 RAWR 6084 How do those numbers compair to a f350 dually. I'm wondering if my door sticker is the original f250 and if so, am I stuck at that rating even...
  22. Oldiron

    SMF kits

    2nd on the flywheel resurfacing. I have always done it that way, but friends haven't, and there is a differance
  23. Oldiron

    best rpm to shift zf5?

    Ive been shifting between 2k and 2.5k also, but ive been "gittin it" ever sense the new ip, electric lp, and inj. Now that I'm trying to see what I get for mileage, I'm trying to shift around 2 depending on the situation.
  24. Oldiron

    Increased Oil Consumption

    Aftermarket. Its an ATS 088. Dont know when it was installed.
  25. Oldiron

    A cold start story

    This is passenger battery with altered wiring.

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