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    E40D kicking out of OD first 15 miles

    So while the topic of the E40D has been discussed numerous times with great feedback, I have a little bit of a different issue that I can't seem to find any info on. My tranny is kicking out of OD only during the first 15 miles or so of travel regardless of speed. I've seen several post about...
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    900 RPM roughness (running) 93 7.3 F350

    Gotta reach out again to my fellow IDI experts. My engine has a rough / weird running at 900 RPM. Sort of feels like missing a cylinder, but don't think it is. No excess smoke at any time during operation. Actually feels like something off balance. Motor & Truck shake but at soon as I go...
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    Popping noise in front end when turning or flexing?????

    So I've been told that our trucks are prone to some rivet coming loose in the front end resulting in a popping noise from a cross member or something. The noise sounds like a ball joint, however just replaced those, along with the bushings and still have the same noise. Anyone with the same...
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    E40D Help Please?

    Guys, need some help again but this time with my trans. At highway speeds specifically 60-65 mph where I normally run my transmission is starting to rev up as if it kicked out of overdrive. If I let off the accelerator it will go back and hold again. A couple of times it would rev up (shift...
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    Fleet Charge Testing coolant - high nitrate???

    I converted over to fleet charge last year when I replaced my radiator. The other day I decided to check my coolant with the test strips. PH and temperature protection were great, however nitrate shows HIGH with the recommendation being to "flush" as per the little card that you match the...
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    F350 DRW CC 2wd to 4WD conversion help

    Thanks to all who have helped in the past. I've been off the forum for a while dealing with life and work. I'm back on my feet and back to having fun again. Question: I have a 93 F350 DRW CC 2 WD with a E40D tranny. I have a donor 92 F350 5 speed ZF5 S42 tranny, 4X4 with the DRW spacer...
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    1993 F350 CC interior help!

    Alright fellow 350 owners, I need help on selecting seats. I have a 93 F350 cc dually with the conversion interior. My front seats are the beige leather wide captains chairs, and the back seat is a soft leather bench seat that looks like its installed upside down (supposed to fold down to bed...
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    Car hauler anyone? $1100

    Alright folks, I have a car hauler I need to sell pretty quick. Found a good deal on a goose neck hauler and need to make a move. I'm here in the atlanta area. 7 X 16 with steel deck runners, and 2X6 wood decking between the steel deck runners. Custom rear stabilizer jacks for loading...
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    Aux fuel Tank tie in???

    I've only been using my aux fuel tank / truck box combo as manual tank recently since I haven't had a chance to tie it into the factory tank. I picked up an adapter at my local supplier, but found that my filler tube actually runs a little down hill before going up to the filler neck...
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    E40D Overdrive help

    Hey guys, looking for input on something that happened today. 1993 F350 CC dually, 212K with Transmission that was rebuilt 15K miles ago. So far have experienced no problems with this tranny since I aquired the truck at 199K. This morning on the way to work (65mph at 2200rpm) I noticed...
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    93 IDI E40D Towing Question

    Alright guys, it's titojeep back again for help. I had my first long distance towing excursion last week while on vacation. All of the prep work and general tuning has gone fine so far, but I have a serious question regarding towing specifically speed, temperature, and general good operation...
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    7.3 IDI running on Oil Update

    Hello fellow IDI lovers. Titojeep (Newbi 7.3) back with a quick update. Thanks for the advise on installing the headlights. Since my last post, been running oil as fuel and so far so good. You might recall I initially was looking to do a WVO conversion, however I forgot that a colleague of...
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    1993 F350 Headlight replacement?????

    Hey guys, I looked on the forum for info regarding changing out my headlights, but didn't find the description I reallly need. Is there anyone out there who can tell me step by step. The factory CD manual doesn't tell me crap other than remove the two phillips head screws on tip of the chrome...
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    E40D No Park????

    I have a 93 F350 with the E40D which was rebuilt by the previous owner about 2000 miles ago. Out of the blue it would not go into park. Checked the steering mechanism and found nothing binding or wrong. Check cable and found nothing wrong. Heard through the internet that there's something...
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    7.3 Newbi '93F350 Tire wear?

    Guys, I'd like to ask for your help again. So far so good with the motor. As noted on previous thread, new pump and injectors resolved the hesitation and smoking issue I was having. Now my issue is front tire wear. The truck came with new tires on it, and after only 5600 miles that I've...
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    Newbie to 7.3idi

    O.K., Just got a 93 F350 DRW with 7.3 idi and 199K on the clock. New trans, new tires, new brake master cylinder, new glow plug controller and glow plugs. Truck has custom (TMC) conversion package (which was cool in 93) with leather interior, accent lighting, power door and windown options...
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