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    Luk SMF, will it work with any clutch???

    I'm currently working on swapping out my 4-speed for a ZF. I have a brand new 7.3 Clutch Kit I picked up at Napa ready for the install, but the truck I took the ZF from had a Luk SMF, so I took it off for installing it on my 6.9, My question is, will the Luk SMF from the back of my 7.3 bolt up...
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    ZF5 Swap this weekend! Just have a few questions first!!

    So latley my '90 IDI died and I was able to score a CHERRY 86 6.9 4x4 with a t-19;Sweet(Pics will be posted when I can). I plan on swapping out the ZF from my old truck and putting it in the new one. From what I've been told, and according to a metal tag in the glovebox, the '90 was fitted with...
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    5.8 F250 to 7.3 swap thoughts and questions.

    So I have an '89 F250 5.8 5 speed that's in great shape... My '90 IDI on the other hand, is pretty dang rough in comparison. I'm looking to do a "build" and a resto on one of these old Fords, but with as trashed as my '90 I just don't think it would be worth the work. I'm wondering how hard...
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    Found a local Cent' on CL

    As the title says... If anyone is interested, I may be able to go take a look at it/test drive it etc... Wish he had pics though. http://rapidcity.craigslist.org/cto/2687705521.html
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    Craigslist find, Crappy truck with new 6.9

    http://siouxfalls.craigslist.org/cto/2631270437.html Looks like it could be a pretty good deal. I may have to go to the Sioux Falls area sometime in the next few weeks, I could possibly take a look at it for someone if they wanted.
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    Variable Geometry Turbo for the IDI.

    So I've been thinking about how sweet it would be to put a HE351VE or a 6.0 turbo on an IDI. Even if we weren't making crazy high HP numbers, the ability to get boost that fast would make any IDI truck perform quite a bit better in all situations and even improve MPG. I know that there are...
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    IDI in a '66 Lincoln Continental

    So there's been a Lincoln Continental for sale here locally that I've been thinking about picking up. It pretty much needs a full resto but that's fine by me. The engine that's in it now (a MEL 462) runs great but the C6 behind it is fried. Now, I've been a HUGE fan of classic Lincolns for years...
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    Hard starting troubles, rear tank issues, and a front tank leak.

    So latley my '90 has been a real pain to start. Sometimes purging the schrader valve seems to help and other times it doesn't. Usually after 5 min. or so of messing with it, it starts and kinda idles poorly for awhile and fills all the air within a 10 mile radius with greyish colored smoke:puke...
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    Need help fixing a fuel leak.

    My '90 7.3 has been starting hard latley. So the other day I looked underneath the truck while it was running and saw fuel leaking on the ground, this wasn't a slow drip either, it was coming down pretty quick. No stream or anything but it was pretty bad:puke: so I crawled under it and the drips...
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    What do you do about different VINs in a cab swap??

    I know some guys on here have swapped cabs before and I'm just wondering what yall do about the Vin sticker. Obviously it doesn't match the truck, so do you swap the sticker too?cookoo I would think that moving those would be illegal but what do I know:dunno Been thinking about doing this but...
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    Exhaust heated WVO and livestock tank heater???

    Ok this is gonna be a long post so bear with me... I'm thinking about building a WVO tank out of a bed mounted tool box (gullwing behind the cab). Now I live in what is sometimes a VERY cold climate, and a complaint I hear with running just a regular tank heater, heat exchanger, HIH etc is that...
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    Wanted: Two-tone black and white F-series picture

    So I'm gonna be picking up another IDI here soon ('90 4x4 ZF ex-cab), and I'm thinking that when I get it I'm gonna repaint it. It's all black right now but I'd kinda like to do a two-tone black and white, black on the top and bottom and white through the middle, basically a factory-ish looking...
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    Ceramic Coating?

    Has anyone on here ever ceramic coated their exhuast ports, manifolds, and or other exhaust parts? Just curious if anyone has done it here and what the results were. I heard that Detroit had stainless inserts in the exhuast ports of their 8.2 "fuel pincher" and that's what gained the engine more...
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    Turbocharge a 5.8 f250??

    Has anybody ever seen a turbocharged 5.8 in an F-series? I know it would require reprograming the "brain" but other than that I don't know. I have a spare turbo laying around and I'd love to get more power from the old gasser nothing extreme but a few psi couldn't hurt!;Sweet My truck is a 89...
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    Underdrive Pulleys

    I don't know if this has been brought up here before but I know that underdrive pulleys are getting to be a fairly common mod, especially for the 4.6 Mustang. They usually only add about 5-15hp, which is nothing to write home about, but I've heard that they can also add about 1-2 mpg. Just for...
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    Axle code 35: Stirling or Dana?

    Is my rear axle (code 35) a Dana or a Stirling? Pardon my ignorance, hopefully this isn't too stupid of a question...
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    ZF5 WANTED!

    Anyone have a ZF5 for a 7.3, 6.9 or 460 for sale in or anywhere near western South Dakota???? I can't seem to find one for less than 1200!!:eek: Need a 4x4 one by the way.
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    Dead injector=Dead truck??

    So I know a guy that has an 86 f250 6.9 that's been laying around his place for years. So i asked him what was wrong with it and he said that it has a bad injector and therefore no longer runs. My question is, can a bad injector cause a truck not to start??:dunno hopefully this isnt a dumb...
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    2 idi questions

    I've got a few questions for you guys. First, I've heard that a powerstroke zf5 or any diesel zf5 from an obs truck for that matter will work in an idi. Is that true? My second question is, how do I find out what gear ratio my truck has. Its a 94 f250 idi, I've been told that the only options...
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    Chop top F-series?

    I'm just wondering if anyone has seen a chopped 80-97 f-250 or f-350:dunno If so I'd love to see pictures or a link to such a beast. I've kinda got an idea for a pretty wild project:sly
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    7.3 Turbo/turbo kit wanted!

    Wanted: Factory ford 7.3l idi factory turbo kit. Or wastegated ATS 093 (They're pretty much the same thing right??) would be interested in just the turbo, or any random parts for this setup minus the valve cover, downpipe, and crossover pipe. I already have those. I have a 95 crown vic in great...
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    Testing Sig

    This had better look good.
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    New member and first time diesel owner! Need help with some things!

    Hey, my name is Clint and I was sent to this site cuz I hear it's the best one for info pertaining to the 'ol IDIs. Just fyi although I just got my first diesel I am very familiar with them having used them quite a bit at work. Anyhow here's the story of my broken '94: Its an extended cab 4x4...

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