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  1. J

    Ebay turbo set up.

    Ok uneducated question to whoever knows. On Ebay they sell a universal turbo setup it's a chearer made china turbo we all know but is that anything that would work on a diesel such as a idi? Or is there to many cubes or to low of rpm? Does the turbo spool completly wrong for a diesel engine, my...
  2. J

    New IDI, transmission coolers/filters?

    Well i got some filter info today. The filter used on the allison trans is a 57701 it is rated 7 to 9 gph, has a 15 micron rating, and a 3/4 20 thread. the wix 51525 is rated 7 to 9 gph, has a 21 micron rating, and a 3/4 16 thread which i mentioned how common it was before. The allison filter is...
  3. J

    New IDI, transmission coolers/filters?

    lucas oil is a good product I believe it's # 10052 for quarts a bit cheaper don't know any comparisons between them. Most important thing is your cooler bigger is always better! :peelout
  4. J

    Truck repair progress...

    sometimes brake drag can be caused by a collapsed brake hose kinda common not sure if I have heard of it on rear drums but why not. Prob a $20 hose you won't have to worry about if it's not.
  5. J

    New IDI, transmission coolers/filters?

    the wix 51525 has same dimensions and should provide good filtering it's a hydrulic rated filter and uses same base as a ford FL1A or PH8A fram engine oil filters. should be a common base to find. Have been considering one on my truck also and a coolant filter havent decided on a base yet most...
  6. J

    Uhaultruckparts.com on sale

    I'm probably going to take what has been offered to me on here thankfully but just wondered where napa is going to come up with somthing like that. It would have to have a line that made or reboxed it followed with a part number,i havent found any place that made them other than blue box ford parts
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    Uhaultruckparts.com on sale

    just wondering if there is a aftermarket non ford or motorcraft vrv that can be purchased at a crapa store or some other chain, then who makes it?? ATP doesn't so what's the line I can soure parts from anywhere most look ups have no listing. Just haven't been able to find that there in the...
  8. J

    CUMMINS 1/2 TON????

    you pretty much have the basics anything left will come to you. I hope I helped, mine has 3.50 gears and after it gets to about 40 you cnt get to 70 in no time but no overdrive you won't go much more than 95 or 100 before you tach out, not that you really need to in a full size truck.
  9. J

    CUMMINS 1/2 TON????

    ok heres the pics i took while i was building this toy. its currently put up at my farm. i love this truck and wont drive it on illinois roads during winter time. i bought it off my grandpa it only has 110000 on the chassis and body but still has some rust but im not asking for lots more. you...
  10. J

    CUMMINS 1/2 TON????

    just the factory motor mounts and factory engine mounts off a diesel truck the steel plates ford used to put different engines in, small v8 uses different then 300 and 6.9 used it's ow. Needed core support from idi used front springs from one,if it's auto you need a shift link from steering...
  11. J

    quetion on a idi

    I'm probably gonna have to take you up on that. Can't get them any other way.
  12. J

    Give this man a ride .....

    might be really good company for a long trip. Lol make sure your life insurance is paid up.
  13. J

    CUMMINS 1/2 TON????

    just finished my 6.9 f150 1983 that is last summer, was easy install almost ment to be, no special parts just factory junk yard stuff off a idi tuck
  14. J

    quetion on a idi

    low vacuum sensor wow thanks a bunch been scratching my head about it for about six months now. Everybody on here is great! Thanks.
  15. J

    quetion on a idi

    don't have a vrv yet junk trucks so far have had ip removed which it's bolted to, or 4 sp or e4od, so far atleast or sombody I'll have a extra, work at a real auto parts store, lol, my cost from ford is 100 bucks for a new one and have been told not many left in the nation.
  16. J

    quetion on a idi

    engine and trans came from a barn so no truck to look at there, no friends have them so pretty much just get junk yard show and tell, lol
  17. J

    quetion on a idi

    I have two of them off factory idi trucks I know atleat one was a c6 truck in the 6.9 era.
  18. J

    quetion on a idi

    I have built a 6.9 powered 1983 f150 never really been under the hood of a running idi truck nore ever have had a diesel before. It's a automatice and got it running in very little time was from the way I see a very easy swap. I looked at a lot of trucks at the junk yard had a engine and trans...
  19. J

    glow plugs

    wow that's forever compared to 7 seconds, I am testing them with the teat light method after installed. No light up dead glow. So basically autolites are junk???
  20. J

    glow plugs

    I have recently changed my glow plugs with autolite 1107. I have a few burn already after one use. I run my glowplugs manualy and for 7 second and it didn't start after another seven second it did. Next morning it would not start on it's own power. The autolite book says that theyvare a voltage...

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