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Summer of upgrades, and then a problem
Fellow IDIT'arians It has been a rewarding summer, though the fates kicked back right at the end. In June I installed the Hypermax cold air hood scoop kit for the van. It was a pretty easy installation. What finally made me pull the trigger on this kit was zip tying a temp probe to the old...- DuRolf
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Seeking taller final gear ratio
Fellow IDI devotees I am seeking a higher final gear ratio for my rig. I installed a Gear Vendors, and what a nice difference it makes. Suddenly sitting two feet from a roaring IDI at high rpms in a van body is less brain vibrating at highway speed. But, I'd like to get my ratio taller...- DuRolf
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Project: move glow plug controller to front of hood area and add controller override.
Originally my glow plug controller and solenoid was mid drivers side valve cover. The easiest way to get to it was take off the dog house and then the hypermax air intake. After the second time the GP controller went bad I decided to move it to just above the drivers side headlight. Drilling a...- DuRolf
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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C6 done... seeking advice on options
So on my long arc to Lake Tahoe and back from Colorado in my 1989 Ford E 350 Born Free RV with a 6.9 IDI / Hypermax Turbo'd rig I have run into transmission problems. When trying to reverse the engine roars but maybe 1% of the force actually gets to the wheels. I was barely able to back out of a...- DuRolf
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Interesting Situation with a 6.9 liter IDI, seeking advice
Hello I bought a 1989 Ford E 350 Born Free RV last October with 55K on the odometer, my first diesel. I thought it had the 7.3 IDI engine, and the seller told me it was a rebuilt engine with just 20K on it. A diesel mechanic who mainly works on Mercedes and VWs checked it out and said it...- DuRolf
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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International Scouts with Nissan Diesel engines.
I have been reading these forums with great interest for a few weeks now. I ran across these ads on Craigslist. An unusual find! http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/2976741648.html http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/2976733991.html- DuRolf
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- Forum: Diesel Conversion Forum
