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FAN UPGRADE COOLING/OVERHEATING
I have not been worrying about cooling since it is winter time here and I do not drive my truck when there is salt present on the road. But now it is getting close to spring I got to thinking about how hot my truck runs when pulling anything. I know the cooling systems and fans have been beat...- Torinojts
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build
Here is my 75 F350 Crew Cab. I have been working on this for at least 11+ years. Between work, kids, honey do lists, and so on and so forth and more honey do lists, I finally got it on the road. Another reason for the long build would be funds and redoing things multiple times because I am...- Torinojts
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- build crew cab dent side obs swap
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Re-ring...nozzle issues??? Tired of project
Well I got about 1,000 miles on a fresh rebuild. Started on this project seven years ago. Took most advise from a machine shop I wish I never knew....long story short, after truck was completely restored took on test drive and power completely sucked, lots of black smoke and high EGTS, also...- Torinojts
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- nozzles rings
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- Forum: Introduction
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TURBO COMPRESSOR HOUSING...OOPS
A friend of mine has a valve cover leaking bad on the passenger side under the turbo on a stock IDIT. he called me up to come over and help remove the turbo as he said it was stuck (not very well mechanically inclined). I would not make it to his place for several days so he tried to remove it...- Torinojts
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- compressor housing turbo
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Groove in head at fire ring
Searched forum for answers with no luck. Got heads back from machine shop. New exh valves, guides, and valves and seats ground. Got them home and noticed a groove. The grove is where a head gasket fire ring failed. It's about .004 deep and about 1/2 inch long on 1 head and the other about .002...- Torinojts
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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New member. Questions.
Hello everyone. Great information. I am restoring a 75 f350 4 door. Installing it on a 94 f250 frame. It has a 7.3 idi factory turbo engine. I took block to have machined .020 over. Balance internals and new exh valves and guides. The machine shop decked the block .07 with out telling me. I...- Torinojts
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
