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  1. Magoo

    Tailight and Brake Light Problem

    Had a 91 in the shop that did the same thing. His turned out the connector at the back of the headlight switch was melted. The extra load from the trailer lights kept poping fuses.
  2. Magoo

    And yet another E4od post

    Update. Read everything I could find on this trans. The RABS issue kept nagging me. I have had trouble with the light coming on since I got the truck. Never thought too much about it. Turns out that the RABS needs the stop light bulb resistance to tell the computer that brakes are being applied...
  3. Magoo

    And yet another E4od post

    Ok. Narrowing down the mileage problem I have reported before. The truck runs down the road at 55mph and 2000rpm. I have counted the shifts many times and I get 4. Yesterday i hooked up the trailer, which weighs 1500 to 2000lbs and right out the driveway she shifts up quicker than normal and...
  4. Magoo

    Whats the deal with these #%* E4od

    Tonkadoctor, Ok. Guilty as charged. However, I drive like a grandma. Most of my toys are for off road slow go and the puller may top out at 30mph. But she saw 200 feet many times :hail :hail . Any way, I built a 79 crew cab years ago with a 5 speed and 7.3 na. She got great mileage. 22 was best...
  5. Magoo

    Whats the deal with these #%* E4od

    Some good points brought up. It does have a waste gate. And the guy who built the trans had a high dollar convertor installed specificaly for towing heavy loads. Never thought about that. As for the tires, the Cheby is running 33 also, and its the 700r4. All that said, was coming home yesterday...
  6. Magoo

    Whats the deal with these #%* E4od

    Mine is new. Got all known bugs worked out. The truck has 4.10 gears with 33 inch tires and have the speedo gear corectioin. I get 12mpg at best. And, it is slow moving off idel. In other words it has to build RPMs to get moving. Have a buddy who brought by his 83 Chevy 3/4 ton 4x with the 6.2...
  7. Magoo

    Fathers day fun, what did you accomplish

    Took 3 days, but just finnished R&R of the service bed, shortend the lumber rack and installed a transfer fuel tank. The bed was held on by four 1/8 inch 2x angle welded and three were broke. I ended up making brakets and bolting the bed back on. The lumber rack was for a pickup bed so it was...
  8. Magoo

    F100 with a IDI

    Grants Pass
  9. Magoo

    BELT TENSIONER TROUBLE

    Mel. Watch the tentioner at idel than give it some quick throttle snaps. Tentioner should rotate back and forth to keep the belt tight under exceleration. I noticed quite a bit of difference from the old to new.
  10. Magoo

    F100 with a IDI

    Hey. I would be happy to help you in your build if you want to get rid of the little turbo diesel. I am looking for something like that for a military jeep. :thumbsup: I have a nice big shop and have done the conversion you speek of. There are three of those conversions still running around...
  11. Magoo

    BELT TENSIONER TROUBLE

    Shock is new to me. I can see where its a good idea. The 93 I did came with the enclosed spring. Ford sent me out the door with the open spring "after" I gave them the truck Identification number and production date. Not an interchangeable part. Had to go back to swap for the closed unit. Our...
  12. Magoo

    BELT TENSIONER TROUBLE

    Labor Guide gives .7 hr to change. Hardest part is rerouting that &*^*^% belt. The closed type used a 14mm socket the open a #40 torx. This is a good time to change the idler as well. The phenolic (sp) wheel wears weird and my expierence has been the wheel goes bad before the bearing...
  13. Magoo

    BELT TENSIONER TROUBLE

    Just did it yesterday. The parts houses only list and sell the "open spring" design as far as I could fiqure. The 93 I did was enclosed spring. I went to ford and got the enclosed type. Enclosed Factory Ford # F4TZ*6B209*A $97.08 ($77.66) Open Spring Factory #F2TZ*6B209*D $66.17 ($52.94)
  14. Magoo

    Help, need cold start help

    Did you have an external leak, or was it sucking air?
  15. Magoo

    Help, need cold start help

    Ok. Friends 7.3 is giving him fits. Starts great after 10 hours on the job. But in the morning and its not that cold, it starts, runs for 30 seconds and then dies. Then its impossible for him to start. Told me he has to use ether. Been warning him but says its the only way to start. Said last...
  16. Magoo

    6.9 ZUK on Ebay

    Mel. You'll appreciate this link. These guys and my dad were pioneers back in the 70s when pulls hit the Northwest. They are all gone now but some of the stuff they built was off the charts. I was looking for pics of RB Slagels 76 Chevy that he put a 6V92 with twin turbos in. It also had a...
  17. Magoo

    Since 1993 !

    must have pics please.
  18. Magoo

    I love my IDI because

    :hail :hail :hail :hail Your the man
  19. Magoo

    I love my IDI because

    Wow, even the guys who dont "love" em like em. It just dont get any better than that.
  20. Magoo

    I love my IDI because

    Ok, I have seen many posts where folks open up and put on the table their resons for the love of their truck. May have been done already but thought a compilation of reasons we love our trucks and particularly the IDI would be a good read. Call me boring. I love my IDI because it is...
  21. Magoo

    I've been looking for one of these

    In Oregon. Cost less than 3k to drive out and get it.
  22. Magoo

    83 F600

    Nieghbor has this truck, has 80k original on it. Has a DT466? Is that Detroit? Its a NA motor. Looks real clean. Asking 3800. Been out there a while. Has a 2 speed Eaton and a 5 speed. I would like to make a work truck out of it. It sits low, has the 20 inch wheels with split rims, so I am...
  23. Magoo

    I've been looking for one of these

    will a blue 91 work?
  24. Magoo

    F100 with a IDI

    Here is my conversion. Couldnt find the pics with the motor. Started with a 79 supercab 4x frame. Shortend I think 3 inches. 73 crew cab and 76 short bed. Dana 70 from a 82 in the rear and a 60 from a 79 up front. 7.3 n/a with 5 speed from a wrecked 90. Bolted the 79 205 case right to the ZF...
  25. Magoo

    Ever see on of these?

    Ill look them up. Its the first I have ever seen. Been racking my brain how i would build one. Not that I would but I lkike to know how things are done.

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