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  1. VanDiesel

    NAPA Echlin Ignition vs Motorcraft Glow plug relay comparison - with pics

    For the past 25 years, I've been drilling out the rivets on the solenoids, desoldering the coil wires and disassembling used units. The copper contacts are usually blackened causing poor contact. I buff the copper contact and disc surfaces, use silicone dielectric grease, resolder and...
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    I want to finally get Gear Vendors unit, have questions though.

    85 E250 Club Wagon with 93 7.3, C6 with GV and 3.55 gears, somewhere around 20 mpg at 60
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    Found Banks 1st Gen COMPLETE Install Packet + Paraphernalia

    "Those C6 trucks were real dogs. Especially with 3.55 gears. They weren't great, but at least it was an automatic option." 93 7.3L IDI in 1985 E250 Club Wagon, 3.55 driven by C6 with Hayes RV torque converter through GearVendors has reached over 100 on the flat, according to GPS trip record.
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    6.9/7.3 Fuel Line Sensors - How?

    Yep. Fortunately had in stock when changing to a pump and lines in place that needed it to preserve length.
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    6.9/7.3 Fuel Line Sensors - How?

    Interesting. How do they work?
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    6.9/7.3 Fuel Line Sensors - How?

    These attach to injector #1 on F series IDI and E series #4. Anyone know how they work and with what equipment?
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    Electronic fuel pump 7.3 IDI

    The large spin on filter also acts as a fuel reservoir, and as a heater for the fuel. On top of the engine, this is efficient, more so on the vans. If you run vegetable oil from the back tank, this location heats the oil to a viscosity level adequate to run the engine.
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    Electronic fuel pump 7.3 IDI

    I cut an access hatch above the sender hole in the tank in the floor of our 1985 E250, that is removable with sheet metal screws. It's not necessary to drop the tank or empty it to gain access to the pickup and filter. A 1984 diesel van does not have a stock in tank pump and the hole is small. I...
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    Electronic fuel pump 7.3 IDI

    There should be a filter on the pickup in the tank, a water separator, your mechanical then electric lift pump (if you use both), the inline heater in tube or housing, then the large spin-on filter just before the injection pump.
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    Why did my 7.3 not like ether today.

    If you think you have to use ether, your system is not in proper repair as designed. If you break off a glow plug tip, you'll be lucky not to damage the piston, bore, or valves, as it rattles around. At the least, you'll have to pull the head to find out if you need another engine.
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    Electronic fuel pump 7.3 IDI

    The electric pump should be AFTER the mechanical if you use both. Otherwise, should the mechanical pump diaphragm rupture, the electric pump will start filling your engine crankcase with fuel. We ran IDI engines like this for years. We eventually just used electric pumps and blocked off the...
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    Is there a difference in c6 transmissions from pickups and motorhomes?

    The output shaft has come out of the back of the C6 in your pictures. You could swap the regular long tailshaft housing, after disassembling and checking the motorhome extension parts. I'd like to see what that prtion looks like This is not a 4x4 transmission. I have owned and rebuilt multiple...
  13. VanDiesel

    1983 6.9 engine oil cooler bypass kit?

    From the looks of it if everything else fits, only the exhaust, cooler and motor mount from the van style need changing. Any of the fuel filter styles will work.
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    1983 6.9 engine oil cooler bypass kit?

    This looks just like the 83-91 driver side of E250/350 van application: exhaust, cooler, motor mount upper.
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    1983 6.9 engine oil cooler bypass kit?

    Here's a 93 7.3 IDI from a pickup, being prepared to install into an 83-91 van. The manifold, cooler and mount all had to be swapped for the van versions. BTW, the swap was done by one person in a home garage with no help...
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    1983 6.9 engine oil cooler bypass kit?

    All 1983 to 1991 diesel vans, at least, are verified to use the different exhaust manifold, oil cooler and motor mount. The van mount on the passenger side is also a bit different, but the exhaust is identical to the pickup. Personally, I can vouch for 1983 to 1989 E250/350. The pickup...
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    1983 6.9 engine oil cooler bypass kit?

    The Ford E250/350 van 6.9/7.3 IDI engines use an exhaust manifold, oil cooler and motor mount on the driver side that are different from the pickup trucks, that allow for the tighter clearances on the driver side in the vans. I have also seen, likely on this forum somewhere, adapters to...
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    Battery upgrades?

    Modified the two battery trays to accept the largest size deep cycle/marine batteries. Also have a third batttery box for running accessories. The two banks are run through a battery isolator.
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    Installing 7.3 IDI into E350 Cutaway van: Tough Clearance Issues

    I couldn't lift the body due to ceiling height limitations in a car garage in a home. I even had to use a set of low profile tires installed on 16 inch rims to get it in past the garage door clearance. Bluebird makes engine hoists, and the model I have is the regular version. However, their...
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    Installing 7.3 IDI into E350 Cutaway van: Tough Clearance Issues

    Cut the sheetmetal crossover on the front and either use a cut down hoist as I did here or elevate the van in the front. I installed this 7.3 IDI with no helpers, just myself, and it aligned with the transmission. Injection pump and lines on, power steering is hung off to one side and...
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    DIY: Harbor Freight $30 Compression Tester Easily Modded for Success!

    Glowplug Compression Adapter Mod for 7.3 From the comparison picture, it looks like the schrader valve now sticks out instead of screwing in all the way, and that the length allows a few threads to engage, but not all. Is this the case, that it couldn't be cut down and allow the valve to be...

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