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  1. Andrew M. Frankli

    93 f-350 idi SRW Rear seal woes. This thing is eating my lunch!

    After 3 tries getting the correct part, I destroyed it trying to install. It appears to be a 3 piece design with a collar, wiper, and stamped ring. The wiper part is designed to fit tight on the spindle shoulder and the rotating seal surfaces are "within" the seal assy. Outer seal piece...
  2. Andrew M. Frankli

    99 psd f-350 vacuum hose

    Hi Friends. Help! I'm replacing glowplugs and gaskets/harnesses to see if I can make this thing start better and run better. I noticed two vacuum hoses coming from a module on top of the engine. Green on bottom Red on top. Where does red one go?? Can't find anything! Also, this thing blows...
  3. Andrew M. Frankli

    WHOAAA DADDY! New Injectors = new truck

    Just put a set of new BB injectors in. I've had truck for 5 years and have no previous service history. The old ones were Italian Stanadynes and looked pretty charry-gunked up. Truck always ran okay, but lately cranked longer before starting and seemed a little smokier and poochish. Now...
  4. Andrew M. Frankli

    Help! Starter Solenoid Energizing Problem

    Hi. I am going nuts on this one. 1996 E-350 Club Wagon won't crank. I can bypass the solenoid up on the core support by the battery with a screwdriver and it fires right up (of course, with ignition switch in "run" position - this is a 5.8 gasser). Red with sky blue tracer wire that...
  5. Andrew M. Frankli

    Water Pump area coolant leak 93 IDI

    Hi -Is there a weakness on the water pump area sealing on these old IDI's? My truck leaks water from around the water pump area and I can't see exactly where it is coming from. It is a big job, but I guess I have to just start pulling parts. Any experience like this?? --ANdy
  6. Andrew M. Frankli

    SOMEONE Please sell me some injectors!

    Hi. Thanks for responses to my post regarding rebuilt injectors for my 1993 Non-Turbo IDI. It seems the best way to go is with new Delphi BB injectors from TYP4 (Russ) or AGNEM. I emailed, phoned, and PM'ed Russ over the past 4 days and have received no response. I don't want to stalk...
  7. Andrew M. Frankli

    Who can rebuild my injectors?

    I want to have my injectors rebuilt - They are original to my truck and I would just as soon have them rebuilt rather than getting someone's else rebuilt injectors. The truck can be down for a while... Anyone know of a good source? If I can't do this, what are the best injectors to get, and...
  8. Andrew M. Frankli

    Caterpillar 880 cca batterys junk in 1 year?!

    Well, I sprang for genuine Caterpillar batteries p/n 230636x last July (2009) after reading on this forum that there IS a difference... $115.00 each - no big deal, well... Sure enough, once or twice during the summer when the truck sat for a week or so it sounded like it was cranking a little...
  9. Andrew M. Frankli

    E4OD wierdness. Anyone experienced this?

    Just out of nowhere my trans seems to have difficulty accelerating in "D" selector position. It feels like it is trying to start out in 2nd (or maybe even 3rd) gear. Doesn't really pull until rev's are around 2000, then labors to accelerate. If I manually put it into "1", it accelerates...
  10. Andrew M. Frankli

    How much are Alcoa's worth?

    About how much should I pay for a set of clean used Alcoa's from a '96 truck? They include the center caps, but the front caps won't work because the 4wd hub sticks out too far. Also, does anyone know a source for new auto locking hub covers - mine are all corroded. I don't want to have to...
  11. Andrew M. Frankli

    Does my truck have ABS or not??

    There is a light on the dash that glows for 2 seconds every time I start it. Says ABS. I have never seen any wheel speed reluctors on the hubs or anything like that... How do I tell if it has it or not?? 93 F350 cc IDI no-turbo 4x4 srw
  12. Andrew M. Frankli

    Coldest no-block heater start

    My truck stayed out overnight outside in an open parking lot in Chicago last night. I was fully expecting to put the block heater on it today and let it fry for several hours before taking it home tonight. But just for fun, I tried cranking it up at 5:00 am at a temp of minus 7 degrees. On...
  13. Andrew M. Frankli

    Caterpillar vs. Interstate batteries. 2 yr life?

    I bought two brand new Interstate batteries for my IDI two years ago. This winter, I have already had to jump this thing 6 times in 20 - 30 degree weather after the truck was sitting for 4 days. No parasitic draws, new starter, new monster gauge wiring. New alternator. I wonder if these...
  14. Andrew M. Frankli

    All the difference in the world!

    Had one bad GP, truck was almost impossible to start. Just picked up a set of 8 from Ford dealer (Beru units) , replaced the one bad one, and the truck fired up in 3 seconds in 8 degree weather with no block heater! WOW!! Turns out one bad plug confuses the controller and won't let the system...
  15. Andrew M. Frankli

    could ONE bad glow plug cause hard start?

    On my 93 IDI I found one open dc resistance glow plug - rest were 3-5 ohms. This has a new gp controller and I can hear it cycle, but in 10 degree weather after sitting only for 4-8 hours, I almost killed my 2 new batteries trying to start this thing. What do you guys think?? Could the other...
  16. Andrew M. Frankli

    Beru Glow plugs - replace 1 or all??

    I have one open glow plug - the rest read 3-5 ohms and I assume that means they are good. Should I replace all of them do you think? Or just one at a time as they go bad. They all appear to BERU 0 100 271 101. Are BERU the best ones to get?? Thanks. Sincerely, Andy
  17. Andrew M. Frankli

    Two Diesel Techinical questions:

    1. I just bought a Lister 1 cyl. diesel generator - air cooled, 500cc from 1972. This has no glowplugs or cold start assist, but at 20 degrees I can crank this thing by hand and it will start after only 2 or 3 tries. My IDI diesel from 1993 WILL NOT start - even at 60 degrees, without the...
  18. Andrew M. Frankli

    Ever connect a taximeter to an IDI? WHOA!

    I found an old Pulsar Taximeter the other day and just for fun did a little research and wired it into my 93 IDI. It is a simple 3 wire system - 12v and a signal wire from VSS which in my case is a tan/blk wire near Master Cylinder. My intent would be, just for fun and to mess with my wife's...
  19. Andrew M. Frankli

    How heavy have you loaded your IDI?

    I have a 93 CC IDI 4x4 with an 8' bed. Yesterday I made a scrap run with 4' sideboards and a washing machine on the roof for a total weight of 11,740 lbs. The ticket says the truck empty was 7500, so this means I had a payload of 4240. The truck felt heavy, for sure, but by no means did it...
  20. Andrew M. Frankli

    Best bet on new Glow Plug Controller???

    Mine is a 93 IDI CC Non-turbo. Glow plug controller is getting squirrely now - about half the time I have to cycle the ignition key 3 or 4 times before it "kicks in" and does the clickety-click thing. Once I hear that sound, it starts like a champ every time. And this is in 60 degree midwest...
  21. Andrew M. Frankli

    Ever pull the sending unit/fuel P/U assy??

    I have a 93 IDI NA CC. The gauge reads 1/4 when the truck stops running. I pulled the rear tank and it has about 10 gal left. The sending unit/p-u assy. has just a blunt end that dangles in the tank, a couple inches off the bottom. I asked a diesel guy at FOrd what I am supposed to see and...
  22. Andrew M. Frankli

    How do GP controllers die?? Symptoms??

    Do glow plug controllers get intermittent before they die? Or do they just crash?? I have been having an occassional problem with my 93 IDI no turbo CC F-350. Happened again this morning - truck didn't start, though the light cycled normally. Then I listened and did not hear the clickety...
  23. Andrew M. Frankli

    This is wierd... Glow plug wierdness.

    Yesterday in Chicago it was 30 degrees. I went out in the morning and moved my truck. No problem. Glow plug lamp came on, went off, Controller went tickety-tick and the truck started fine. Then 1/2 hour later I went to move it again, and it wouldn't start after 10 sec. crank. So I turned...
  24. Andrew M. Frankli

    T/C lock-up & OD switch E4OD

    Yesterday my truck was cold and I was driving at 30 mph. I pressed the OD on/off button on the shift stalk to keep it from shifting into 4th so it would warm up a little quicker and not lug. I was in 3rd gear and when I pushed the button in the rpm/s went up a little bit - maybe a couple...
  25. Andrew M. Frankli

    Diesel and Gasoline mixture

    I have a 100 gallon transfer tank in the back of my IDI. I have need to fill it with Diesel sometimes and Gasoline sometimes to fuel a small fleet. Here is the question: When I empty the tank, I am sure there is 1-2 gallons of liquid still in the tank. Am I flirting with danger if I end up...

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