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  1. Ciulster

    Click here if you like talking about wires!

    Yeah so this thing has turned out to be a can of worms and a half haha. Cut off one head and two more grow back in its place. Dome light just turned out to be poor grounds on the door light switches and having hot power to both sides of the bulb is a normal function. No A/C was just the low...
  2. Ciulster

    Click here if you like talking about wires!

    Hey all. I'm back after almost 5 years of absence! Got right done with waking up an hour early every morning to start the old 6.9IDI so I sold it for $500 after putting $2500 into it. The risk I took was calculated, but man am I bad at math! Decided I missed the diesel life though so I recently...
  3. Ciulster

    New to the forum, and have some questions regarding trying to get my first diesel truck.

    As far as I am aware the NV5600 six speed transmission was only offered from model year 2001 and up in the 2nd generation trucks which is definitely in the 24 valve realm, so if you are dead set on 6 speeds on a 12 valve you are going to be swapping anyways. Manual to manual will certainly be...
  4. Ciulster

    6.9 IDI Strange Hardstarting issues.

    How does the elbow-less design even screw into the IP? is there some other piece that screws into the threads of the IP and then the hard line nut screws onto that kind of like the injector lines mount on the IP? Or is the hard line a male end that sticks into the IP and then screws down on...
  5. Ciulster

    6.9 IDI Strange Hardstarting issues.

    The truck still seems to be getting a little bit of air in the lines overnight but seems to start up WAY easier now. If I crank with no glowplugs for 8 seconds to prime any air out of the way and then glow for another 8 seconds it fires up almost instantly. Albeit with a little bit of a misfire...
  6. Ciulster

    6.9 IDI Strange Hardstarting issues.

    Strange. My system is not like that at all. It has the elbow at the filter head which the hard line screws into like all IDIs. The hard line goes fairly straight down save for a few curves and has an identical connector as the one that mounts up to the filter head elbow. Excuse the duct tape on...
  7. Ciulster

    6.9 IDI Strange Hardstarting issues.

    So o-rings have been changed and the truck fires up fairly well and runs like normal again. Fingers crossed it keeps enough prime to start without giving me too much grief tomorrow! I will probably get around to changing the inlet o-ring next but there are some things that I have never really...
  8. Ciulster

    6.9 IDI Strange Hardstarting issues.

    I am pretty sure my system has all of the olives. When I changed the IP they were in all of the steel lines and seemed fairly new and soft so I left them in there. The only one I am missing is the small o ring on the IP inlet which I made up for with a buttload of teflon tape. The tape squished...
  9. Ciulster

    6.9 IDI Strange Hardstarting issues.

    I can't say for the rest of my fuel system but the old IP had the "olive" disintegrate..... either that or it was taken out at some point as it was completely non-existant when I changed the pump. I hope large ammounts of teflon tape is interchangeable with these "olives" as that seems to be...
  10. Ciulster

    6.9 IDI Strange Hardstarting issues.

    So just an update here. I swapped in some old autolites I had lying around as an emergency GP system and the hotstarting issues have weirdly vanished. Cold starts are a little better. Currently warrantying my Motorcrafts and should have them back in by the end of the week. The truck has...
  11. Ciulster

    6.9 IDI Strange Hardstarting issues.

    Uh I am not so sure that could be it. As far as I know this truck has absolutely no fuel heater on it at all. It is the very first year they sold the 6.9 IDI's so who knows... but when I look at the fuel filter housing there are no electrical connections on it what so ever, not to mention when I...
  12. Ciulster

    6.9 IDI Strange Hardstarting issues.

    So I have been messing around with my 6.9 IDI for awhile now trying to get it nice and reliable for the winter but I've still been having some issues starting it up. First off the engine has roughly 260,000 miles on it. Brand new rebuilt injection pump, fuel filter, fuel return lines, and two...
  13. Ciulster

    Stale fuel or bigger issue?

    I have just seen elsewhere that sometimes diesel when not kept in a full tank can have issues with moisture or algae and bacteria growing in the fuel causing issues. Even with additives I guess leaving summer fuel to sit for months below freezing didn't help either. Maybe it just needs to be run...
  14. Ciulster

    Stale fuel or bigger issue?

    So recently I've been having some hesitation issues with my 6.9 and I just want some opinions on what the likely culprit is. Back when I first got my truck it ran a tad rough. Almost like it has a slight misfire. Every 5-15 seconds the engine rolls around enough to shake the entire cab once. And...
  15. Ciulster

    Battery too dead to jump?

    Alternatively, when in a pinch and you NEED to jump-start don't just keep hammering on the starter like you would in a little econobox. These big diesels take gobs of electricity and even when hooked up to a running car trying to start within seconds of each other will run the batteries down if...
  16. Ciulster

    Battery too dead to jump?

    Trickle charge with a battery charger on 2amp overnight. If you don't drive often or as batteries get older the lead plates in them are converted to sulfates. Slow charging and battery conditioners can help reverse and prevent this but older batteries that have been left out in the cold are very...
  17. Ciulster

    T19 having trouble downshifting to 3rd?

    I had assumed so. I just wanted to check on here and make sure it wasn't a more serious problem. I think it may be because I might have the shorter ratio gear set T19 too. Because most YouTube videos I see of guys rowing through gears in the 6.9 IDI they can get going a lot faster in lower gears...
  18. Ciulster

    T19 having trouble downshifting to 3rd?

    I guess I'll just have to drive it more and see if it gives me grief. I didn't really buy it as a long distance traveler anyway. More as a cheap around town beater for the winter. So I think if I just adjust my driving style from sports car to trucker and actually use the brakes to slow the...
  19. Ciulster

    T19 having trouble downshifting to 3rd?

    And I dont know if my truck could even reach 60 in 3rd gear to be honest. 30 sounds like its pretty loud and rattly. 40 sounds like its screaming. 50-55 would definitely be around governor I'd feel. I don't know why the gears in this truck feel so short. :dunno
  20. Ciulster

    T19 having trouble downshifting to 3rd?

    The clutch is a little slow to come up on this truck. Slower than I am used to. My father said that many old trucks were just like that and all I can do to imcrease its speed is bleed the slave cylinder. But it isnt slow enough to affect the shofting in any way. The clutch fully engages through...
  21. Ciulster

    T19 having trouble downshifting to 3rd?

    Hey all! Recently I bought a 1983 F250HD. It's a little rough around the edges but most things I have been able to solve on my own. I havent been able to drive it much since I got it as I've been changing up the meds and I've had this burning question about something I noticed when I was highway...

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