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Yet another cold start problem..
So, the ugly truck is being stubborn starting. 86 6.9. Plugged in, it fires fine. Sitting in cooler weather, prolonged cranking. When she finally catches, lots of white smoke. I recently installed an ATS 085 turbo, new returns and caps, replaced the Autolight glow plugs of death with new...- Chris Helton
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ATS Install, and other things along the way..
Time to tear the ugly truck (86 6.9 4x4 extend) apart. I'm installing an 088 ATS kit which I found on Ebay and probably paid to much for, but everything was there, even the valve cover fasteners. Like every other project, it turns into more than just, bolt her up, and drive. After getting the...- Chris Helton
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86 Diesel Tach needle
Anyone know of a source for tach parts? I have a functional tach, with a broken needle. Need a needle. I have a feeling it's going to be a needle in a haystack thing...- Chris Helton
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So confused, and a bit colorblind...
Ok, does anyone out there know what shade of red the interior of our trucks came with? I have an 86, with the red interior, and cannot, for the life of me, find a close color chip. Thought it was canyon red, but thats a bit dark, (after buying three cans). LVP offers a "dark red" through LMC...- Chris Helton
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Ugly truck.
New here with my beloved 86 6.9 idi. She was a derelict which I got for free, and have been putting back together over the past few years. Currently mechanically perfect, with the exception of the fuel gauge senders. I was a mechanic for many, many years, so it has been a fun project. I just...- Chris Helton
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