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  1. lsaami

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    I added 2 quarts of oil today. Seems i'm getting lots of oil past the CDR based on the puddle in the intake tube. Anyone had any luck with the chinesium CDR valves? I'm sure OEM is better, but at 1/6 the cost, I'm seriously considering it.
  2. lsaami

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Nice choice. I've been pretty happy with my GO15s.
  3. lsaami

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    After further review, I think I was imagining the 10PSI at 1800. In reality I’m seeing more like 7. Still can’t complain about that though. I think the sidewinders are just a smaller turbo, so you get more psi, and faster spool up, but higher RPM and PSI you get high drive pressures and risk...
  4. lsaami

    Strange Cruise Control Issue

    I had the exact same issue with my truck before I replaced the clockspring/turn signal switch behind the steering wheel. Mine is an '88 with vacuum cruise though.
  5. lsaami

    Anyone hotshot trucking in an IDI?

    Yep. I looked into this quite extensively a couple years ago. The legal GCWR is too low since our diesels were gutless from the factory. If you legally could tow what the truck is truly capable of it would be a different story.
  6. lsaami

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    I’ve got a wastegated banks sidewinder in an ‘88 7.3 with an unknown age reman pump turned up. With the wastegate unplugged I’ll get 18ish PSI easy, but that’s a bit too risky for me without head studs, hence me trying to tune the wastegate. I was shooting for 14ish PSI, but the banks wastegate...
  7. lsaami

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Did some more wastegate tuning. Shortened the actuator rod as short as it'll go, and still only got between 11 and 12 PSI, so I I added the assistance of a spring from a lawnmower governor. This got me up to 13ish PSI and I think i'll call that good for now until I see how it runs with a load...
  8. lsaami

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    So just for fun, I unhooked the boost line going to the wastegate (and plugged the port in the housing) to see what happened, and took her for a rip. Seems like that lost a small amount of spool under 2k rpms (could be my imagination) but I was able to go into uncharted land on my banks boost...
  9. lsaami

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Good to know! That was my thought, drop boost a little, cooler air is a trade off or gain a bit of HP. I’ve seen about 11PSI on the gauge with 14k behind it going up a hill, but that’s it. thought the wastegate was set to 10 PSI on the Banks Sidewinders. I’ll hit that 10 PSI regularly and at as...
  10. lsaami

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Installed my new glow plug harness from Roderick today. Hopefully that ends my hard starting issues as all 8 glow plugs ohmed out good. Being under the hood got me thinking though. I have access to a 7.3PSD SD intercooler and piping. Would it be worthwhile to intercool a sidewinder? I know...
  11. lsaami

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Has been a good couple of days for the old girl. Got a new junkyard column in, blue top box, reman PS pump and El duble junkyard pully Off a 6.9 cuz I bent the stock one with my jaw puller trying to get it off. Fresh PS lines and brake pads and I think we’ll be good to go for a few miles...
  12. lsaami

    High Idle/Cold Advance Question

    yep, the high idle solenoid is rarely strong enough to push the throttle out on it's own anyways, there needs to be a throttle depress to move it out for it to hold. At least it never has on the 3 different IDIs i've owned. All the high idle and cold advance wiring was "deleted" by a previous...
  13. lsaami

    High Idle/Cold Advance Question

    The high idle temp sensor is bypassed in my truck, so I put the high idle on a toggle. Great for longer idling or battery charging here when it’s -50. Starts WAY easier than without.
  14. lsaami

    Anti Gel Product (Howes)

    I had a gel up here in MN last week. The 911 saved my bacon and have been using Howes since with no issues. I'm not partial to either PS or howes, but Howes is usually a bit cheaper around here.
  15. lsaami

    Air Conditioner question

    it sounds like a dirty condenser or evaporator given it works well for so long. The cheap option would be to clean them out and see what that does.
  16. lsaami

    The Official "Show Us Your Ride" pictures of member's trucks thread.

    new kicks! 295/75/16 Yokohama GO15s on stock ride height '88 250. I had to trim the side steps a bit as they rubbed, but they clear the stock bumper and fender.
  17. lsaami

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    put the new 295/75/16 Yokahamas to work yesterday and got a load of poplar slabs for the boiler. Was a good workout for both me and the truck.
  18. lsaami

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    PSA for those of you looking at all-aluminum radiators: steer clear of Cold Case. The model listed for ford trucks is smaller and meant for light duty applications. They do not work for our trucks. Learned that the hard way….
  19. lsaami

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Looks like we had the same idea. I’m gonna be sore tomorrow!
  20. lsaami

    Rear differential leaking?

    Looks like your pinion seal bit the dust. I’m not familiar enough with these axles to tell you where to start on replacing.
  21. lsaami

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    ALSO: The fast idle solenoid is no good so I pulled the one off my ‘93 parts truck. Turns out, the brackets are slightly different and the ‘93 solenoid won’t push the metering valve forward at all. Oh well, nothing the channel locks couldn’t fix. I now have a nice 1100rpm fast idle.
  22. lsaami

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    This last weekend I took a trip down to my folks’ place with the trailer. Nice 3k load there and back. Truck ran great! No issues. Oil cooler is still not leaking fingers crossed. Only thing I noticed is that my coolant temp would get up to 205-210 while cruising at 65-70 on an aftermarket...
  23. lsaami

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Right, for the o rings. What about the tower gaskets?
  24. lsaami

    What are IDIs REALLY selling for?

    I paid $3600 for my rot free ‘88 4x4 zf5 banks turbo. It’s a farm truck, some body damage from a combine incident, leaking oil cooler, power steering leak, needed a new rear brake line. It’s definitely a farm truck though. Hacked wiring, torn up interior, beat up bed, etc.
  25. lsaami

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Having fun scraping 35 year old gaskets off the oil cooler towers. Been at it for hours… Seems like it’s been torn into before. Red and black o rings. Any tips or advice here? Recommend RTV on both sides of the new gaskets or no?

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