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  1. ComatoseLlama

    Nicest IDI I’ve seen for sale in a while

    Reminds me of Bigfoot the monster truck with that paint https://www.purplewave.com/auction/220223/item/JP9037/1993-Ford-F350-Pickups_and_Vans-3/4_or_1_Ton_Pickup_or_Van-Missouri
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    Where to get injector copper washers in-store?

    I installed a used copper washer and got 30PSI on cylinder 7 again, around 15 cycles this time. Would a truck with a cylinder this dead still run well and sound good? I towed an Audi last month and besides the smoke on startup it ran and sounded amazing I’m going to install my new injectors...
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    Where to get injector copper washers in-store?

    Here’s the video of cylinder #5, as you can see the gauge is very bouncy as loses pressure on the first few cycles. If you’re looking for anything more accurate than “yes there’s pressure” I’d go with a different tool or at minimum replace the gauge, the hoses and adapters are pretty nice.
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    Where to get injector copper washers in-store?

    I have little faith in the tester, it’s the expensive harbor freight one (Maddox brand) First one stripped threads on me and the second one has a questionable gauge so +/- 5-10 psi of inaccuracy wouldn't surprise me. I was mainly looking to see if a dead cylinder was causing my startup smoke...
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    Where to get injector copper washers in-store?

    Did a compression test today and everything was going great until I got to #7, suddenly I had 10PSI. Looking closer, the injector was spurting diesel out of the injector threads so I took it out and there’s no copper washer. Hopefully that’s the issue and I can get compression back (fingers...
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Finally pulled the plug and ordered injectors from Russ, 7" timing tape, and some O-rings for the FSV shower heads. Hopefully this will be the end of my white smoke @ cold start, hoping to go camping with my boat soon and don't want to smoke out the campgrounds Anyone know where I can get new...
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Put in a facet 40109 as a priming pump and threw in new glow plugs. Saved my friend’s broken down Audi, truck pulls like a dream!
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    8 OEM ZD-9 glow plugs for $52

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/313329248714 I offered 45 and he countered $52 which I took, it’s a good savings compared to a lot of other listings. Free shipping
  9. ComatoseLlama

    Tech time mag probe

    I had to use my bench grinder to take down the probe to get it to fit. It also seems to be tricky to get it to work correctly, mine won’t work and I believe @TNBrett is having trouble getting his to work. An alternative is a 7” timing tape on the harmonic balancer and using a normal timing...
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    How to install facet as prime pump

    Finally managed to find his setup hidden in a old thread, seems like a good mod regardless of air intrusion issues Post in thread '1992 7.3 IDI Wont Start.' https://www.oilburners.net/threads/1992-7-3-idi-wont-start.87858/post-1056524
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    How to install facet as prime pump

    Hello, I've been chasing my air intrusion issue lately and have grown tired of cranking for 5 mins and fogging out my entire street every time I start the truck. I am considering installing either a 40222 or the cube style 40109 as a way to prime my fuel system before starting the truck...
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    Dead truck... please help!

    Update: Do NOT use a generic female spade connector for this. Get a new connector or cannibalize the old one Last night on the highway my spade connector wiggled itself just loose enough to cut off fuel without falling off. It was a simple fix but standing on the highway really sucks
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    Where to measure to make sure voltage regulator isn’t killing batteries?

    Hello I’ve been having some electrical issues and narrowed it down to the voltage regulator. I think everything is fixed, but I already had to warranty my batteries once from this issue and want to make sure I won’t end up with another $200 battery bill. I’ve got all the tools I’m just not...
  14. ComatoseLlama

    After years of idi ownership...

    Did you ever figure your timing light out? I knocked down the magnetic probe today and got it positioned correctly and had a new issue, the meter is reading 0 no matter what, the RPM gauge was a scrolling 0 from right to left. I also repositioned and re sanded my injector line. I think timing...
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    Broke on the side of the road after putting in new tank

    Sounds good, can’t wait to take another diesel bath -cuss
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    Broke on the side of the road after putting in new tank

    Anyone know the part number on these o-rings? I just did my FSV and now the truck is leaking air pretty badly
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    Recommendations for AC coolant.

    If it’s still R12 for $20 you can get your EPA Section 609 license to purchase and use R12. I don’t think 134a will ever be as good in these old systems The test is open book and pretty easy (50 questions) https://www.escogroup.org/training/epa609.aspx
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    After years of idi ownership...

    Did you ever get the magnetic probe to fit? I'm having the same problem
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    Stupid question about FSV

    Has anyone running the $50 amazon FSV had air intrusion issues? My truck smokes like crazy now, not sure if its the FSV or something else letting air in
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    Ticking on deceleration in time with speedometer wobble

    Well I was driving down the highway and all of a sudden my speedo said 0mph and the noise went away so I guess it was the cable! Not too bad of an issue besides no cruise control
  21. ComatoseLlama

    Mice and man

    I like the color! You've got the only other Desert Tan Metallic truck I've seen on here
  22. ComatoseLlama

    Fuel Additives

    https://rivrdog.typepad.com/files/copy-of-diesel-fuel-additive-version-3.pdf I'm guessing that most people on this board have seen this page before, but here is a good independent study into the claims and actual effectiveness of different fuel additives made to improve lubricity. 50:1...
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    Ticking on deceleration in time with speedometer wobble

    I finally got a good video of the sound I’m going to disconnect the speedo tomorrow and hopefully that will fix it
  24. ComatoseLlama

    Ticking on deceleration in time with speedometer wobble

    Hello, I've noticed a new ticking noise in my truck while driving it around today. The tick is a remarkably similar sound to a blown exhaust manifold on a gas truck, but engine RPM has no effect. I couldn't get a video with the sound, the cab is too noisy with my tore up shifter boots. As I...
  25. ComatoseLlama

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Finally got to open up my seized engine and see what was rattling around in there, I got a trophy! Kinda looks like a piston skirt and the part where the connecting rod is connected. The good news is it rotates by hand so maybe it will be salvageable for a rebuild

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