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  1. fsr7

    Finally having some IDI fun!

    Anyone running a passenger side differential? I need to either swap in a driver side axle or figure out a passenger drop Tcase option.
  2. fsr7

    How long can you run an IDI with no coolant?

    I just picked up a 1985 F350 toast edition couple of days ago - thing burnt down pretty good. I redid the fuel return system last night and rigged up enough of it to get it running today - it sounds alright, but its got a pretty good white puff out of one if not two cylinders. Seems this can...
  3. fsr7

    Rear wheel seal wisdom... Needed

    Hey all- Getting ready to hit the road again, I replaced the driver rear wheel seal no more than 5000 miles ago in my buddies garage in south carolina and it sure is leaking again. The axle is a sterling srw out of a 94 F250 IDI. Is there a specific brand of seal that needs to be used for this...
  4. fsr7

    In CO, need an OBS 7.3 Engine

    Have a buddy with a 96 in need of an engine - looking for something ready to run for a few miles (preferably an original engine 150-200k), not a builder. I will buy a truck just for the engine if anyone has a wrecked or other substantial project truck. Didn't see anything in the rest of the...
  5. fsr7

    Interesting Tidbit

    I'm getting ready for a pretty substantial road trip in the old Ford, been talking to my insurance company about putting it under full coverage so I looked it up in at nadaguides.com to value it - they give the value a 20% decrease for an 86 f250 for having the diesel engine. I thought that was...
  6. fsr7

    Most awesome craigslist post of the night

    http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/3405907763.html Its awesome... its even tagged... awesome
  7. fsr7

    Anyone in denver need a turbo?

    I was at pull n save yesterday, there is a cc 2wd drw factory turbo with everything on the engine - looked like 165 k - they said it would cost $89 for just the turbo and around $120 if with the exhaust/intake accesories and the valve cover. Cheap turbo kit, if you're inclined to go pull it -...
  8. fsr7

    BW1345 and speedometer recalibration

    Anyone have any experience with this? I believe there is a chart/formula out there that lets you swap the plastic speedo gear in the Tcase to match your tire/gear combo, but I have never done it - The speedometer hasn't worked in my dually since I lifted it. Taking a road trip soon and would...
  9. fsr7

    So Happy! (Pics)

    I know this look isn't for everyone, but I have been trying to piece this setup together for years.... And I got a smoking deal on it on sunday! A before/ after....
  10. fsr7

    Cool new IDI build...

    Picked it up... Got it home... Got a donor... Got it apart...
  11. fsr7

    New motor for the old dog...

    Hey all - Long (long) time no post - figured I'd check in. My old Dually has been nursing a pretty bad motor for quite some time - low enough on compression that when I moved another 3000 feet into the mountains a year ago, I quit using it to tow. On a whim, it became the tow rig to get us to...
  12. fsr7

    Catastrophic failure- not an IDI, still entertaining

    Been a lot of talk about power upgrades and what not on here lately - here's the reason we all love the workable amount of power the IDI's have and why the big C isn't always the answer... I spent more money on this clutch than each of the last three IDI's I've bought and used... and less...
  13. fsr7

    Old and new brake boosters/cylinders

    Hey - workin on an 85 f-250, the brake master cylinder is out and the booster is halfway there. I have a low mile booster assembly from a 94 idi in the shop - looks like it would bolt up if I swapped the brake line nuts from the new lines to the old ones. Has anyone put a newer style...
  14. fsr7

    Base of dipstick tube fell into oil pan - help?

    Workin on a friends 96 pstroke that developed an oil run off from the base of the dipstick tube - spun that huge nut off of the side of the oil pan, pulled the dipstick out, and knocked the threaded part of the base of the dipstick tube right into the oil pan.:mad: Anyone ever done this before...
  15. fsr7

    The IDI that won't die saves the easter Jeep safari

    So I had all these great plans a couple of months before easter to swap the 12 valve cummins into the hummer, have it all set up to pull my range rover out to moab, blah blah... and it was going so well, right up until the rover crapped an IP and the hummer developed a massive oil leak from the...
  16. fsr7

    urgent 6.2 question

    Hey all- I know this is the ford IDI section, but you guys are the only ones who reply ;Sweet I'm about to swap an IP from a chevy 6.2 into my rover - which had the ip totally crap out last night when I'm trying to leave for moab today (grrrr)... anyways, just getting into it and it doesn't...
  17. fsr7

    Check this out

    You think this is a total bogus post or does this guy really believe this crap (or know something we haven't figured out yet)? http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/1061766250.html
  18. fsr7

    Another upcoming crazy IDI week...

    Trying to get motivated to pull the dually in here right now to get started on this weeks overhaul - I'm planning on building a reverse shackle 5" TTB lift on the front, matching the rear with a shackle flip, putting newer axles with 4.10's in, building a front bumper and mounting my new chrome...
  19. fsr7

    Can you "turn up" a dps pump?

    Hey all- I am soon to be swapping a dps stage 1 pump from one truck to another - While its out, I was thinking of popping the cover off and turning it up a flat or two. Has anyone messed with this on one of Ken's pumps? I can't imagine that it would do any harm to the pump, but I have no idea...
  20. fsr7

    Whats the worst you've seen ether do to an IDI?

    I bought a 1994 standard cab f250 base trim model turbo IDI with a 5 speed and 4.10's today- the catch is, the guy I bought it from bought it not running earlier this year thinking he would flip it, but never got around to doing anything with the truck. The guy he had bought it from claimed that...
  21. fsr7

    New Truck/ New question

    I got this 83 250 4x4 standard cab for $600 today - I need the tank out of the back, and the thing's worth that much in steel if I can't get it to run again - I have a feeling it wont. The motors missing the ip and a few injectors, looks like its been missing them for years with everything...
  22. fsr7

    Finally burnin WMO - couple new ideas

    Hey all - Finally filtered some of the wmo I have around the shop and dumped it in the rear tank - I'm psyched. I don't want the fuel in the front tank to get "contaminated", so I bypassed the return side of the tank selector valve so that the truck is always returning fuel into the rear...
  23. fsr7

    Heat related clutch issue

    On the dually I just got back on the road, it drives great at night and for about the first half hour during the day -its been about 90 degrees out here- but after that, the clutch doesn't seem to fully engage. It gets worse as I drive it longer - first it will be hard to get into first at a...
  24. fsr7

    Got the old IDI back! (Rant)

    Well, I re - purchased the old black 1986 dually today... and it needs almost as much work now when I bought it the first time. How do some people have so little respect for vehicles that they literally drive them through every little problem they acquire until the one that leaves them on the...
  25. fsr7

    Question for RawPower

    Hey - I saw in your sig that you have the 46" Michelins on your truck, and you drive it on the street some - have you done anything to balance them? I had my 83 ford with the 53" XLs on it that I never tried to balance, and it rode alright up to about 55... which was about as far as I wanted...

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