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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
Been crazy busy with work and other projects around the property now that spring is here. My Sky's reverse shackle reversal kit and Super Duty springs finally came in today. Also picked up a dropped pitman arm. I went with the 43-818HD springs, which are rated for 3,250 lbs., so 6,500 lbs...- crazydane
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
Yeah I was really surprised. I know the truck sat for a couple of years, but perhaps he didn't tear into it until last year? I sprayed a liberal amount of WD40 all over the bottom end, wiped out the small amount of sludge on the bottom of the pan, which is surprisingly rust free as well, and...- crazydane
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
Got the clutch and flywheel off. 2 of the flywheel bolts came out with no effort. Turns out the likely had been snapped going in... Oil pan bolts were only finger tight, some not even all the way in. So I was expecting the worst pulling the pan, but I was pleasantly surprised that what I...- crazydane
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
No worries, love talking about my solar setup! I got a 60 kW grid tied system with Net Metering. Power Company upgraded my transformer from 25 KVA to 50 KVA. I produce way more than I consume. That wasn't always the case. I used to mine crypto, which consumed a LOT of power. Currently have...- crazydane
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
Shop floor was filthy after having the donor truck in it: Got out the mop and some Zep concentrate: After 25 years that "U-Coat It" is showing its age, but still doing ok. Redoing it is on the list, but not anytime soon, lol.- crazydane
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
Yeah, I'll discuss with my welder buddy if that bumper is worth fixing. Its very rough the more I look at it. Got the transmission out. I missed this when I was crawling up under during the pre-purchase inspection: Once I get it cleaned up, I'll see what can be done to do a better job that...- crazydane
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
Decided on the middle of the road HF engine stand: I love the fact that it had a big beefy bearing in the housing for the shaft. My 1,250 lbs. stand has nothing and its a huge pain to spin an engine on that thing, especially an IDI. I'll have to transfer the engine to something else before...- crazydane
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
Got it out. Unbolted the turbo manifold extension and was able to tuck it out of the way a little (was still not able to remove it all the way). And that gave me the clearance to remove the other exhaust pipe. Engine all the way out: I did end up cutting the center out of the core support...- crazydane
- Post #421
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
Finally had some time to get back to the donor truck. Got the 3rd starter bolt out along with all 6 bell housing bolts. Went to pull the engine, but that big *** bumper sticks out too far to get the engine hoist centered above the engine, so I had to cut it off: Was then able to raise the...- crazydane
- Post #420
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
Interesting discussion on transfer cases & PTO provisioning. That electric over hydraulic power unit is surprisingly affordable @$370 with a 10 quart steel reservoir (a bit larger than the 8.25 quart reservoir on my current PTO setup). Bed rise time might be a bit slower vs. PTO, but I think...- crazydane
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
It does not. I'm going electric/hydraulic.- crazydane
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
Ok cool, I won't worry too much about those angles then. Got the transfer case off: Speedo gear and worm gear both look good unlike my original: Get the radiator removed: I'll get it all cleaned up and pressure test it. But I think its in good shape. Its from Champion Cooling, which...- crazydane
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
Appreciate the complements! Got the front and rear driveshafts out and plan to drop the transfer case next. So before I start removing heavy components, I wanted to capture the angle of the panhard bar as well as the front steering linkage. Panhard bar is at a pretty steep angle. Don't I...- crazydane
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
Haha I love it! I knew I joined the right forum! And yeah, getting away from the computer is for sure a good thing if that's what you do for a living. I probably spend a good 50+ hours in front of one during the week for work related stuff. Didn't get a chance to work on the truck this...- crazydane
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
I hope to drop the engine/transmission over the next week or so. Currently working on pulling out the radiator and all remaining accessories. I'll drop the pan once I do and see what I got. So many projects and so little time. Story of my life, lol. Used to be I could sneak out and turn...- crazydane
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
Put a block under the rear wheel with the sticky parking brake and turned the other side with a torque wrench. About 150 lbs. ft to get that side turning. I'm guessing that's way too low for it to be a limited slip diff working within specs (worn out clutches)? Anyway, I plan to get the Ford...- crazydane
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
I'll probably hold off on removing the VP until after I drop the engine. Pulled the GPs and injectors: Everything came out pretty easy with only one injector requiring a little extra effort to break free. I then did 4 squirts of 20W I had sitting around into each GP hole and then did a full...- crazydane
- Post #395
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
Yep, pickup is 54.25" between backing plates, where the cab & chassis is 52.25". I'm going to drop truck the ground and raise just one rear wheel and see how much torque is required to allow just one rear wheel to spin. I'm assuming everything is interchangeable between the 2 axles except for...- crazydane
- Post #393
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
Thanks the the suggestions! Once I get the remaining fluids drained, I'll for sure remove the glow plugs and injectors and squirt the GP holes. I did determine the engine turns over (only turned a few degrees for now), so that great news. Drained the transmission and it had clean looking red...- crazydane
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
Hopefully so. Now that I've drained the water and oil, is there anything I can do to prevent further deterioration short of opening it up (pull heads and drop oil pan and spraying exposed surfaces with oil)? I didn't really want to get into all that now, but if it can save the engine, I might...- crazydane
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
Got the truck pushed into the shop: Pulled the batteries and put them on chargers. One started charging right away, the other one I had to force charge for 5 minutes (Using Noko Genius 10s) before it started taking a charge: They are 3 years old, so hopefully they still got a little life...- crazydane
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
Got the bed cleaned up somewhat: I guess maybe the truck was white originally, or at least the bed currently on it. Coolant appears low, but he might have drained it I suppose. Moved the cab & chassis frame over to another bay and got the cab off the lift and rolled it out of the lift bay...- crazydane
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
Yeah, the fuel filter is loose. The bracket it mounts to was in the cab. I cleaned up some of the needles and put the driver side valve cover back on loosely for now: The exposed intake might have allowed water to enter the engine. The oil level is way high: So the engine might be in...- crazydane
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
Final few pics to wrap up. Despite being Custom trim, it has power locks and windows: Runnings boards and extra driver side front fender (looks to from a Bronco): Truck is not perfect by any means, but I think I did pretty good @ $3k. We split the cost of the wrecker coming out ($335)...- crazydane
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
Front bumper is welded to the frame: So if I want to re-use it, I'll have to cut it off and fabricate a proper way to re-attach it using the factor holes. Not sure why anyone would have just welded it on... Front shock brackets that I'll need for the conversion: Nice to see they are...- crazydane
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