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  1. Wanderer-rrorc

    my 6.9 turbovan for sale

    wow...this really sparked a great debate and insignt from alot of sources... I like fords because the first cars I worked on were fords..its what I learned..so its what I drove.. I have buddys that have the same history with chevy and dodge.. so in the end..its what you like..and you...
  2. Wanderer-rrorc

    my 6.9 turbovan for sale

    I understand how ya feel..I feel the SAME way about dodge and some bowties..but thats my opinion based on what I've seen... I couldnt get an f150 for what I got the tundra for...period.. Im impressed with alot of the forign markets and their designs/durablity from many diffrent forums...Im...
  3. Wanderer-rrorc

    my 6.9 turbovan for sale

    yup..that unfortunatly is also built better than the american automakers that sold their soul to outsource american jobs for a larger profit margine (and HMO style financing/pricing) im not thrilled that its a forgin (sp) owned company..but the ford dealers around here wouldnt budge on the...
  4. Wanderer-rrorc

    my 6.9 turbovan for sale

    http://www.oilburners.net/forums/showthread.php?p=456602#post456602 hate to crosspost...but she's so rare..figured if I DIDNT post it...I would be LYNCHED by the BOOB guys...:rotflmao
  5. Wanderer-rrorc

    ford van camper turbodiesel/biodiesel 6.9 IDI

    1985 E250 Clubwagon 6.9 Turbodiesel van. we've decided to slim down the paddock of vehicles..the 09 unlimited wrangler didnt hardly ever get driven..and even with TONS of room it just didnt have enough for all our gear and the twins/oldest's stuff too... so...its the vans turn...replaced...
  6. Wanderer-rrorc

    First long distance trip with my Van this weekend

    his head still hurts?? or he wont hand anybody out a window again?...not sure..LOL
  7. Wanderer-rrorc

    Our "OTHER" ford IDI

    MORE PICTURES!! Ive been involved in "rough rangers offroad club" (the RRORC part of my login)...for the last 10 years... diesel rangers are the unicorn of our following..every so often you catch a glimpse of one...but nobody ever "owns" one... Ive done 3/4ton axle swaps to the...
  8. Wanderer-rrorc

    still have brake problems

    I fought the brakes on my f350 (92 4x) AND my E250 (85 2x).... but I learned after the f350...after all new lines..all new rear hardware/cyl..I had a front caliper stick..so I swapped both sides...and that was where the problem was...dunno why..I have a pressure-bleader setup..should have...
  9. Wanderer-rrorc

    How much do Pyro's sell for? $$$

    YUP!!... thats me thats runnin that beauty....STILL WORKS PERFECT every day!!...easy to install...simple to use (just look at it!)...great value!..and you know EXACTLY what temp your at...no delays waitin on the needle to climb..its right there..right now!! get one...enjoy it!!
  10. Wanderer-rrorc

    First long distance trip with my Van this weekend

    we're gonna take ours about an hour away for a day of hiking and a night of campin!! wonder if the park will be packed...memorial day weekend...cooler temps...NAAhh...we'll be lonely...:rotflmao
  11. Wanderer-rrorc

    SWEET BABY Jesus!!

    thats what Im afaid of!! I think its better...but I didnt have any stop-n-scream(go people!) on the way home from work...but I will on the way back from gettin the twins... I'll check then...might be fine.. if theres one thing for SURE in this town...its you will sit at a green light...
  12. Wanderer-rrorc

    SWEET BABY Jesus!!

    people laugh...I dunno HOW LONG they keep laughin...theyre too far behind me to see them in a few seconds...:sly
  13. Wanderer-rrorc

    SWEET BABY Jesus!!

    nope...Idles good...just kinda lopey....like a dragcar sittin idlin...
  14. Wanderer-rrorc

    SWEET BABY Jesus!!

    well a couple days of runnin.... and still havnt gotten a strech of clear road!!... its got a bit of a lope at idle in gear....thinkin im a bit to advanced?...more like a chug than lope...needs smoothed out a bit...;Sweet other than that...Im enjoyin the heck outta it!!
  15. Wanderer-rrorc

    SWEET BABY Jesus!!

    well as per the reason I dont own a corvette....the drive to work today was like a parade...every SINGLE person that got infront of me..did 5mph UNDER the speed limit...:mad: Ive gotta adjust the trans vac modulator on the IP...its holdin the shifts too long.. did see her build boost on...
  16. Wanderer-rrorc

    SWEET BABY Jesus!!

    im not sure what the diffrence is...I beleive its a rebuild for a factory turbo motor..with some extras..my recolection of the moose is for some SERIOUS power makin!!...
  17. Wanderer-rrorc

    New owner, many questions...

    alrighty...since I found this.... my van got 14 with oversized tires but the same setup as yours...the turbo got me 15mpg..she gets better with WVO and WMO...about 16...new IP and injectors will show the gains in a few weeks.. my rear tank is 23gal..front is 18.. WVO is easy...filter it...
  18. Wanderer-rrorc

    Van engineers must die part 2

    make SURE its the PS pump...I changed mine when I did the radiator...it turned out to be the FRICKIN STEERING BOX thats STILL leaking..(worse than before!).. get a fuel filter and a quart of ATF...when she needs changed..dump the ATF (should take almost all of the quart) into the...
  19. Wanderer-rrorc

    SWEET BABY Jesus!!

    alright.,..after 3 days..(well 2 days and a couple hours..probably 20hrs total twistin wrenches n hatin van engineers)..as seen here.. http://www.oilburners.net/forums/showthread.php?t=40178 OH MY GOD!!... Ive never seen her build boost like that!! Ive never had her SHIFT correctly..it...
  20. Wanderer-rrorc

    Van engineers must die part 2

    it would have been MUCH easier without the turbo in the way..2 days easier!!.. oh...and the turbo...worth the price...its frickin AMAZING how much it wakes that 6.9 up!!
  21. Wanderer-rrorc

    Van engineers must die part 2

    yup..if I ever get around to acutally installing it..that was a mockup pic.. if it was USED and old..it would be GONE!!:rotflmao old CLEAN cloth diapers...they are handy to have around!!
  22. Wanderer-rrorc

    Van engineers must die part 2

    yup..the intake currently is just next to tur turbo..Im gonna make the intake tube pickup right at the cowl... I did have to redo a very little for the exhaust into the turbo..the part from the turbo OUT is all custom welded inplace so it would fit... I would agree with that...
  23. Wanderer-rrorc

    Van engineers must die part 2

    if you missed the first one.. http://www.oilburners.net/forums/showthread.php?t=39068 TODAYS..ur this WEEKENDS hatred started with a new IP and injectors from Type4...its not the IP or the injectors that caused the hatred... the van is so easy to work on...(seriously..stuff thats motor...
  24. Wanderer-rrorc

    Matching injectors?

    we have the SAME plans for the weekend...my IP arrived WED...I've already whispered sweet sayings into the intake port...I cant WAIT!!...(if the work week haddnt been a C U N T of a week I would have the energy to do it tonight...) game on Garth!! (party on Wayne!):rotflmao
  25. Wanderer-rrorc

    Ford got some new goodies :)

    VERY nice!! I did the same as you for a template...nothin cheaper than cardboard!!!;Sweet

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