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    7.3 idi turbo no start

    1994 300K on motor 100K + on pump drove the truck yesterday it happened to stall twice which has never happened but I did notice it was ideling low-600 rpm's I have been getting some surging but all in all it runs great but today no-start doesn't even sound like she wants to start. New starter...
  2. J

    diesel run away tonight while going down the road

    My idi turbo ran away on me when I was fixing a fuel leak on the injection pump shoveing a rag in the turbo didn't kill. Now I always have a CO2 FE on hand
  3. J

    whats going on why no idi guys

    We have Sticky Threads now and the membership is growing
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    Truck does not start hot

    I was having starting issues mostly after the truck has been running for awhile and shut off briefly, well the other day I got stuck the starter went out. I had a new replacment at the shop and swapped starters . No problem now you can just here that starter spin the motor over faster. Was the...
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    hard starting

    I was having starting issues mostly after the truck has been running for awhile and shut off briefly, well the other day I got stuck the starter went out. I had a new replacment at the shop and swapped starters . No problem now you can just here that starter spin the motor over faster. Was the...
  6. J

    Better fuel mileage in the pouring RAIN ??? wtf

    I have owned this truck since 2005 put almost 100K on it. When I made deliveries to CT it was like 220 Miles round trip I would fill 1 tank run 200 miles and switch tanks then it was easier to caculate mileage. In the winter was the worst like 13 the few time I hit 15 it was in the rain in the...
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    Better fuel mileage in the pouring RAIN ??? wtf

    I have noticed that my F350 seems to get better mpg in the rain. I made the same delivery to Conn for years and when it was raining I seemed to get more miles per tank. When I checked my fuel mileage I would average 13-15 mpg. Well yesterday I made a run to NH in the pouring rain before the...
  8. J

    Small junkyard score...

    86 F250 6.9 4spd 6"315's(RSK,Vcodes,powerstroke&ZF5 coming) 97 F250 CCSB 7.3 5spd 4x4. D60 swap, RSK, SD springs, 315s, DP Tuner, Gauges, MBRP 4" exhaust, Valair Clutch&SMF 96 F350 CCLB 4dr 460 Vortech SQ ZF5 ORUrsk+ 35's 94 Lightning RCSB bassani.exhaust.CAI.underdrive pullys(vortech...
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    G code remanned injectors - a different approach

    I replaced all my G code injecters with new many years ago. I do have a Rotunda injector tester and tested all the new injectors and they tested fine they all popped at the same pressure all had a nice fine mist spray pattern and none leaked or dripped. I would get the remans and have them...
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    King of The Hill

    I really don't know if my old 83 F-350 with over 400K bone stock could even pull one of those 19.000 lbs trailers up the Colorado moutain , but I know for sure if I was following one of those big 3 lastest and greatest pickup trucks up the moutain and for some strange reason that 50K 8000...
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    King of The Hill

    Stupid Diesel Power Magizine did some King of The Hill test with these new diesel dually pickup trucks. Are these really pickup trucks with stock 400 hp, 800 ft lbs of torque , exhaust brakes and towing trailers 19,000 lbs + up mountains sounds to me like a class 8 truck. Little do they know...
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    test link

    http://www.dieselpowermag.com/features/1109dp_king_of_the_hill_testing_video/index.html
  13. J

    Best Bang for the Buck

    Got 10 grand to spend, Got 10,000 lbs to tow, which trucks should I be looking at and I don't like to break down so which ones to avoid.
  14. J

    clean 86 turbo in Texas

    Thats a twin to my old 1983 except I think mine has a little more rust or should I say rot
  15. J

    WATER4GAS

    With diesel approaching $4 a gallon we should be seeing those get rich quick schemes with people selling those Hydrogen generators that lets you make Hydrogen from water and get 50 MPG. Anyone ever try to make one?
  16. J

    another old truck advantage

    I have 2 94 F350 idi Turbos 1 is a CC dually 5 speed the other is a 4wd auto, just great trucks to have and work on. If the day comes when I have to spend a little money on them no problem they are worth it. So far its been small stuff , belts, tires and a brake line.
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    How many First Gen. guys we have?

    Its a 250 straight 6 cly Chevy runs low 13's Sorry I donot own a Dodge, my first car was a 68 Dodge Dart with a slant 6. What a great engine that slant 6 was, lasted forever it out lasted the car so I junked the car and put that motor in a Dodge van then the van fell apart, then I got smart and...
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    How many First Gen. guys we have?

    I have a 12 valve in my first gen Camaro you sure this isn't the place
  19. J

    How many First Gen. guys we have?

    I have a first gen 69 Camaro drag car and I tow the car to the races with my 6.9 Diesel , hey is a 86 F-350 a first gen? Am I in the right Forum?
  20. J

    pics and vid of last motor i built

    The paint job makes me think of Halloween or maybe it was all the candy at Walmart
  21. J

    Flatbed truck legal battle!

    I was in kinda the same boat, I had my dually and 24' unletterd tag trailer parked in the street next to my house. I came back from the races on Sunday and just didn't take it to my shop till Weds. I got a letter in the mail the following week. Well my truck and trailer is kept at my shop anyway...
  22. J

    Ever seen one?

    I have a 83 6.9 with a set-up like that mines a Rotomaster
  23. J

    Can I pull a 14,000 lbs trailer

    I have a class B CDL , my 94 F-350 dually is registered with at 12,000 gvw. I want to register my tri axel 34' Cargomate enclosed trailer at 14,000 lbs the tag clearly states 18,000 GVW. I haul car parts I manufacture to swapmeets from Ma to Conn, NJ and Pa. Do I stop at weight stations should...
  24. J

    Fuel filter light

    I got about 2 gals of new oil+ hyd. fluid did a 50-50 mix filtered it and put it in the almost empty rear tank. When I switched to the rear tank the fuel filter light came on. Switch back to the front it goes off. I keep adding diesel to the rear, switch to the rear and light comes on switch...
  25. J

    89 CC Dually

    I have a F350 Dually that I took off the road last year, neaded to much to pass inspection. Has a drop in 7.3 with ??? miles ,5-speed, dually bed truck is complete had wiring problems, blew brake line and small spots rot on the cab floor . Truck is in Warren RI

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