Here is a page from the Ford manual describing the differences in the N/A and Turbo engines....
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94 idi turbo flexplate- help
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raydav
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How about getting it cloned so everyone can have one?
IDIBRONCO
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You can also see the factory serial number on Thewespaul's factory turbo flexplate. It's stamped in ink. By the serial number, it was listed as a 1994 part.
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Where do you get a flexplate cloned? Such things aren't done in the upper midwest, people just park the busted up vehicles in a shelter belt forever.
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They do it here in the middle Midwest too.
IDIBRONCO
IDIBRONCO
They do it here in the middle Midwest too.
712syclone
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yeah, very true same around here in NW Iowa there really isnt any reputable machine shops around here if it isnt a chevy they havent a clue i wouldnt trust them to sharpen a pencil!
raydav
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Get me one real sample and tell me how many you want. And one at a time is OK as long as I have a sample.
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Well, I think I have one, but I don't know if everyone in this post is in agreement.
I think you do as well.It all adds up.I can't explain why it differs from Thewespaul's though.That's interesting.
I think his is an aftermarket flexplate
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Did anyone ever manufacture one?
Honestly not sure, but it wouldn’t surprise me
Yeah,maybe back when the trucks were 5-10 yrs old they made them? It doesn't look like an N/A so it's as good a guess as any lol.
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It seems IDI diesels are outliving their flexplates. It is waste to park a otherwise functioning truck because of a lack of a flexplate. I have been running an 89 with the flywheel/flexplate combo. That flexplate died. I am replacing the 89 with a 93 IDI turbo. That means I need the external balance parts for both the front and rear. The lack of those parts has been a discussion issue for at least several years, so a long term source would seem to be useful.
I currently know three ways to get a turbo flexplate.
Plan 1: Get a non turbo flexplate, and re-balance it. My rough numbers are, $70-100 for a non turbo flexplate, $80 to balance it, and several shipping charges. That puts the total somewhere above $250.
Plan 2: A billet aluminum plate with a standard steel ring gear. That is a custom part. The first unit would be $600. If I could order ten they would be $300 each.
Plan 3: Get a non turbo flex plate, have the rotating assembly balanced to use that flex plate.
I decided to use the 89 flywheel/flexplate combo. I took the parts to the shop last Wednesday, it was finished Friday. $155. I was able to find a NOS turbo damper. It cost more than the balance job. And the balance still needed to compensate for the turbo damper. I probably could have used a non turbo damper.
But now I have a balanced engine, and a simple, replaceable flex plate.
Yea, I know, who is going to disassemble their engine because the flex plate died? If plan A is what is desirable, is there someone who monitors this list, and has a business, and would be willing to supply turbo flexplates one at a time?
I currently know three ways to get a turbo flexplate.
Plan 1: Get a non turbo flexplate, and re-balance it. My rough numbers are, $70-100 for a non turbo flexplate, $80 to balance it, and several shipping charges. That puts the total somewhere above $250.
Plan 2: A billet aluminum plate with a standard steel ring gear. That is a custom part. The first unit would be $600. If I could order ten they would be $300 each.
Plan 3: Get a non turbo flex plate, have the rotating assembly balanced to use that flex plate.
I decided to use the 89 flywheel/flexplate combo. I took the parts to the shop last Wednesday, it was finished Friday. $155. I was able to find a NOS turbo damper. It cost more than the balance job. And the balance still needed to compensate for the turbo damper. I probably could have used a non turbo damper.
But now I have a balanced engine, and a simple, replaceable flex plate.
Yea, I know, who is going to disassemble their engine because the flex plate died? If plan A is what is desirable, is there someone who monitors this list, and has a business, and would be willing to supply turbo flexplates one at a time?
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