Last Build Date?

[jhenegh]

Anybody know the last build date for the Factory IDI Turbo engines? The sticker on mine denotes June 30, 1994. Just curious to see where it falls in the line

 

[mobilemech]

that should be right at the last of the IDI turbo's from the factory. the powerstroke started selling in 7-94.

 

[jhenegh]

That's what I was thinking. I was hoping someone might've had a chart or something

 

[jhenegh]

Gonna bump this outta curiosity

 

[79jasper]

that should be right at the last of the IDI turbo's from the factory. the powerstroke started selling in 7-94.

My psd is 05/94.

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[jhenegh]

My psd is 05/94.

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My truck is newer than yours 07/94

 

[snicklas]

I *THINK* you could get an IDI/IDIT the entire 94 model year, and the PSD started in 94.5 per Ford designation. (Just like the 6.0 is a 2003.25 model year)

The reason being, in the 94 model year, if you wanted a Diesel and an Automatic Transmission (E4OD), the auto was ONLY offered behind an IDI/IDIT. The 94 model year (94.5) PSD's were ONLY available with a ZF-5 Manual Transmission from the factory...... The PSD didn't get and auto until 95..........

So in the 94 Model year you had these choices.....

7.3 IDI - Auto or Manual
7.3 IDIT - Auto or Manual
7.3 PSD - Manual...

Which holds true J, as your truck is an Auto, and Jasper's is a Manual.......

 

[madpogue]

^^^^ +1; as I understand it, the PSD was introduced mid-year '94, but it did not REPLACE either IDI option.

 

[jwalterus]

I assume it'd be sometime in '96 as far as the engines themselves go, even after these trucks were no longer available with them they were still available as a '96 model year mercruiser, might be even later than that with the availability of replacement engines.

 

[FORDF250HDXLT]

far out.interesting.i didn't know this.for some reason i always figured since the psd came out mid year,that's when the idi stopped.i had no clue the idi run went though the entire '94 year.neat.

 

[snicklas]

far out.interesting.i didn't know this.for some reason i always figured since the psd came out mid year,that's when the idi stopped.i had no clue the idi run went though the entire '94 year.neat.

Yep, and an easy way to tell on a 94.... if it's an Automatic, it will be an IDI.... (Unless it was converted later.... but that's a different story)

This is an odd one for Ford... it does seem that normally a "decimal year" vehicle is either an entirely new vehicle, or a complete replacement..... Like the 64.5 Mustang..... or the 2003.25 Trucks/Excursions..... The 'stang was new, and the 6.0 totally replaced the 7.3....... 94 was an odd year with 3 completely different options on the diesel...... because even though the Factory Turbo OPTION was available in 93/94, it was still an option... you could still buy an N/A IDI or an IDI-T at the same time..... not all 94 IDI's were turbo.... just had that option.......