part out 83 ford f-250 4x4 reg cab long bed manual

[linkfarms]

91idi don't think from memory it had clock in dash
i guess there is still an adaptor in trans and transcase
clutch for 2 speed i'm kinda loss?

 

[Darrin Tosh]

Think maybe you could take 4 seconds and fugue out how to rotate the pics before you post them?, Having a hard time turning my monitor on its side to see the pics,..

Just a thought,...

 

[linkfarms]

my photos on folders were straight and were flipped some how idk whats up

 

[The Warden]

So far mine has held 15PSI everyday with just headbolts, its the low compression engine, and if i park on a hill i have to put it in 4lo cause the engine wont hold itself

First, if the engine won't hold itself without putting the transfer case in 4L, you might want to run a compression check...with the "low compression" engine in my truck, it'll hold just fine in 2H in 1st or Reverse. I admit that I'll put the transfer case in 4L on a hill, but it's done as a precaution, not because it's necessary. I also religiously use my parking brake and would strongly recommend the same to anyone else, PARTICULARLY with a manual transmission.

Second, is this the same truck you wrote "is getting worn out" about in your profile? ...in any event, I'd need to see an engine handling that kinda PSI on a regular basis for 50 to 75K miles with no issues before I'd be able to believe that doing so is actually safe for a stock engine. Not saying that the conventional wisdom on this (or any other matter) is infallible, but I tend to believe that that conventional wisdom was developed for a reason..which in turn leads me to contend that it will take quite a bit of empirical evidence to change that point of view (which, frankly, I have yet to see).

I will say for the record that I don't think I'd have a problem with 15 psi on my engine on an infrequent basis (11 to 12 is probably better on a regular basis), but I'm also running studs and relatively new head gaskets...

Sorry for the OT post; just had to get that out there...

 

[dyoung14]

First, if the engine won't hold itself without putting the transfer case in 4L, you might want to run a compression check...with the "low compression" engine in my truck, it'll hold just fine in 2H in 1st or Reverse. I admit that I'll put the transfer case in 4L on a hill, but it's done as a precaution, not because it's necessary. I also religiously use my parking brake and would strongly recommend the same to anyone else, PARTICULARLY with a manual transmission.

Second, is this the same truck you wrote "is getting worn out" about in your profile? ...in any event, I'd need to see an engine handling that kinda PSI on a regular basis for 50 to 75K miles with no issues before I'd be able to believe that doing so is actually safe for a stock engine. Not saying that the conventional wisdom on this (or any other matter) is infallible, but I tend to believe that that conventional wisdom was developed for a reason..which in turn leads me to contend that it will take quite a bit of empirical evidence to change that point of view (which, frankly, I have yet to see).

I will say for the record that I don't think I'd have a problem with 15 psi on my engine on an infrequent basis (11 to 12 is probably better on a regular basis), but I'm also running studs and relatively new head gaskets...

Sorry for the OT post; just had to get that out there...

Dude calm down yes yes i know the engine is completely worn out, and there is no reason for me to do a compression test, all its going to do is tell me what i already know, i know it needs rebuilt, but i dont have the money to do it,

Yes i know the safe limit on an idi is much lower than what im running, and i dont recomend anyone running there engine like i run mine, but it sure is fun

 

[The Warden]

Yes i know the safe limit on an idi is much lower than what im running, and i dont recomend anyone running there engine like i run mine, but it sure is fun

Fair enough. With that said, I think you would be doing the IDI community as a whole a big favor by reminding people of this fact every time you talk about the way you run your truck. You have a right to do as you please with your equipment, and I respect that (although I'm also sad to see what should be a good truck/engine being abused in such a manner)...but, my single biggest fear is that someday, someone will do a search and find your posts and, without researching further, will assume that what you're doing is "normal" and safe and inadvertently destroy a perfectly good engine.

Not trying to be an but had to give my $.02...