whiteboyslo
FNG
Hey all! 'Nother FNG here just saying hi. Bought my first diesel back in February, and have been pouring over forums non-stop to get myself acquainted with both the IDI and diesels in general. That's not to say I'm green on the entire truck. This makes my 3rd bricknose, 4th Ford truck, and 6th Ford overall with plenty of others in the family over the years. It's been a lot of fun messing around with this one so far, especially since the engine bay is a lot less of an emissions basketcase than my last two gasser bricknoses. A list of the work done so far:
Tires
Fuel line return kit (twice)
Batteries
Line-X
Stereo
LMI Hi-Boy kit
GPs
Belts
Hoses
Fluids
Headlight relay kit
Boost and EGT gauge
Ford OE aluminum finned diff cover
Coolant flush to swap in Fleet Charge
AC re-charged
New clutch slave cylinder
Huh. First time I listed everything out since I bought it. No wonder the wife complains I spend too much on it, lol. Other than getting the timing dialed in and maybe dialing back the IP a bit (higher EGTs than I'd like when heading up a hill with a load in the back), she's good to go. Plans don't include much. I just like having an old reliable truck laying around and don't have much of a need/desire for something lifted or a towing monster. To be honest, a diesel is really overkill for me, but not having to deal with smog was a HUGE selling point.
Plus it's fun to have a new challenge. I've even got the wife thinking of a TDI now for her next vehicle (vs some kind of Hybrid. Thank God).
And now, some pics. Here's how she looked the day I brought her home. Typical old man's truck, but that's the way I like to buy 'em:
I really liked the look with the shell, to be honest, but the main use for the truck is to haul some motorcycles to the track, so off it came. And while the running boards were really cool (still have them and will give them away for free, btw), at 6'7" they were mostly unnecessary for me and got in the way, so off they came as well.
More or less how she sits now, though this is before Line-X:
The interior is about as cherry as you'll find a 21+ yr old truck, with the only modifications being an EGT gauge (which didn't work when I bought it. Had to replace the thermocouple) and a tow brake controller. I've since added a boost gauge next to the EGT gauge as well as added a simple head unit to bring the stereo into this decade/century.
And lastly, a pic of it loaded up with about as much as I ever plan to do with it, though who knows. Maybe a trailer will be in the works some day when I have some lil ones running around:
I'm a member over on FTE, but saw a lot of people constantly pointing folks over here. And once I saw that there seems to be a lot more SoCal folks active over here, I had to join! Here's hoping I get the chance to meet some of you at some time in the future, perhaps for some assistance with checking and setting timing?
Mike
Tires
Fuel line return kit (twice)
Batteries
Line-X
Stereo
LMI Hi-Boy kit
GPs
Belts
Hoses
Fluids
Headlight relay kit
Boost and EGT gauge
Ford OE aluminum finned diff cover
Coolant flush to swap in Fleet Charge
AC re-charged
New clutch slave cylinder
Huh. First time I listed everything out since I bought it. No wonder the wife complains I spend too much on it, lol. Other than getting the timing dialed in and maybe dialing back the IP a bit (higher EGTs than I'd like when heading up a hill with a load in the back), she's good to go. Plans don't include much. I just like having an old reliable truck laying around and don't have much of a need/desire for something lifted or a towing monster. To be honest, a diesel is really overkill for me, but not having to deal with smog was a HUGE selling point.
Plus it's fun to have a new challenge. I've even got the wife thinking of a TDI now for her next vehicle (vs some kind of Hybrid. Thank God).And now, some pics. Here's how she looked the day I brought her home. Typical old man's truck, but that's the way I like to buy 'em:
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I really liked the look with the shell, to be honest, but the main use for the truck is to haul some motorcycles to the track, so off it came. And while the running boards were really cool (still have them and will give them away for free, btw), at 6'7" they were mostly unnecessary for me and got in the way, so off they came as well.
More or less how she sits now, though this is before Line-X:
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The interior is about as cherry as you'll find a 21+ yr old truck, with the only modifications being an EGT gauge (which didn't work when I bought it. Had to replace the thermocouple) and a tow brake controller. I've since added a boost gauge next to the EGT gauge as well as added a simple head unit to bring the stereo into this decade/century.
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And lastly, a pic of it loaded up with about as much as I ever plan to do with it, though who knows. Maybe a trailer will be in the works some day when I have some lil ones running around:
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I'm a member over on FTE, but saw a lot of people constantly pointing folks over here. And once I saw that there seems to be a lot more SoCal folks active over here, I had to join! Here's hoping I get the chance to meet some of you at some time in the future, perhaps for some assistance with checking and setting timing?
Mike
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