IDI87
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Shoot I saw your truck on offer up. I was going to buy it but saw you sold it already.
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If you don't mind turnin a wrench, getting a little grease under your finger nails, and "not" being the first to crest the top of a mountain, these are great trucks. They're getting fairly old and therefore often reasonably priced (paid $1000.00 for mine). International Harvester IDI engines and the drivetrains they turn are time tested designs, ready and willing to work if harnessed to a load, and very capable of high mileage lives when properly maintained. 99% of the flaws have been identified and many "real" and beneficial improvements have been documented on this website. You can almost develop an opinion, these trucks are turning into the "57 chevy" of the pickup world!
chicken bones
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I have to agree, never give up on these Trucks. I have been keeping mine going since new , there were times when I almost gave up on her, 400000 KM later I cant believe what a reliable Truck it has been. No major Engine or Transmission work done,still running strong.
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FordGuy100
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My red truck hasn't been registered since 2012. It is currently sitting, as I'm going to pull the engine this winter and at a minimum throw new seals/gaskets on it. It runs fine, a bit of cold idle haze, but starts up every few weeks at the flick of a switch. I have an intercooler setup I bought of Rus back in 2008/9 that I now have time to put in, although I'm sure I will have to ****** the grille to get it to fit (plan right now is to dremel off the backside of it to get it to fit). AC system needs gone through. It has a leak in the cab, going down the dash and rusting the fuse block/parking brake area that needs attended, I'm thinking the windshield needs pulled and put back in. There is some rust at the drip rail area that needs attended to big time, the paint shop screwed up big time and it festered for a long time underneath the paint before I got it, actually causing a pinhole right above the drip rail. Those are among many other things wrong with it.
The problem with the truck is its regular cab. With my expanding family this truck can be a DD only, as its not big enough to fit all the boys and I feel like a **** if I only take one/two at a time. Can't stand to see the face on the others as they watch as some gets to ride in it. Its probably the biggest factor to why I haven't put much time/effort into it. The crew cab can fit everyone, and it needs as much work as the red truck. The only downside to the crew cab is its surface rust paint scheme, no factory ac, and that big block which loooooves gas. Another problem with DD my red truck is that my commute isn't long enough to get it up to temp for a decent amount of time, by the time I pull into work it might be up to temp.
The problem with the truck is its regular cab. With my expanding family this truck can be a DD only, as its not big enough to fit all the boys and I feel like a **** if I only take one/two at a time. Can't stand to see the face on the others as they watch as some gets to ride in it. Its probably the biggest factor to why I haven't put much time/effort into it. The crew cab can fit everyone, and it needs as much work as the red truck. The only downside to the crew cab is its surface rust paint scheme, no factory ac, and that big block which loooooves gas. Another problem with DD my red truck is that my commute isn't long enough to get it up to temp for a decent amount of time, by the time I pull into work it might be up to temp.
ttman4
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Well I bought my ‘90 model CC Dually in my signature in ‘90, on my third engine, absolutely in neighborhood of 1,000,000 miles, no joke! Lot of really hard miles towing some massive stuff.
Mechanicing on it and my 92 is very valuable: it keeps me from having to mow the yard, paint the house, wash windows, shovel snow, for the wife etc, etc
And I do learn lots, ongoing project!
But I say, mechanicing is the most important thing in my life!! I can say “honey I’m going to shop and change spark plugs in Bessie” and she says “fine, I’ll mow the yard”..... and she never ever knows Bessie don’t got no spark plugs, never did. And I don’t have mow the yard.
But seriously, I love my trucks!!!!
Mechanicing on it and my 92 is very valuable: it keeps me from having to mow the yard, paint the house, wash windows, shovel snow, for the wife etc, etc
And I do learn lots, ongoing project!
But I say, mechanicing is the most important thing in my life!! I can say “honey I’m going to shop and change spark plugs in Bessie” and she says “fine, I’ll mow the yard”..... and she never ever knows Bessie don’t got no spark plugs, never did. And I don’t have mow the yard.
But seriously, I love my trucks!!!!
david85
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Same problem here. Not that I'm complaining about a 7min commute, but these engines need more time to get up to coolant temperature, let alone oil temperature. Typically, I'll throw my lunch and laptop in the truck after breakfast and let it idle while brushing my teeth. By the time I head out, the temperature is just barely starting to rise on the gauge. If nothing else, I need enough heat to clear the windscreen in winter. I also switched to 100% synthetic recently, and it seems to help.
I really want a remote starter (I already installed them on both my parents vehicles), but need to figure out how to solve the glow plug and high idle issue.
The other option is a block heater set to a timer. I just don't have time to tinker anymore with my current job.
You could plug your block heater into something like this instead...
https://www.amazon.com/HEATIT-Freez...tors+TC-3&qid=1570922104&s=lawn-garden&sr=1-3
or plug her into something like this. I'm toying with getting an old IDI as a weekend vehicle and/or a replacement for my 00 Tundra, and that's probably what I'd do if I were in that position.
https://www.amazon.com/Century-Plug...?keywords=outlet+timer&qid=1570925201&sr=8-12
david85
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Nice!. I didn't know they came in such high wattage ratings.
KaneButler13
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Been using OilBurners for a few years now but never had an account or posted etc. Found this thread and decided to jump in because my wife and I just returned from a 13hr Roadtrip for a wedding in California in our 1986 F250 XLT Lariat SCLB 6.9idi/C6. I think it was roughly a 1600mile trip, and it did well, we started getting puffs of white smoke 11hrs into the drive out, so we brought it to Diesel Performance Specialists in Rocklin, CA, to have them check the fluids and injectors, they ended up repairing our vacuum pump instead and we didn’t seem to have issues coming home beyond insanely high shift points. (Assuming someone there tightened the modulator) We bought the truck for $2200, repainted it in our hangar, bought new leaf packs and some Bilstein shocks, seafoamed the oil changes (damn it was nasty), fresh bearings, rotors, calipers, brakes, mounted the HiLift, axe, fire Extinguisher and spare in the bed and mount the 5 6x16 steels on some BFG KM3 33x10x16. Planning on beefing up a second C6 we picked up as long as full rebuild, add overdrive, maybe a larger cooler with some braided lines. Looking at Solo Motorsports for the front suspension and steering, add Banks sidewinder along with a nicer IP and injectors and continue to build my perfect little mountain IDI. ... haven’t figured out pictures yet. But she’s Slate Blue Metallic eggshell
Our other beast is a 1997 F350 XLT CCLB 7.3 and is our recovery/ work pig. 4” lift that we would like to move to beefy Coilovers and have more of a 2-2.5” clearance, just enough to clear the 40x13.5x17” tires. Bought this in 2017, 345,000miles, and ran flawlessly. Replaced fuel pump, lines, tie rods, bearings, ball joints, anything that was broken or about to break was upgraded in small ways, and then we took it on a 4,000mile Roadtrip through the PNW for Thanksgiving 2017... I should say that was before the lift, tires, winch, service body etc.
I love my old Ford’s, and want a lot more of these dusty diesel 4x4s. I had an 1987 F350 CCLB with a 5.8 in it, I learned so much from how abused that truck was, replaced plenty of solenoids, ignitions, and starters before selling it for $1000 to my platoon leader, several trucks later I found myself in a 1990 Bronco with a 5.8 and low miles, replaced the fuel and brake system, cut and turned the beams, ran it on 35s and built a bumper for the spare and the 4 fuel cans I had with me. Regret trading it in for the airstream my wife and I lived in while working in CA, we tried to track it down but no luck. We needed a home at the time but I miss it! See you guys around
Our other beast is a 1997 F350 XLT CCLB 7.3 and is our recovery/ work pig. 4” lift that we would like to move to beefy Coilovers and have more of a 2-2.5” clearance, just enough to clear the 40x13.5x17” tires. Bought this in 2017, 345,000miles, and ran flawlessly. Replaced fuel pump, lines, tie rods, bearings, ball joints, anything that was broken or about to break was upgraded in small ways, and then we took it on a 4,000mile Roadtrip through the PNW for Thanksgiving 2017... I should say that was before the lift, tires, winch, service body etc.
I love my old Ford’s, and want a lot more of these dusty diesel 4x4s. I had an 1987 F350 CCLB with a 5.8 in it, I learned so much from how abused that truck was, replaced plenty of solenoids, ignitions, and starters before selling it for $1000 to my platoon leader, several trucks later I found myself in a 1990 Bronco with a 5.8 and low miles, replaced the fuel and brake system, cut and turned the beams, ran it on 35s and built a bumper for the spare and the 4 fuel cans I had with me. Regret trading it in for the airstream my wife and I lived in while working in CA, we tried to track it down but no luck. We needed a home at the time but I miss it! See you guys around
KaneButler13
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Figured it out
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