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Problems with fresh rebuilt idi diesel... I have just rebuilt my 7.3l i.d.i. diesel and I noticed that when I started assembling the connecting rods to the crankshaft that the engine did not spin as freely after each one was installed... When I reached the point of installing the last piston ... Started by troubleddiesel on Saturday, May 05, 2012, 12 posts by 7 people.   Read the full thread at ford-trucks Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at ford-trucks): Any other tips on.... Also did you have it line bored? Thanks for the tip! I will start tearing it down again then.. . Did you check your bearing clearences with plastigauge??? Sounds like you have one or more that arent correct . Moved to the correct forum.

94 IDI Problem Fixed Finally Finally got around to looking at my starting problem...It would start and run for about 5 seconds then spit and sputtter and die...After everybody who helped and said there was air intrusion...you guys were right...I never could see any visible leaks ... Started by smithcl7 on Monday, May 07, 2012, 12 posts by 9 people.   Read the full thread at ford-trucks Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at ford-trucks): Nice! Out of curiousity, how did you go about pressurizing the system? Mike THat would be a great little tidbit to know... .

94 IDI Problem Fixed Finally Finally got around to looking at my starting problem...It would start and run for about 5 seconds then spit and sputtter and die...After everybody who helped and said there was air intrusion...you guys were right...I never could see any visible leaks ... Started by smithcl7 on Monday, May 07, 2012, 11 posts by 9 people.   Read the full thread at ford-trucks Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at ford-trucks): Nice! Out of curiousity, how did you go about pressurizing the system? Mike THat would be a great little tidbit to know... .

Idi lift pump problem Well long story short i sold mine now a good buddy bought a 91 that well has its issues. Known issues are glowplugs either relay or bad gp. Air intrusion somewhere making it loose prime bad to the point of no crank. And the lift pump is leaking fuel something... Started by 94 smokin stroker on Sunday, April 29, 2012, 15 posts by 10 people.   Read the full thread at ford-trucks Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at ford-trucks): It really.... If you still lose prime to get the bolts in.. . I used to have the same pump problem on mine, and it did lose prime, but it was before i changed the return lines, so i can't pinpoint it as the problem. But i guess its possible.

IDI tecchie info courtesy of Great White IDI tecchie info courtesy of Great White Just posting for my own future reference. The Indirect Injection Engine (IDI) A later development was the IDI engine that utilises a separate combustion chamber, connected to the engine cylinder, into which the... Started by great white on Sunday, January 09, 2011, 11 posts by 4 people.   Read the full thread at thetruckstop Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at thetruckstop): Therefore, the IDI system can tolerate.... Just another post to capture some info: IDI engines are fueled by self-cleaning, single-hole of present automotive engines (such as the Mercedes IDI engine mentioned above) up to 5000 rpm burn.

7.3 idi Got a 7.3 idi motor in my truck Gunna change my valve cover gaskets and my lifter pump gaskets cuz they are leaking and while I got the pump off I'm goin to change it bc it's getting weak don't want to sink alot of money into this motor as I'm doing a... Started by Bootzz711 on Monday, April 30, 2012, 12 posts by 5 people.   Read the full thread at ford-trucks Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at ford-trucks): Well lucky for me you. Chill out dude. I had ZERO problem reading the OP. Somebody is pissy today.

1993 7.3 IDI Oil Usage Problem Ok, one of the 7.3 IDI's I just bought has a supposed 180,000 on it, and the guy said it was burning 1-2 quarts in a 30-40 mile trip, he didn't say it was low on power or anything, I've heard that the valve seals can do this and I'm thinking with this... Started by kjgibson2 on Monday, May 14, 2012, 1 posts by 1 people.   Read the full thread at ford-trucks Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at ford-trucks):

Simplest conversion possible for a two-tank 1991 IDI F250? Hello ya'll, I recently acquired a '91 F250 IDI and I'm hoping to run it on WVO and do the conversion myself. What makes my situation somewhat unique is that this truck will be used 99% of the time to make 90 mile runs (each way) to and from a family ... Started by sensibull on Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 11 posts by 4 people.   Read the full thread at infopop Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at infopop): Only problem is when its cold out and the phuel phlter is partially blocked fuels is that on A Stanadyne equipped.... His truck had two smaller tanks under the cab, he started, warmed up, and shut Use the stock lipht pump . F-250 7.3L IDI Ford.

Preexisting Condition Exclusion for IDI Hello all - I've encountered a client that I truly enjoy working with, but cannot seem to help get past the generalized wording of a medical exclusion rider that was added to his approved and issued IDI policy. I've explained that the exclusion is relevant... Started by on Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 13 posts   Read the full thread at disabilityinsuranceforums Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at disabilityinsuranceforums): I also faced the same problem last year, then I contact Auto. The condition so they excluded the whole part.

Looking at a 94 IDI. Need Info. Now with pics. Hey guys. I am going to look at this truck on Sunday, I haven't seen pics yet, but it sounds like it has had a lot of work done to it. He says its a F350 x-cab, but IIRC Ford didn't make a x-cab 350 in 94 just a reg or crew cab right? My guess is someone... Started by akamacgyver on Sunday, May 06, 2012, 15 posts by 6 people.   Read the full thread at ford-trucks Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at ford-trucks): I thought I had read that factory IDI-Ts were. Any thoughts? Thanks, Mac. I will bring an SCA test kit. With an auto tranny = an IDI as the stroke only came with a ZF5 in 94 Ford never offered an X.