the official OBS diesel off topic thread
08-20-2014, 07:16 AM
08-20-2014, 08:54 AM
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Where is the "Like" button on here, Alex?! That's pretty good. I love those movies.
I wonder what kind of results you would get with a new gear reduction starter on it as opposed to an older, tired OEM starter.
I guess you could say the "crick rose" last night (figuratively and literally -- it's been raining cats and dogs here for about the last 12 hours). A good friend of mine called last night and wanted me to go with him to look at a stock trailer he wanted to buy, so we went and did that last night instead. I got a peanut butter milkshake out of the deal and he got a screaming deal on a 16' stock trailer.
What I didn't get is a single thing done on my truck. Oh well. Tonight or tomorrow, I guess.
I wonder what kind of results you would get with a new gear reduction starter on it as opposed to an older, tired OEM starter.
I guess you could say the "crick rose" last night (figuratively and literally -- it's been raining cats and dogs here for about the last 12 hours). A good friend of mine called last night and wanted me to go with him to look at a stock trailer he wanted to buy, so we went and did that last night instead. I got a peanut butter milkshake out of the deal and he got a screaming deal on a 16' stock trailer.
What I didn't get is a single thing done on my truck. Oh well. Tonight or tomorrow, I guess.
I always wondered if mine had a gear reduction starter on it because people say it starts a lot quicker than other 'old 7.3s'
Should there be a stamping on it? Or a brand name of who made it?
08-20-2014, 09:12 AM
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Generally the best way to tell the difference is just by appearance. The SD Gear reduction starters generally bolt on using 2 bolts, whereas the old OBS starters use 3 (the 2 bolt ones fit just fine though). And here is a pic for comparison. The old is the OBS style and the new is a gear reduction starter.
08-20-2014, 09:26 AM
Generally the best way to tell the difference is just by appearance. The SD Gear reduction starters generally bolt on using 2 bolts, whereas the old OBS starters use 3 (the 2 bolt ones fit just fine though). And here is a pic for comparison. The old is the OBS style and the new is a gear reduction starter.
08-20-2014, 09:36 AM
It's that thing called "working for a living" getting in the way at the moment lol.
I see what you did there...
08-20-2014, 09:38 AM
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Yeah I know it doesn't make sense, but that's the way all the 99+ starters were for the 7.3. I don't know why but that's the way it is and they do work well! When I put that starter on my old truck I swear I thought I was gonna break teeth off the flexplate when I hit the key the first time. It's a significant difference in how fast that starter turns over, especially when compared to an old, tired OBS starter.
08-20-2014, 04:06 PM
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Nate, really? Pick a thread already, lol. I mean if you're gonna use two threads for one problem at least stop copy-and-paste-ing so I don't have to read the same thing twice. LOL, JK.
Witty banter is the best. My favorite kind of humor. My wife just doesn't get it though. I will practically be in tears laughing so hard, and she barely giggles. I especially like science humor. I guess I'm a nerd.
Witty banter is the best. My favorite kind of humor. My wife just doesn't get it though. I will practically be in tears laughing so hard, and she barely giggles. I especially like science humor. I guess I'm a nerd.
08-20-2014, 04:16 PM
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Yeah the witty, pointed banter between those two is GREAT in the first Avengers movie. It really does work well. I'm sure you're a fan of Witte banter, aren't you?
Generally the best way to tell the difference is just by appearance. The SD Gear reduction starters generally bolt on using 2 bolts, whereas the old OBS starters use 3 (the 2 bolt ones fit just fine though). And here is a pic for comparison. The old is the OBS style and the new is a gear reduction starter.
Generally the best way to tell the difference is just by appearance. The SD Gear reduction starters generally bolt on using 2 bolts, whereas the old OBS starters use 3 (the 2 bolt ones fit just fine though). And here is a pic for comparison. The old is the OBS style and the new is a gear reduction starter.
Its a one time deal with new crowds because then they know it already.
Chicks dig it and its completely original (I haven't heard any other witte's use it anyway).
Also, thanks for the picture! I can't tell you how many pictures I've saved and referenced later.
08-20-2014, 05:29 PM
Yeah I know it doesn't make sense, but that's the way all the 99+ starters were for the 7.3. I don't know why but that's the way it is and they do work well! When I put that starter on my old truck I swear I thought I was gonna break teeth off the flexplate when I hit the key the first time. It's a significant difference in how fast that starter turns over, especially when compared to an old, tired OBS starter.
08-20-2014, 05:46 PM
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Where is the "Like" button on here, Alex?! That's pretty good. I love those movies.
That's the only thing that makes sense to me too Darin. Which to me begs the question; what role does the quality of your starter make in the results you get from your compression test? If the little bit of cranking speed difference makes that big a difference in the compression numbers, then I wonder what kind of results you would get with a new gear reduction starter on it as opposed to an older, tired OEM starter. I guess this all boils down to the fact that these numbers are more for comparison to each other (looking for a deviation between the cylinders) than they are a solid gauge of what kind of shape your engine's internals are in. I think for that a blow-by tester would be better anyway, but I don't have one of those....
I guess you could say the "crick rose" last night (figuratively and literally -- it's been raining cats and dogs here for about the last 12 hours). A good friend of mine called last night and wanted me to go with him to look at a stock trailer he wanted to buy, so we went and did that last night instead. I got a peanut butter milkshake out of the deal and he got a screaming deal on a 16' stock trailer.
What I didn't get is a single thing done on my truck. Oh well. Tonight or tomorrow, I guess.
That's the only thing that makes sense to me too Darin. Which to me begs the question; what role does the quality of your starter make in the results you get from your compression test? If the little bit of cranking speed difference makes that big a difference in the compression numbers, then I wonder what kind of results you would get with a new gear reduction starter on it as opposed to an older, tired OEM starter. I guess this all boils down to the fact that these numbers are more for comparison to each other (looking for a deviation between the cylinders) than they are a solid gauge of what kind of shape your engine's internals are in. I think for that a blow-by tester would be better anyway, but I don't have one of those....
I guess you could say the "crick rose" last night (figuratively and literally -- it's been raining cats and dogs here for about the last 12 hours). A good friend of mine called last night and wanted me to go with him to look at a stock trailer he wanted to buy, so we went and did that last night instead. I got a peanut butter milkshake out of the deal and he got a screaming deal on a 16' stock trailer.
What I didn't get is a single thing done on my truck. Oh well. Tonight or tomorrow, I guess.
08-21-2014, 11:11 PM
well, I have been in mad thrash mode ever since the bronco sold. I finished the tail pan,trunck floor,inner tool box welding project up.scuffed and flat cleared and did another weeks worth of work to make the ol car look like something a person could finish.This is what I took out to the frog follies today to hopefully sell. Everybody wish me luck!
I got the hood on but didnt get any pics. bummer.hopefully I can before the new owner t
akes delivery lol I hope!!!!
I got the hood on but didnt get any pics. bummer.hopefully I can before the new owner t
akes delivery lol I hope!!!!
08-21-2014, 11:20 PM
08-22-2014, 06:06 AM
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