So I bought my 4th IDI today


Well just an engine/tranny (6.9 C6 4x4 with transfer case) not a whole truck


I bought this for a future project I will only get to once i'm done with the F250. When the deal came up, it was to good to pass up!


Engine is a 1986 (made in April '86), has 203k km (126k miles), has a 3 year old IP and injectors, year old starter, engine oil was very clean, C6 also has very very clean oil, I did drive the truck before engine was removed, drove great! Engine is a very smooth runner, no smoke, and hardly any exhaust smell to it! S for 700$ and a 2 hour trip to get it, I think I didn't do bad at all.


I plan to drop this into my 2wd '89 F150 in the future.


Since i'm in the subject, what kind of wiring work will I need to do to make this all work. The engine is all complete. I did do some research on this, I understand I have to wire up the engine bay same as in a diesel truck, but never found an answer for in cab wiring?

I know my cluster won't all work with the gasser wiring, since the tach isn't the same....right?


Heres some pics.





Sure dropped the rear end of my F150! Mudflaps were just an inch off the ground vs 6" with an empty bed.

 

I hear ya John, I just bought my third complete running truck, and I couldn't even figure out how to get the two I already own in the same state! looks like a good deal though. I don't know much about the swap, but I might part out one of my three trucks to do a front end clip exchange on the 90 crew cab, if I do I'll have a complete diesel wiring harness to spare! It'll be an 8th or 9th gen though. Not sure if that matters.

 

hahaha you guys have the worse case of diesel addiction iv ever heard of.you guys should just skip the trucks,get an iv and just let the oil flow through your veins!

 

Hey John, I think your cab to bed gap is a little off. Clean looking engine by the way!

 

John, that damn f150 has looked like that forever! LMAO WHEN are you going to fix it? LOL You are way too cool. I was trying to buy another IDI at a lowes parking lot Friday...... Ole' boy told me I could buy his wife before he would sell his truck....LMAO

 

David (The mississippi chapter leader) has got me rehab sit up. Read his post to me. Sounds pretty good.

 

Well at least I've got something to show for the 20k +/- I've spent on my "addiction" and no needles required! LOL Still don't have the 1990 CC home yet. Timing might work out perfect though. I'm waiting on a closing date on a house on 1/3 of an acre, so I have a place to keep them all!

 

Well I did fix it, but with all the really hot water car washes around here.....

 

David (Mississippi Chapter leader) has rehab set up for me. 8 trucks that have 7.3 or 6.9. I got mad as hell when someone bought one of my trucks. I quit drinking and smoking and started buying trucks.

 

With a C6 you don't need a tach unless you want one,Just find a key on hot wire for the glow plugs and one for the Fss(old dist wire) and your good to go.

Your going to have to join IDI animus!

 

That's the thing. I do want a tach! Isn't the temp sender and oil sender different from the gassers in terms of dash wiring for the cluster??


I'm going to have to keep an eye on RPM's when this happens, as i'm gonna build this truck for show and be a fuel efficient daily driver. Planning a Gear vendors so I can keep the simple C6, and with the 2.73's in the rear end, should get interesting results from that.

 

I have the wiring schmatic somewhere for the tach I'll see if I can find it, 273 you'll be down there with my gearing

Not sure about the senders,look a gas one then the desiel see if they come up the same part numbers.