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Old Nov 7, 2010 | 02:36 PM
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it took 18.84 gallons in the front tank.























ya think that may be why i had such a hard time trying to prime the fuel filter??
 
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Old Nov 7, 2010 | 09:35 PM
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awesome! yeah,just a little low for the 19 gal tank.
ahh well,you got her going now.all set for snow season!
your ahead of me.i gotta put my push plates on before it snows.
looking good.
got your glow plugs/coolant/oil etc.etc. all checked and ready im sure.

i hope you carry some sand in the back of that thing.them fat tires must float all over the road lol.do you swap out to skinnier sneaks or something before plowing?
 
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Old Nov 7, 2010 | 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by tjc transport
it took 18.84 gallons in the front tank.
ya think that may be why i had such a hard time trying to prime the fuel filter??
19-gallon tank? Now, please do not ban me, but one would think an IDI-maroderator like yourself would know better...

Oh, and cute-looking truck
 
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Old Nov 7, 2010 | 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by bubblegum
19-gallon tank? Now, please do not ban me, but one would think an IDI-maroderator like yourself would know better...

Oh, and cute-looking truck
oooh he aint an idi mod he is a mod in the offroad forum,so he is excused.lol Tom is well versed with the idi's though.
 
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Old Nov 7, 2010 | 11:42 PM
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that makes sense, that truck of his looks like it can go through anything...
 
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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 03:46 AM
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Originally Posted by FORDF250HDXLT
awesome! yeah,just a little low for the 19 gal tank.
ahh well,you got her going now.all set for snow season!
your ahead of me.i gotta put my push plates on before it snows.
looking good.
got your glow plugs/coolant/oil etc.etc. all checked and ready im sure.

i hope you carry some sand in the back of that thing.them fat tires must float all over the road lol.do you swap out to skinnier sneaks or something before plowing?

all set except for bolting the bed on, fixing the oil leaks from the valve cover gaskets falling apart, and putting the lower plow bracket back on.
and those are the all year tires.
it actually pushes better with those 36's than with pencil tires, and no weight required. as it sits, it tips the scales at 8900 lbs.
Originally Posted by bubblegum
19-gallon tank? Now, please do not ban me, but one would think an IDI-maroderator like yourself would know better...
Oh, and cute-looking truck
thanks. it will look better once i get the new cab on it and it is all one color.
it sat for the past 5 months while i was prepping the frame for the bed swap, that is why it was "a little low". plus, i think the kids drained a bit out of it, cause the last time i looked, it had 1/2 tank.

Originally Posted by rupejosh
oooh he aint an idi mod he is a mod in the offroad forum,so he is excused.lol Tom is well versed with the idi's though.

yes i am.

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that makes sense, that truck of his looks like it can go through anything...
anything, any time, any where.

that is the reason for the body swap. it did 5-6 too many deep water recoverys years ago in Atlantic ocean salt water. i have had the headlights under water 3 times.

and it worked in a federal superfund site for 3 years, driving through a 3 ft deep sulfuric acid contaminated swamp to get me to my dozer.
in 22 years, i have replaced 5 sets of brake lines, and 3 oil pans after they rotted off.

i am not easy on my trucks.
 
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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by tjc transport
that is the reason for the body swap. it did 5-6 too many deep water recoverys years ago in Atlantic ocean salt water. i have had the headlights under water 3 times.

and it worked in a federal superfund site for 3 years, driving through a 3 ft deep sulfuric acid contaminated swamp to get me to my dozer.
in 22 years, i have replaced 5 sets of brake lines, and 3 oil pans after they rotted off.
How did you stop it from sucking water in, especially in the deep - did you have some sort of a snorkel on it?
 
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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 03:56 PM
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How did you stop it from sucking water in, especially in the deep - did you have some sort of a snorkel on it?
pure luck, and a high air intake. i eliminated the stock intake when i put the banks turbo on it in 89. and plumbed the air intake to the back of the hood near the cowl.it would get a cowl induction type intake from the rear hood seal being taken out.
it was a lousy setup, but it worked for quite a few years before i stopped doing stupid stuff with the truck and put the intake back to the front.
 
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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 06:07 PM
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it actually pushes better with those 36's than with pencil tires, and no weight required. as it sits, it tips the scales at 8900 lbs.
ok now im starting to wounder if it even snows in New Jersey.
 
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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 06:28 PM
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nope it really dont. we sprinkle powered sugar on the road, and use the plows to spread it around!!
 
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 11:43 AM
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So free powder sugar for everyone? But does it not get dirty laying on the ground like that, do you wash it after you collect a bucket of it and before you use it in the kitchen?
 
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 03:35 PM
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no, we wash the plows and roads first. that saves us the trouble of washing the sugar after it is collected.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2010 | 09:12 AM
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Good call! You peoples sure are smart there, I would have never thought of doing it this way.
 
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