my first diesel
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my first diesel
Hello been a while since I have been on here. I just bought a 92 f-250 7.3. I have a few freinds that run their diesels on grease not bio diesel. I want to set up the system in my truck but have a few reservations. I do not have the turbo and am worried that this conversion will take away to much power. Has anyone done this with a non tubo diesel, and if so how was it? The truck only has 70 thousand miles on it so I feel it is a good investment but there must be some things i should be looking to change soon so if some one could give me some advice on what to check or replace that would be greatly apreciated. I am very excited to be in the diesle relm now so any help would be awsome.
Thanks Dan
Thanks Dan
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Welcome to the forum! We like pics! 
Honestly, your truck will live a longer, happier life if you just run regular old diesel in it with occasional Diesel Kleen, Lucas, Howes, whatever.
But that's just my opinion.
Honestly, your truck will live a longer, happier life if you just run regular old diesel in it with occasional Diesel Kleen, Lucas, Howes, whatever.
But that's just my opinion.
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You could post to the Bio Fuel Section of this forum:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum168/
It doesn't get a lot of traffic but it has lots of good info. As for doing a WVO conversion on a 70K IDI!?! I have a fully-converted 2-tank WVO system on my van, and my van has 208K, but I'd never convert a nice clean Diesel engine to veg with less than 100K. That 70K engine should be in a museum.
It's up to you. I'm sure you'd have a great candidate for a WVO conversion, and please, all I ask is that you do it right. I'd hate to hear you ruined your engine by improperly filtering and dewatering your grease and didn't have a properly heated aluminum WVO system. I can help out if you want to know some of the components for assembling a proper WVO system on that IDI. Also, you shouldn't worry about any power loss when flipping to grease. My Jetta TDI and my non-turbo IDI both have heated WVO systems, and there is no difference in power.
Other things, you should check to make sure you are running SCA's in your coolant, and buy a spare external alternator regulator.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum168/
It doesn't get a lot of traffic but it has lots of good info. As for doing a WVO conversion on a 70K IDI!?! I have a fully-converted 2-tank WVO system on my van, and my van has 208K, but I'd never convert a nice clean Diesel engine to veg with less than 100K. That 70K engine should be in a museum.
It's up to you. I'm sure you'd have a great candidate for a WVO conversion, and please, all I ask is that you do it right. I'd hate to hear you ruined your engine by improperly filtering and dewatering your grease and didn't have a properly heated aluminum WVO system. I can help out if you want to know some of the components for assembling a proper WVO system on that IDI. Also, you shouldn't worry about any power loss when flipping to grease. My Jetta TDI and my non-turbo IDI both have heated WVO systems, and there is no difference in power.
Other things, you should check to make sure you are running SCA's in your coolant, and buy a spare external alternator regulator.
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i believe his 92 has an internal regulator, so i don't think that applies to his truck. my 87 came with an internal regulator, and i doubt they went backward in style for later trucks.
but the SCA's you speak of, you're right on about that, gotta check.
for your fuel choice, these old rigs will burn just about anything you give them, but do your homework and make sure to do it right. mistakes are expensive, and you'll be a lot happier if you can learn from someone else's mistakes
but the SCA's you speak of, you're right on about that, gotta check.
for your fuel choice, these old rigs will burn just about anything you give them, but do your homework and make sure to do it right. mistakes are expensive, and you'll be a lot happier if you can learn from someone else's mistakes
Cargo Master
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i believe his 92 has an internal regulator, so i don't think that applies to his truck. my 87 came with an internal regulator, and i doubt they went backward in style for later trucks.
The reason why.... External regulators are cheap online (I got mine for $6, versus a lot more at AutoZoo if they even have it in stock) and they tend to be the cause of all sorts of electrical issues in these old beasts. I had guages acting weird, aftermarket digital guages fluttering with digits, a radio that caught on fire, relays that didn't trigger, GP relay delays, alternator burned up, etc etc. I didn't see it at the time, but in hindsight, the external regulator was the problem. But in the moment, I thought I had several individual independent bugs in my system.
So my advice for a new IDI owner who doesn't know the history of their vehicle (with an external regulator) is to order a new regulator and replace it. Order it online slow shipping and save yourself the extra expense of shipping it next day or picking it up in store.
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valid concerns there genscripter, except that my experience shows many more problems with their wiring and grounding than with their actual operation. for me it was a 3g or two, for the OP its a non-issue for now
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