What is my truck?
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What is my truck?
Alright so I'm really just trying to figure out what motor is in this truck of mine because based on all my research I really can't tell. It's a 1995 (08/94 Build Date) F-350 Crew Cab Long Bed Roll-a-Long with the 7.3. So officially it is 1995 right and that's the year Ford switched to the Navistar 7.3 "Powerstroke" and stopped using the International 7.3's. Now when I bought the truck it had a banks intercooler system installed and the plastic cover over top the HPOP that says "Powerstroke" whatever was not there for whatever reason. Although it did not have that plastic cover the fenders did have the "powerstroke" stickers on them and looked dated to the truck/"F-350" emblems right above them. Now this was a project truck that I'm doing a ground up restoration on and up until this point I was fairly certain It was one of the first "powerstrokes" to roll off the production line but my most recent discovery has me thinking otherwise... So I bought a 7.3 Powerstroke Mushimoto Aluminum Radiator that fits 95-97 for this truck under the impression it was indeed 1995 Powerstoke which is what the company advertises their radiator fits....well once the new radiator came in and I compared it to the old one i saw a few major differences for what was supposed to be a "direct fit" radiator. Well upon some more research I found out I had the IDI radiator and IDI radiator support in my truck which this new radiator will not bolt right up to.
All that being said what do I have? An IDI 7.3 or Navistar "Powerstroke" 7.3? I've read ford doesn't do block VIN's like chevy did so is there anything else I can look at for a marking or something to tell me what I have? Thanks!
All that being said what do I have? An IDI 7.3 or Navistar "Powerstroke" 7.3? I've read ford doesn't do block VIN's like chevy did so is there anything else I can look at for a marking or something to tell me what I have? Thanks!
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The early PowerStrokes used the IDI radiator. The transition also occurred in the 1994 model year, not the 95. Early '94s were IDIs, late 94s were 7.3 PSDs. You can find your actual model year by look at the information stickers under the hood.
As mentioned earlier, PSDs and IDIs look completely different. If you don't have a HPOP cover, but can see the HPOP, you have a PSD.
As mentioned earlier, PSDs and IDIs look completely different. If you don't have a HPOP cover, but can see the HPOP, you have a PSD.
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i always thought so.i recently learned otherwise.this is very interesting; in 1994, idi engines ran for the entire year,even along side the psd engine.
i know this because someone posted up their late year dated '94 idi truck (door jam sticker). when he did,others followed suit.just a fun little tidbit is all.
the second half of your comment is still as accurate as i know it to be,in that only the second half of the '94 model year,were psd engines installed.
the other more common fun fact is worthy of a mention here too,that most know;
if the '94 was equipped with the newer directly injected diesel engine ( "power stroke" ) then it would always be an automatic.only the '95 psd trucks and above got the manual trans option.
that's a neat fun fact too.i remember dieselbrad mentioning this one before.
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what is my truck.
this is a cool thread.im gunna join in some more,with a little write up i did a couple years back:
i know this because someone posted up their late year dated '94 idi truck (door jam sticker). when he did,others followed suit.just a fun little tidbit is all.
the second half of your comment is still as accurate as i know it to be,in that only the second half of the '94 model year,were psd engines installed.
the other more common fun fact is worthy of a mention here too,that most know;
if the '94 was equipped with the newer directly injected diesel engine ( "power stroke" ) then it would always be an automatic.only the '95 psd trucks and above got the manual trans option.
that's a neat fun fact too.i remember dieselbrad mentioning this one before.
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what is my truck.
this is a cool thread.im gunna join in some more,with a little write up i did a couple years back:
firstly,in 1993 ford offered the optional turbocharged idi diesel.some think in '93 the turbo was standard.it wasn't.the same applies to the '94 turbo idi.
so in 1993 there were two engine options.
1.the N/A idi and there were greatly many more in '93 and '94 than turbocharged.
the 8th digit in the vin = M.
2.the optional turbocharged idi.very low % compared to the n/a's.
the 8th digit in the vin = C or K.
(both my '93's came from ford as n/a - M codes.)
in 1994 it got a bit confusing,but nothing crazy.there were 3 engine options.
1.the N/A idi and there were greatly many more in '93 and '94 than turbocharged.
the 8th digit in the vin = M.
2.the optional turbocharged idi.very low % compared to the n/a's.
the 8th digit in the vin = C or K.
3.the new directly injected and computer controlled yet still same exact cubic inches (or liters) that of 444ci or 7.3l but a whole new platform.ford called it the "power stroke" for advertizing sake.these,like all diesels offered since,all received turbo's.it was over and done.the struggle to turn enough people on to expensive turbocharged diesel engines was no longer anything hard to bring to market.the idi had paved the way,with enough learning that the extra expense of running a turbocharged diesel was worth the increased price tag.
the 8th digit in the vin for the '94 power stroke was always = F.
so in 1993 there were two engine options.
1.the N/A idi and there were greatly many more in '93 and '94 than turbocharged.
the 8th digit in the vin = M.
2.the optional turbocharged idi.very low % compared to the n/a's.
the 8th digit in the vin = C or K.
(both my '93's came from ford as n/a - M codes.)
in 1994 it got a bit confusing,but nothing crazy.there were 3 engine options.
1.the N/A idi and there were greatly many more in '93 and '94 than turbocharged.
the 8th digit in the vin = M.
2.the optional turbocharged idi.very low % compared to the n/a's.
the 8th digit in the vin = C or K.
3.the new directly injected and computer controlled yet still same exact cubic inches (or liters) that of 444ci or 7.3l but a whole new platform.ford called it the "power stroke" for advertizing sake.these,like all diesels offered since,all received turbo's.it was over and done.the struggle to turn enough people on to expensive turbocharged diesel engines was no longer anything hard to bring to market.the idi had paved the way,with enough learning that the extra expense of running a turbocharged diesel was worth the increased price tag.
the 8th digit in the vin for the '94 power stroke was always = F.
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