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  1. 85 F350 DRW is getting a 4wd conversion

    I have decided to do it...I have been reading and reading and still searching the web . My truck is a 6.9/t19/ drw d60 I have at my fingertips drivetrain/suspension parts from an 86 f250 6.9/t19/BW1345 /sterling full floatSo I know its a crazy idea,lots of bracket removal and reinstall...
  2. Anyone have an old school fisher plow setup?

    Just picked up and old under hood electric/hydraulic 8 foot fisher for the 6.9/350...searching the web and hoping to find some pics of the electric pump and valve body installed on the 6.9 or even a gas motor going to have to do some mods i am sure cause i beleieve the mounts i have are for a...
  3. 3/4 ton vs 1ton transfer case

    Are these the same ? I have an 86 6.9 4wd parts truck with manual trans. Thinking 1ton axle under the 6.9.. wondering if this case can be used with the silid axle? Thanks
  4. block heater . enough to start w/o glow plugs?

    So my neighbor saw me messing with the ol oil burner and was asking about my.truck I told him the troubles I was having and he suggested to me to not.bother with the plugs and just use the block.heater...now I know this is not always convenient. But is a block.heater enough to.warm the.motor.up...
  5. Alt trouble pulsating lights/draw on battery

    Hello all I have an 85 6.9 diesel with what I believe to be a side post variety withexternal regulator set up..think its 100amp So I have noticed when its running all the lights will pulse dimmer and brighter steadily. Also something was draining my battery. I have no extra electronics and...
  6. Glow plug relay mess?

    Here is another mystery for us...terminal usaully energizing the relay from the controller is jumped via a fused jumper and the negative terminal seems to be switched from inside the cab? I probed the negative terminal with a test light and got juice , when the button is hit, I loose the the...
  7. ID this thing attached to air cleaner? injection ?

    This was set up on a friends parts truck..line goes over to the other pic, where what seems to be a solenoid and bracket (where the vaccum canister would be)wired to a switch in the cab.. Funny thing is we thought it was a switch for the glow plugs, only to find the glow plug relay isnt even...
  8. 85 6.9 glow plug killer

    So Fellro you have given. Me some options on glow plug set ups. Recently. I have been unhooking the controller from the relay after I get it running..and I believe I still have lost my glow plugs again. Is being on too long the only thing that can kill a new glow plug?? Thanks
  9. Body Rot Repair cab and bed

    Hello All.. so I am just wondering if anyone here has gone through the trouble of saving their Gen10 F150 body? My truck is hurting both on the cab bottoms(rocker area) and bed rails. but the external bed sheetmetal is fine... Is there any manf out there making those cross members? I see LMC...
  10. fisher plow mounting between the gens

    A buddy of mi.e has a fisher minute mount leftover from a 2000 f350 he had.. unfortunately. He left all the wiring and push plates on the truck when he let it go. can this set up be used on an 86. Did they have minute mounts for this generation? Can push plates be adapted some how from 88-96 set...
  11. Plow in front of a 6.9?

    I have been tossing the idea around ..Found an older rig on local CL.. Wondering if the pump will rob too much power?
  12. 250 or 350 supercab home for my 6.9IDI

    Hey all.. Still trying to take it all in.. Just picked up a 85 350 2wd 6.9 dual wheels. I want to put this engine in a supercab 4x4 setup. Need the pass room. So including the 350 I have a buddys 86 250 4x4 6.9 for parts. So i could look for a 350 super cab or a 250 super cab I guess...I...
  13. my new toy 85 f350 XL 2wd 4speed 176k

    Well didn't get much time to tinker.fuel leak all over trans x member area. Dead batteries. Still retaining factory water seperator. I also think I will have to address the glow plug system..get some battery pwr 1st then see if I have fuel and check plugs.. Worst spots on the cab are the cab...
  14. Glow Plug Controller 85

    Searched and only popped up a few posts..Is there some kind of mod using later model controller? Mine will be 85 . Going to pick it up tomorow , it has a know glow plug problem..Last time someone poked around all the glow plugs were gone... I believe the controller was replaced along with the...
  15. Official ZF or auto trans swap thread for the 6.9?

    Wondering if there was a good source or an officail thread of info out there.. Lsst time I read up on this I thought there was a balancing issue or something.. Just considering a better highway geared trans Thanks so much
  16. Special frame for 6.9?

    I was hoping to do an engine swap into a supercab frame(in the future)...I was hoping it was just a frame mount swap.. I was reading something about early 90's and special diesel frames. Is this going to be a non bolt in situation? Thanks
  17. Hello From southern coastal MA

    Hey all.. HAd a couple F series in the past . Currently a 98 F150XL supercab 4.6 4X4 Past I had an 86 F250 XLT 6.9 4x4..had to let it go.. Missed the old oil burner and miss the older truck style...my 98 is rotting apart and I cant see saving the body.. I have found a 1 owner(almost) 85...
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