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@Zeksteve Can you remember the thick viscosity of it too? I'm gagging right now remembering when I did it in 1989. 31 years and I can't forget the feeling on my tongue.
Exactly. On fords it just means recirculate cabin air. You should be on max a/c all times unless u want fresh air. But it doesn't effect the power loss or anything
@@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X if you're running the AC for a while the cabin air is gonna be colder than the air outside the truck. So running Max AC is gonna allow you to get air that's a bit colder than air coming out of the regular AC setting. The cabin air in this case is also gonna be less humid since it was already air conditioned, so Max AC will technically be more efficient too.
@@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X well when its 110°F heat index you want to cool the cool air in the cab not the hot humid air outside for a more comfortable cab. Why would you want more humid air coming in? Also it can make the a/c work harder as the evaporator is constantly fighting the heat amd humidity. I can get 37°F out of my vents on recirculate on a 90°F air temp(100+°F heat index) day. So theoretically uses less power in recirculate on "MAX a/c" on really hot days but regularly doesn't effect mpg etc. I also slightly overcharge mine so on hwy its ice cold. But im EPA hvac certified
@@tripplefives1402 the Idis from international had around 20.3:1 for the first generation of the 6.9, then they bumped it up to 21.5:1 for the rest of the 6.9 run. I can't speak for the 7.3 idis for certain but they're basically just a bored out 6.9 with different heads
Weirdly the 1990 dually I had was damn near perfect on the inside...save for the dirt and grime of 30 years. I drove it dirty like that for about 7 months when I got it then once spring hit I took the carpets and seat out...sprayed it all off with a garden hose then took a steam cleaner to it. Everything cleaned up well and looked amazing. Not a single rip or crack anywhere
4:36 "A good running diesel shouldn't do that. They're just doing that for, y'know, attention." No freaking kidding. This guy is capable of rational thought. He must be shunned by the coal-rollers. SHUN! SHUN THE DISBELIEVER! XD
@@Pershingtank That's really cool! I didn't know that. Way too many of those steam engines on tourist railroads, they constantly "roll coal" on purpose for the photographers. I don't want to see it showing off, I want to see it running as it was meant to run.
@@michaelramsey82 Well excursion service is one thing, pleasing the visitors is the entire purpose. Revenue service on a real railway is something else, they kinda don't want hundreds of crews using too much fuel. :p
Pershingtank What about those old steam trains? Someone said it's for the tourists but I've seen footage from the early 20th century where the engines are definitely smoking
A/C (or economy A/C): normal air conditioning, taking air from the oustide of the cab/car MAX A/C (A/C): its exactly the same, but the system recirculates air from the inside of the cab/car. On a very hot day, the proper way of using the system is first, select the "normal" A/C. After 10-15 mins and once the air is cold, select "MAX A/C", as it recirculates and re-uses air from the inside (colder than outside). This is, supposedly, more efficient and it reduces the cycles of the A/C compresor, meaning better MPG and colder air.
never knew that.....I was going to say just leave it on max the whole time...but its often hotter inside a cab than outside after a car has been sitting in the sun. The hotter the air, the harder the compressor has to work.
It will fit 3 large men or 4 rather delicate men, unless you don't mind sitting on a homie's lap (bring your socks). It's nice being able to stretch out in all directions while on the highway
@@Icutmetal and are you trying to when nascar. An IDI is built to haul and pull not win races or be a status symbol. If that's what you want buy a lambo.
I literally can't watch him awkwardly look around without thinking that this dude was definitely picked up by the BangBus at some point but couldn't get his dingy hard and just awkwardly looked around like he is here while the cameraman said "bro you got a hot pornstar begging for it stop being such a p*ssy bro"
Damn, I miss trucks like this. When I was a teen and younger I’d visit my aunts and uncles in farm country. All the men, being farmers, drove F250s. I’ve ridden in the front and back of these so many times and later drove them. Somewhere around 2000 I caught a ride from a guy at work who bought a new Harley Davidson edition 4-door Ford. I knew then that the real work truck was dead.
@MyDailyUpload 2000, that would have been around the first generation of trucks engineered specifically to be more car-like. A response to a market full of city folk and non-tradesmen embracing the pickup and SUV. These days it’s the ‘crossover’ vehicle, lo and behold a new Chevy Tahoe looks a hell of a lot like a Blazer, which is now a crossover vehicle for soccer moms.
@@mr.butterworth4216 Chevy really shit the bed with the Blazer. Especially now with the Jeep Gladiator and the new Bronco paying homage to the old school equivalents.
3 point seatbelts became federally mandated in 1973. And the 55 highlighted speedometer was federally mandated as well. When there was the national 55 mph speed limit the govt required all speedometers to highlight 55 and they could not show any faster than 85. Which is why there were SVT Mustangs which we all knew could do 130 with 85 mph factory speedometers in the 80s.
The speedo was only required 1980-1982 models. Some manufacturers kept using 85 mph speedos longer than that and some manufacturers would use 100 something mph speedos but still highlight 55 for whatever reason.
Would the speedometers that maxed at 85 get screwed up if you pushed the needle a lot farther by going 100mph+? Because with the needle being at 5 o'clock position when doing 85mph, 120 must be like 7 or 8 o'clock, or on that speedo, 0mph mark again.
@@gregorymarsh9504 it wouldn't get screwed up, it would either go around again or there would be a needle put in place to physically stop it. Look up 1000+ hp cars doing acceleration runs and you'll see
@@shtupidmate OK. However, if there's a little nub or needle to stop it from going around twice, isn't it hard on the mechanism to be "trying" to continue going around but it's being physically stopped just with an object in the way? Seems it'd be a load on the speedo that might gum it up.
Robert I think the crown Vics especially the marauder and P71 will be The marauder because of its rarity and being this performance version the P71 because well cars that were used as police vehicles will always have that kind of historical interest as well as tons of people are modifying and customizing them because they're cheap and easy to modify I think the rangers from that era will become collectable too when they become hard enough to find in good condition. They're just really tiny like street legal toy trucks I definitely can see it they'll probably never make a truck that small again
@@isaakwelch3451 I swear, people act like they have to reach in the back seat to turn it on or something! And the people that forget to turn them off are just as bad!
EM613 “I replaced the steering column, steering box, draglink, Pitman arm, idler arm, all tie rods, and dialed in the alignment perfectly!” *Still wanders*
I have an 85 4x4 and it's surprisingly okay as a daily. I have the auto though and it's probably a little slower than the one in this video. It doesn't help that there's a service bed on it that must weight at least 1500 pounds lol
You should wait for the glow plugs even if it's warm out. My understanding is that if you spray cherry red glow plugs with fuel then you scorch them and they don't last long.
That truck reminds me of my Dad's old F-250 diesel that he used to drive. So loud and chugga-chugga-chugga sounding and throwing that long ass gear shifter around from the bench seat.
The 80-97 fords are notorious for steering. The pump leaks and whines, the gearbox needs adjusting regularly(which many never do), and the tierods for the ttb were engineered for the bean counters rather then propper function.
Nomad IH Recirculating ball steering just sucks I have a 90s ranger with severe steering slop and we're just gonna throw a rack and pinion from a 90s explorer in it
like you were saying about "when it sounds angry....shift" . these older vehicles (even 90s stuff) just gives you more feed back.... (more roughness, vibration, harshness) they didnt have the motors, sound deadening material, door seals, sound resistance glass....electronic power steering....ETC . so a LOT of standard cars and trucks didnt have a tach....... you just shifted when it "sounded mad" . me, being a mechanic since 6 years old (no joke... i was removing parts at 6....with my dads help, of course) i have an ear for what 3000 RPM sounds like on a v8..... . on stuff i daily drive.... i can get around 100rpm +/- of what the actual engine speed is.... and i dont own anything newer than 99 (and will try HARD to not buy anything newer than 05.... just cant work on it as easy) . like despite being 26 and "progressive"...... i LOVE my 99 buick shitbox plastic fantastic century..... new cars require you to remove the bumper and grill to change a 15 dollar headlight bulb. . my old buick..... i can have both headlights COMPLETLY removed in 10 seconds . pop hood.... pull up on two tabs..... headlight falls into your hands . its like they took all the modern computer aided design programs..... and made it HARDER to work on so you are forced to bring it to the dealer.... VS your local CO-OP owned shop..... or just do it yourself... . hell..... you can hardly put on a spare tire with out calling the dealer these days... . i LOVE making "ok boomer" jokes...... but some of the shit they say is accurate....
I’m an engineering major in college right now and I can tell you exactly why this happens. Computers make it so easy to make an efficient and powerful engine, because as long as the sensors are reading right, the engine will work great. That’s no surprise. But when it comes to vehicle longevity? Oh man. I’m starting to think that the whole “planned obsolescence” nonsense is starting to become true. Having a lifespan on a vehicle is important from a design perspective- it gives everyone some standard or goal to meet- but setting the goalposts as low as 100k / 150k miles is starting to get annoying. I may be no mechanic like yourself, but I know crap when I see it. If I could go back to when I was 16 or so and look at the vehicles I could’ve owned- I should’ve swallowed my pride and gotten a new civic, or a Toyota UZ powered SUV from the early 2000’s. In the long run, it would’ve saved me money.
@@williams.779 my '96 2rz tacoma has been through three violent drivers and 250,000 miles. Has a 4ft gash in the rear quarter panel from a forklift, hardly any paint left. No frame rust, and the damn thing just KEEPS CHUGGIN ALONG not a fuck in the world
I have a 1997 E350 7.3 Powerstroke with 3:55 I think. It’ll move a bit under idle power, but it won’t just keep going to 20+ mph. But of course it is an automatic, that may be the reason.
A friend of mine had an old '92 Crown Vic that would accelerate to 40 mph without even touching the gas pedal. I'm pretty sure the idle was messed up. He went through brakes like crazy because he had to ride them through town. It had been his grandma's car and he had it until about 2005, when it threw a rod with 48K on the clock 🤣
He mentioned not wanting to know about 4:10 gears. I've driven my father in laws truck which is a 454 Chevy with 4:10 gearing. You are in 5th at 40 mph, and it just revs up to 65. I tried to go 75 in it and it sounded like it wanted to explode.
I've got a IH 1210 crew cab pickup with a t19 4 speed and 4.56 gears. 3200rpm at 60mph. 1st has a 7 to 1 first gear. Tows stuff like a beast. Top speed in 1st is 4 or 5 mph at 4000rpm. Your in 4th at 35 mph.
When I bought my C20, it had 400 smallblock & 4.57s, so 65 was 3200RPM. Now, with a 427 talldeck & 4.10s, 3200RPM gives me 75. Considering I still have manual drums on all four corners, I'm not keen on going any faster. For comparison, my Caprice with a T56 & 3.73s, 1800RPM in 6th is 80.
I love driving stuff like this. It's always great when you get in a properly running car, and it works right, and nothing rattles. You always think its broken or not running.
@@HanSolo__ Because in those days, displacement was everything. And the engines were horribly inefficient. But they'll run forever, unlike today's high compression ration, always on the edge of blowing up style of engines.
@@compmanio36 N/A and turbo MAN or Mercedes in EVERY single truck under 7,5t all under 5.2l. Each used commercially and each will run forever. Twice. A general engine overhaul - every 1,2mln km but going with some fewer HP to 2mln km possible. And those rarely run empty. A common thing was to load this thing to max payload and then add little something - both ways.
I had diesel Citroens though university. Always forgot and stalled when I drove freinds gass cars. Never used the gass pedal in town. Once above 20mph you could just stay in 5th all day, hills didn't matter. But acceleration wasn't a thing.
I was hoping to see the pump! I used to work at a Gas station and any time we saw a Duel tanked Ford pull up we knew we would have to clean the spot after they left! Especially a diesel!
I love these old idi engines. My grandpa has a mint 87 xlt 4x4 single cab with the 7.3 idi. He says that without fail, every single time he takes it out to get lumber he will get people asking him if its for sale.
“The light says the brake is on”. “No that light... its weird”. This is also the experience on the 80s Toyota pickups. They have the T bar style pull out and twist parking brake, and my light would sometimes stay on or flicker like that. That thing similarly chugged along, 78 horsepower carbureted 22R
I love the fact this truck is just so simple. Can you imagine having a modern 6.7 power stroke F-250 single cab standard bed with a manual cause it honestly would be great idea. But this truck is just a beauty, it’s hard enough finding a good condition 80’s Ford pickup that doesn’t have a cracked dash or torn up seats. This would be a great car to learn how to learn stick shift in city driving. Since you need ZERO throttle input to get rolling.
My dad bought an '85 F250 new with the 6.9 IDI, 4 speed and 4.10 gears. It was slow and loud but pull anything you hooked to it w/o breaking a sweat. Loved that noisy old thing!
One of my friends has a 1985 K10 with a 4 speed and I totally understand the gear hunting. It’s third in that one too where you’re like “where is it? Is this it?” BWAAAP “no that’s still neutral. Is THIS is?” CRUNCH. “Almost...”
Not just boomers. I'm in my mid 20s, and my dad had an '86 F150 XLT with a fuel injected 302 that I learned to drive in. I'll always love these trucks, even if I'm more of a car guy.
This reminds me of my great-grandpa’s truck, he had an early 80’s F-150 with the same red interior and just seeing the interior in this truck brought back so much nostalgia, especially the steering wheel, what with its skinny rim and slim horn buttons that I loved to push when I was a little boy. These were trucks made for a singular purpose: to work.
I've been around quite a few of the old idis, but one in particular was odd. I wasn't even driving age yet, but a friend's father had one and it felt wicked slow Because it was. What was funny was when he hooked the 30' airstream camper up , it didn't get much slower. And they run forever.
I have an 86 that I use as my farm truck. Dad bought it new. Still runs good but it really does not like the lower sulfur diesel that is at the pumps these days.
@@seththomas9105 didn't work. The only thing that helped is when I was able to buy 300 gallons of industrial diesel from before 2012. Higher sulfur content.
The reason it goes without any gas pedal is because the fuel control governor is doing it for you it's trying to maintain idle speed so it just keeps adding more fuel as you put a load on it I've driven diesel vehicles for 20 years. I had a '91 Ford 250 IDI I have a first generation '92 Dodge Cummins and I've had a 2003 TDI Jetta since 2004 you never need to hit the pedal to take off, you just let the clutch out.
My favorite tuck is a square body so yes I know idk why everyone has to assume something is incorrect because they don’t understand the context like a late aged boomer
Took my pop's IDI truck down the dragstrip, it did a mid 22 sec in the 1/4. Someone I knew in college had one with a turbo kit on it, he took it to the strip and it ran 20 or 21 sec. Turbo didn't seem to do much for speed in this case, haha.
Economy AC? ..ok. Every.. I mean EVERY Japanese car I've been in has absolutely been colder to the same year American car. Also, way less A/C recharges needed. I haven't had enough experience with both American and Japanese cars in just the last couple years to know if American cars have caught up yet. They probably have though, since every part isn't really made in America anymore.
@@kevina2052 Duty cycle reduction dates back from the days when the "big" Honda engine was 1.6 liters and made 85HP on a good day, and base was something like 1.3L/60HP. AC was an appreciable percentage of your available power, and would start to really cut into the mileage on those smaller motors.
10:15 off topic.... but a cool bit of history.... . buicks "dyna-ride" option ment the shocks and springs.... AS WELL as the seat foam was "customized" to the car.... to give the softest ride possible so YES!!!..... the seat springs ARE part of the suspension lol. . and on anything with a "body on true frame"..... their are rubber mounts between the cab and frame which was also "custom tuned" on the old buicks . these mounts are set up with one piece of rubber on top.... and a 2nd one on bottom. so it would adsorb shocks in both up AND down
i have a 1999 105R Land Cruiser with the 1HZ engine it easily has over 20,000 hours and still going she could do with an overhaul hope to keep it in the family if i ever have grand kids its what they will learn to drive in. i love how its sounds at idle.
I believe that shoulder belts were put on cars starting in the 70s. As a kid, my dad's 71 Vega only had lap belts, but his 75 Impala had shoulder belts. It seems like it was a few years after that before you starting seeing rear seat shoulder belts.
I learned to drive in one of these! An F250, blue on blue! Then used it to pull horse trailers. The thing was slow as hell, but it could climb the side of a building if you wanted it to.
A/C operates the air conditioning system with fresh air from outside. Max A/C generally runs the "Recirculate" feature, which closes off fresh air and recirculates the cabin air through the A/C system.
Great truck...FYI, Max A/C is supposed to close the cab vent and recirculate the air conditioning making it colder, instead of allowing outside air into the system. I have a 71 Buick that is labeled Recirculate.
I have two IDIs. One is an 85 E350 motorhome with a turbocharged 6.9 and the other is an 87 F250 with a NA 6.9. Both have C6. 4.10 on the motorhome and 3.55 in the truck.
I have a land cruiser 45 series 6 cylinder diesel pickup and it’s so similar to this. Slightly less luxurious and more like a work truck, but it’s a 4 speed, shift when it’s loud, a tractor, boomer attracter and slow
manual cars with big engines are easy to drive becase they dont stall i learned to drive in a ram with a 440 and 4 speed and never stalled the truck but when i wanted to drive my moms sentra that fucker was to picky with the gears.
@@HIDHIFDB I used to drive automatic twice. 1st - jeep grand Cherokee V8 (private import from the US), 2nd my father BMW E61 3,5td has a regular automatic. but hey, I'm from Europe, so things are fcuked up here ..of sorts.
My dad has a Bullnose Bronco, and the interior is the exact same as this truck, exept the pyrometer isn't there, and because his is an automatic, there's a shifter mounted in the steering column, and where the manual gear stick is on this truck, is the 4x4/select range stick is.
