Resurrecting an 86 Ford Diesel! 6.9 IDI Old Start

Saving another dinosaur. Getting the old beast fired up for first time in 5 years.

[@glittlechickin6463]

I’m gonna ignore the beginning of the video where he said it was a 7.3 idi

[@cjsmechanics1870]

Right 86 should be 6.9 desile

[@nikoschopshop]

You're right that truck has a 6.9. I bought an 86 and 87 off the guy at the same time and all my others are 7.3s.

[@nikoschopshop]

@randy s sorry, you're not gonna have a good time here

[@jellyfrosh9102]

God damn I love these old IDIs, you just can't kill them.

[@larrygoldstein3481]

This is a great quality video, keep em coming and you'll be the next Zip Ties And Bias Plies. All those firds, plenty of material you can give us!

[@altpotus6913]

I've got an '87, 6.9 idi, best truck I've ever owned.

[@dwitcraft]

The problem with starting fluid, is that the diesel has no throttle blades, so most of the fluid evaporates immediately. I've found Ford IDIs like WD40!

[@alexmyers9262]

I love the channel going to be buying an idi soon

[@marcmcdermott6451]

peg will be proud of you

[@isfeldt34]

Good old international harvester IDI!

[@terrygriffith7907]

i love the old idi fords i still drive one today in my mind the idi diesel was the best diesel engine ever made

[@beekeeper7535]

I just recently completely restored a 1986 f-250 4x4 with a 6.9. I've restored a few other gas trucks and a 1966 mustang. But this is my very first diesel ever. I've always wanted a Ford diesel truck but refuse to pay the ridiculous prices people ask for there diesel's. I was looking on Facebook 2 summer's ago seen a add for a 86 ford diesel for 600 dollars well by the time I made it to the guy's house to see the truck he said 400 dollars would take it today. I bought it. Had to buy a rust free 86 gas cab so then I had to pull the diesel harness out payed a guy 300 dollars to completely restore the diesel harness because it was chopped up over the years. The hardest part to find was a 1980 through 86 bed it took me 4 months to find a rust free perfect bed for that truck then had to pay 700 dollars for it. It's on the road now completely restored to factory condition and using all true factory ford parts except for the vinyl floor mat that's aftermarket. I just love the sound of these IDI diesel's but I've learned 1 thing these 6.9 don't like hills. Have fun restoring yours. The prices of these idi trucks are on the rise. A rust free 1980s diesel core supports are IMPOSSIBLE to find I had to cut the bottom half of my diesel core off and weld it the the top portion of a gas core support. They don't make 1983 through 86 diesel core supports aftermarket anymore.

[@kman-mi7su]

As far as your O rings go, you can get comparable ones that will work at Ace hardware stores, I own a 1988 F250 with the 7.3 IDI and they use the same rings. I tried them on a whim one day since Ace was closer to my house and they worked and well. Bring one to the store and get them from the plumbing repair section. If your transmission shifts well you likely have the C6 transmission, it is one of the toughest and best Ford transmissions ever made. It's not the most finessed, it definitely is crude and has tall gears which show at highway speeds, but damn tough and reliable. It is what's in mine.

[@josedjimenez6157]

Niko’s got his own Ford hospital 😅.

[@fredsesula9787]

Wild seeing a 6.9 still running. All the trucks I know of have been swapped to 7.3 idi 10+ years ago

[@RC3Dflownwithpassion]

Haha like these videos...funny and nice old diesels!!

[@maxbrown7603]

With IDI's you should NEVER use ether in conjunction with glow plugs. If a glowplug is hot and ether gets into the prechamber it can blow the chamber out and destroy the block deck. If you need to use ether make sure the glowplugs are disabled or leave the key on long enough for them to cool down. Always a good idea to spray ether onto the filter element to diffuse it and keep it from all going into one cylinder.

[@boronin10]

Zip ties bias plies just entered the chat 😂

[@dopeynightlifetv6859]

6:28 SHE'S ALIVEEEEEEE!!!!!!! 💪🤙

[@skittlesryumm]

I was looking for my cat when urs was meowing lmao

[@gearhead9943]

Love your channel man! Could you make some cold starts of all of your trucks and cars and show us the full procedure from inside? Like what you do with the throttle pedal etc? Subscribed!

[@LRCVWDude]

The spinebuster!

[@1997cr80r]

Couple tips. Dont use the glow plugs with ether. If you gonna use ether leave the key on for a couple minutes until the glow plugs cycle then cool back down. I've seen ether and glow plugs mixed resulting in a blown apart intake manifold and I've heard stories of heads blown off. you didn't give it enough of a chance with out the ether. Also a idi will not fire off ether alone it needs fuel too so if your not getting smoke yet from the exhaust ether will only ether lock it (when it sounded like a gas engine with the timg too far advanced and you said that the batteries were low) but otherwise solid content

[@chevysforlife100]

You dont need to worry about safety 👌

[@MajBuffalo]

These engines are known for lasting a long time- HOWEVER, ether or starting fluid can literally destroy them the first time you use it. It can blow the precups out of the head and into the cylinder

[@nikoschopshop]

Most dangerous thing when using ether is the glow plugs igniting it at the wrong time and place. If you leave them cook and shut off it's not the biggest death sentence a lot of people say it is. But to get old hoopty garbage to sputter to life it works fine!

[@SweetLou0523]

Ol Slave Lake would beg to differ. Lol I’ve seen that idi take abuse that would kill a tank, and she still fires right up.

[@HazrdHazrd]

@@nikoschopshop whens the next video??

[@DEBattleMage]

3:40 underrated joke

[@alexanderdefender]

Putting the supervisor to bed... LOL burnout kitty

[@daveplem]

I have an ‘87 the same color. It’s name is “Old Brown Eye.”

[@toddfrazier3844]

This is awesome! Love watching

[@ithilliongaming8980]

those 6.9s will run forever i had one and the only reason it quit on me was because it lost all compression

[@Themodernsmith]

So basically they run forever the only reason you quit driving it is because it quit running 😂

[@chadswanson2295]

Looks like you might have e stopped making content. Bummer, my dad and I are looking to restore his 1985 f250 diesel. Was interested in see this one transformed.

[@nikoschopshop]

I will be getting back into it this season for sure! I haven't touched the orange one since this video actually. I have a couple other trucks on the chopping block for this year. Have been in recovery mode with a lot of things but have started being able to build again recently! Thanks!

[@dozerfarms]

429 Cobra Jet and 6.9 IDI are the only Fords I'll drive 😂

[@Fokkleman]

Hahahahaha you tighten that down. Smack smack smack smack smack 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@justinkeckhaver8199]

Ixnay on the stacks... just needs a flatbed and a spot for the kitty cat to ride lol.

[@fordnut4914]

Yeah don't put chevy parts in it ... it for sure won't run.😄

[@justenfeathers7310]

Good stuff

[@sdrake74]

speaker wire from the 80's !!!!!!! fuckn minty !!!!!

[@MrPoolman951]

“Rides like a covered wagon” 😆

[@ricksher6811]

Like what you done with truck is there any way you can overhaul the pump on a 6.9 .tks

[@2ndspingarage]

Hell yeah

[@DaisyHead666]

Whens the next vidya bud? INB4 this channel explodes with subs.

[@nikoschopshop]

Corona kinda put a hold on it all but we're rocking and rolling again now!

[@justinphillips5613]

I wonder how much that Jensen has played a Poison tape or Def Leopard heck maybe even G&R!!?

[@samfeuster4673]

Good find

[@MrGLADIATOR5100]

The intro killed me lol

[@georgeroberts613]

OOOOHHHHH, Never....ever....use starting fluid on a ford idi...even if the glow plugs are disconnected. But connected, you'll bend rods when the eather fires way before top dead center. Don't ask me how I know.

[@zapstrapsnmudflaps8609]

This kid really wants to be Peg hahah

[@skyfoxofchaos9517]

why is there 2 batteries? Am i stupid..?

[@SweetLou0523]

Diesels take a shitload of power to turn over when cold. The glow plugs pull something like 50 amps just by themselves. The starter is like 3x bigger than a regular car starter and absolutely drink amperage.

[@skyfoxofchaos9517]

@@SweetLou0523 oh damn, Well you see, i dont know shit when it comes to diesels but a normal gas engine i could fix up.

[@chaseanderson8518]

Where’d you go? I wanted to see what happened to it!

[@nikoschopshop]

I promise you I haven't touched it yet haha I built 2 welding rigs with my buddy and started a company. Hoping to start filming again soon when we can start building goofy stuff again

[@FreeStatePatriotTt]

If you want that running good you’ll need propane injection and a turbo. Just saying. Those 7.3s are awesome with that.

[@nikoschopshop]

I have 2 factory turbo IDIs too. Huge difference, amazing is the same engine

[@davidstoner3523]

Ether is worst thing u can do to start a diesel

[@SweetLou0523]

Eh. Most of that is just unfounded urban legend and old wives tales. If you use it correctly, it’s perfectly fine. My 7.3 loves it.

[@rkzooplays]

Good last resort but not for constant use

[@pcwizzy460]

Hopefully that electric fuel pump is not hooked up and pushing fuel through the mechanical one.

[@nikoschopshop]

It works fine and tons of people do it. Where you think the mechanical pump pushes fuel? Anything over 9psi starts to advance ignition timing. The best upgrade is the facet electric lift pump they use on refrigerated trailers

[@zdoutdoors9220]

When is the next video man

[@revischristensen1732]

I’m missing both of mine 😢

[@AaronBilger]

these idi's need a 12 volt fuel pump i got one its a must have

[@nikoschopshop]

Mostly works as a band aid to bleed the air out of the system when you don't want to fix air leaks. Doesn't affect performance at all being as you can only feed the injection pump 7-9psi before it starts advancing the timing. This truck has a 12v pump on it already and leaks fuel lol

[@matterrill6936]

No they don’t , fix it correctly and it’ll Start and run fine with the mechanical pump

[@matterrill6936]

Why not just buy and injector seal kit ?

[@Fiterpilot]

Where do you find old stuff in decent shape like this?

[@Fiterpilot]

@randy s fair enough. Thanks

[@nikoschopshop]

I bought 3 over the weekend. I am making more videos very soon. I'm known in the area for them and get calls all the time. You have to be willing to drive more than an hour and a half away and be ready to do it at 11pm on a Tuesday night with work the next day

[@Fiterpilot]

@@nikoschopshop alright I'll keep that in mind. Thank you

[@gregmenniges5963]

Nothing like using a little consent in a can

[@mikecorleone6797]

Ok note to self.. glasspacks on an idi are shit

[@briandufty5081]

Cute.

[@briandufty5081]

Minty. Put your slipper in it..

[@rkzooplays]

Lmao VIP parking 😅

[@tim_A_turner]

Part 2?

[@nikoschopshop]

Coming soon. I've been staying home with all the crazy stuff going on right now.

[@tim_A_turner]

@@nikoschopshop totally understandable! Shit's whack. Stay safe!

[@loriholt8162]

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