JustEmptyEveryPocket

What part number on those injectors? Also, where did you purchase them from?

Not to be a nay-sayer here, but the absolute best advice I can give you is to open your wallet, close your eyes, and hope you have a high credit limit. For all things in life there are three options: fast, cheap, good. You are only allowed to choose two at once. This type of project will be ~$7500 on the cheap side. So unless you have quite a bit of disposable income just sitting around . . . don't start it. If you are dead set on getting it done, google much, MUCH more and read everything. Start with: https://forums.tdiclub.com/index.php?threads/tdi-conversions-build-threads-and-links-to-swap-discussions.142679/ https://tdconversions.com/ http://www.cotybuilt.com/off-road/pumpe-duse/1-9pd-conversion-kits.html https://forums.tdiclub.com/index.php?threads/tdi-swap-kit.403797/

Scrap off all that undercoating. Normally its worthless, and often it CAUSES rust to happen by trapping water. After all the undercoating is gone, wash everything. Then replace any rotted parts. Finally, get a shultz gun and spray everything down with bar & chain oil. Reapply the oil as needed.

Has anyone that ordered one of these received it yet? I have been eagerly waiting for mine to magically show up.

for a temporary repair, slip a ziptie between the wires on each end and snug it up. That will keep the connector tight for sure. Put two if you are worried about it.

Well, lift the truck up a foot or two, then sit on a mechanics seat beside the truck and leverage the drill off your knees. Much less effort required and easier to support for long durations. Plus, no metal fragments falling onto your face, eyes, in your hair, etc.

Yeah, I did some calling and reading on my state's DMV site. Also confirmed with the seller that the vehicle had no title, not even a junk title. After that it was an easy "No" from me. So thank you everyone that told me to slow down and confirm facts before buying. Its so sad since the truck was BEAUTIFUL and low mileage. So everything is resolved and crisis has been averted. No shipping needed.

I did this on my truck. Has held up fine for a few years and some abuse. *shrug* YMMV.

Thanks for the replies. I love this site, even for things not Comanche related. Gonna try to follow the prevailing advice, slowed myself down, and call my DMV Monday morning to figure out the titling issue. If that checks out, I will be back here asking for more info on shipping etc.

I live in Missouri, and just found a spotless, low mileage F-Superduty in Fresno Ca. I want the truck. Do I need it? No, but I want it! Anyways, lets assume I buy it. My two choices are to fly out there and drive it home (~30 hours and 2000 miles) or get it shipped to me. What would you all do? How does vehicle shipping work? Would a shipping company work with the seller to pickup the vehicle, collect the title and all that? Final, only slightly related , question: Does anyone know what it would take to retitle a "California Junk" title in Missouri? I have done a salvage title before, but this would be new. Sorry for the blasted list of questions, thanks for any and all insight. Oh, are there any members near Fresno?

One way for a polite honk *get out of my way*. The other direction for standard NJ driving style.

Have you checked for spark during your long initial crank times? That would verify CPS. Then what about fuel pressure? Both of those checks done during crank after sitting and when the problem occurs. At least that is where I would start.

Two great road trip stories that have a similar theme: I live in the middle of Missouri. Was headed to Vail Colorado with the wife for some R&R. She has family in the area that we stay with. Around Idaho Springs (I think?) there was a freak storm roll in. Air temp was perfect for rain, ground temp was perfect for snow. You know what that means . . . ice. Lots of ice, super thick on the road in literally 10 minutes. Everyone was stuck, and there was no way for the plow convoys to get through. After 4 hours of waiting and almost getting run into 5 times (twice by the same idiot mom in a minivan) we get down the 100yd slope and start looking uphill to the next highway exit so we can turn around and get a bed in Denver for the night. Only problem was our vehicle was a 2003 mini cooper with A/T tires on it. So going uphill after an ice storm was not going to happen. The wife drove, and I pushed that damn car up the hill, up the exit ramp, and across the overpass bridge. Probably 2 miles? Thankfully once going the other way some fancy deicer had been put down and life was back to normal. But man were my nerves shot all to hell for that day. Plus my legs hurt from pushing. Also, the wife roasted those tires trying to help me out. She thought "nice and easy" meant "floor that gas pedal and ignore the smoke coming from the tires". It was a complete mess. So the next year, I was NOT going to get caught again. We loaded up the Comanche (only 4x4 we have) with all the supplies including a set of crappy tire cables. Down the road we go. Right around Idaho Springs again I felt a hard lurch. It was weird, but went away immediately, so I kept driving. Until 1 mile later I feel it again. And then a half mile after that again. Pull over and look at everything . . . can't see any problems. Get back on the road keep driving. Except that lurch is happening every couple hundred feet. Feels like I am stopping on the brakes every time, but I'm obviously not. Start climbing a hill and I have to downshift to 3rd just to make it. Pull over again and feel my hubs/ brakes. Fronts are just fine. Lost my fingerprints with a sizzle sound when I got to the back drums. By then, we were basically to Georgetown, so we pull off, find the one and only shop there, and beg the guys to take a look. They shake their heads and say they will try. Waste the next 6 hours walking around Georgetown (beautiful place, wonderful people, had a great time). Finally, on the LAST supply shipment of the day the shop gets the spring kit for my truck, stays open late to put it in, and I get back on the road. Both times it turned out just fine for us, but I learned that Colorado just doesn't seem to like me for some reason.

Watch Wes Work put out a video recently that shows Eric O is really an influencer . . . Unfortunately, Wes did not have the same experience with the tool that Mr. O did. I'll see if I can find the video again and edit this post. Basic warning of YMMV. HERE is the link. Queued up to ~29min mark.

I'll add in that if I am worried about getting sleepy I will stop using cruise control. Then, if my speed is varying a lot I know its time to stop and rest. If I can hold a constant speed, then I keep going. Its like a little mini sobriety/ sleepiness test. Same thing for the road rumble strips. If I hit them any more than 1-3 times an hour, I stop and rest.