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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
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As I was cleaning up and re-arranging engine parts to prepare to start tearing down the original '89 engine, I moved the heads and the...
Apr 13, 2024
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I'll definitely do that when I receive the replacement. Its the Vevor brand I went with. Have some of their other stuff and it seems...
Apr 12, 2024
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There was a thread not too far back, where someone bought one of these off shore Pop Testers. It was not cleaned before being assembled...
Apr 12, 2024
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I got the injection tester today, but the pressure gauge doesn't register anything: Started an advanced replacement. Should have it...
Apr 11, 2024
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Very good point about tearing down the original engine and pull the pistons to measure to see that they fall within .020 spec. I...
Apr 9, 2024
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They can bore, hone, hot tank, and install new cam bearings in 3-4 hours? I'd say that's not too bad at all. Before you go all out on...
Apr 9, 2024
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I got my Fowler 5" micrometer and think I was able to figure out how to zero out the bore gauge @ 4.1100". After making sure the...
Apr 8, 2024
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Agreed. I got this far, so might as well. Just waiting on the 5" micrometer so that I can take some measurements and start going to...
Apr 8, 2024
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I think that you should hone the rest of the cylinders and put the other pistons back with new rings.
Apr 8, 2024
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I did hone #5 a good bit and this is where I'm at right now: You can feel those groves, but a fingernail doesn't catch in them...
Apr 8, 2024
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Besides #5 that sure is a pretty engine! I'm with @IDIBRONCO and think if I was you, I'd do the hone and see what happens. On the...
Apr 8, 2024
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If you use this engine, I'd be VERY reluctant to reuse the injectors. With 8 burned off glow plug tips and #5 piston that's been burned...
Apr 8, 2024
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@IDIBRONCO Very good advice on not reusing the injectors from the '92 engine. I took apart the odd bank injectors and cleaned them in...
Apr 8, 2024
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
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Got the block stripped. The 7 remaining pistons came out with minimal effort (was able to pop them out by hand except one that needed a...
Apr 6, 2024
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To get the piston out, I sanded the rusted and rough areas of the bore walls with some 120 grit, sprayed some WD40 on the walls, and it...
Apr 6, 2024
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