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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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Made the 130 mile round/trip this morning to swap out the core with the 2nd one he had. This one sure looks a *lot* rougher on the...
Apr 5, 2024
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That much? I guess that makes some of the ones that I've seen listed for sale lately not as badly priced as I thought they were. On the...
Apr 5, 2024
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I spoke to the yard where I picked up this 2nd 7.3 engine. They said to bring it back, and they will exchange it for the other 7.3...
Apr 4, 2024
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So I'm 0 for 2 at this point trying to find a block I can use without spending a lot of money sleeving it and getting new pistons. I...
Apr 2, 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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I got the other style lisle ridge reamer today. Looks to be very used and the blade is quite dull, so it didn't do a great job either...
Apr 1, 2024
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Great idea getting some plastigauge! Just placed order.
Apr 1, 2024
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If you're concerned, plastigauge it.
Apr 1, 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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I measured the main and rod diameters of the crank and got the following: So #3 and #5 main journals are 0.0002 out of spec, but I'm...
Apr 1, 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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I got the heads and block face sanded over the weekend using that granite tile. Spent about 1 hour on each surface. Not perfect, but a...
Apr 1, 2024
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crazydane
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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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I got the reamer today and it sucks. As many of the reviewers stated on Amazon, it cuts a taper there's really no way around it, even...
Mar 28, 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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My 89 had factory air (at least I'm pretty sure it does since everything looks stock inside the cab). Here's the compressor bracket...
Mar 26, 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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Was able to track down crank and harmonic balancer sleeves for reasonable prices. Rear crank: Harmonic Balancer: From what I can...
Mar 26, 2024
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What's "dealer style A/C"? Like they swapped in A/C on a non-A/C factory truck? This makes a ton more sense to me, though I'm pretty...
Mar 26, 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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One interesting thing I noticed is that the serial number of the original engine in the 89 F350 truck was 649677 and the serial of the...
Mar 25, 2024
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You're welcome guys. I may be taking my own advice here soon since I may be planning to pick up another engine this weekend. It may be...
Mar 25, 2024
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