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  1. Ford F834

    Block repair... Advice needed...

    Thanks. I was looking at the high performance Melling series before. I might revisit the idea of reducing the bore to 6.9 pistons. First things first though, let's see what I can come up with for a block...
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    Block repair... Advice needed...

    I certainly see your point but it still did not answer my question(s). I bought a Jetta TDI two years ago and I've managed to add 90K to the odometer in that time (!) Not that I ever intend to commute in my truck that way, but mileage has a way of sneaking up on you in the wide open west. I'm...
  3. Ford F834

    Block repair... Advice needed...

    By this you mean a rebuild with all 8 cylinders sleeved correct? Once sleeved, can a block be built again in the future? As in old sleeves removed and new sleeves put in? Or is that the final use that you can get out of it?
  4. Ford F834

    Block repair... Advice needed...

    R&D is supposed to carry them at some point if they prove their worth. Right now it looks good, but I don't know what Justin's plans are as far as ordering more. He got the first set in a customer's truck, and two more sets are being made now for myself and another FTE member. If you want to be...
  5. Ford F834

    Block repair... Advice needed...

    Have they been bored oversize already? I know this is a controversial subject but if they sonic test okay, going .020" overbore is only about 5% of the original wall thickness. Seems like that is a preferable result over the major surgery of a full re-sleeve. Am I missing something major? There...
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    Block repair... Advice needed...

    Yes, sorry... I should have explained that the photo was just something I had on hand to illustrate the level of rotating assembly carnage. My machinist showed me where the three center bearings spun, and the two ends had hour glass shaped marks where the bearings were wobbling as the...
  7. Ford F834

    Block repair... Advice needed...

    Thanks towcat! If I strike out in Arizona I might actually take you up on that. I have family in the Bay Area so I could easily make a trip out of it... As far as the special bearings or building up material with welds, this is what my friend in Czech Republic suggested. But they are more...
  8. Ford F834

    Block repair... Advice needed...

    Thanks for the confirmation guys. I hadn't thought about the gears up front either. That just won't work. I am putting a lot of $ and effort into this truck and I want it to be done right. Good core engines are hard to come by, but there are two possibilities at the junkyard right now that I...
  9. Ford F834

    Block repair... Advice needed...

  10. Ford F834

    Block repair... Advice needed...

    I need some advice about block repair... I pulled a junkyard 7.3 and took it to my machinist. He said the cylinders look good, but the three central main bearings spun in the block. He said it is possible to cut the block where the main caps mate and line bore the crank axis but he did not...
  11. Ford F834

    What to do with a "spare" 6.9L block?

    Usually the rebuilder will add a tag with the main part of the serial number engraved on it:
  12. Ford F834

    What to do with a "spare" 6.9L block?

    Casting number is on the driver side below the oil cooler, down by the motor mount. Casting number doesn't help much though.
  13. Ford F834

    What to do with a "spare" 6.9L block?

    That's odd... that is right where it ~should be.... I'm guessing that surface may have been milled during a rebuild. Don't know why they'd do that though unless the head surfaces were decked enough to prevent the valley pan from sealing. Is the oil pan off? Can you look up into the bored and see...
  14. Ford F834

    What to do with a "spare" 6.9L block?

    What is the serial number stamped next to the IP gear cover? If it is a late block with bolt in style piston oilers I might be interested. As far as a shop, Joel at Flagstaff Engine and Machine is the "man". Great guy and top notch machinist. I'm sure he would build an IDI if you don't want to...
  15. Ford F834

    how to make real HP with your IDI

    This is the place that offered it: http://barnetthighperformance.com I don't see any such thing on their website now, you would have to give them a call. My thought is that it would be a very expensive way to add some power. I wish that IH/Ford had gone this direction when increasing the...
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