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    Can somebody identify this knock?

    Sorry I went off so far before. It's obvious that the engine's all warmed up in the video, and actually running fairly on all 8, making my glow plug lecture WAY off-subject. O.K. I went to you tube directly and VOILA- watched the video, and YEP, it's probably an injector, and my GUESS is that...
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    Can somebody identify this knock?

    meanwhile, I came back in to deliver those diagrams. help yerself if ya want.. P.S. I TOTALLY agree agree
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    Can somebody identify this knock?

    Tried to load the video- I get an AW SNAP message. I'll try again...
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    Can somebody identify this knock?

    Hi Martin! It looks like we're both late LATE LATE night types!!! Looking at everyone's post dates I may be too late with this. It seems that the other posting members are all talking about knocking sounds, but I don't see any mention of this in YOUR post. please de-confuse me... If...
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    What came first- the loose rocker arm, the badly battered pushrod, or the lifter w/ weird symptoms?

    O.K you guys, I'll make this a REAL SIMPLE question: What is the chain of problems leading to a collapsed lifter?
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    What came first- the loose rocker arm, the badly battered pushrod, or the lifter w/ weird symptoms?

    Did you feel the wind just pick up?
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    What came first- the loose rocker arm, the badly battered pushrod, or the lifter w/ weird symptoms?

    Hi Y'all! I finally got around to replacing ( well, at LEAST starting to! ) the valve cover gaskets on my '87 F250 420 cu." diesel (sans turbo) heretofore known as "teacher" (derived from my handle- "Learner"). Background: I knew from a compression test that my "teacher" had a geriatric...
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    Everybody Needs This

    And if you order within the next 3 minutes, we'll DOUBLE your order!
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    diagnosing the 6.9L want advice

    Hi Koch13351! Did you, ( I'm probably dreaming here, ) by any chance run a compression check? I did, and cyl#1 reads ZERO. All the others were 265-285 - pretty low by book info- but still balanced enough for a "PASS"
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    Parts is NOT just parts

    To Tahoe Tom.. FYI Coincidentally, I live quite close by in Gold Hill Nevada. ( near Virginia City) and often work in the Tahoe neighborhood. I'd like to meet you in person to see the result of your work and learn the details of the process you used. I'll send my phone # (and address if...
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    Parts is NOT just parts

    I've been officially notified by a local shop that checked the compression on my 87 6.9 that my engine is "TOAST." Well, no surprises there, so on with the solution.... a COMPLETE rebuild. I have found 2 reputable Ford diesel experts, but have yet to connect in person. One is a professional...
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    New user and owner so please bare with me on my newbness.

    Hey everyone! Maybe we could get the moderator/site manager to set up a " IDI information here" link on the page header.
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    New user and owner so please bare with me on my newbness.

    To THIS old FORD zealot, it's more like a religious calling.... but I'm not COMPLETELY sectarian, I've also revived MANY Chevy's in my day. I'ts just that my IMMEASURABLE curiosity is still alive. (thus the handle)
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    New user and owner so please bare with me on my newbness.

    O.K, got it! Here's the link: http://fordfab.com/weblinks.html . It's from a member self-named Leroy, so you can thank him as well.
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    New user and owner so please bare with me on my newbness.

    DANG!- that was a fast reply! Then it's a deal! Do you need an engine manual? I'll send the link to the PDF I downloaded that another member sent ME ( once I figure out how to navigate this forum to find it!!LOL. I know by my own research that International (the engine's builder) wants to charge...
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