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  1. ah1988ford

    R&D turbo piping question

    Is there a good way of doing it without custom manifolds?
  2. ah1988ford

    R&D turbo piping question

    ok, so you guys saw my piping, got it no one is a fan. so I 've decided to redo it like R&D has it but I see an issue with pipe clearance on the driver side there is literally no room, so I thought bang it in but the accelerator pedal is there any thoughts? could someone post a pic on how they...
  3. ah1988ford

    Turbo hard piping?

    I mean from the vibration of the motor. I am a welder they are good solid welds its all hard piped do I need to put something to allow movement/ I used er70-s and its regular exhaust pipe there are no impurities in my welds
  4. ah1988ford

    Turbo hard piping?

  5. ah1988ford

    Turbo hard piping?

    Yep sorry I should have said something about that, it's getting capped off welded shut, don't look at that lol
  6. ah1988ford

    Turbo hard piping?

    I just got my turbo back from the rebuild and I made a feed pipe that connects to the crossover pipe I welded it will I have issues with stuff cracking?
  7. ah1988ford

    db2 pump supply hard line

    im having an issue about finding the o-ring seals for the 3/8 hardline that goes from the back of the ip to the filter "feed line" where can I get these seals? I already tried ebay
  8. ah1988ford

    088 turbo question

    Yes go to a T3 bolt up
  9. ah1988ford

    088 turbo question

    I have a 088 turbo I want to put a 4 bolt housing on I just don't know the size. they refer to the sizes like .63 .71 .82 etc.... which one do I need? there was an old post about this but the member ended up welding on his old one they never determined a size? I m all new really to turbo's not...
  10. ah1988ford

    hydro boost question

    I picked up a hydroboost unit from a 2nd generation Powerstroke and I am having problems trying to figure out what size the first big hole it on the master cylinder the one on the very end, I went to orielys and the small hole on the back of the master cylinder is 1/4 but the front one I can't...
  11. ah1988ford

    088 turbo parts?

    hey just tore down my 088 turbo I'm wanting to know where can I buy good seals and bearings? I see you can buy the cheap Chinese ones which are junk, any recommendations? there are a few websites I saw they said they build quality parts but so do the Chinese lol
  12. ah1988ford

    timing cover gasket or RTV?

    have a question should I use the 2 gaskets for the timing cover or just use RTV? Or a combination of both? I did not use the gasket for the rear main I just used RTV and did not have any issues
  13. ah1988ford

    front crank oil seal sleeve doesn't fit

    the seal is at the shop right now the part number is 5066 if order 2 of these things thinking the first one was wrong but they were both wrong, I did find an old oilburners post where one of the members used the one you are showing in the photo so I went to o'rileys last night and ordered one...
  14. ah1988ford

    front crank oil seal sleeve doesn't fit

    I just bought a fel-pro-oil seal with the sleeve and the sleeve is too small? It will not fit on the harmonic balancer? and the balancer doesn't have a sleeve on it....ideas
  15. ah1988ford

    Banks wants to sell me a new turbo

    do you rebuild 088 turbos? what would be a typical cost if my main components are still good?
  16. ah1988ford

    Rear main seals?

    I just bought a felpro rear oil seal and it is different from stock I just wanted to know which seal is better they are 2 different kinds the old one has a spring in it to keep tension and its made out of rubber and the new one is just like a plastic flexible ring it kinda scares me to use it...
  17. ah1988ford

    Ring gap wrong?

    Hey I just bought new rings and the book States on the second ring 10to 26 thousands but the gap is way bigger like 50 are they right? They are 40 over rings
  18. ah1988ford

    piston rings

    Ok so I just received my new rings and in the box it doesn't really tell you which ring is which, I know oil ring goes on the bottom groove. The kit came with 8 black rings and 8 silver rings which grooves do these go in?
  19. ah1988ford

    oil pump

    my motor was rebuilt once before so how can I even be sure its not after market? plus I just bought a sealed power pump should I return it? is there any way to tell if it is original?
  20. ah1988ford

    black or grey rtv? which is better for oil pans

    so which rtv is better for the oil pan, rear main and front timing cover there are to many mixed feelings. One has to be better than the other, the black stuff says maximum oil resistance and the grey say high torque. On permitex's website it states both can be used for oil pans? so a little...
  21. ah1988ford

    oil pump

    the water was lower than the pump it was not rusty, what happed was there was oil in the motor still so when the water got in it made the oil float up and it submerged the crank and oil pump. when I cracked it by hand oil was coming out, im just being overly cautious because I don't want to...
  22. ah1988ford

    oil pump

    hey as u guys know im rebuilding the 6.9l. I have to pump that was in the motor I never saw to motor run I bought it full of water. so the oil pump looks good but I don't know if it is functional plus I ruined the gasket for the pickup tube should I just get a new one? if so suggestions on brand
  23. ah1988ford

    6.9 crank oil clearances?

    Does anyone know the correct oil clearances for the mains? And what size Plasti guage to use
  24. ah1988ford

    rings?

    I am going to buy some rings form rockauto for my 1985 6.9 and they have 2 different choices sealed power and engine tech the sealed power ones are $185 and the engine tech ones are $99 what is the difference between the two? more expensive isn't always better right?
  25. ah1988ford

    motor mount bracket bolts?

    I just media blasted my engine mount bolts the ones that go in the block, what do I use when I put the bolts in? thread lock? anti seize? and what do I torque them to? I know my supplement gives torque for bolt sizes the bolts are 1/2 I believe, and the book says for that size 60ft-lbs +- 10lbs...

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