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  1. Kevin 007

    Installing engine and trans together.

    Yeah, hood off for sure
  2. Kevin 007

    Installing engine and trans together.

    I've pulled and installed many idi engines. Curious about pulling/installing them with the ZF5 attached? I have lots of lifting power/reach and means of support. Im doing an install of both engine and trans in the bush soon without means of a decent jack or decent ground to work on. The...
  3. Kevin 007

    High pressure fuel pumps

    I would go Bosch 7.3 powerstroke lift pump (which tend to have a long life) and a regulator.
  4. Kevin 007

    Valve Stem Seals

    Installing comp 910's for the first time on a turboed 6.9. And since the umbrella seals on the exhaust don't fit right with the 910s, I will install them without seals on the exhaust side as I don't want to install the positive seals on the exhaust, in fear of accelerated guide wear.
  5. Kevin 007

    Valve Stem Seals

    And many of us, including myself; see less guide wear in 6.9's. Only thing that makes sense is the looser/non existent valve seals.
  6. Kevin 007

    Valve Stem Seals

    Following. Did you come up with anything. Im a fan of the umbrella type but as you say, they don't fit well under the Comp 910's. I don't want anything too positive on the exhaust side.
  7. Kevin 007

    Lifter Brand?

    Johnson hylift are good.
  8. Kevin 007

    Carter P4070 Electric fuel pump failures.

    Pro-comp Ultra lite. Not sure on exact model number
  9. Kevin 007

    Carter P4070 Electric fuel pump failures.

    Go electric for a gauge. Buy once, cry once. They do seem to last. And they can really narrow down an issue on the side of the road, or give you some heads up to an upcoming problem. I use Autometer usually for fuel psi gauges.
  10. Kevin 007

    Carter P4070 Electric fuel pump failures.

    Buying one as a spare is smart. If yours on your van is an "early" one, it may be good for a loooong time, as they used to be. They were a great pump. Really a shame they went to ****
  11. Kevin 007

    Anti Gel Product (Howes)

    Another vote for Howes not doing what it's supposed to. Doesn't help with gelling and there has been no study anywhere that I have found (and i've looked hard) to show that it adds any form of lubricity. IN FACT, there was one that showed a DECREASE in overall lubrication when in use. It's...
  12. Kevin 007

    Holley Red are garbage, what else quickly?

    I run several. Mostly the 13. No problems. Just do it and don't look back.
  13. Kevin 007

    Low Silicate Green Coolant - Which One Are You Using?

    Prestone command HD diesel, purple. Ever since it first came out, on various different diesels including idi's, wet sleeved, parent bore, import, domestic, big, small, new, old etc.
  14. Kevin 007

    Automatically priming fuel system hack

    This is a topic that has gone thru and will continue to go through revisions. QC changes on everything, circumstances change, etc etc. It's good to keep this discussion going as there will always be updates on QC of all pumps, ways to install them, results etc. That's what's great about...
  15. Kevin 007

    Yukon Duragrip in Sterling 10.25

    Good advice, maybe next time I will get a Eaton or Detroit. So far, for average driving, light duty off road/slippery driveways etc, the Yukons have been good. We'll see how they stand up long term
  16. Kevin 007

    Yukon Duragrip in Sterling 10.25

    I installed 2 of these, around the time of this post about 3 years ago. They have been working well, after many miles. Mild lock up for light duty off road, quiet and smooth and lots of highway miles without any failure. However, Yukon calls for 80w-90 conventional w/ use of their...
  17. Kevin 007

    Self regulating glow plugs

    I've run Motorcraft for years, had a few early failures with modern ZD-1's, and have now switched to 80034s, and zero problems as of yet.
  18. Kevin 007

    Battery jumper packs?

    Yes you can hook 2 booster packs to them, 1 on each battery. I run a towing service and I do many boosts, I use a NOCO GB150 or GBX155 and they have started many idi's and powerstrokes for me, on their own. Might not do it if both batteries are stone dead and it's cold, but they will...
  19. Kevin 007

    Holley Red are garbage, what else quickly?

    The Carter 4070's have also taken a huge turn for the worst. I was running exclusively Carters on various things up until about 3 years ago, the newer ones would only last me maybe 500hrs or less. Installed correctly. The old ones, seemed to run indefinitely. I have 6 Carter 4070's on the...
  20. Kevin 007

    Chuff, Chuff, Chuff

    Could it have blown a head gasket between two cylinders? Seen this a few times, causing a no compression and chuff sound. Otherwise lots of lifter and valve guide issues causing the chuff, but usually not resulting in 0 compression
  21. Kevin 007

    Another lift pump lets me down.

    I run the 13's. I run them on the frame rail usually but have run them in the engine compartment. I do see fuel pressures drop under WOT like any other pump and they usually hover around 4-6 under normal operating conditions. I have never had a fuel starvation problem. However, I run stock...
  22. Kevin 007

    Another lift pump lets me down.

    The FRB series is all I use now on idi's and other applications that require low psi lift. I ran Carter 4070's on various applications for years, THEN they went to hell. I had several fail within a couple hundred hours; these were ones built after aprox 2015. The old ones that are still in...
  23. Kevin 007

    Another lift pump lets me down.

    They are rated for 18,000hrs. They are not loud, but you can hear them click away with the engine off
  24. Kevin 007

    6.9 IDI Radiator 37x15

    Do the short wide ones cool any better? Any thoughts on that?
  25. Kevin 007

    recommenred 12 v auxilary fuel pump for waste motor oil

    Walbro FRB series

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