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    7.3 bad injector/timing cause over heat/white smoke?

    yes it did and still is not right.
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    7.3 bad injector/timing cause over heat/white smoke?

    dig thru a scrap yard and will sometimes find things. also if this was a bone stock engine, why is it performing so different then my other 2 diesels? and the hundreds i have worked on over the years. injection pumps, injectors, valves are all the same. i do know international did use...
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    7.3 bad injector/timing cause over heat/white smoke?

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    7.3 bad injector/timing cause over heat/white smoke?

    theres a mark on the block and mark on vibration dampner. "theres every 1/4 turn of the engine(crank) each next piston will arrive at TDC. So, When the line on the vibration damper is at the 2 oclock position, cylinders 2 and 5 will be at TDC. When the mark is at the 5 oclock position, cylinders...
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    7.3 bad injector/timing cause over heat/white smoke?

    trying to find a shop that can time this out but i might as well be looking for a neeedle in a haystack as i have aldready called hundreds of shops and 30 injection shops in upper midwest to get asked what is a idi and they dont know how to time it. i know eventually i will find someone. i...
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    7.3 bad injector/timing cause over heat/white smoke?

    this is a old thread and some good information. i am at a loss and so far no diesel injection shop in the country i have tried has any idea whats going on. my injection pump was finished, unbrunt fuel, heating and no power. took 4 low to get the smoker into the shop. my guess is at least 350k...
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    Return line rail

    i have been curious on these fuel return lines and seriously considering it. i have spent $240 in new caps and o rings in the last year. most i have gotten a refund or exchanged on some. i have tried stock and over sized o rings to seal. stock work best but give it 5 to 10k miles and its leaking...
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    6.9/7.3 idi Fuel Shut-off Solenoid Replacement Instructions

    even though this is a old thread will comment. yes theres a big problem with shops and people saying if you not getting fuel its a bad pump. i did a lot of research on mine as it was getting hot to the point couldn't touch the top. removed the wires for fuel shut off switch and no more heat. i...
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    460 to 6.9 swap - update.

    the engine came out of a truck and put into a 1 ton van. they took the turbo off to make it work. i plan on putting the turbo back on. i plan on reinforcing the front so cutting out the brackets wouldn't be a problem. the engine comes with a good trans. i know it isn't built like the trans i...
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    460 to 6.9 swap - update.

    i will either re drill or try to find a adapter. i might use the 2 fuel tanks i have and reroute them to the primary diesel tank. so the 2 would dump into the 1. this way i don't have to do anything but put new lines in and a on and off switch. i dont know if the in tanks pumps can hold up with...
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    460 to 6.9 swap - update.

    its a engine oil cooler. i put it in to help with the engine oil burning, it also helped the oil pressure some.
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    460 to 6.9 swap - update.

    it is a 1996 F250 with a 460 and a e40d trans. the trans is solid and overbuilt. i have a 4 core radiator already in the truck and a dual oil filter and a huge oil cooler. i also have a large trans cooler.
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    460 to 6.9 swap - update.

    i am considering swaping a 460 to a 6.9 diesel. i was getting 15 mpg average with the 460 but the motor is worn down and needs rebuilt. i found a 6.9l and considering putting it in. any information helps, i am not sure what the swap would involve.

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