I had a 7.3idi with ZF5, everything worked normal.
Blew the 7.3 and installed a 6.9 idi. Ran that for maybe a year or so. It never shifted the same: couldn't downshift to 2nd gear unless i was going very slow. Reverse was even more difficult to engage.
Same clutch and such.
then the...
Forward the following video to 3:40 and listen to that sound
This video is after i removed the turbo
This one is after i rebuilt it
appreciate any input
Indeed. Thank you for the response. I've removed the turbo and ran the motor and those funny noises went away.
Will be rebuilding again
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Definitely has some up and down play, but no in and out play. I think the up and down play seems like too much. I can here it click in there...
Other than that, did you hear any other unwelcome sounds?
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I think I need to rebuild my Turbo again. I rebuilt it probably a year ago and maybe I did something wrong in the rebuild. It seemed pretty straightforward and simple.
If someone can take a listen on my test drive and hear what I'm hearing.
What noise is there that wasn't there before is a...
Problem solved!
Macrobb pointed me in the right direction. When I did that heim joint modification, I didn't take enough of the shaft off. It only took about an eighth of an inch of excess shaft, to engage the clutch enough to slip it.
It never occurred to me that this was a problem because...
Macrobb, thank you for the response.
Sure enough, I couldn't budge it. It's an awkward position to reach up and push on it, but I pushed with everything I had and it didn't move.
I'm thinking maybe I did that clutch-pedal-heim-joint modification wrong. not leaving enough slack in the...
Correct, it is, however, I already had the SMF conversion, so I ordered the kit without the flywheel. The old clutch and pressure plate were the same LUK parts. That is, I ordered the same parts I was replacing.
I absolutely could have installed it incorrectly. I have a knack for screwing...
I have a 6.9 idi with a zf-5 and SMF.
A few weeks back I noticed my clutch becoming softer, or "squishier". After some more driving, I suddenly couldn't go faster than 35 or so.
I found some information about inspecting your clutch pedal linkage and fire wall. Fire wall seemed fine, but my...
UPDATE: Problem solved. No more burned glow plugs... or excess smoke... or kinda-sorta-high EGT's.
As it turns out, the cam gear was 180* off of the IP gear.
If the reader doesn't read any of this thread... I want them to know the IDI can still run pretty good even when its 180* out of...
Or to put it another way: looking at a picture of a new cam, I don't see a key where you can line up the gear and cam upon installation. A key like you see on the crank and crank gear.
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Is it possible to assemble this motor and install the camshaft wrong? So, as the cam gear is off time, in relation to the camshaft... I can't tell if they have a key or something.
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Your right. No way to know for certain. I needed to swap on the 7.3 liter housing because I needed the breather port for my turbo set up.
I'm going to try and purchase this timing Gadget, and at least time the motor correctly. I had an oil leak anyway at the front of the motor, so this...
Funny story: when I first got this motor I had to swap out the injection pump gear housing. The 6.9 gear housing had the filler spout where my crank breather tube connected to for my Turbo setup.
I was having a hard time finding top dead center mark on the cam gear, but using a mirror I saw a...
Looks like this checks out.
But I think we both expected the timing to be right. So I'm going to pull ahead tomorrow.
I have my old 7.3 sitting on the floor, so I started to pull the head on that one just to have a little practice first. I know it'll be more complicated in the truck.
Sent...
Do I need to take off that round thing? Lol
But really, I've never done this before. Wondering if there is something I should look out for. Or is it pretty straight forword. It seems like I can leave the balancer on it.
Thanks.
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