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    I need battery help on a Diesel Van

    If you can't find a group size 50 I think you can use a group size 27, I seem to remember that being the solution on several of the fleet of diesel box vans I used to work on years ago.
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    Replacing Fss solenoid

    I need to replace the fss in the burned 7.3 I have, the old one still works fine but the plastic insulators are a little melted and I'd like for that to not be a problem later! Problem is I can't remember how to change one as I haven't had to since the 90's but I do remember if you get it wrong...
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    1993 7.3 IDI Naturally Aspirated CRANK no START after sitting 11 years.

    Well that's cool! I figured you would get it up and running again and I'm glad you updated and let us know you did!
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    Cavitation or head gasket

    The injectors cleaned up nicely and had only been installed for about six months, same with the injection pump. The pump doesn't look great but it was slap full of clean fuel as were all the metal injector lines and the pump was built by a local guy that does super good work so I'm going to run...
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    Cavitation or head gasket

    Here's after about 30 minutes of shop vac, carb cleaner and parts removal!
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    Cavitation or head gasket

    Here's the burned 7.3 fresh pulled with no cleaning up at all.
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    Complete 7.3 idi with turbo. What's it worth?

    That's kinda what I had in mind as well, thanks for confirming I'm not totally off my rocker!
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    Complete 7.3 idi with turbo. What's it worth?

    Found a guy on craigslist with a complete 7.3 idi for sale, it's a 94 with the factory ats turbo and appears to be complete. What's one of these things worth? It's still in the truck so I assume I could hear it run if it does run. If I can't hear it run I honestly just assume it doesn't which...
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    It's alive

    My 86 pegs the temperature gauge at about 150 degrees, I foolishly replaced the entire cooling system trying to stop the overheating when what I should have done first was installed a mechanical gauge and confirmed overheating. My gauge is bad, I've tried several temp sending units including...
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    Cavitation or head gasket

    So I've bought the burned 7.3 from my buddy now I just have to go and remove it and bring it home. In the meantime I'd like to find a set of heads for the 7.3 I already have, I've looked at reman heads and the best I've found is $1600. Needless to say that's a lot out of my price range, there...
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    Cdr grommet

    That looks like the one I need, thanks I'll be ordering that this afternoon!
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    Cdr grommet

    No, Douglasville, Ga.
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    Cdr grommet

    Can I just buy a cdr grommet by itself? I'm working on a 7.3 that burned and the cdr grommet is completely toast! I know they come with the intake gasket but those are a little hard to come by currently and despite having been on fire mine is in great condition. If anyone knows a part number or...
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    1993 7.3 IDI Naturally Aspirated CRANK no START after sitting 11 years.

    I have no doubt in my mind after sitting for 11 years with milky oil that at least some of the rings are stuck so I definitely agree with you. That's why I originally told him penetrating oil and heat may get them unstuck. I definitely want to see this saga come to some sort of resolution.
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    1993 7.3 IDI Naturally Aspirated CRANK no START after sitting 11 years.

    You guys all make good points about the lifters, they will stick an bend pushrods, break rockers and even bend valves because of bad lifters. Had a 6.9 in high school that kept bending pushrods and breaking rockers and I just kept replacing them because I had no idea why it was happening...
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    1993 7.3 IDI Naturally Aspirated CRANK no START after sitting 11 years.

    It's entirely possible the vapor is just migrating into the cooling jackets from the air since everything is open. Block heater cord is on ebay, OEM Ford one isn't expensive. The cord is what's known for starting fires so if you have a new cord the chance is significantly less and you can just...
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    1993 7.3 IDI Naturally Aspirated CRANK no START after sitting 11 years.

    There is one thing you said that worries me, the fact that there is crankcase vapor coming out of the water pump holes, that definitely should never ever happen. if the engine isn't running there is not enough heat to convert leftover water/coolant to steam. That being said I have revived some...
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    Cavitation or head gasket

    The oil was sitting on top of the water for sure, when I drained the pan it went straight from pure water to pure oil. Once it was pure oil I put the plug back so it had something while I was turning it with the starter, oil was pure black not milky or even chunky!
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    Cavitation or head gasket

    So I went and checked out my buddies burnt 7.3, once I drained the water out of the pan and removed the glow plugs it turned over nice and smooth by hand and nice and even with the starter (yes the starter survived) I would like to hear you guys opinion on running this engine. The truck burned...
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    Best place to get injectors

    If you are going rebuilt, I'd go with the people already mentioned, I've bought a fair amount of stuff from r&d idi performance and classic diesel design and been extremely satisfied and plan to do some business with type4/russrepair as well in the future. As far as new injectors go, before I...
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    Cavitation or head gasket

    You mean the serial number by the injection pump adapter housing? I haven't looked at the 7.3 but both my reman 6.9 engines have numbers added to that number. I'll look at the 7.3 tomorrow. I'm pretty sure all 8 will turn out to be sleeved, I'll know for sure when I clean off the old gasket...
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    Cavitation or head gasket

    Today I've learned this engine is some sort of reman, it's got those little "Tattletale" heat tabs all over it which makes me wonder if it was installed pitted like that say from an engine that grenaded but the heads passed magnaflux at the time. I'm getting that engine from the burned 94 but I...
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    Cavitation or head gasket

    Crack above intake valve on 2 middle cylinders, head looks like both of those cylinders ate a bolt at some point yet the pistons are not affected. Head gasket was fine and cylinder walls seem fine. I don't know if I want to look for another head or pull the good 7.3 out of my friends '94 that...
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    Cavitation or head gasket

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    Cavitation or head gasket

    Is the 7.3 one you have to remove the head bolts in sequence/steps or is it old enough to where you just pull them all out in any order? It's been so long since I had to tear into one I don't remember.

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