razorback
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ok as some of you have read ive been bringing back an 87 f350 with banks turbo back from the grave. used it twice so far for hauling stuff. few issues have arose..
first off, where the fuel line comes off the filter to go into the IP the compression fitting i have on there is leaking.. what do you guys use to redo that line? right now i have a compression nut with sleeve in there and copper running to where i had to splice into the old line (well just fixing the old seal) but its leaking a little..not a huge leak but enough that i want it fixed.. where can i get a hose or fittings to fix this? its 3/8 compression which is a pain in the ass to find so far.. but i think i saw someone with a replacement hose on here..but can not find the thread..any input would be appreciated.
second is glow plug issue.. now this seems to only happen when its really warm (like operating temp/being driven for a while) i get glow plug issues. the first time i smelled something like plastic burning/melting and i popped the hood to see some of the stuff on the underside of the controller dripping onto valve cover.. just a few drops..not all of it but enough. also where the finned metal piece connects to the controller the plastic around there seems to be getting really hot.. is this the sign of a bad controller? the relay is brand new.. and ive had experience with electronics being bad they really start acting up when warm.. i have a spare controller, so im considering just swapping them out and seeinf if that fixes it...is this just the issue or is there something more that i should worry about? also the WTS light woudlnt shut off yesterday when getting gravel (truck was at op temp) but when i got it home, and turned it off for a while (it was cooled down, but not cold) the WTS acted normal.. (my GP's are Beru btw) its always started right up when it was warm..]
also my front fuel tank says "full" when i know it wasnt, so i guess its a bad sender? i did fill it up yesterday at 3.96 a gallon.
that was a nice surprise.
other than those two issues, and a small small crack in my radiator (pinhole size that im goign to patch with jb weld, then eventually probably buy one of those pricey aluminum rads that i see on here) everything went well. ive put about 75ish miles on it so far, with 2600 lbs of gravel, you couldnt tell that anything was in there, didnt even squat an inch in the back either (dually), i bought some of that bed liner coating that im going to put on next day i have off and its nice. id do it now but its raining. other than that and a few cosmetic things im very happy with this truck so far (especially since i only paid 350$ for it) it really really makes me want a new diesel so its easier to modify to get more power out of.
first off, where the fuel line comes off the filter to go into the IP the compression fitting i have on there is leaking.. what do you guys use to redo that line? right now i have a compression nut with sleeve in there and copper running to where i had to splice into the old line (well just fixing the old seal) but its leaking a little..not a huge leak but enough that i want it fixed.. where can i get a hose or fittings to fix this? its 3/8 compression which is a pain in the ass to find so far.. but i think i saw someone with a replacement hose on here..but can not find the thread..any input would be appreciated.
second is glow plug issue.. now this seems to only happen when its really warm (like operating temp/being driven for a while) i get glow plug issues. the first time i smelled something like plastic burning/melting and i popped the hood to see some of the stuff on the underside of the controller dripping onto valve cover.. just a few drops..not all of it but enough. also where the finned metal piece connects to the controller the plastic around there seems to be getting really hot.. is this the sign of a bad controller? the relay is brand new.. and ive had experience with electronics being bad they really start acting up when warm.. i have a spare controller, so im considering just swapping them out and seeinf if that fixes it...is this just the issue or is there something more that i should worry about? also the WTS light woudlnt shut off yesterday when getting gravel (truck was at op temp) but when i got it home, and turned it off for a while (it was cooled down, but not cold) the WTS acted normal.. (my GP's are Beru btw) its always started right up when it was warm..]
also my front fuel tank says "full" when i know it wasnt, so i guess its a bad sender? i did fill it up yesterday at 3.96 a gallon.
that was a nice surprise. other than those two issues, and a small small crack in my radiator (pinhole size that im goign to patch with jb weld, then eventually probably buy one of those pricey aluminum rads that i see on here) everything went well. ive put about 75ish miles on it so far, with 2600 lbs of gravel, you couldnt tell that anything was in there, didnt even squat an inch in the back either (dually), i bought some of that bed liner coating that im going to put on next day i have off and its nice. id do it now but its raining. other than that and a few cosmetic things im very happy with this truck so far (especially since i only paid 350$ for it) it really really makes me want a new diesel so its easier to modify to get more power out of.
