Jesus Freak
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Well, pulled the heads off my turbo 7.3 and I got 7 burned pistons. Cylinder walls look fine no gouges or scoring. So here's my deal, I got two 7.3s and a 6.9 and I need an engine on a budget, so I'll discribe my ideas and y'all please chime in with your opinion. Ultimately Im trying to get a very useable engine together to buy me time to "do it right". I do prefer the 6.9, but I have a IDIT block as well, so there's a "give and take" of what's the best.
First the 7.3s.
I have a cavitated 7.3n/a that I haven't opened up yet but it should have a good set of pistons in there. And then I have my turbo block that's fine except melted pistons. In summery the plan would be to combine the two and make one. I'm not going to go back with a turbo, ultimate simplicity is the goal.
Second is the 6.9
It's the motor that was in my truck when I got it. It was a turbo charged "dealers diesel" that's bored over .030. The turbo had disentigated and they shut it off and it didn't crank up again until I got it and made it N/A. I drove it for almost 2 years before the little bit of stuff that sucked into the engine ate a hole past the rings in #8. The cylinder walls don't have any damage, but I need 2 .030 pistons for a 6.9 with rings. And these are rare in the new world maybe some of you have a couple used one I could buy.
The "wild card" 7.3
I did some "horse trading" with a guy a while back for a 7.3 that's supposed to be legit........its not here, so it's not an option, but it might be, eventually.
My fantasy;
I'd like to come up with a couple pistons for the 6.9 and run it in my truck. Then I'd like to have my turbo block machined and stuff so as to do a slow build on it and have it for when ever I need another engine.
Thanks for any advice or criticism concerning this in advance. Proverbs 24:6!
First the 7.3s.
I have a cavitated 7.3n/a that I haven't opened up yet but it should have a good set of pistons in there. And then I have my turbo block that's fine except melted pistons. In summery the plan would be to combine the two and make one. I'm not going to go back with a turbo, ultimate simplicity is the goal.
Second is the 6.9
It's the motor that was in my truck when I got it. It was a turbo charged "dealers diesel" that's bored over .030. The turbo had disentigated and they shut it off and it didn't crank up again until I got it and made it N/A. I drove it for almost 2 years before the little bit of stuff that sucked into the engine ate a hole past the rings in #8. The cylinder walls don't have any damage, but I need 2 .030 pistons for a 6.9 with rings. And these are rare in the new world maybe some of you have a couple used one I could buy.
The "wild card" 7.3
I did some "horse trading" with a guy a while back for a 7.3 that's supposed to be legit........its not here, so it's not an option, but it might be, eventually.
My fantasy;
I'd like to come up with a couple pistons for the 6.9 and run it in my truck. Then I'd like to have my turbo block machined and stuff so as to do a slow build on it and have it for when ever I need another engine.
Thanks for any advice or criticism concerning this in advance. Proverbs 24:6!