Sparks-IDI
Registered User
Hi all,
First time posting. Have been following this site awhile and have learned a lot.
I picked up a 1994 F-250 HD Vin K regular cab 4x4 at a good price. I have been going thru it systematically fixing all the things that needs to be done. It was a turbo truck but somewhere in the past the motor was replaced with a NA IDI. It seems to run fine.
I have pressure washed the whole engine compartment as it was very oily when I picked it up. Now with it cleaned up I am tracking down where the oil leaks are. Dipstick tube was one, that's fixed now. The other is at the bottom of the injector gear cover above the water pump. It leaks actually quite a bit. I now see how the whole engine compartment got oily. The fan picks up the oil and sprays it everywhere.
My question is, can I just lift the cover and injector pump off as one piece? I have un-done the fuel supply lines at the injectors and want to lift the cover, pump,lines and cam gear out as one. It would save me horsing around trying to get the injector pump off. That can then be done on the bench. I figure when reassembling I should be able to align the gear timing marks. Can you see both marks with this top cover removed? Also, what is used to seal this cover to the block? Looks like someone previously used RTV. Is there a paper gasket used or an o-ring?
I have not removed it yet because I wanted to be sure I can re-align the timing marks without removing any more covers or hardware.
First time posting. Have been following this site awhile and have learned a lot.
I picked up a 1994 F-250 HD Vin K regular cab 4x4 at a good price. I have been going thru it systematically fixing all the things that needs to be done. It was a turbo truck but somewhere in the past the motor was replaced with a NA IDI. It seems to run fine.
I have pressure washed the whole engine compartment as it was very oily when I picked it up. Now with it cleaned up I am tracking down where the oil leaks are. Dipstick tube was one, that's fixed now. The other is at the bottom of the injector gear cover above the water pump. It leaks actually quite a bit. I now see how the whole engine compartment got oily. The fan picks up the oil and sprays it everywhere.
My question is, can I just lift the cover and injector pump off as one piece? I have un-done the fuel supply lines at the injectors and want to lift the cover, pump,lines and cam gear out as one. It would save me horsing around trying to get the injector pump off. That can then be done on the bench. I figure when reassembling I should be able to align the gear timing marks. Can you see both marks with this top cover removed? Also, what is used to seal this cover to the block? Looks like someone previously used RTV. Is there a paper gasket used or an o-ring?
I have not removed it yet because I wanted to be sure I can re-align the timing marks without removing any more covers or hardware.