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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
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Another month has slipped by. Being tied up with other projects and what not, but hope to get back on this engine very soon. Got the...
Jun 23, 2024
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You shouldn't have to. you can check one ring if you want t, but you shouldn't have to at all. Since your block has been bored, in...
May 22, 2024
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crazydane
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
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Ah good point. And yeah, since they were bored, they should have no taper to them at all. I'll just leave the rings on. I did notice...
May 22, 2024
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
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Got the block unloaded. Looks really nice: New freeze plugs: I'm not expert, but it looks like they used the correct tool to...
May 22, 2024
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crazydane
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
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Finally got the block back! They unfortunately weren't able to get .020 pistons, only .040 ones, so that's what it got bored too. He...
May 22, 2024
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
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Last time I spoke to the shop, they were still waiting on the pistons to come in. Going to check with them again early next week to see...
May 19, 2024
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Wow I'm amazed that they delivered those on a normal UPS truck. And same thing that you could just walk in and return the old ones, I...
May 19, 2024
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
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Good catch. Yep, its there. Got the new heads in today. They look nice I think: Precups have minor cracking, but nowhere near...
May 2, 2024
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I can see it. The lines aren't centered. It's just to the left of the line on the right side of the "U" shape.
May 2, 2024
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
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Picked up the cores. Other head: Crack is clear on the first head, but I don't really see it on the 2nd one, but I guess they...
May 1, 2024
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
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I'm swinging by the local machine shop tomorrow to pick up one set of the cracked heads. I'll see if he can point out where they are...
Apr 30, 2024
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Called up CHI and they do have a set of rebuild heads in stock. They will accept a pair of the cracked ones as cores. $1,150 total...
Apr 29, 2024
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
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I believe they magnafluxed the castings themselves, but let me verify with them. Good point! EDIT: Yeah, they magnafluxed the...
Apr 29, 2024
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Trailered home a 1989 F350 dump truck that looks great on the outside, but the 7.3 IDI is something else
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Machine shop called me back this morning and said that all 4 heads were cracked and no good to use. Any suggestions on where to pick up...
Apr 29, 2024
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