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DDirtyWood reacted to Black dawg's post in the thread Doing oil cooler. Is this trick legit? with
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The gasket squishes farther over time. If you notice, torquing most headbolts, the last little bit, the bolt starts to feel springy... -
DDirtyWood replied to the thread Doing oil cooler. Is this trick legit?.Re-torquing the bolts ought to be relatively easy. My only concern would be breaking one but if you're just going to original factory...
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DDirtyWood replied to the thread Doing oil cooler. Is this trick legit?.Removing the rockers is the least of it. After doing both heads in-frame I would be dancing like Walter Houston in Treasure of The...
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DDirtyWood replied to the thread Doing oil cooler. Is this trick legit?.One thing I noticed the last time I did one was that the shop manual said to put the o-rings in the headers as opposed to the cooler...
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DDirtyWood replied to the thread Doing oil cooler. Is this trick legit?.I've done two oil coolers--successfully I might add. The last time I wanted to try the method mentioned by the OP but when I got under...
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DDirtyWood replied to the thread Need Timing Light.Tech Time is still sold by DTI, Design Technology Incorporated. You can buy the light from DTI as well as the magnetic probe and...
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DIf only there was a thread on this...
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DDirtyWood replied to the thread sticking valve.You might try a mechanic's stethoscope to see if you can find the source of the tick. Before I pulled the heads on my truck I had a...
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DDirtyWood replied to the thread If you wanted to rebuild a 7.3 idi, increase it's performance w/o a turbo, what would you do?.A while back I read through a lengthy discussion on FTE regarding porting the heads and as I recall it was Justin at R&D who was saying...
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DDirtyWood replied to the thread Blue Top or Red Top steering gear?.Just checked prices and the BlueTop is only $50 more than most remans I've found. Boutique or not their price is very competitive.
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DI wont buy a 'boutique' steering box. Good used, rebuild my own, or local rebuilder for me.
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DDirtyWood replied to the thread Blue Top or Red Top steering gear?.That's what I've gathered from various online sources but who knows. Seems like every company turns out a DOA unit sooner or later and...
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DSeems like there has always been drama there. Wonder if its intentional....... Have used a couple of the blue top boxes in superdutys...
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DBased on the current state of both companies is there a better choice or maybe a less risky choice? I've also had great luck with NAPA...
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DDirtyWood replied to the thread So what did you do with your truck today?.Years ago, maybe 15, there were lots of packs of bikers flying around on rice burners up where I live because we have windy mountain...
