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    Difficulty removing injection pump/injectors

    Hi all, I am trying to do my leaking injector fix. I have run into a snafu. Despite removing all the attachments to the lines/pump including the four bolts around the timing housing it's not easily coming off. I watched this: Are there other bolts holding it down I need to release? (besides...
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    Newbie with '84 6.9 IDI with issues

    Today I completed the passenger side valve gasket. I thought I'd share some thoughts. After I had posted this I realized the 1" bolts recommended by the local parts store were too long! They were bottoming out without tightening down the gasket. Fortunately, the 3/4 inch bolts arrived today...
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    Newbie with '84 6.9 IDI with issues

    Thanks IDI. I took your advice (see above)
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    Newbie with '84 6.9 IDI with issues

    Thanks for feedback dgr. Your positivity is helpful. I did above with brake cleaner. Couldn't tell too much from where it dripped. After thinking on what your wrote I am going to do the valve covers and then the oil pan gasket (no gasket) and then see if it's still leaking oil. The flywheel...
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    Newbie with '84 6.9 IDI with issues

    Thank you dgr. I was easily able to pull the drivers side valve cover. I have a package that came with the truck with 1/2 gaskets-- looking at the pulled valve cover I think one of the new ones was put on this leaking drivers side. The good news is that it looks good under the valve cover...
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    Newbie with '84 6.9 IDI with issues

    IDIBRONCO, I think you are right! I think I confirmed this with my work on the valve covers yesterday.
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    Newbie with '84 6.9 IDI with issues

    Gandalf, some others commented on this and I appreciate the feedback. It's the type of thing I would never know and it sounds like a setup for problems. Reassuringly there is another clamp there, the previous picture angle just perfectly blocked it from view.
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    Newbie with '84 6.9 IDI with issues

    Thank you. I'll look for that.
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    Newbie with '84 6.9 IDI with issues

    Did it, thanks for the tip. Did the brake cleaner. I think I have two leaks. Leak one is the #7 injector or the return lines from that injector. And I think there is a second leak, out of where the soft fuel line meets the hard line over the engine. The line is damp and it looks like fuel is...
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    Newbie with '84 6.9 IDI with issues

    Also, more oil leaks, including leaking from around the starter, as well as transmission leaks. Also transmission leaks and the flywheel screech. It looks to me like it might be necessary to pull the motor as not only are these valves leaking it looks like the oil cooler and possibly...
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    Newbie with '84 6.9 IDI with issues

    I started investigating some of the many growing spots from the driveway. It looks like I have a transmission cooler leak, a power steering leak, many oil leaks, and a transmission leak. Transmission cooler
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    Newbie with '84 6.9 IDI with issues

    Hi all, I am new to the IDI world but diving in. I just bought a Ford 1984 IDI with some issues that I am starting to learn about. It runs fairly well but it's leaking oil and I smelled diesel. I pulled off the air cleaner and saw fuel pooling under the fuel lines. I have a overhead...
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