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A cautionary tale about the use or rather mis-use of ether to start a IDI motor.
Mr. Bruce, all of the locating dowels where accounted for so no not what is was. Mr. Ward. I did not keep track of cost but I can say the machine shop cost was about $1300.00. I think well worth it as they found what MIGHT have been a pin hole. And it was nice knowing all the surface's where...- HawkDavis
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A cautionary tale about the use or rather mis-use of ether to start a IDI motor.
Motor going in .- HawkDavis
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block heater question
I put a heater on the radiator hose. I had it on all night and this morning the truck started with about 10 seconds of glow plug just fine. Temp out was 20 degrees. I tried a new Kat's brand block heater and could not get it to seat into the hole right. no matter how I put it in the eliment...- HawkDavis
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The problem with new brake shoes and the parking brake.
Thanks for this, I put new shoes and drums on mine last fall. They seems to work well if I hold them and let off the clutch while it is gear. Trouble is when the truck is on a boat ramp with the boat the brake will not hold. I don't want to get onto youtube so I turn off the motor, leave it in...- HawkDavis
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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No thermostat?
Just open it up and look. It's an easy fix. Then you'll know.- HawkDavis
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A cautionary tale about the use or rather mis-use of ether to start a IDI motor.
So the machine shop sleeved two cylinders and honed four. They wanted to do all eight but as the cylinders all measured within new tolerances I did not have them do it.I was able to locate four oil squirters and install them ( I found the oilers by searching eBay ( NOS 1983 1984 1985 FORD...- HawkDavis
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A cautionary tale about the use or rather mis-use of ether to start a IDI motor.
Gfeming, I think yours is an really good guess. I had gone through putting new o-rings in the oil cooler. Since I don’t have anyway to test an oil cooler for pressure I had to go with blind faith that the o-rings would work and not be damaged when I put it together. I pressed it together with a...- HawkDavis
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A cautionary tale about the use or rather mis-use of ether to start a IDI motor.
OK, just to be clear the last three photo’s are of the top and side of the number one piston. The damage seen in the photo’s happened after I put the heads on the first time. I only ran the engine a few minutes. I pulled the motor for the second time and found this. I was the only person to work...- HawkDavis
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A cautionary tale about the use or rather mis-use of ether to start a IDI motor.
This time I wanted to do more to the motor and make it easier to do it. So I bought a HF engine stand, the bigger of the two they offer. Once onto the stand, the oil pan off and upside down I could then see the bent rod. From the pictures you can see while in the engine the bend is very subtle...- HawkDavis
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A cautionary tale about the use or rather mis-use of ether to start a IDI motor.
This time I wanted to do more to the motor and make it easier to do it. So I bought a HF engine stand, the bigger of the two they offer. Once onto the stand, the oil pan off and upside down I could then see the bent rod. From the pictures you can see while in the engine the bend is very subtle...- HawkDavis
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A cautionary tale about the use or rather mis-use of ether to start a IDI motor.
No, operating glow plugs and no evidence of fluids in the cylinder. My tale continues. Not only did the truck run but it hauled a full pallet of quikrete (3400lbs on a 60 mile trip up to my farm. Then the day before Memorial Day there was another even louder detonation bang , ( I have to add...- HawkDavis
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A cautionary tale about the use or rather mis-use of ether to start a IDI motor.
I have owned and operated many diesel motors in my time and I’ve used ether to start them and many a cold gas motor. Never thought twice about it as at least on of the diesels had a system built in that would inject ether right into the intake manifold. Today however I will bet money I will...- HawkDavis
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Turning over 6.9 by hand
Update is this. Problem turned out to be a bent rod in the number 4 cylinder. Motor was started with either and there was a loud detonation sound, a stuck motor, the bottom of the piston was taping onto one of the crank shaft balancer lobes. and then it ran. And I might add that even with the...- HawkDavis
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Tank selector unit
rock auto has them, about $250.00- HawkDavis
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early 6.9 piston cooling nozzles?
Here are photo's of a early block. I can not see how a new style bolt in oiler would work, there is no flat to drill and tap into.- HawkDavis
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