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Remember when ya paint it all pretty, by the time everything is on it all you can see is the valve covers and the oil pan so pick a good... -
lotzagoodstuff 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?.Run a compression/leak down test and see how healthy your engine is. You might find that all you need is cylinder heads rebuilt. The...
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lotzagoodstuff replied to the thread ZF5 Gasser to Diesel Conversion.I was involved in “realigning” a gasser bell housing many years ago, your caution and exactness is time well spent. I had to resort to...
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Final view of finished job. I feel very comfortable with the operation as it went quite smoothly. Bolt hole location is important, but... -
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Bolt hole piloted with 5/32 .156 drill. Bolt hole drill is 35/64 .547. You will need a aircraft drill (long shank) as you need to drill...
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Adapter dowel pin hole gages at .377, reamer used .377. This works perfectly, as 3/8 dowel pin is pressed in engine block, adapter fits...
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So I just finished my modification of my ZF5 yesterday. I was always a bit apprehensive about doing this. Concerned about shaft...
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Thanks… in addition to never having a diesel I never owned a van either My brother and his wife have been talking about picking up a...
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lotzagoodstuff replied to the thread E350 7.3 idi engine replacement.Super nice build you have in process. If you are going to go with an electric pump, you should consider doing the filtration/water...
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Did you use blue Loc Tite on the loose bolts?
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lotzagoodstuff replied to the thread Sloppy shifter arm solved: loose bracket bolts.If I remember right, the bricknose trucks have the old shifter rod style actuation as opposed to the cable on the OBS trucks.
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lotzagoodstuff replied to the thread Sloppy shifter arm solved: loose bracket bolts.Good call. I am a big fan of thread locker, but I'm always apprehensive about using it somewhere that's hard to get to if I ever had to...
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lotzagoodstuff replied to the thread Sloppy shifter arm solved: loose bracket bolts.If it was me, I'd buy the bushing kit as they do wear out, they are cheap, and it's really not that much to drop the column down (link...
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At the very base of the rod that you move with the shifter lever, there's a plate that the cable attaches to. That plate has 2-3 torx...
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lotzagoodstuff replied to the thread Sloppy shifter arm solved: loose bracket bolts.So the bushings you think you are going to replace are the two where the green arrows are pointing, but the bracket on the end with the...
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