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7.3 idi coolant in oil
I wanted to add that I filled cooling system with water fore last test and since I did not start it the water level has stayed at top or radiator where it should be fore over a week now without droping so it’s only leaking when it is hott So we will see what it looks like when heads are pulled...- robert snodgrass
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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7.3 idi coolant in oil
So today I did the compressed air in all 8cylinders fore 5 minutes each and cylinder 2 produced a slight indication of smoke coming out of radiator no bubbles or overflowing all the other cylinders showed a little bit of blow by but no bubbles or smoke in radiator except cylinders 5 and 7 showed...- robert snodgrass
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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7.3 idi coolant in oil
So I finally had time to do compression test on engine did it cold and hot results are as follows cyl #1=310 cyl#2=320 cyl#3=350 cyl#4=320 cyl#5=330 cyl#6=315 cyl#7=310 and cyl#8=330 I did put a lil oil in cyl#7 and re tested it and got 350 out of it their was not a significant difference...- robert snodgrass
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Fan clutch upgrade...
So are we on our own fore getting the bushing or is somewone making them- robert snodgrass
- Post #132
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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7.3 idi coolant in oil
Ok guys thanks fore input will start doing some reasearch and let u know- robert snodgrass
- Post #11
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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7.3 idi coolant in oil
This is the video of it running after 8 years of sitting before coolant in oil was discovered again still runs that way if I wer to start it I was gonna loosen rockers and do the compressed air into cylinders fore 3 minuets like suggested on hear will fill cooling system with water again...- robert snodgrass
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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7.3 idi coolant in oil
The leak down test and compression test is what is next ordered compression gauge wating fore it to get hear glow plug removal is slow going as their are original and almost 30 years old I do have spare oil cooler making rig to bench test it before I assemble it to the ends I have a 9 second...- robert snodgrass
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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7.3 idi coolant in oil
Oil was drained and filled before it was parked and yes water came our separately it was drained again before start up no water that time but cooling system was empty till it was filled fore start up no white smoke no nothing no smell doesn’t run funny nothing tons of power was not thinking...- robert snodgrass
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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7.3 idi coolant in oil
I have a 91 ford f 250 with a 7.3 with 68000 on it and I bought it 8 years ago and right after I bought it it started mixing oil with coolant wasn’t to worried bout it figured it was an oil cooler so after bout 2 weeks I changed oil whichlooked like it had been awile after that worst fears...- robert snodgrass
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7.3 idi coolant in oil
I have a 91 ford f 250 with a 7.3 with 68000 on it and I bought it 8 years ago and right after I bought it it started mixing oil with coolant wasn’t to worried bout it figured it was an oil cooler so after bout 2 weeks I changed oil whichlooked like it had been awile after that worst fears...- robert snodgrass
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