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No compression on #7
just the valve. no way i was taking the motor out!- smitty97
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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No compression on #7
:cheers: IT IS ALIVE! :cheers: Big thanks to all who helped.. Now i guess ill take it to the shop to get tuned. the motor idles smooth, theres a little white smoke on light accel and some black on heavy accel. :cheers: have a beer for me! :cheers:- smitty97
- Post #20
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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No compression on #7
ok, ill be diving into this over the weekend. parts came in! i got the chunk of valve out of the head. only the valve was damaged, the seat is in remarkably good shape. the new valve should seat no problem. anyway, i dont have service manuals... can someone tell me the cylinder head...- smitty97
- Post #19
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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No compression on #7
how does that heater box cover come off?? -cuss ive been swearing at that thing from the start. i had to ding up the valve cover to get it out of there.- smitty97
- Post #17
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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No compression on #7
ok! well its time to resurrect this thread, i finally had a chance to work on the thing. my 4 month old daughter keep me busy! i took off the rocker arm on the #7 exhaust and the valvespring was loose. the spring wasnt broken. that could only mean 1 thing, the bottom of the valve was...- smitty97
- Post #13
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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No compression on #7
allrighty... with the alt out of the way and some peening of the valve cover corner, its off. i checked the springs with a mirror, and by feeling them, but nothing seems out of the ordinary. whats my next step? crank it over? pull the head? how much does one of those weigh?! that should...- smitty97
- Post #11
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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No compression on #7
ok.. i got the valve cover bolts off.. what's the easiest way to get it out of there????? :frustrate there's a plastic housing on the heater core box that i think is for AC ( my ac is dead) that im thinking of ripping off. the only other option seems to be removing the injectors and lines from...- smitty97
- Post #9
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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No compression on #7
thanks for the tips. yea, under the valve cover would be the 1st place to look. This all happened when i was driving it on the highway, ~60mph and taking an exit, the noise seemed to come on suddenly. there was a sharp tapping coming from the pass side, it could be the pushrod bangin on the...- smitty97
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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No compression on #7
I dropped off my '88 f250 at a diesel shop here in Allentown PA (fuelinjection.net) to get tuned up, because of a shake at idle and grey smoke on acceleration. They just called back with my worst fears, no compression on #7. They dont think it's valve related, either. im going to bring it...- smitty97
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Electric issues
ok, changing the regulator didnt fix it. in fact, i switched to a 3G taurus alternator so now i have a little more juice than before. i had it running, and when the voltage would drop, i could hear a click. so i shut it off, and turned the key back on but didnt start. after the wts light...- smitty97
- Post #4
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Electric issues
oops! fixed :D (the post, not the truck) i think i have another regulator in the garage, i can swap it to try. the batteries never went totally dead, just dead enough not to turn the motor at 20 deg F- smitty97
- Post #3
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Electric issues
hey all.. i had a little scare today on the way to/from work. my volt gauge would flutter from ~13 volts to the red 8v like something was shorted out intermittently.. it didnt seem to be related to speed or bumps or anything. also, the radio & headlights would dim at the same time. i...- smitty97
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Intermitent pull to the right
i recently found my short tie rod on the driver side would "flop" forward and backward, changing its length slightly as the steering passed center. i loosened one side of the adjusting sleeve and turned the tie rod ends just a bit to keep them from "flopping" but not so much as to cause them to...- smitty97
- Post #4
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Junkyard etiquette
here in PA you cant even get a gas tank.. there must be some law. they drill a big hole in them, leave the fuel pump/pickup/sender in the backseat, and remove and crush the tanks. at least they leave the sender.- smitty97
- Post #22
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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factory tachometer dead!
well i finally got to taking out the sensor.. checked it with an ohmmeter, it checks out ok. 2500 ohms sensing nothing, goes to 0 waving it very close to steel. :confused: i guess im looking at wiring now, or should i just assume the factory gauge is kaput?- smitty97
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
