Recent content by Travis Skavenski
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Diesel to gasser
My goal is to find a somewhat complete donor truck that’s been wrecked but the engine runs and swap everything over it has a spotless frame and cab I’d hate to just waste it- Travis Skavenski
- Post #15
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Diesel to gasser
Ok so other than that it’s a pretty straight forward swap trying to get my truck back- Travis Skavenski
- Post #3
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Diesel to gasser
Ok gang I know I’ll probably get shade for this but given financial situations it seems cheaper I had a 92 7.3 idi that hydro locked on me ripped the engine out and the block turned out to be no good now my question is I can get a 5.8 same year what all is needed to put the gasser in the diesel...- Travis Skavenski
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- 5.8 7.3 diesel gasser
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Diesel to gasser
Ok gang I know I’ll probably get shade for this but given financial situations it seems cheaper I had a 92 7.3 idi that hydro locked on me ripped the engine out and the block turned out to be no good now my question is I can get a 5.8 same year what all is needed to put the gasser in the diesel...- Travis Skavenski
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- 5.8 7.3 diesel gasser
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- Forum: Gasoline Engines
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Still in nee of help
What numbers would I be trying to look for and how do I determine if it’s valve or rod or is that basically down to tearing into it and finding out that way- Travis Skavenski
- Post #21
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Still in nee of help
When we had all that rain my truck was pointed down hill a small grade I got in it made I believe 2 rotations then locked up I thought it was the starter so I smacked it a couple times and messed with the key and it fired up that’s when I heard the knock when I had the valve covers off I double...- Travis Skavenski
- Post #19
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Still in nee of help
Cowl seal is garbage and it happened when we had all that rain in pa- Travis Skavenski
- Post #16
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Still in nee of help
And the miss makes me scratch my head too because I know the bent rod would make it shake but how would it make it miss I’m a ****** when it comes to diesels- Travis Skavenski
- Post #14
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Still in nee of help
But would that cause it to smoke then once it’s warm the smoke goes away- Travis Skavenski
- Post #13
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Still in nee of help
It smokes lightly on take offs then the smoke goes away again and has a miss that you can forsure feel would a connecting rod being just bent cause this- Travis Skavenski
- Post #11
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Still in nee of help
The tapping goes along with the rpms couldn’t a bent valve be a culprit as well- Travis Skavenski
- Post #10
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Still in nee of help
Could be air intrusion my front tank leaks I haven’t dropped it to see where at though- Travis Skavenski
- Post #8
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Still in nee of help
No it doesn’t go away I could only afford 4 at a time baby on the way trying to save some money for that as well- Travis Skavenski
- Post #7
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Still in nee of help
Yes all the push rods roll straight and there’s no abnormal wear on the rockers either- Travis Skavenski
- Post #4
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Still in nee of help
Side note I did replace 4 out of 8 injectors because they were covered in fuel and 1 was covered in oil- Travis Skavenski
- Post #2
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels