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  1. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    Well with about 150 miles on the fresh overhaul, I thought it would be a good idea to put a load on it to help break in the new engine. I hooked my boat up and was going to take it to the lake for one last time before storage. Temp on Friday 11/6 was 74* so why not take the day off of work and...
  2. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    I finally got everything for my hydro boost set up and installed. What a difference! Dang near went through the windshield on my first test drive. actually fit on the 75 cab like it belonged, just had to tweak the lines a little. The brake pedal is a little high, which I may address...
  3. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    I don’t think he timing will do it. It is currently at 9 deg. I did a quick test drive with timing at 8, 8.5, and 10. 9 seemed to be the best. It’s just after driving the previous engine with the R&D cam, the is defiantly a difference.
  4. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    It is right at 9* now. I will do some playing around with the timing, but I don’t think it will get much better in power feel wise.
  5. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    Well it has been a while but engine is together and in. Test drove it and i am not going to lie, can definitely tell the stock cam is in. The old girl does not have close to the butt seat torque and power it had with the R&D, little disappointed. On the upside it runs like a top. I parked...
  6. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    Well I reached out to Justin at R&D about a month ago and waiting for a response on suggestions with the cam. In the meantime I was going to mount, wire, and plumb in the Espar Hydronic heater, well that did not get done either. Between summer coming to an end, work, and coaching JH football...
  7. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    Since the heads and block have been milled, and some of the valves recessed .070 I wanted to check the valve to rocker geometry. With the head on and torqued (with a used gasket) I painted the top of the valve stems with a paint pen (water base), put on my rockers and used the adjustable...
  8. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    I put the stock cam in the engine and checked the VtoP clearance with the dial indicator just like I did the R&D cam. On the valve that is set to .070 I had .055 clearance on the intake I had roughly the same. Has anyone checked their VtoP clearance, and do you know the reading it was? I know...
  9. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    The 0 lash I am referring to is when checking the piston to valve clearance. To properly check the piston to valve clearance you have install a solid lifter. After a solid lifter is installed you 1. either tighten down the rocker just enough to take out any rocker play (lash) 2. install an...
  10. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    The used head gasket I am using is Fel-Pro. I measured my head and it is at 4.783 just under min, I really wish I would have checked them before taking to the machine shop, but still with piston protrusion, valve recessed to .070, correct cam timing and rocker adjusted to just 0 lash I wouldn’t...
  11. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    I removed the valve springs on number 3 intake and exhaust valves as they were recessed the deepest in the heads intakes at .052 and exhaust at .070. I installed some test valve springs on and set a dial indicator up on the retainer. Put head back on and torqued down. also by the way #3...
  12. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    Well I got my rods back. I got them balanced today and pistons installed. I measured the protrusion and they are all .025 - .028 above deck, a little higher than I wanted. Installed an old headgasket so I could check valve to piston clearance for the 500th time. As you can see I have maybe...
  13. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    Well I am still waiting for the machine shop to finish my rods. Also my hydro boost has not come in yet, find out the one Napa order was on back order and they did not tell me so i canceled that order. I went to another auto store and ordered from there. In rage mean time i came across an...
  14. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    Well my hydro booster has not come in yet and machine work is not done yet as well. So I thought I would change out the rear tank fuel lines. The ones I put on were cheeched with some poor splices previously done. I was always going to redo them so I never hooked them up and forgot about them...
  15. Torinojts

    Oil in Radiator

    You are going to want to use a dishwasher soap or laundry soap. You do not want the soap to foam up in the cooling system. I have found Calgon, TSP, or Borax work the best. Dissolve a good amount in a gallon of hot water, then fill the rest of the way up with straight. Run engine long enough...
  16. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    I am going turbo to turbo so should be good there, however I am going to balance the rods and pistons.
  17. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    IDIBRONCO what factory IDI turbo parts will you be looking for? I do have a crank, balancer, flywheel, and rods I may part with if I have no grief with this build. Just something to keep in mind. Oh also a factory turbo system
  18. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    I will leave the coolant insert hole size the way it is then. Another.thing I just was pondering about. I have built numerous gas engines and have always had them balanced. I am pretty rough on my gassers I build. This being a slow rotating diesel would it be worth balancing the bottom end...
  19. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    Thanks Philip1. Here are a pic of the rod bushings that are going to getting replaced, they do show some pretty good wear. I marked the readings of what the piston protrusion was on each rod, hoping the machine shop can cut the bushings all pretty close to the same. I know 100th is not a...
  20. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    I am going to order the hydro booster and lines while I wait for my final machining to be done. I know the new hydro booster will not come with the needed push rod and clip. I seen on another post that you can order a hydro boost rebuild kit that comes with the needed rod and clip. my...
  21. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    Here are my valve recession readings on one of the heads. Now to take piston and rods back out, and wait for the machine shop. If it is not one thing on these it always seems to be another. While i wait I am going to look into doing the hydro boost. My wife is going to kill me.
  22. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    I started installing my rings. Never paired that close attention, not sure how I missed it in fact. This is the wrong kit # The top ring was a square ring, not the keystone ring I needed for turbo pistons. Called the machine shop and they could not find any. Claimed Total Seal will need...
  23. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    Hacked89 did you get a different block then or have it sleeved?
  24. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    Yeah I was shocked to see the +.040 in the ambo engine. Also surprised to see my heads cracked. Especially when I didn’t use a drop of coolant, no white smoke, or pushing out of the radiator.
  25. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    I got my block and heads back from the machine shop. Along with the pistons and total seal gapless second ring set. I set the gap on all the rings .026 top, .074 2nd ring. I took an old piston cleaned it up and left the second ring on only. This is what I used to square up the rings to check...

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