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    Anyone running first gen Banks?

    Pics coming tonight! Sent from my LG-H810 using Tapatalk
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    Anyone running first gen Banks?

    Last night I got down to test fitting my turbo pipe on the 83 6.9 with the old cracked heads, turbo, adapter, and empty zf5 shell all bolted on. It does not fit. From the looks of everything, the angle of the turbo pedestal inlet crashes right into the bell housing. I know for a fact this first...
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    SMF and stock clutch

    89f350 4x4 dump. 10ft mason dump body. Weighs a ridiculous 8,600lbs empty. Title says 14,000 gvwr, cab sticker says 11,000 gvwr. Dunno never ran into that before. Sticker is pretty faded it may say 14,000. I would not put more than 2 ton on honestly so I would say 13,000 lb on the truck, and...
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    SMF and stock clutch

    Yes, ZF5
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    SMF and stock clutch

    Now that I have my 7.3 almost fixed minus the recently completely blown oil cooler o-rings, I don't have a time crunch anymore for reliability before work starts. I am seriously considering assembling the 83 6.9 and having fun with it. Just because the block "might" crack and the press in...
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    Anyone want this thing?

    I'll look into it this afternoon. Still not sure what I'm doing with it yet but I'll check into the shipping cost. What's a short block go for? 700+lbs?
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Fired up the 89F350 dump for the first time after changing the injection pump. Used a push button starter hooked to the solenoid so I could remain under the hood. Long story short, I noticed the throttle lever was a little wobbly and tweaked. It fell off. I thought ok, I'll straighten it in the...
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    Injection pump inlet issues

    Believe me, that's about the only thing it's got going for it! I just realized I posted this in the wrong thread!!! [emoji15] Can someone move it to the Return Line Grief Suggestions thread? Sent from my LG-H810 using Tapatalk
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    Injection pump inlet issues

    Here is the finished product I came up with. Ok semi finished product, injection pump isn't on just yet in the pictures. Now, the olives for the filter head to the injection pump... Oh my dear Lord. That SOB was so shot it was crystallized, I spent close to 45 minutes digging it out in pieces...
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    Here she is! Ambulance 6.9...

    WTF is that!? That ain't for me. Sent from my LG-H810 using Tapatalk
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    Injection pump inlet issues

    I will be tearing into the olives tomorrow. Thanks Gandalf. Sent from my LG-H810 using Tapatalk
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    Return Line Grief Suggestions

    Wait, wait, wait, hold on. This IS a kit for a turbo engine. I was asked and I responded naturally aspirated but I am putting on a first gen Banks turbo, so this is the kit I was sold under the pretense it would be going on a turbo engine. My bad @ crash-harris: So it is ok to eliminate the...
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    Return Line Grief Suggestions

    Ok so far everything has been going as expected but right at the end... One snag. This "manifold" that the return lines go into at the back before they go down the main line to the tank. The two chicken **** tiny nipples are way to thin for the new return line hose to fit on to. They just fall...
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    Injection pump inlet issues

    Got it! Woo hoo! Put a socket on them and gave a firm but gentle tap with a hammer on the ratchet and they broke loose. I see the o-ring. There is one smaller o-ring in the kit I got from Conestoga that I couldn't figure out where out went. I'm willing to bet that's the one I need. Many, many...
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    Injection pump inlet issues

    So the lower pump fitting will simply unscrew and I can swap the upper old 7.3 pump fitting with a simple o-ring? I want to make sure before I start wrenching on things. Thanks everyone. Sent from my LG-H810 using Tapatalk
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    Injection pump inlet issues

    Shoot! The first picture is the 7.3 pump. The second pic is the 6.9 pump, and the 3rd picture is the fitting unscrewed from the 6.9 pump. The fine threads are the same from pump to pump ( 12 x 20 you said? ) just it's on this stupid 90°elbow that screws into the pump with tapered NPT. By o-ring...
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    Here she is! Ambulance 6.9...

    Here is what she looked like before being pulled. I thought the pump looked similar to the one in my current rig. I believe it was a truck chassis, not a van. I do not remember a door from the cab into the body. Note the wide open air cleaner housing. The day the hood was raped and pillaged...
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    Carnage!

    I will give that some serious thought. I don't know if I want to part with that just yet. That may go into my current rig, 89 f350 dump and the 6.9 I want to build into my not yet purchased F350 pickup with a automatic for snow plowing duty. I'll highly consider it. Thank you for the very...
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    Injection pump inlet issues

    Due to my inability to get a nice built turbo 6.9 ( no one will argue I didn't try like hell!!! ) I am faced with no choice but to fix the starting problem on the NA 7.3 in my 89f350 dump. I cant keep winding it up with a can of crack each time. I'm beginning with the pump, with at 130,000 will...
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    Carnage!

    That CAN be saved? I would have thought that was finished. Is it worth it? At this point I'm considering slapping together the 83 6.9 ( ahhh old faithful lol ) and drop her in and hope for the best and use the 7.3 in the truck currently for a monster build. Wouldn't the 7.3 be a better choice...
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    Carnage!

    Agreed. 2 of the cylinders were filled with water. The vehicle did not have a hood. Honestly that's the reason I found it. The air cleaner was on, but with years of blowing and drifting snow it must have got into the intake. I'll tell you what it is. The IDI god's dont take kindly to the...
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    Carnage!

    LMAO! Sent from my LG-H810 using Tapatalk
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    Carnage!

    So much for my pocket ace late model 6.9. Good as a yellow boat anchor. The reman writing on valve cover and the mark on this piston in the picture tells me the heads must have been severely shaved. A few pistons are marked with a valve collision. No idea about the destroyed cylinder walls. Oh...
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    Here she is! Ambulance 6.9...

    Diggin' the monster alternator. I believe it's special for the ambulances power needs. Serial #364588 [emoji106] Sent from my LG-H810 using Tapatalk
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    Computer vs mechanical driveability

    Doesn't have to be that radical, I truly have no clue what I'm speaking of in terms of power numbers. I am guessing with computer controlled timing, fueling, ( waiting for boost to support the fuel ) and the driver not acting like a complete ***clown and whole shotting it between lights, the...

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