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  1. 83ford

    7.3 loosing water?

    Cups would put fuel in my water though wouldn't it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  2. 83ford

    7.3 loosing water?

    Ya it's got some good blow by now Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  3. 83ford

    7.3 loosing water?

    Dammnnn welp that's what I needed to know.imma rip that other motor apart and put new headgaskets on it cause I wanna make sure it's got no rust in it. It has slight rust on the rocker arms but no visible water in the motor it was just outside but was coverd so I think I'm good.the turbo was...
  4. 83ford

    7.3 loosing water?

    Hell idk lol that's how I bought it never paid attention.but that's the stuff that's under my valve covers and why the mechanic said hg. It pushes it out the cause the o ring is stretched so that was a easy spot to get a pic of Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  5. 83ford

    7.3 loosing water?

    there's that pic Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  6. 83ford

    7.3 loosing water?

    Well the mechanic in town thinks it's a blown hg so looks like I'm droppin this other motor in lol.not was I was hopin for I'll post a pic of why he thinks so in the mornin Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  7. 83ford

    7.3 loosing water?

    I'll check my radiator really good and see But I've never noticed any leaks.the only leak it has is the fuel pump that I know of or have seen Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  8. 83ford

    7.3 loosing water?

    Non that I ever knew about.i put new prints and gaskets on the oil cooler but there's no coolant coming out of it that I can tell.im gonna do some more checking on it when I get back to the house.how long should the system hold pressure though? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  9. 83ford

    7.3 loosing water?

    From what I can tell it's not.ill check again though Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  10. 83ford

    7.3 loosing water?

    It was goin through just as much antifreeze in the winter when I was driving it to.i thought that at first .my idi has the exact same problem only it's a gallon every couple days and not everyday but it was the same didn't matter if it was antifreeze or water Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  11. 83ford

    7.3 loosing water?

    A mix ive been using more water here lately cause coolants not cheep lol and no it does not smell like coolant Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  12. 83ford

    7.3 loosing water?

    No I'm puttin like a gallon a day lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  13. 83ford

    7.3 loosing water?

    My 7.3 started loosing water right after I did the oil cooler gaskets. There not any in the oil that I can tell I let it sit a few days and pulled the plug and it was black.no coolant smell at the exhaust and it don't run any different.i can't see any visible leaks and the system will hold...
  14. 83ford

    Finally solved a few issues but new ones have poped up

    So before I go and put this new motor in I wanna figure out some stuff on the motor that's in the truck. I'm loosing coolant somewhere and I really don't think it's goin in the engine.i do have sludge in the engine from my own stupidity but my oil isn't milky really. The coolant systems holds...
  15. 83ford

    Turbo question

    Right now I'm runnin a moose junior I don't want to much right now cause I'm not studding this motor but I should be fine with around15 or so psi since it's a 7.3. Eventually the 6.9 will go back in but completely built up.its started usin a lot of oil and the other day it started knocking and...
  16. 83ford

    Turbo question

    Anyone ever put a different turbo on the Hypermax up pipes.i know about the moose boost and all that I'm kinda just lookin for somethin that will work with the hypermax parts.i had the turbo to but it's going on my skidder that runs the same turbo so now I've gotta buy another for when I go to...
  17. 83ford

    Dreaded tire sizes

    I know it's a bull nose but I'm runnin 315's on stock obs rims with a Dana 60 and stock 350 springs.you can run wide tires on the stock rims Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  18. 83ford

    Finally solved a few issues but new ones have poped up

    That's what I thought.were gonna throw a start on it and do a compression test on it before I put it in.probley gonna put a stage 2 cnc hpop on it so I can put bigger injectors in it down the road Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  19. 83ford

    Finally solved a few issues but new ones have poped up

    Well may have made some more headway on it today.went to put some injectors in it from the motor I just bought and I started with the passenger side.turns out it's got aa injectors on that side. And I'm retry sure it's got ab's on the other side.or atleast acouple.but I'm gonna try and get the...
  20. 83ford

    Cat 3304 air intrusion

    We've been battling air intrusions on our new skidder that we just put a brand new motor.when you shut it off it pushes fuel back to the tank.not your Normal air intrusion.its the sleeve metering fuel system.we can't figure it out at all unless there's something in the fuel filter houseing to...
  21. 83ford

    Hypermax turbo

    Ok so I've got this airresearcht04 off a cat 3304 and my turbo side by side mine is smaller on the intake side.the t04 has no shaft play its just rusted out on the back but I have another turbo off a 3304 that's the exact same as my hypermax that has a good back to it but has shaft play. I was...
  22. 83ford

    Finally solved a few issues but new ones have poped up

    Well there's was absolutely no miss it just wouldn't go over 30 mph and wouldn't rev over 1800 or 2k.i couldn't even pull my driveway in first so I hit the brake kept my foot on the gas some and went to stick it in 4l and it came back to life.idk if me holdin on the brakes did it which I can't...
  23. 83ford

    Finally solved a few issues but new ones have poped up

    Already changed it didn't change anything.only reason I was gonna try a pcm is I'm kinda wondering if my chip may have fried it. Somehow it went into limp mode one night Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  24. 83ford

    Finally solved a few issues but new ones have poped up

    Welp I haven't gotten around to doin a single thing to her expect I had to replace the starter cause I don't have 4wd on the Idi since the d60 swap and it started snowing so I needed a truck to drive. But I did get another oring kit for my oil cooler it was 9 bucks felpro brand so imma try and...
  25. 83ford

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    figured I'd put her Christmas present on today.got tired of my homemade mounts Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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