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    Anybody near WNC to help with timing?

    Hey Bolson, I'm in Asheville and have a timing setup.
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    Power Steering Problem

    Found it! Thanks again!
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    Power Steering Problem

    You people are amazing! I had a hunch that something else must have fallen out but I couldn't find an exploded diagram on the web. Thanks for posting that TNBrett. I'm gonna try running my rolling magnet over my (gravel) driveway and see if I can find that spring. If not, I'll PM you...
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    Power Steering Problem

    Hey Folks, I just got my engine put back together after having head work done and it runs great! That's the good news. The bad news is that I have not power steering and I can't figure out why. I removed the power steering pump still attached to the AC compressor stand in order to access the...
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    Valve Issues

    Thanks for the responses. I will pull out that other head as soon as I get a chance. And I'll take some pictures of the top of the piston that has a divot from the valve. If bad exhaust valve guides is a know problem, would ya'll recommend replacing ALL the exhaust valve guides while they...
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    Valve Issues

    Hey Folks, I've been having a knocking noise coming out of my exhaust that I have traced to a bad valve guide on the #5 cylinder. The thing is, about 10,000 miles ago, I was having similar issues and had the heads checked out at a machine shop. The guy cleaned up the couple of valve seats that...
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    Knocking sound from a 7.3 idi with a turbo

    I just finished putting my truck back together after diagnosing a similar knock. My knock was pretty light and kind of sporadic at idle but would get stronger and more regular with throttle. I tried a bunch of things to figure out the problem but finally decided that it must be exhaust valve...
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    Snap-On MT257 questions

    The turnbuckle trick is cool but I just cut a chunk of wood into a wedge and stuck it under the throttle lever. That way I could fine tune the RPMs.
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    Looking for Sidewinder TE06H parts

    Hey folks, I stupidly over-tightened the shaft nut on my Banks Sidewinder turbo while rebuilding it and sheared the end of the shaft off. I'm having a hard time finding a replacement shaft (and I think the exhaust side turbine wheel is part of the shaft, but I'm not sure). Anybody know where I...
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    Trying to diagnose an alarming knock

    Idibronco, what am I looking for if I take them out? What goes bad with a lifter?
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    Trying to diagnose an alarming knock

    Another quick question: should I pull out the lifters and look at them or is the fact that they all move when the crank turns good enough? And thanks tbrumm, that was pretty helpful to look though.
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    Trying to diagnose an alarming knock

    First off, thank you to everyone who has been helping diagnose and walk me through fixing my truck, its been VERY helpful. So, I got the heads off and took them to a machine shop to have valves and guides looked over. I haven't heard back yet about what shape they are in, I'm hoping he says the...
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    Trying to diagnose an alarming knock

    Much appreciated!
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    Trying to diagnose an alarming knock

    Hey, can anyone tell me the size of bottoming tap that I'll need to do my heads?
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    Trying to diagnose an alarming knock

    Well, it seems like I'll be pulling heads off pretty soon. Some questions: -I keep seeing references to Mel's write up about removing heads but all the links are 10 years old; can anybody put up a working link to that? Or repost it? -Is it a bad idea to buy head gaskets from Advance Auto...
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    Trying to diagnose an alarming knock

    So, I ran it for a while with the passenger side valve cover was off. The rockers and stuff looked normal but there seemed to be blowby coming from...I'm not sure, around the valves? That seems like a bad sign huh? There was also condensation on the undersides of the valve covers...
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    Trying to diagnose an alarming knock

    The oil level is normal and hasn't changed. I just changed the oil a couple of hundred miles ago and didn't notice it being grey or foamy. And it looks normal on the dipstick. It is my daily work truck but I have stopped driving it until I figure this out, though I'm running it some to try to...
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    Trying to diagnose an alarming knock

    I think that its not an injector/fuel problem because a. the knock continues when I turn off the key in gear while rolling and b. all the injectors sounded about the same with the stethoscope touching the nut part of the injector. So valve train...is there a way to 'check' valves without pulling...
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    Trying to diagnose an alarming knock

    I just ran it again and listen with the stethoscope and all the injectors sounded about the same. The loudest that I heard the knock was when listening with the probe on the black bladder-looking thing on the turbo (the thing that says 'sidewinder' on it). I can also feel the knock when I have...
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    Trying to diagnose an alarming knock

    I just pulled the valve covers and everything looks normal enough to me, though I'm not sure exactly what to look for. The push rods look straight, the rockers rock when the engine is turned over by hand, there is oil on everything. Is there something else I should be looking for? The only...
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    Trying to diagnose an alarming knock

    At around 180k miles (now at 220k) I replaced all the injectors and the pump with a rebuilt pump and injectors (I can't remember if they were new or rebuilt) from an authorized Stanadyne shop.
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    Trying to diagnose an alarming knock

    Thanks for the youtube tip. Here is the video: . And I made another one of the tailpipe because it seemed to be puffing smoke immediately following a knock:
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    Trying to diagnose an alarming knock

    Hey folks, my '93 has recently developed a loud and scary knock. I have been scouring this and other forums to try to figure out if I'm dealing with a head gasket problem, an injector issue, an oil cooler issue, cavitation or something else I don't even know about but nothing seems to sound...

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