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Hey guys...
Just bought a '90 f350 5spd 4x4. Didnt get to hear it run as the "starter was bad" so the guy delivered it. Its a 5 speed crew cab with a king pin dana60 up front and the price I gave was an ok price for parts alone...
Anyways.. so after fixing some loose connections at the batteries, it cranks over. Glow plug system is dead and no starting fluid on hand so I couldn't get it to fire...
Cranking over stone cold, with the oil cap off, there was a pretty good puff with each rotation of the crank. Also, the intake manifold is coated inside with oil.
I was told the engine had been "rebuilt"
Now, I think the oil in the intake could be CDR related... the oil leak looks to have been coming from the top/front of the engine (possibly the oil fill cap).
Anyways... I ran out of light tonight so tomorrow I'm going to get a fresh can of diesel and a couple cans of starting fluid and see if I can get it to fire but wasnt sure how much "puff" I should be getting out of the oil fill cap when cranking over.
I'm taking a wild guess and saying the engine is toast but I could just be over thinking it.
On the plus side, Ive got another complete front clip from a 91 sitting in my driveway with a complete 7.3 that has ~130k on the clock... clean coolant and full of oil so if worse comes to worse, I'll swap this one in.
Thanks for any insight.
-Chris
Just bought a '90 f350 5spd 4x4. Didnt get to hear it run as the "starter was bad" so the guy delivered it. Its a 5 speed crew cab with a king pin dana60 up front and the price I gave was an ok price for parts alone...
Anyways.. so after fixing some loose connections at the batteries, it cranks over. Glow plug system is dead and no starting fluid on hand so I couldn't get it to fire...
Cranking over stone cold, with the oil cap off, there was a pretty good puff with each rotation of the crank. Also, the intake manifold is coated inside with oil.
I was told the engine had been "rebuilt"
Now, I think the oil in the intake could be CDR related... the oil leak looks to have been coming from the top/front of the engine (possibly the oil fill cap).
Anyways... I ran out of light tonight so tomorrow I'm going to get a fresh can of diesel and a couple cans of starting fluid and see if I can get it to fire but wasnt sure how much "puff" I should be getting out of the oil fill cap when cranking over.
I'm taking a wild guess and saying the engine is toast but I could just be over thinking it.
On the plus side, Ive got another complete front clip from a 91 sitting in my driveway with a complete 7.3 that has ~130k on the clock... clean coolant and full of oil so if worse comes to worse, I'll swap this one in.
Thanks for any insight.
-Chris