Hey i have a 7.3 idi engine with turbo, headstuds etc. and i havent pulled the engine to inspect but somewhere along the line i burnt a valve up or blew the head gasket between 2 cylinders maybe. Im really looking to find out if these engines are worth taking to the machine shop and going 10 over on pistons to freshen everything up? I feel like ive heard a lot of issues with cavitation and thin cylinder walls not allowing this. I already have the studs for a 7.3l and would rather not go back to a 6.9l now and have to scrap my studs and buy new ones. But id really like to get this engine to where i dont need to touch it for a long time again.
The current engine was making the 'chuffing' sound every now and than. It didnt seem too bad and didnt have the availability to pull the engine. It has gotten to the point that the cranking speed slows when it gets to that cylinder and when it runs the whole truck will shake when it is doing it and now it started running hot when going down the highway. I would like to keep it IDI but i havent seen any promising used engines in a long time.
Thanks for any input
The current engine was making the 'chuffing' sound every now and than. It didnt seem too bad and didnt have the availability to pull the engine. It has gotten to the point that the cranking speed slows when it gets to that cylinder and when it runs the whole truck will shake when it is doing it and now it started running hot when going down the highway. I would like to keep it IDI but i havent seen any promising used engines in a long time.
Thanks for any input