Anybody have any junk PowerStroke valve cover gaskets?

[jhenegh]

I discovered by accident/chance that the bullet connectors used on the 7.3 Powerstroke valve cover gasket/glow plug harness are really good, and have 2-4" of wire on them, so they work great to repair IDI glow plug harnesses.

SO... anybody have any junk valve cover harnesses laying around? I find myself in need of 8 good female bullets and I can't find those particular female ends anywhere but in those Powerstroke harnesses.

Thanks

 

[IDIoit]

I wouldn't mess with the powerstroke connectors.
they get deep fried with every cycle.
old PSD harnesses will have brittle insulation and not really worth reusing.

I like the 6.0 harness.
but if you want to build your own, here are a set of connectors for you.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-7-3L-...5AAAOSwrklU9l13:sc:USPSFirstClass!94561!US!-1

 

[nelstomlinson]

IDIoit, I have a set of those. They're much better than nothing.

 

[jhenegh]

Well I’ve got some used 7.3 powerstroke ends on a harness I made going on 2 years now on with 0 issues.

I tried the 6.0 harness before and they didn’t stay tight enough, particularly around that one bolt casting in the intake manifold. I’d always find one loose every time I checked.

Every other crimp-on bullet receptacle I’ve seen without plastic molded around it has a seam in the metal which always loosens up after a few months.

 

[Jason1377]

Maybe ask @Thewespaul he might but he always sells go harnesses among other great idi and ididt items

 

[Macrobb]

I wouldn't mess with the powerstroke connectors.
they get deep fried with every cycle.
old PSD harnesses will have brittle insulation and not really worth reusing.

I will say that of the 3 7.3 PSDs I've taken apart('00 at 230K, '02 at 385K and a '97 at 499K miles respectively), the harnesses looked just fine... Not brittle, totally reusable(and I did on two of those three). I keep hearing that they get fried etc... but I sure haven't seen it.

 

[IDIoit]

I will say that of the 3 7.3 PSDs I've taken apart('00 at 230K, '02 at 385K and a '97 at 499K miles respectively), the harnesses looked just fine... Not brittle, totally reusable(and I did on two of those three). I keep hearing that they get fried etc... but I sure haven't seen it.

ive had 2 sets that were brittle as hell, and cracked when I bent it.

 

[jhenegh]

I got my hands on one gasket from a friend who had a parts engine.

I tell you, those ends just fit REALLY WELL onto glow plugs. Wish I had found 8 but at least one half of the harness I was fixing has good ends now.

If you have a 'stroke harness and the wires aren't brittle, save the glow plug ends off it for an IDI harness!

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[dgr]

Did you post down one forum? PSD guys might have PSD VC gaskets

 

[Thewespaul]

Those are the same connectors I use in all my harnesses: https://classicdieseldesigns.com/collections/electrical

 

[raydav]

These work just fine for plugs with the round pins.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/YY9PSwBwJzYapeP49

 

[YJMike92]

The problem with the Powerstroke harness is the wire size (gauge). It is much smaller in diameter.