oem turbo motors also have a propensity to chuck rods sooner than their NA cousins.
unknown. in fleet trucks either NA, turbo added, oem turbo motor, they all get worked hard and treated poorly. i don't have a quantitative answer for you, just an observation drawn from being around these motors since 1993. I certainly don't have the time or money to do destructive analysis and come up with a report.Do you notice this when turbochargers are added to NA engine?
Or do you think people just tended to beat on the turbocharged engines harder because they though it was cool?
i did it by lifting the cab and shoving a 4x4 blocks between the cab and frame mount.Ok Fellas, as promised I went afer the serial numbers to verify whether or not it's a factory turbo and decided it was too dark to look at the time, mainly because of the sticker on the valve cover which reads "Turbocharger Model 190@3000." Tht's good enough forme, though Iwill still get the serial numbers when I have better light, just to have handy.
Man, that engine is BIG wnen it's out hanging on a chain... Factory turbo makes it impossible to change two of the eight glowplugs, so I had to remove the turbo. I can change glowplugs with my Hypermax in place on the 84. Anyway, I pried that sucker (blower) off and changed them out. Thank the Lord, they all came out in one piece! They were Autolites and I tested them and yes, they all still worked. So today I plan to remove the valve covers and give them a touch up coat of gray, istall new valve cover gaskets, install the oil cooler that I just rebuilt, and painted john Deer green, and paint the air box Ford blue.
Can I insatll the engine in the truck with all the turbo and piping in place?
Probably easier to just install engine without turbo, then install turbo afterwards?
check with "no sprk" in santa rosa. he just bought a running parts truck.
I'd like to start this engine prior to installation, mainly because I do t have time to take it up to where the truck is located for a couple of weeks. I don't have a started or ring gear however. I tried my hole hawg with a socket, no way. Any ideas?