While I wait for the rear seal, rear plate gasket and install tool to arrive, I spent some time cleaning up parts:
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I'm thinking I'll NOT repaint the intake manifold as I think the bare aluminum looks really nice. Perhaps I should clear coat it if I got that route?
I noticed there's a stainless ball in the upper radiator fitting:
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I'm assuming its there to allow some coolant flow until the thermostat opens up?
Inside of water pump:
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I did find a couple of burrs, so I got those filed down. Thanks for the tip to check for that!
Also disassembled the old fuel filter/separator brackets (from both engines):
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Both showed signs of attempts at sealing the fuel heater. I'm thinking I'll just bypass it when putting it back together. Also, one had a ball and spring, presumably to maintain constant fuel pressure, and the other one didn't. I'll be using a Holley Red fuel pump. Should I keep the ball and spring, or plug that hole?
My OEM Non Turbo CHR Seal Kit order came with a core value buyback sheet from Classic Diesel Designs. I actually have the following I could return for store credit:
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One of my IP's is definitely a DB2831, but I'm not sure about the other one. The label indicates its a DB2-5013. It appears to be a
legit 7.3 IP.
I'm thinking of getting one of their rebuild IPs. They have a 5 year warranty and unlimited miles. A bit pricey @ $999, but if I can get store credit for more than that, its basically free. Anyone have experience with the Classic Diesel Design IPs? They are a little more expensive that Moose, which charge $879 for a stock rebuild IP.
CDD has a 8-10 week lead time on IPs which kind of sucks. Not sure about Moose.