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[pigseye2]

Oil and filter changed - used Rotella 15w40 and a Fram Oil filter. Let me know if the Fram filter was a mistake.

Coolant changed- The PO who owned the vehicle for 2 years and 14k miles used regular antifreeze, no SCAs present. Flushed system with distlled water. Used 2 gallons Zerex precharge (green) and 2 gallon regular green antifreeze with 2 pints of DCA4. Will test later this week. I lost my color card for the test strip kit already. :-(

Will replace autolite glowplugs with Motorcraft ZD-9 that I purchased from Autozone for $9 per plug, which seemed reasonable.

Some questions on changing Glow plugs:

How do you manually turn the engine? I have to guess that manually turning a diesel engine must be tough (and possibly dangerous) due to high compression.

Please describe exactly, what tool to use, where to connect it, should I be disconnecting any belts?, disconnecting any electrical connections (battery, ...)

Is there a specific spot on the timing mark where I'm supposed to align the harmonic balancer? I'm used to gasoline engines where the timing is set to a specific value like 8 degrees before TDC

Any suggestions on a good book for my truck? Should I just get a haynes manual?

Sorry I'm such a newb, but I would hate to screw up a pretty good running diesel by changing the GPs.

Thanks,
Pigseye