Unofficial BOOB man (unofficial BUTT division: brotherhood of un-turboed trucks)
meet Big Black, my 1992 International 3/4 ton pickup wrapped in a Ford skin: 2wd, LWB, N/A 7.3, ZF5, 3.55s. 249k miles.
Amsoil bypass & AF. 3" true duals. no soup for me. 'ghetto' fresh air. Baja block drains. bottle broke. slobber tube. true dual 3" straight pipes. now a TRUE oil burner - she's drinking 15% Bunker Fuel (WMO).
What happens if you tighten it to 25 or 30 Lb.ft. I did one that tight by accident and it felt like I was on the verge of stripping.
Figure if I have to take it out, I better plan on replacing that one.
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Diving Doug driving a 92, F-350, Std 7.3 Disel, 4WD, 5 Speed Manual, Std Cab, Black, ~110k miles, A New York truck by origin, came south w/ it's original owner and bought by me w/ 104k. Have rebuilt starter, replaced tires, batteries, and filters w/ a K&F air filter & stock fuel filter. Replace Glow Plugs and GP Relay.
Man, I would take that one out ASAP. I hear glowplugs can brake off easily (non for me yet, knowck on wood). At LEAST back it off to 12 ft-lb. I remember how hard mine came out and I torqued them myself. Heat has a funny way of REALLY making things hard to take apart.
-Luke
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Rusty Red: '93 F-250 XLT xtra cab long bed. 3.55 rear end, 5 spd, 285/75/16 BFG All Terrains, 215,000 miles. Soup bowl chopped, K&N Air Filter, lots of rust.
85 Mercedes Benz 300D Turbo Diesel. 215,000+ miles (intermittant odometer), almost everything works (give me time), and $500!
I thought i read on here 12ft/lbs thanks for the clarification guys, it was a miserable job (1990 e350 cube) i could barely get the air cleaner off! I couldnt see the front cylinders and i hope i didnt get any crud down the holes but..anyway i noticed im going to need a fuel return line kit soon for the hoses were looking cracked and dried, also i had to remove the steel lines on top of a few of the injectors is this going to cause any leak problems (air or fuel)? i wasnt sure if there was any type of o-ring to seal that cap. by the way i changed out my glow plugs after cheking one to find out it was a champion and pitched them in favor of the motorcrafts.
thanks for all the help so far jason
quite possibly, put the peddle to the floor and crank it up and check for leaks. If you devolop a starting problem thats probably what it is.
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Allen
93 F250, regular cab, 4x4, 7.3 NA, ZF5, 3.55, 209k miles, came home 2/28/06, soon to be turbo.
92 250, regular cab, 4x4, 7.3 NA, E4OD, 3.55, 316k miles, came home 8/28/04, aluminium 16x7 wheels, 285/75/16 Sport King AT.
89 250, extended cab, 4x4, 7.3, ATS wastegated, 5" straight pipe, hand shaker, 4.10, slightly toasted, waiting for a new cab and front end, came home 12/24/04
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