Hi Guys. I'm a new member with alot of Lotus backround but light on
the N.A. 7.3 motor.Can I r+r the headgaskets (coolent in oil) on a 90 E-350 stepvan with the motor in place? How long should this take with
Redbull and power tools? Thanks in advance.
All the best, Don.
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Hi Guys. I'm a new member with alot of Lotus backround but light on
the N.A. 7.3 motor.Can I r+r the headgaskets (coolent in oil) on a 90 E-350 stepvan with the motor in place? How long should this take with
Redbull and power tools? Thanks in advance.
All the best, Don.
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all depends where the path coolant decided to travel into the crankcase.
make sure you dont have pin holed cylinders first.
these engines suffer this from poor coolant maintenance.
otherwise it takes 2 full days of 9-5 work if you done a few
before.
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1987 F250 dually 7.3 banks sidewinder C-6 GV overdrive 3.55 lots of factory eliminated mods
i/e rear hung single battery, re engineered fuel system, no more tank switch, electric holley blue pump, return style regulator, #8 fuel line feed and return, both tanks, Amsoil 5w30HDD with full flow / bypass filters, Amsoil of course.
Evans coolant and Amsoil conical air filter. last oil drain 2003 65k ago. I add about 8qt per year with filter change. rear main likes to leak parked only.
On the F-series I would suggest pulling the motor to do head work...It took me 2 days to pull the heads with motor in the truck and yesterday it took me 10hrs to pull the motor. (that includes 1hr lunch and 1.5hrs figuring out how the turbo comes out). Good luck my friend
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1990 F-350 REG CAB LONG BED, 7.3 IDI, '95 ZF-5, LUK CLUTCH W/ SINGLE MASS FLYWHEEL, 87 BW 1356 T-case, FOUR GAUGE PILLAR MOUNT W/ AUTOMETER BOOST, PYRO, OIL PRESSURE AND WATER TEMP, BANKS SIDEWINDER WASTEGATED TURBO, EAGLE 16.5" WHEELS, 4 INCH SUPERLIFT, 35/12.5/16.5 BFG Muds, Eaton Rear End (7/05), Blown Motor (9/05), New motor, trans and t-case (9/06), Custom 5" straight pipe (8/07) - Pics coming soon....odometer rolled for the second time...although I don't have the correct spedo gear and the spedo/odo didn't work for 15-20k miles
Thanks Guys, I had this isue on my e 350 6.9, first owner ran it with
old watered down coolent.The 7.3 is in a 91 step van I paid $1500.00
for.It will get converted into a racecar hauler this fall.
All the best, Don.
Lotus........ I think Tim has your answer, read up on oring replacement on the oil cooler. PM me an email addy and I will send you some info....
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93 F250 7.3 IDI S/C XLT 4X4 E40D 3.55LS, Captains chairs, Tutone Mocha, Leer 48" Hiboy cap, FR & RR hitches, full DeeZee running boards. Factory ordered/delivered Jan 93 has 160K+, it's basically a stock truck with all the Ford options, just no disc player.
Toys: 26'Jayco FK TT, 18'Sylvan Pro Fish.
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