[Jethro86]

Hey guys, you've all been a tremendous support this last year as I've gotten my feet wet with my IDI. A little update, 3 weeks ago I had a main bearing go out and make that god awful low-end noise, I tore the 7.3 down to bare block replaced some chewed up pistons had the crank checked and replaced the main bearings. He ran great after that, kept me and my wife going through 6 more states getting almost 16-17 mpg! Then while we were in detroit helping out some people on the street someone broke into our truck by popping the lock and took our laptops our hard drives and all of the pictures and stories of our travels around the country over the last year, and lastly they stole all of my tools, the ones required for constant tinkering on these IDIs. Well we kept going anyways and trusted that God would right the course, then yesterday while going through upstate New York I started to hear that low end noise again but it sounded slightly different and it would smooth out at about 1800 RPM but anything below that (idle) it just sounds like torture. I'm thinking that now one of the rod bearings has gone out, and I have fine shavings in the oil. The problem is, we are low on funds since the work i had to do rebuilding him 3 weeks ago, so I can't afford to just take him in somewhere, but I have no place I can do the work around here and my tool supply is limited. I am just outside of Buffalo right now, and trying to figure out where to go from here, if anyone in the area would be willing to help me out in anyway it would be greatly appreciated, at the very least I need to find a slab I could park on for a few days to pull the engine and flip it over to pull the pan, I figure I can rent the hoist and borrow some tools for the parts store or get some from a pawn shop. Thanks in advance,

Sincerely,
Shane

 

[chuckster57]

I do hope that someone in that area has the ability to step up and help you out!! Your on the wrong coast, otherwise you could have parked in my driveway, used my hoist and tools...

 

[Jethro86]

Thanks Chuckster, I really hope so too, all I need is a place to do the job, I found an equipment rental place that I can get a hoist, a stand, and the tools for less than 100 dollars. Also, have you done the rear main before? When I disassembled everything last time I couldn't figure out how to get the seal and cover off past the end of the crankshaft without tearing it up, does it just slip off the end with a little elbow grease?

 

[chuckster57]

I haven't had to do my rear main seal. There is a special way to install it.

To install:

1. Clean the rear cover and engine block surfaces. Remove all traces of old RTV sealant from the oil pan and rear cover sealing surface by cleaning with a suitable solvent and drying thoroughly.
2. Coat the new rear oil seal with Lubriplate® or equivalent. Using an arbor press and spacer, install the new seal into the cover.

The seal must be installed from the engine block side of the rear cover, flush with the seal bore inner surface.

1. Install a seal pilot, Ford part no. T83T-6701B or equivalent onto the crankshaft.
2. Apply gasket sealant to the engine block gasket surfaces and install the rear cover gasket to the engine.
3. Apply a 1 / 4 in. (6mm) bead of RTV sealant onto the oil pan sealing surface, immediately after rear cover installation.
4. Push the rear cover into position on the engine and install the cover bolts and tighten them to 15 ft. lbs. (20 Nm).
5. Position the flywheel on the crankshaft flange. Coat the threads of the flywheel attaching bolts with sealant and install the bolts and flexplate, if equipped. Tighten the bolts to specification, alternating across from each bolt.
6. Install the clutch and transmission. Run the engine and check for oil leaks

 

[erik49051]

I'm in St Louis so I can't help you personally, but I can pray for you!

I hope you find someone to help you.

 

[Jethro86]

Thank you!

 

[TXimport]

I'm in St Louis so I can't help you personally, but I can pray for you!

I hope you find someone to help you.

x2 except i'm in tx! Sorry for the bad run. I suspect the pics a storys of your travels hurt the most!

 

[Jethro86]

So when I was cleaning out the oil pan and flushing the pickup tube I found about 6 really small chips of what looks like phenolic, any ideas where they're from?

 

[chuckster57]

So when I was cleaning out the oil pan and flushing the pickup tube I found about 6 really small chips of what looks like phenolic, any ideas where they're from?

Any way to post a pic?

 

[Bill1013]

All I can say is, everyone stay clear of Detroit, bad bad place for truck stealing and breaking into vehicles. A fellow on the FTE (Ford Truck Enthusiast) had his 2003 F450 stolen in less than 2 minutes from the Hotel parking lot last month.

This morning around 5:45am a truck pulled in to the hotel i'm staying at in Detroit Michigan, they stopped beside my 450 and at 5:47 they were pulling out of the parking lot. So my 450 was stolen this morning. People in the Detroit and surrounding areas Please Keep your eyes open!!!

 

[Bill1013]

Sorry about you loss. If you were closure, I have all the equipment you would need for the repair. Ever get by here and have problems call four 1 nine 3 Zero two five 33 six. See profile for city.

 

[Bill1013]

So when I was cleaning out the oil pan and flushing the pickup tube I found about 6 really small chips of what looks like phenolic, any ideas where they're from?

Can't imagine where those chips came from, but I would sure check the oil cooler tubes, if the O'rings have not been changed on it,it would be a good time to do that now, at least you would know it's not partially plugged. IH dealers have the o'rings and gasket's.