Subscribing also......

 

I'll head out there shortly- finishing up my coffee and watching a little Hot Rod TV...

 

OK... I have a couple of questions.

1. What Build Date is reportedly the beginning point for PMR's? (Mine is 08/14/01)
2. Can someone provide a link to the thread that explains "How to tell..."?

Thanks

 

Here Pete, How can I tell if I have forged rods? - Powerstroke Nation and another one http://powerstrokenation.com/forums/...ad.php?t=27538 . Still trying to find the pics to find which hole to look in.

 

Well Joe are they forged or not?

 

Inquiring minds want to know.

 

We need to see if you truly have the potential to become a cummins killin 7.3

 

Here's the "How to tell" LINK

Info I have about production dates:

Start of production thru eng. ser. #1425746, sometime in 2001, are Forged Rods.

1425747 thru 1440712 are Powdered Rods, mid-year 2000.

1440713 thru 1498318 are Forged Rods. These were in 2000 and some 2001.

Starting with 1498319, 2001 up, thru final production run are all powdered.

The reason for the break in serial numbers is a "test" run to be sure there were no issues with the powdered rods.

Once the process was production tested (yeah, let the buyer do the testing) the powdered rod process was used until the end of production.

The only way to be truly certain is to look through the inspection hole.

 

12 pt. BOLT heads. PMRs.

So there you have it: ~450/1000 on a confirmed PMR motor.

 

Bummer! Hopefully, the way it's been holding up will be an indicator of a long healthy life span.

 

Man i would be sweating for sure. . . every time i roll into the throttle! You are a brave man joe!
Timmy

 

Thanks for the links, guys.

I just crawled under the truck to take a peek, but one of my bypass system hoses goes into that port and I don't feel like taking it loose right now. I'll try to remember to check it out when I do my next oil change, which won't bee too long from now.

 

Had to check for me. I guess 187**** isn't a good indicator of forged rods. Oh well, happy with the HP I have with 80e and stock. Always is nice to confirm, though. Reps given for the serial # posts. Thanks!

 

Mine is 1113142 built aug.99 so looks like forged rods. Sorry to hear Joe.

 

Woulda been nice Joe, sorry to here. I'm still going to look just for the heck of it but my hopes arn't even on the radar, just for info purposes, thanks for the link Robin..