I am wondering what else I should be looking for when I look at a pulled 6.9? From what the guy has told me it has been sitting between a year and two years as well as pulled it just before he rolled his truck. I know the early 6.9's had a block heater crack issue. Anything else I should look at before I decided to take or pass ?

On a side note, my 7.3 just recently cavitated and this 6.9 is the only one I have been able to find in my area w/o buying a drop-in replacement. By all the posts I've read up on, it should drop in for the most part right?

'89 f-250 xlt 4x4

Thanks in advance
kpjr

 

Nevermind. I am going to have to pass on the motor.

 

kp,do you mind sharing the current mileage and coolant maintenance history if any,of the 7.3l.
thanks.

 

of my 7.3? Bought it last April '10, 245k miles. I have roughly put on 6k miles since buying it. I have kept up all maint on it (i.e., cleaning CDR, keeping SCA levels up, etc), but I had issues shortly after buying it finally coming to head last November. Thought it was a head gasket but it was worse than that.

 

previous owner(s) must not have kept up on her.any signs of SCA's in the coolant upon purchase or?

Engines:

Turbo:


1994
Engine
Ford Truck F250 7.3TD,VIN K 207,907 C XA0074 $1600
Best Auto Parts Inc. USA-WA(Lynnwood) E-mail 1-800-562-9174 / 1-425-778-2137
http://www.bestautopartsinc.biz/




N/A:


1991
Engine
Ford Truck 250 RUNS GOOD BLWS BLUE SMOKE HAD TURBO 0 A 011289 $700 Torgerson's Wrecking, Inc. USA-WA(Chehalis) E-mail 800-647-7898 / 360-262-9051

1989
Engine
Ford Truck 250 7.3,DIESEL,RUNS GOOD,OIL OK,JT 45,631 A 30719 $1200.1 AAA Auto Wrecking USA-WA(Kent) E-mail 1-800-404-1552

1988
Engine
Ford Truck F250 7.3,C4AT,WAC,10-87 N5561 $1250 All West Coast Auto Wrecking USA-WA(Shelton) Request_Quote 1-800-720-4599 Request_Insurance_Quote




6.9l

1986
Engine
Ford Truck F250 UCS,30 DAY WARR,NO 72HR F035MD $850 Bills Auto Dismantling USA-WA(Spokane) E-mail 1-800-482-8480

1985
Engine
Ford Truck 250 13376 $650 I-5 Auto & Truck Parts USA-WA(Chehalis) Request_Quote 800-551-4489 / 360-262-3550 Request_Insurance_Quote

1986
Engine
Ford Truck 250 BROWN,LARIATWONT TURN OVER 10441 $600 I-5 Auto & Truck Parts USA-WA(Chehalis) Request_Quote 800-551-4489 / 360-262-3550 Request_Insurance_Quote

1985
Engine
Ford Truck F250 8-420 (6.9L, dsl, VIN 1), frm eng #237705 183,000 A K04506 $1150 Gerry's Foreign Auto Parts USA-WA(Kittitas) E-mail 1-800-848-5578

 

I'm not sure if I checked it when I first bought it although I remember changing out the radiator fiarly soon after purchasing the truck. The rad was all corroded up and crap. Once I installed the new rad, water pump & fan clutch (I had doubts...), she ran fairly okay but kept losing some water. I thought it was a leaky thermostat housing gasket since it showed some wetness, but it wasn't that at all. About a week after heading to the ocean she started to steam out of the tail, but still no coolant smell. IT wasn't until I thoght my injectors or IP had gone is when I noticed she was getting coolant in the oil filler neck.

I was hoping to find a replacement engine to throw into her so I can have her running again since it is hard ding a house remodel w/o a working truck. But she is outside, I have no garage and will not be able to do any of the engine work on her while she's in the mud.

 

how did you determine it was cavitation and not just a blown head gasket?

how does the coolant look? any signs of oil there?

interesting thread of yours:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...injectors.html

 

A buddy & me pulled the engine, brought it to his place to tear it down. Sent the block * heads for off to be pressure checked and magfluxed. That is when I was told that #8 and #6 have a pin hole leak in the cylinder walls. Only coolant in the oil, no oil in the coolant/rad system.

 

I have been looking for a spare parts truck & such but nothing cheaper than a grand around here. Engines it seems people seem to think are solid gold. One on craigslists last week the guy was asking 1,200$ for a 190k mile engine.

 

ahh ok.well that settles that then.dang.
she was just getting broken in nicely too.

see post #5 again?
i found ya 4 engines for under 1k in WA.

 

It has been an exercise of patience & persistence. hehe. Everything else on her is in really great condition for the age, just the engine was not treated very well. There were many things I found while working on the engine that were "WTF" moments.

I guess I'm not looking in the right places or am not using the right search terms. So I guess what should I look for in an engine after it has been pulled? Do I need to re-do everything on her (i.e., head gasket ?) while she's still out on a pulled engine?

I'm asking because I have never used a pulled engine before nor have I ever worked on a diesel to this length either.

thx

 

Sweet didn't see that #5 post originally. Thanks! The only engine I've seen shows up on that site is the '89 7.3 for 1,600. Where did you find the others?

ya, and for my interesting post that is went everything was hitting the fan. >_<

 

Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market

 

well now don't i feel stupid. I never thought of using those sites. lol Thanks again!

 

Don't feel stupid, I have a 6.9l you can HAVE if you pay shipping, its located in montana....so its yours if you want it. Its out of the later model 6.9l from an 87 F-350 Single Cab. It has 139k on it.