About 175k on odometer.

 

i get a deal with toxicdiesel so if you wanna know my prices on parts if you may need messege me and il see wat i can save ya

 

Thanks. I think I have everything I need. But ill keep it in mind.

 

Got the cam and lifters in last night. The heads should be done at the machine shop the beginning of next week.

 

Got the new oil dipstick adapter for the oil pan. Installed the oil pan. Picked up the heads from machine shop today. I think I finally have all the parts to put it back together. Just need the time.

 

Did you buy a new cam from ford? Just wondering if maybe you tried one of Matts stage 1 cams. Please keep posting and show some pictures if possible. We always love pictures. Chet

 

great thread JT371 .. not a tech by trade but have torn several Taurus SHO motors apart and rebuild them. But to take a 7.3 out .... think you would need one big garage to do that .... not sure if i could do what your doing in my two car garage !

Keep up the posts ... extremely interesting reading !!!!!

 

Still using the stock cam. Ill post some more pics soon.

 

I took Ag Engineering on college and have been at a farm machinery/light construction dealership for over 12 yrs. I haven't been rebuilding engines there. But I understand the basics with doing so.
My shop at home is 30'x60'. The amount of room I'm using to do the rebuild is about the size of a 2 stall garage. If I remember correctly Ziggy built his motor in a small garage and installed it outside with a tractor and loader. So it doesn't matter how much room you have.
I'll keep posting as work continues.

 

The fan is still on the water pump from when I pulled the motor. Not sure if it will be in the way to reassemble the rest of the engine, if it is I'll be the first to know.

 

Have you even pulled the cam out yet?

 

Please excuse the ignorance of the comment above!

 

I have read a couple different ways of installing the rear crank seal. Not sure what everyone has done with good luck other than using the expensive install tools.

 

let me know how you go with this. Im in the same boat. The tool is not an option here in AUS. No one here hires em out. Im keen to see what you do. Failing that I will have to make something up.

 

Confused, I thought the seal bolted on and was sealed with grey motorcraft sealant. If your referring to the wear sleave that goes over the crank, we just used a small amount heat to swell the ring and it slipped right over it. Once cooled it was tight. Probably is a better way but it's what I had! What is the proper way?