6.9/7.3 silly question

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Dec 5, 2011 | 05:35 PM

horsez2go

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6.9/7.3 silly question

Does anyone have a decent pic of the front of a 6.9/7.3 engine with all the brackets in place? i finally got the heads and intake reinstalled, and since it has been apart a while and its COLD outside, i'd like to do a lego plug and go instead of taking time to reason it out. i know, i know, a silly reason i agree, but the pics in the manuals really blow, and i can get more from a decent pic of a real engine. an hour or two dont sound like much, but at 15 degreese, with a pic, i can cut it to 45 minutes! any help would be greatly APPRECIATED!!!!!

Dec 5, 2011 | 06:50 PM

jb10725

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Does the engine have a serpentine or v-belt setup? I think the serpentine belt vs. the v-belt engines have different layouts, mainly with the location of the vacuum pump. The alternator and A/C compressor brackets are in the same place but look different too, I think. Also a v-belt engine won't have a tensioner pulley, and I don't know if they have any idler pulleys.

Dec 5, 2011 | 08:17 PM

greywynd

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Nope, no idlers on V-belt engines. Alternators moved when the belts changed, and went to a solid mount with a serpentine setup.

Here's a couple v-belt/front engine pics from a truck I tore down a while back...there's more pics in my garage if you want to look through them.

Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums - greywynd's Album: '89 Superduty Truck teardown - Picture

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/p...763445&thumb=1