Need quick UVCH help
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Need quick UVCH help
So I got valve cover gaskets and UVCH harnesses from the Ford house. The Ford guy told me they didn't even have a part number for pigtails. So... I got to the pass side to find a badly burnt pin (gasket had a huge hole blown out). I am wondering if I should plug the old pigtail connector in to the new gasket or not. The GP pin is obviously discolored on the pigtail, but the Ford house is closed today and I HAVE to get my truck out of my buddy's shop today. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Took the connector apart and cleaned the discolored pin with DN alcohol. Pin looks good but I'll probably end up doing pigtails soon. It looks way worse than it is with the blue shell on there.
Other things we found while doing this:
Compressor wheel looks bad. I'll try to post pics later.
Turbo is leaking oil between the compressor and turbine housings. Pedestal is completely covered in oil. Again, will try to post pics when I get home later.
I'm really hoping the UVCH was responsible for the bucking at low throttle. The hole in the pass side gasket was awfully close to the injector pin. Both sides were backed out a bit so we did the 50 cent mod while we were in there.
3 bad GP's on driver side, and 2 bad on the passenger side as well as the burnt gasket and backed out connectors. The truck should start a lot better!
Other things we found while doing this:
Compressor wheel looks bad. I'll try to post pics later.
Turbo is leaking oil between the compressor and turbine housings. Pedestal is completely covered in oil. Again, will try to post pics when I get home later.
I'm really hoping the UVCH was responsible for the bucking at low throttle. The hole in the pass side gasket was awfully close to the injector pin. Both sides were backed out a bit so we did the 50 cent mod while we were in there.
3 bad GP's on driver side, and 2 bad on the passenger side as well as the burnt gasket and backed out connectors. The truck should start a lot better!
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If you want to avoid any damage to the new VC gasket then just lift one of the small control leads off the GPR and it will not operate.
If it is cold to start without GPs plug in the block heater and have a few beers with your bud. Should be warm enough to start in a couple hours.
If it is cold to start without GPs plug in the block heater and have a few beers with your bud. Should be warm enough to start in a couple hours.
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If you want to avoid any damage to the new VC gasket then just lift one of the small control leads off the GPR and it will not operate.
If it is cold to start without GPs plug in the block heater and have a few beers with your bud. Should be warm enough to start in a couple hours.
If it is cold to start without GPs plug in the block heater and have a few beers with your bud. Should be warm enough to start in a couple hours.
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Noticed one of the 4 bolts between the center section and turbine housing was missing. That explains the oil all over the turbo. New bolt installed and new compressor wheel on the way with fuel bowl rebuild kit from Guzzle.
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Good luck on the turbo but I think it mit be more then just the one bolt if the rest were tight. If so you can get a kit from Clay easy fix.
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Man I hope not. I have a inquiry in to Ron's Turbo Service. The shaft play felt fine, and the bolt appeared to have backed out rather that snapping off. We threw a bolt in until I get the new ones from Guzzle site. The compressor spins free and doesn't seem like it's rubbing or anything. Fingers crossed.
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