Hey guys I wanna purchase an engine stand to overhaul my 1994 7.3IDI Turbo engine, but I don't know how much pounds the engine weighs. I don't wanna purchase the wrong engine stand. Can anyone help?? Also can anyone recommend a complete overhaul manual for this engine?

 

Not sure about the manual, I used a combination of the Chilton Manual and a lot of info from this forum. A complete 7.3 long block (heads no other bolt-ons) weighs in excess of 1200 lbs dry!

 

Thanks guy and I almost borrowed a friends 700lb engine stand wow!!

 

this is for the 6.9 but it will help

 

This question pops up every so often... technically the weight of the bare long block is in the 900's, (920 lbs according to several sites including this one... http://www.blueovaltrucks.com/tech/6_9-7_3-IDI.htm) but is typically around the 1,200 lb mark with all the accessories. At any rate, it's waaaaay to heavy for a 700 lb stand. You would be very sorry. Buy or rent a heavy duty stand.

The best manual I have found so far is the Haynes Diesel Tech Book. It covers Ford 6.9/7.3 IDI, early powerstrokes, and GM 6.2/6.5 engines. It has much better and in depth engine info than the chilton manuals that cover the entire truck, but get both.

Haynes Diesel Tech Book Engine Repair Manual: General Motors & Ford (Haynes Techbooks):Amazon:Books

 

I have both the Haynes and the Chilton diesel manuals neither one is worth taking home if you want to do more than change the oil and a filter or 2 the best manual is from helm if they have any left for your year model.

Helm Incorporated: Search Results

there is a CD that is the same thing I have several for different vehicles
If you send me a pm with your email I will send you a link to their website ( I don't know why but the forum won't let me post a link in a thread or even a PM.)
short of Helm it the most complete manual i have found for ford trucks.(it covers more than just the diesel engine.)


Mark

 

I just noticed your truck is a 94 so this link may be of use to you:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...47883778,d.eWU

 

The info I found was 940lbs Dressed.. I just used a 750lb rated engine stand for my build it was sagging some so I put a jack under the pan before it bent.

 

that is wrong. it is 940 undressed.
as was stated before, it is closer to 1200 lbs with all accessories on it.

 

My 6.9 folded up a 1200# Chinese stand,lol so I bought a good american 2000# stand love it.

 

Just pulled one off the orange harbor freight 750# stand after stripping it to a rolling short block.
It was a fully dressed motor when i put it on the stand. The stand head sagged a bit, and there was not going to be any rotating that motor... but it sat on it this whole time on plywood with no problems. I would not recommend anyone else try what i tried tho... that is way to much weight for a stand with only 3 points of floor contact. Breaking the head bolts loose... wow, the pucker factor slapped me a few times.

Save yourself the headache and use the 1ton stand.
I have added pneumatic tires to mine for moving these things around on rough terrain.
I pull these motors in driveways... and cranes dont roll so well on rocks.

 

Im looking for the bare bones weight of the block, no heads, no pistons, no crank, nothing, just the bare block. Is that what undressed means in this case?

Long story short Im making a 7.3L IDI engine block coffee table and I need to know if my floor is even going to support it, haha

 

I believe undressed means no accessory brackets, manifolds, etc. what good is it to know the weight of the block? Does your floor have a rated weight capacity?

To add a little info to the thread topic, when I pulled my motor, I used a 2000lb hoist, but had to fully extend it wich made it a 1000lb hoist. I had no problems. I bought the hoist at autozone... Price was reasonable.

 

A little off topic here, so I am sorry upfront, but how did you convert your crane, I need to do this as I do all of my work in the same type of environment and as you said, it is tough moving the crane around on gravel driveways!

Thanks in advance.

Dp

 

Well I live in an aging trailer with the living room being an addition that when it was built, was built very poorly (not by me, PO built it while stoned...) and randomly supported, I just wanted a rough estimate of the engine block so I know if the floor will even hold it