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Old 09-18-2013, 11:15 PM
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Cheap Blue Spring

Is their anywhere to order the Blue Spring without getting the whole kit? I hate to pay $45.00 for the whole kit when I just need the little spring.
 
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Old 09-18-2013, 11:34 PM
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I think riffraff diesel sells just the spring. Here is the link, http://www.riffraffdiesel.com/mm5/me...de=F601-FS-FPR
 
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Old 09-18-2013, 11:53 PM
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Slip in a BB out of the Kids Red Ryder BB Gun

 
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Old 09-19-2013, 12:38 AM
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Nice, haven't seen this come up for quite a while. I remember when I first got my truck reading about the "BB Mod" and then the Blue Spring of course. I almost did it too but for some reason I felt more comfortable shelling out 70 bucks for the blue spring kit...
 
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Old 09-19-2013, 06:18 AM
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45 bucks is cheaper than a bunch of injectors, while you're in there change some seals
 
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Old 09-19-2013, 06:58 AM
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Bobcat has a hardened steel ball part# 6592105 that is .187 and will give you about 60-65 lbs of pressure. It will run you all of $1.00
 
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Old 09-19-2013, 12:39 PM
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International dealers have the blue spring kit, paid under $25 for mine
 
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Old 09-19-2013, 02:02 PM
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Since I already had a gasket kit, I got my spring off of eBay for about $17.
 
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Old 09-19-2013, 02:18 PM
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Slip in a BB out of the Kids Red Ryder BB Gun

Hell, that's a great idea if you are in a pinch, fuel pressure is too low and you can't buy a new spring anywhere.
 
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Old 09-19-2013, 05:03 PM
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With 300 buck inj. not counting labor and a 15 grand engine I'll pay for the engineered spring upgrade. In fact I did.
 
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Old 09-19-2013, 05:12 PM
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With 300 buck inj. not counting labor and a 15 grand engine I'll pay for the engineered spring upgrade. In fact I did.
When I got into modding 6.0 stuff we didn't have a blue spring upgrade, nor did we have regulated return systems. We had to improvise lots of things that can be easily bought off the shelf now. I did have a fuel pressure gauge that let me know right off the bat that there was a problem, and the BB was a quick easy fix, especially since I was a Bobcat parts manager. I actually don't recommend anyone do that unless it's a life or death emergency. You are very right about $300 injectors and 15K engines.
 
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When I got into modding 6.0 stuff we didn't have a blue spring upgrade, nor did we have regulated return systems. We had to improvise lots of things that can be easily bought off the shelf now. I did have a fuel pressure gauge that let me know right off the bat that there was a problem, and the BB was a quick easy fix, especially since I was a Bobcat parts manager. I actually don't recommend anyone do that unless it's a life or death emergency. You are very right about $300 injectors and 15K engines.
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Yes you don't want to Lose it

It Best if was installed by someone that does there own wrenching

Its when someone that didn't know it was there and goes to fix something
 
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The BB is a Touch Small isn't it


You could Fine Tune the trucks fuel Press
 
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You know if a person was good at fabrication they could add a screw
with a lock nut and seal to the regulator and "play" with the settings.

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BTW this was post 4600 so only 400 more till 5K
 


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