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Old Nov 24, 2014 | 08:12 AM
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I have seen this when I was a Caterpillar mechanic when a injector popped off and fill the cylinder with fuel and caused and Hydraulic lock. Now in most cases the fuel will drain out of the cylinder in to the crankcase bypass the rings after sitting. check and see if you have fuel in your oil pan
Will do that.
 
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Old Nov 24, 2014 | 08:47 AM
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I am thinking about putting the new broker and rod on and new injector in then crank it over by hand and see if it moves freely with no binding. If all good then out all back together and run with it. Any thoughts on that.
 
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Old Nov 24, 2014 | 08:50 AM
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I am thinking about putting the new broker and rod on and new injector in then crank it over by hand and see if it moves freely with no binding. If all good then out all back together and run with it. Any thoughts on that.
That's what I would do.
 
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Old Nov 24, 2014 | 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by jswartz84
That's what I would do.
Ok so I am thinking on the right track. Also befor I out in the new parts is it true I need to clock the balancer to the 11'o'clock position
 
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Old Nov 24, 2014 | 08:59 AM
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Not sure on the position of the balancer but you will want that cylinder at TDC.
 
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Old Nov 24, 2014 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by jswartz84
Not sure on the position of the balancer but you will want that cylinder at TDC.
How would I know it's a tdc?
 
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Old Nov 24, 2014 | 09:25 AM
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How would I know it's a tdc?
The best way is with a compression gauge in the glowplug hole of that cylinder.
Then you should have a little slack/no pressure on the rocker and you can wiggle them a little.
Slowly rotate the crank by hand ratchet or breaker bar.
 
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Old Nov 24, 2014 | 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by dannyboy950
The best way is with a compression gauge in the glowplug hole of that cylinder.
Then you should have a little slack/no pressure on the rocker and you can wiggle them a little.
Slowly rotate the crank by hand ratchet or breaker bar.
So what pressure am I looking for to know I am at tdc? The rokers on the cylinder in question are already out
 
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Old Nov 24, 2014 | 05:25 PM
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Manual says to clock The crank dowl at 6 o'clock. Doesn't say anything about turning it over before torquing any particular cylinders but I would pull it through by hand anyway just to check for binding. Do you know if the replacement pushrods is shorter? It's my understanding the original legnth ones are no longer available and replacements are 0.050in shorter. It would be ok to mix them I guess, but I might replace them all if it was in the budget. Or possibly the shorter ones were installed during the previous work.


 
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Old Nov 24, 2014 | 06:34 PM
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I keep hearing everyone say the new pushrods are .050 shorter, but I'm sort of confused as to what this is supposed to benefit. With hydraulic lifters, unless you are bottoming out the lifter how is that shorter pushrod supposed to matter?
 
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Old Nov 24, 2014 | 06:46 PM
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I'm not sure about the benefits but it would change the relationship of how long the oil bleed hole on the side of the lifter is covered and open by the cup inside the lifter. .050 doesn't seem like much to me, I don't think it reduces lift at the valve but there is less pressure inside the lifter with the shorter pushrods. Another possibility is that it's just part of the "commonization" with the 6.4 engine, but either way the ford parts guy is gonna hand you the shorter ones.
 
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Old Nov 24, 2014 | 08:28 PM
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So got the injector out looks to be intact but really not sure since I have never seen an injector before
 
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Old Nov 24, 2014 | 08:42 PM
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Show us a pic!
 
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Old Nov 24, 2014 | 08:43 PM
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Did you rev this thing really high by chance? Anything that comes to mind?
 
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Old Nov 24, 2014 | 08:52 PM
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Did not rev high that I can remember try to keep it under 3,500 rpm
 
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