Fuel Leak
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Fuel Leak
I've got a pretty bad fuel leak that only seems to show up when the truck is running. Its a '92 Superduty with the 7.3. I did the fuel return line kit over the winter, and it solved my hard starting issues.
I pulled it into the garage to pull the plow off and it was leaking diesel pretty bad. Its dripping down from either side of the tranny. I wasn't able to see any major leaks though that could account for this. I know there are some fuel lines that run down between the engine and the firewall, but I'm not able to figure out how to actually put eyeballs on them. Are these prone to leaks?
That said, I see some bubbles forming around the base of one of the injectors. It doesn't look like its coming from the cap though... from the injector itself. It doesn't look like enough to account for the amount of fuel I saw leaking, but its definitely something I want to get sorted out. If I installed the cap poorly would the bubbles look like they're coming from the base of the injector? What size is the injector 'nut'? My biggest wrench is 3/4 and it doesn't fit... I have to pick something up from the hardware store.
Completely off topic, but does anyone know how much the dump bed on a '92 F-Superduty weighs? Trying to calculate how much sand to add for snow plow traction without overloading the suspension.
I pulled it into the garage to pull the plow off and it was leaking diesel pretty bad. Its dripping down from either side of the tranny. I wasn't able to see any major leaks though that could account for this. I know there are some fuel lines that run down between the engine and the firewall, but I'm not able to figure out how to actually put eyeballs on them. Are these prone to leaks?
That said, I see some bubbles forming around the base of one of the injectors. It doesn't look like its coming from the cap though... from the injector itself. It doesn't look like enough to account for the amount of fuel I saw leaking, but its definitely something I want to get sorted out. If I installed the cap poorly would the bubbles look like they're coming from the base of the injector? What size is the injector 'nut'? My biggest wrench is 3/4 and it doesn't fit... I have to pick something up from the hardware store.
Completely off topic, but does anyone know how much the dump bed on a '92 F-Superduty weighs? Trying to calculate how much sand to add for snow plow traction without overloading the suspension.
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