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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 09:17 AM
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How many miles and what mods on the motor?
 
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 10:32 AM
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800K+ mods are on the the first page, signature dont show for some reason.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 10:43 AM
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OK, found your mods on page 1:
Stage 1 rosewoods
T500 from joey
6.0 intercooler e99 spyder andic pipes
6.0 Fan

(No chip?)

Sorry to be a nuisance but I didn't see how many miles on the motor? Probably somewhere in the 18 pages of your thread. Sorry to hear about the problems but it sounds like it will end well.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 12:21 PM
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800K as in 800 thousand miles.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 01:07 PM
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Wow. I'd say that engine paid for itself a few times.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 01:30 PM
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Yup 810,xxx miles, on stock tranny and engine.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2016 | 01:33 PM
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At least you have another motor you are getting together. The mule will live on
 
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Old Feb 17, 2016 | 08:30 PM
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The mules engine seems to be ok for right know, still has blow-by but no dead miss while cranking, or while idleing. Still havent had a chance to talk to my machinest.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2016 | 09:29 PM
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Any way that the piston cooling jets might of broken? Never crossed my mind. Sounds possible there were reports of prople having cooling jet problems
 
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Old Feb 17, 2016 | 09:37 PM
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Any way that the piston cooling jets might of broken? Never crossed my mind. Sounds possible there were reports of prople having cooling jet problems
This crossed my mind the other day. I know the spouts will come out of the flange and fall down in the oil pan, but I would think that would become catastrophic quickly with the lack of oil on the piston, but maybe not. I don't know.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2016 | 10:00 PM
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It started out of the blue, it started with lite blow by fumes with no pressure, then it progressed to what I have now, there might be a chance thats what happened. Cracked piston would allow for blow by gasses to get thru. Will see when ever I remove the engine.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2016 | 11:01 PM
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Talk to my machine guy and said theres a possibility that I can stay std size pistons/rings if not he says .20 over he said that its the first diesel engine he saw this clean and with very little wear (engine had over 400k when removed iirc) ill still need a quote (he was busy) heads are also getting freshend up, with a valve job, valve seats, valve guides.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2016 | 08:47 PM
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Talk to my machine guy and said theres a possibility that I can stay std size pistons/rings if not he says .20 over he said that its the first diesel engine he saw this clean and with very little wear (engine had over 400k when removed iirc) ill still need a quote (he was busy) heads are also getting freshend up, with a valve job, valve seats, valve guides.
Sounds like a plan ! Can't wait to hear more.
 
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Old Feb 28, 2016 | 05:25 PM
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Unrelated but heres a pic of the crew




From left to right
"Negra" pops truck 07 f150 xlt my old truck
"Porky" wifes truck 00 Excursion limited
"The Mule" mine 95 xlt
"In progress" My new work truck 01 f250 Platinum edition
 
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