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Old Mar 29, 2016 | 12:25 PM
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I'm looking around at Blue Spring kits and i see some with banjo bolts and a drain valve.
What these items for?
 
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Old Mar 29, 2016 | 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by jlillie
I'm looking around at Blue Spring kits and i see some with banjo bolts and a drain valve.
What these items for?
Maybe post a link or two to what you are finding? I did a quick search and saw one place that was bundling an "upgraded" (aftermarket) HFCM drain plug with the blue spring. It could be 6.4 banjo bolts are being bundled with something like above by somebody? Just guessing here...
 
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Old Mar 29, 2016 | 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by diesel_dan
Maybe post a link or two to what you are finding? I did a quick search and saw one place that was bundling an "upgraded" (aftermarket) HFCM drain plug with the blue spring. It could be 6.4 banjo bolts are being bundled with something like above by somebody? Just guessing here...
The one I'm looking at is on eBay:
03 07 Ford 6 0L Powerstroke Diesel Blue Spring Kit Upgraded Drain Plug Banjos | eBay
 
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Old Mar 29, 2016 | 12:55 PM
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For $110.00 bucks I wouldn't call it an upgrade, more like an upsell. jmho
 
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Old Mar 29, 2016 | 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by jlillie
Well, unless your cover is cracked, you don't need that, and to be plain blunt: I've never believed the 6.4 bajo bolts "fixed" anything. That is the new Ford HFCM drain plug which I think is worth doing, but it alone is Cheap, like $11 or so...
 
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Old Mar 29, 2016 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Mcrafty1
I'll jump in here and say Yes, the new spring protrudes out a bit further than the old one. You will need to press it in with the cover as you start the screws and then it will pull in as you screw it tight. Just a word of caution...don't over tighten the screws, they will remove much harder the next time if you do.

just snug the screws up and try to apply near even pressure on each and it should be fine.
thanks for the response.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2016 | 03:13 PM
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thanks for the response.
Happy to be of help, admittedly I have little wrenching experience on my 6.0...I have had great luck with it so far with very few upgrades and regular oil, fuel and air maintenance. I hope you fair as well.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2016 | 04:39 PM
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Not a lot of difference. Here is a pic




This thread in the Tech folder.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ue-spring.html

Yup, the spring does stick up above the housing. You gotta put some pressure on the cover to keep it against the housing when installing the screws.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2016 | 06:03 PM
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Thanks Rusty! Just what I was looking for
 
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Old Mar 29, 2016 | 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by J ballan
Hello everybody, I'm going to order a upgraded fuel pressure spring and I'm not sure if I need the whole kit or not? I would like to just replace the spring and gasket (because I'm broke lol) but not sure if I need the housing? Is the new housing specific to the blue spring? Or can I just reuse my old one? Pretty sure it's in good shape. Thanks
One more question on the kits with and without housing.
The kits i see without the housing do not come with the little white plastic part at the top of the housing which i believe is called the "Fixed Orifice" (gleaned from Rusty's Thread #16 post.

Is it worth getting the kit with the housing just in case this little white part is broken?

I apologize if I'm hijacking this thread.
 
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