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Apr 13, 2016 | 03:49 AM

willowbilly3

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From: Black Hills of SD

a real mess

I know this isn't the powerstroke forum but have any of you ever blown a high pressure oil fitting? What a mess. I had oil dripping off the trailer.

Apr 13, 2016 | 09:45 AM

GB SISSON

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No, but I had oil dripping off my trailer from a rear pinion seal leak. When I got on the ferry I noticed a puddle of 90 wt below each loop of safety chain. Something about that draft that spreads the oil all over everything. I went from here to Bozeman Montana and back with that leaky seal, filling the rear axle regularly. I feel your pain. A year later the trailer still stinks.

Apr 13, 2016 | 10:12 AM

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Don't know what year your Powerstroke is but if its got a 6.0 RUN away from it. My '04 was great for the first 6 years and 46K miles but the last year and 1k miles were a nightmare. Ford wouldn't do anything to assist since it was out of warranty. My first car was a Model A that I bought when I was 15 but no more new Fords for me from now on. OK, I'm done with my rant.

Apr 13, 2016 | 12:53 PM

willowbilly3

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Nope, no 6.0 for me. Mine is a 2000 7.3. A good old soldier but a little anemic next to a 6.4 or 6.7. It must have dumped about 2+ gallons in just a short time. I limped it off the interstate into a gas station and probably a gallon of oil drained out of the valley onto the ground. One good thing, you will never starve a 7.3 and ruin it. The injectors stop firing when there is still about 6 quarts in the pan. Or so I'm told.
I may never own a Ford diesel newer than a 7.3. They get the job done and are still pretty reasonable for parts. By the time I can afford a 6.4, they will be so old and worn out I won't want one anyway. I wouldn't mind a cummins but I just can't drive a Dodge to own one.

Apr 13, 2016 | 05:05 PM

49fordv8f4

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I can't imagine the mess with that black oil all over everything. I'm glad you didn't hurt the engine.
Mark

Apr 13, 2016 | 08:20 PM

49fordv8f4

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Willowbilly, I had something similar but not near as messy happen a few years ago. The tank switching valve on my '85 E250 Club Wagon didn't switch driving across I80 Nebraska and left us setting along side the road. My van has a Banks turbo 6.9. My son and I crawled under and swapped the supply lines on the valve and we were on our way. I filled up both tanks at the next station and drove on. In a short while we started smelling diesel. When I swapped lines earlier I didn't swap the return lines also, so the engine was using fuel from one tank and returning the excess to the other full tank. It didn't take very many miles before it was running out the fuel neck, all over the back of the van and all over my trailer behind with my son's '78 F150 4x4 on it. Diesel was literally dripping or I should say running off of everything. At least it wasn't as hard to clean up as your oil.
Mark