Yup, this is true. Pay to play is real with anything you upgrade. At this point, my SD has cost me quite a bit less money just being a little ahead of the game with some, SOME of the upgrades it already has LOL. It's been a nice break from the run I had previously....though I have been looking at some OBS trucks and been tempted to have a daily driver for Sara and the kiddos. But yes, expensive and reliable or fast and cheap is the real truth.

And that's the best thing. No payments is almost always cheaper than fixing what you have and you have done some good work to this point. Just keep at it.

 

I have no plans to get rid of this truck at this time at all to good of a truck

 

Well got all the cups installed new head on almost finished torquing it down the I just gotta reinstall everything I took off and throw new orings on the injectors and drop them in and take it for a drive sounds easier than it is

 

Also how long before I can fill with coolant I used the 620 green loctite

 

i think I would wait until injectors are in and torqued.

 

Also little back story on this truck I picked it up with 177,000 miles on the clock. It's a 96 f250 supercab 4x4 originally auto well auto didn't last long so I converted to manual. Then did diy efuel and intake also exhaust. Then I was having issues with front tire wear pretty bad I picked up a used set of 05 axles. With everything needed for swap for 1200 and a used set of 20in wheels and tires for it which there went my savings once again. Then I installed injectors and gauges of corse. then trouble began major oil loss which I believed to be the turbo seals but turns out einjector orings.I had already bought a turbo so everything went well then for about 1500 miles. Then It started picking coolant so I swapped motor with a 94.5. And swapping over all my parts along with motorcraft glow plugs and oil cooler seals. Then started having weird noise and low boost turned out to be the 94.5 have two less bolts in intake plenums so built flat ones. Then was getting ready to get chip reflashed and this happened and there went that money. Oh also in that time with my original engine the tin nut fell off my ipr and it blew the nut off back of hpop so was one more expense been a long 4 and half years and lot of work but maybe I'm almost getting it straightened out lol

 

Okay that was the plan which I'll put them in tomorrow thanks again guys for help

 

Also quick question here my brother has a e99 with 150 cc injectors but he's wanting to go to t4 probably a s366 and eventually a t500 is headstuds and springs and push rods nesecarry for that combination that's his only plans for it he just wants a reliable daily and tow rig has no plans to go bigger

 

Well I've about given up guys it won't run it keeps hydro locking I've turned it over buy hand it turns over good with glow plugs out till no more oil comes out I've installed new orings double checked everything I honestly don't know if anyone has any ideas Thad be great but as of now im counting it a loss i guess probably time to part it out very frustrated been messing with it for almost 2 weeks

 

Pm me if interested in parts off it have lots of recites for new parts I may start parting it out if I can't figure it out shortly

 

Did you filled the oil rails with oil and hpop reservoir? Leave the glow plugs out and cranck the engine with the starter to remove any fuel/oil/coolant from rhe cylinders, also make sure your glow plugs are working.

Dont give up on her just yet i know your frustrated but in the end it could be something so simple, take a break from her and go at it again.

 

Oh I'm taking a brake from it for a bit I topped of resivor I've pulled glow plugs and turned it over I got everything clear several time I think my starter maybe getting weak I just need brake from truck for bit gonna clean shop and then tear into it again but my frustration is getting best of me I've done this same job on several rigs including mine more than once but it just doesn't seem like it's going as simple but it never seems to be on my own stuff

 

I'm sure you did but did you get the injectors seated all the way down? I use 50-50 vaseline jelly and oil mixed really well on the O rings before tapping them down all the way.

 

Well I was cleaning on shop then started cleaning my valve covers and parts and what not and decided to put batteries on charge one last time well turns out the turning over part was low batteries now I can get it to hit resivor is full of oil I keep cranking in short spurts with the battery charger on and then letting starter cool down so hopefully all will be well soon I hope

 

Yes I oild them pretty good as I've done in the past I honestly think part of issue was low batteries don't have it running yet but I've got it turning over now nice and good batteries where much lower than I thought they just needed to charge for a while