Hello everyone. New User!

I have 2 F-250s, a 97 F-250 HD with a 351w and E4OD, and a 86 F-250 6.9 IDI with a C6

This thread is about my 97

I bought the truck for less than a plane ticket because it had hit a cow. It was smashed in the front end, but to my surprise it started and drove all the way to my place, while pouring coolant. My Goal is to repair this truck to running order so I have a trailer pulling vehicle. in it's past life it seems to have been a Uhaul truck. It's now on 220k miles. My hope is to show others my progress, learn, and hopefully get help along the way with this truck. Some pictures attached of whats been going on

I'll take pics and start posting them along the way!

I'm also in need of repairing an Oil leak, that seems to be leaking even with the engine off, any advice would be appreciated, its running off the back of the engine, and off the bottom of the bell housing

 

I'd check valve covers for the leak

 

Taking your advice, I got new valve cover gaskets and hope to install them tomorrow night

 

 

Hi everyone, my glasses broke so I haven't worked on the truck much, I did clean it out a bit so I'll post pics but it has raised some questions, where can I get this bed hook

Some of mine are broke and I'd like to replace them

 

Work has been getting done. Cleaning the cab, removed the front bushings which are trashed, and got my hitch installed. Repaired some wiring too.






still looking for these hooks

 

im going to follow along because I have the exact same truck.. I may steal some ideas.lol

 

I'm trying to figure out why my 351w is leaking oil with the engine off, it's losing alot, still 3 days later, i'm being told rear main or pan gasket, both sounds like it sucks

 

Updates of the oil leaks, idk where it is but hopefully this helps

Dirty pan


Possible front main leak?


Oil after sitting for 3 weeks


Bell housing oil


Between the pan and bell housing


Oil?


Dirty stuff


Pulled the bell housing plug, oil came out

 

So with the main seal being f'ed up and I'm kinda afraid of not being able to get the E4OD off without hating my life, I'm gonna take it to a shop and have them change my rear main. I'm starting to reassemble the truck.

I also found the bedhooks

 

Going to be honest. Have serious lust for your truck's drive train.

Somewhere out there is a dying 5.0/4.9 cream puff F something that somebody's getting tired of fixing.

Which diagnostic connector do you have?

At the corner of the firewall & inner fender near the driver's side hood hinge:



Or just under the center of your dash, near the middle?



Good luck with your project & welcome to FTE.

 

I have the internal OBD II connector

 

Trucks been on hold, I planned to change the valve cover gaskets and never did it. I just remove the upper intake to change them right?

 

You are correct. There is a hidden T40(?) Torx bolt in the middle of the upper intake. All the rest are in plain sight, this one is a bugger if you did not know it was there. I got the process down to about 15 minutes to remove the upper intake on my old '92 F350 w/5.8L engine. If/when the EGR tube nut will not break loose all you need to do is unbolt the EGR valve from the upper intake. Install a new gasket when re-assembling.

That EGR tube is frequently broken on this vintage truck due to heat/cooling cycle. Be aware your truck uses a very specific 1996/97 tube that has two sample ports for the DPFE style EGR feedback. If you break yours or find it broken it may be hard to find.

 

I believe my EGR isn't broken yet so I'll take a look

I'm sure I should change any gasket I remove(like intake) is there anything else I should change while I'm in there?