Pulled engine, what to do?
Mountain Pass
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From: Western ny
Ah yes good one! I forgot about this. Allow to embellish and say that one should get the longer coils to get the Helicoil/Recoil through the full depth of the plate.
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From: Henderson, NV
Absolutely go full depth with helicoils! The “3D” designation is the length of the insert - 3 times the diameter- so 3 x 10mm. This is as long as you can go with a helicoil in that spacer plate. The helicoil kit comes with shorties, I needed to order the longer 3D ones off Amazon.
Mountain Pass
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From: Western ny
Hey Leonard, if you missed it others might too, so I’m gad you chimed in and made me explain further. When I pulled my starter, one bolt was only finger tight and the 2 bolts were different sized heads and different lengths… New bolts (with the mushroom head) from Napa at 40mm long are almost full depth in the helicoil.
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Just FYI, I wouldn’t trust any eBay seller for the sensors and glow plugs. Oil pan is a different story though.
CNC Fab, Riffraff, DieselOrings. com to name a few known good sources.
CNC Fab, Riffraff, DieselOrings. com to name a few known good sources.
It's a Van Gogh
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From: Elk Grove, CA
Lots of good stuff above. I'd definitely replace the HPOP lines, the fuel lines, reseal the fuel bowl (keep it) and install an FRX.
And a fuel pressure gauge, no way to measure that otherwise.
All this stuff I'm recommending can be easily done with engine in the truck. Basically high priority preventive maintenance any truck this age should get.
Other end of the truck, Hutch and Harpoon mods, same reason.
And a fuel pressure gauge, no way to measure that otherwise.
All this stuff I'm recommending can be easily done with engine in the truck. Basically high priority preventive maintenance any truck this age should get.
Other end of the truck, Hutch and Harpoon mods, same reason.
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Trailering
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From: Franklin Indiana
Not sure...I'll check.
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Trailering
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From: Franklin Indiana
Engine back and running again!
Thank you all for chiming in with helpful input. I just got the engine in the the truck and running a few days ago, so happy to have it back up again! And for the first time since I've owned it, it looks like it might be drip free 
Thank you all again!
Thank you all again!
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Hey Steve! Glad to hear you got your truck back up and running!
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