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Old Dec 6, 2007 | 06:13 PM
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Up graded from ranger to F250 6.9L. Bought used from a guy down the street, a few months back. Here is want I know. Leaking P/S pump(new seal kit fixed that problem) Next, batteries seemed to be weak. Added water, cleaned, removed corrosion and recharged (batts are rated at 720cca each) Is that standard for this truck? Truck also wanders. The only thing that I notice is the left radius arm bushing bad. Any advice on this one, would be helpful. Bypassed water/fuel seperator. Did some research on this, found out that ford had a bad design. Went to junk yard, found a Racor 500fg. Installed in a couple of hours. Works good. Now the big problem. water in the oil. Head gasket, maybe. I am leaning toward a defective oil cooler, o-ring or gasket failure. So I pulled the oil cooler. Can these be checked for internal leaks ? I would to do some mods to the engine. (fuel pump, glow plug circuit) maybe add a coolant filter?
 
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Vehicle buying 101: Never buy a vehicle with water in the oil.
 
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Old Dec 6, 2007 | 07:31 PM
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