Cleaning the Engine Compartment..
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From: Middle Tennessee
Your caking of crap around the IC boots is normal for a non CCV modded truck. It is a boost leak happening or about to happen. The leak around the bowl area may not be a leak but just dust from residue. That is why I like a clean engine so I can see if it is leaking.
Matter of fact, I had a minor EBP rod leak at the pedestal along with the pedestal orings. I eliminated it with a non EBP unit. Check out the slob that Ford considers normal:
Matter of fact, I had a minor EBP rod leak at the pedestal along with the pedestal orings. I eliminated it with a non EBP unit. Check out the slob that Ford considers normal:
Hook it, I'll pull it.
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From: Grand Lake, La.
Originally Posted by thbowen
This may sound like a dumb question but why are you covering the Power Steering Pump?? The 6637 and the alternator I can understand and I do cover but have never covered the PS pump.
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From: Newport, WA
Originally Posted by Tenn01PSD350
Your caking of crap around the IC boots is normal for a non CCV modded truck. It is a boost leak happening or about to happen. The leak around the bowl area may not be a leak but just dust from residue. That is why I like a clean engine so I can see if it is leaking.
Matter of fact, I had a minor EBP rod leak at the pedestal along with the pedestal orings. I eliminated it with a non EBP unit. Check out the slob that Ford considers normal:
Matter of fact, I had a minor EBP rod leak at the pedestal along with the pedestal orings. I eliminated it with a non EBP unit. Check out the slob that Ford considers normal:
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From: Middle Tennessee
Originally Posted by superduty4x4
Care to elaborate on the "boost leak happening or about to happen" part?
This may not be a big leak, if any at all, but after a while it can get bigger or the hose can blow off under high boost conditions.
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Thanks for the help. I just cleaned mine up for the first time since the truck was new in 2003. I was impressed with how well the simple green cut through that grime. Thanks for the help
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Nice job Rhodester; both on the before and after photos as well as the most excellent cleaning job. I will be doing mine in the next week or two; got great tips from this post as well as others. What did you use for the hoses?
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Originally Posted by uliman
Nice job Rhodester; both on the before and after photos as well as the most excellent cleaning job. I will be doing mine in the next week or two; got great tips from this post as well as others. What did you use for the hoses?
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