And check out what I saw:



Yepper, finally got around to starting the glow plug job. I've got the 4 on the driver's side changed. Changing the GP's is the easy part, what I hated was the sadistic ritual required to remove the rearmost valve cover bolt (note to self... find the engineer who decided cab over motor was a good idea and kick him in the nuts... repeatedly). Not looking forward to the passenger side with all the crap in the way... There was quite a bit of oil in there and I forgot to grab a rag, so I just went as fast as I could so not too much would get into the cylinders. It won't be going anywhere for a while, I don't think I'll have any problems (I hope not).
OK, now for the questions you just new I was going to ask:


I didn't wipe all the oil off, but I don't see any reason to think the wiring would have rubbed on any of the pushrods. Am I right? Here's the one I did check:


Someone on another forum suggested to me that running as long as I have with a dead glow plug may have burned the wiring for that GP... I'm guessing this will become apparent when I ohm the glow plugs?



I'm guessing the two bolts on the outside of the rocker arms are the pedestal bolts, and that there are 3 bolts holding the injector in (2 above, 1 below)... yes/no?

Finally, I like to call this one "what is daddy doing to his dumb old truck now..."

 

Looks good, did you find any loose connections on the GP's? Did you ohm the gasket out while it was connected and then disconnected? Did you get the clips everyone talks about for the harness or did they come with the GP's? Sorry for all the questions but I need to do the same thing myself. While your in there dont forget to tighten all the bolts up on the rockers and injectors.

 

All bolts under the VC will be tightened, that's why I was asking about which bolts are what (my first time too).
Lets see here..
Loose connections- no
Did I ohm it out- no, going to do that when it goes back together
Clips- nope, but those buggers were on there tight
I bought my GP's on Ebay for $40 for the full set, new in the bag Motorcraft glow plugs.

 

You have the right bolts for the pedestals. There are only two holding the injectors. The lower one is the only one I worried about as it pretty much tightens against the other on a fulcrum style assembly that holds the injector in. The upper injector hold down bolt is hard to see with the injector in.

 

What's with all the black goo on that one injector?
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And you have one cute little daughter.
If she were mine, she would be daddy's little princess = SPOILED.

 

I saw that goo too. At first I thought he may have had them replaced but see it is goo.

 

Are you talking about the front injector Dan? It's not really thick and gooey, just looks that way in the photo. Actually without the flash, all but one (the third one from the front) have a dark black color on them, with the 3rd one being a dark brown... I figured it had something to do with being under the CCV.
My daughter is very, very spoiled (both of them are actually, but its a lot easier to spoil a 3 year old than a 9 month old). How could you not spoil her?

 

You guys were giving me a complex about my gooey injector so I had to go back out there... the "goo" is light reflecting off the letters stamped in the injector under a thin coat of oil that is due to be changed. Goo free is the way to be

 

Methinks you need to change your oil a little more often.
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Treasure those times with your little girls.
They grow up QUICK, and then it's while they are out and you are at home, cleaning your gun.

 

I agree with all of these statements.

My injectors didn't look nearly that dirty. I found this pic


And will look for some more tonight, but all of mine looked that clean. I know you got the truck used, but make sure you stay on top of those oil changes.

 

That looks good Chris, hope mine look that good when I do mine. I also like the quarter mod.


Chase, good job and thanks for showing the gasket. I didn't know the harness for the glow plugs were in the gasket. Keep the pics up.

 

Thanks Chase for the pics. I like visual aids. Will have to remember this when I do mine.

 

Who could EVER say "No" to THOSE big baby blues?

You and I share the fact that we each have at least one beautiful daughter, Chase. My oldest just turned 18 and the other one is 8-1/2. I feel for you... you're going to have to exercise some supernaturally-inspired self-control to prevent you from hurting someone in the future! Don't ask me how I know!

 

It is extremely, extremely hard to say no to those big 'ol blue eyes! I fear for my sanity as the girls get older... I'm going to become very friendly with the people at the local sporting goods store who sell guns and ammo, because I'll be needing at least the ammo and a lot of it
When I bought this truck in February, the dealer I bought it from changed the oil right before I bought it (no idea what type of oil they or the PO used). It's got 5500 miles on it now, I have the new stuff waiting to go in. I'll keep a closer eye on it in the future.

 

"You mean YOU'VE got PMS TOO, DADDY????"