Bad week overall
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From: Campbell River, B.C.
Hang on, some of us are not clear about this. Did you actually replace the head gaskets?
Seeing oil in the intake is not in itself out of the ordinary, but it depends on how much you are seeing in there. NORMALLY, you will always see some oil in the intake because it tends to build up to a certain point and stay there. This is true for any diesel. Unless you can see liquid oil shooting out of the CDR vent, its not something to worry about.
Seeing oil in the intake is not in itself out of the ordinary, but it depends on how much you are seeing in there. NORMALLY, you will always see some oil in the intake because it tends to build up to a certain point and stay there. This is true for any diesel. Unless you can see liquid oil shooting out of the CDR vent, its not something to worry about.
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From: Douglas, Georgia
I'd rather fix the problems I have vs taking on a new engine with problems that you are yet unaware of.
Changing a headgasket is not the end of the world. If you cannot fix it yourself I would advise you to trade in your truck and get something newer that a local mechanic can fix cheaply. Owning a 20-30 year old truck and expecting to never do any work on it will eventually dissapoint you.
Best of luck, and if you decide to fix it, please post, many of us will help you anyway possible.
Drew
Changing a headgasket is not the end of the world. If you cannot fix it yourself I would advise you to trade in your truck and get something newer that a local mechanic can fix cheaply. Owning a 20-30 year old truck and expecting to never do any work on it will eventually dissapoint you.
Best of luck, and if you decide to fix it, please post, many of us will help you anyway possible.
Drew
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From: Malahat/Cowichan Valley
Hang on, some of us are not clear about this. Did you actually replace the head gaskets?
Seeing oil in the intake is not in itself out of the ordinary, but it depends on how much you are seeing in there. NORMALLY, you will always see some oil in the intake because it tends to build up to a certain point and stay there. This is true for any diesel. Unless you can see liquid oil shooting out of the CDR vent, its not something to worry about.
Seeing oil in the intake is not in itself out of the ordinary, but it depends on how much you are seeing in there. NORMALLY, you will always see some oil in the intake because it tends to build up to a certain point and stay there. This is true for any diesel. Unless you can see liquid oil shooting out of the CDR vent, its not something to worry about.
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From: Campbell River, B.C.
I don't understand why you want to replace the engine. Is this crank case issue and leaking your only reason?
Just so you know, my engine would eat about 1L of oil per 300 km before it was rebuilt and it was still strong and loyal all the way. I have no doubt it would have kept on going, but I had damaged pistons from a popped off glow plug tip and decided to rebuild instead of taking a chance after seeing the damage.
Just so you know, my engine would eat about 1L of oil per 300 km before it was rebuilt and it was still strong and loyal all the way. I have no doubt it would have kept on going, but I had damaged pistons from a popped off glow plug tip and decided to rebuild instead of taking a chance after seeing the damage.
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From: Nutter Fort, WV
Depending on how familiar your local shop is with IDI diesel swaps, you are probably looking at around 15 to 20 hours labor to do the swap.
Head gaskets done in the truck, probably a bit over 20 hours labor.
I had a few good references for a place out in western Canada somewhere above Washington state, Diesel Auto Services was the name if I remember right.
I did talk to them on the phone, but that was probably 5 years ago and I don't know if they are still there.
Head gaskets done in the truck, probably a bit over 20 hours labor.
I had a few good references for a place out in western Canada somewhere above Washington state, Diesel Auto Services was the name if I remember right.
I did talk to them on the phone, but that was probably 5 years ago and I don't know if they are still there.
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The ford dealership is outbidding every shop in town by over 800 dollars. They are quoting 16 hours for the re-re. wilson and proctor, 24 hours. Three other shops ranged from 23-31 hours for the re-re. The engine i am buying later this week ships for free, has a three year warranty and no core charge. So i esentially can have this one in the truck, out of the truck to rebuild at my time. I can see at least three spots on it that the head gasket is leaking, needs new injectors, consumes less oil than it leaks but overall, over a quart a week. The leaking radiator is part of the head gasket issue i am sure but i have no real way to tell. If i have it out of the truck, i can tear it down and rebuild the whole thing and have a solid ready spare. I just done have time to get into the engine and i dont want to pay almost 2000 for a head gasket repair. that is the price of the new engine. just dont see the logic in it. Please understand that i am not blowing anyone off, i will need you all when i rebuild so start sending specs now!! HAHA. Thanks for everything bros! Oh and Dave S., i cant seem to find that shop you mentioned. Oh well i will keep looking but as for right now the dealership of all things is the best bang for the buck. Guess it is because of the 7.3 specialist they have?
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http://www.dieselautoservices.com/
Maple Ridge B.C.
Is that far from you?
Mapquest says 107 miles, 4 hours 15 minutes.
Looks like most of that is on a ferry though.
A user here a couple years ago that was down around Seattle said good things about their engines, but that was years ago.
I did talk with them on the phone at that time, and they did sound knowledgable.
But I have never seen any of their products or talked to anyone running their product.
Maybe a user from the BC or Washington state can add more to what I know.
Maple Ridge B.C.
Is that far from you?
Mapquest says 107 miles, 4 hours 15 minutes.
Looks like most of that is on a ferry though.
A user here a couple years ago that was down around Seattle said good things about their engines, but that was years ago.
I did talk with them on the phone at that time, and they did sound knowledgable.
But I have never seen any of their products or talked to anyone running their product.
Maybe a user from the BC or Washington state can add more to what I know.
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From: Campbell River, B.C.
Its a one day affiar just to get to maple ridge from where he is, Dave. 1.5 - 2 hours drive to the ferry, then another 2 hours on the ferry, 1 hour minimum to get to the shop from the ferry. Ferries rarely run on time and wait times in the parking lot can be long before getting on. There are disadvantages to living on an island sometimes.
Good luck with the new engine, wreckinball. Hope you get it working soon.
Good luck with the new engine, wreckinball. Hope you get it working soon.
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From: Campbell River, B.C.
Its a one day affiar just to get to maple ridge from where he is, Dave. 1.5 - 2 hours drive to the ferry, then another 2 hours on the ferry, 1 hour minimum to get to the shop from the ferry. Ferries rarely run on time and wait times in the parking lot can be long before getting on. There are disadvantages to living on an island sometimes.
As I said before, a head gasket job isn't really expensive if you can do your own labor and if the engine is pulled, the leaks can be fixed at the same time. However, if faith is lost in the engine, it can be hard to push through that. Your call, wreckinball.
As I said before, a head gasket job isn't really expensive if you can do your own labor and if the engine is pulled, the leaks can be fixed at the same time. However, if faith is lost in the engine, it can be hard to push through that. Your call, wreckinball.
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Its a one day affiar just to get to maple ridge from where he is, Dave. 1.5 - 2 hours drive to the ferry, then another 2 hours on the ferry, 1 hour minimum to get to the shop from the ferry. Ferries rarely run on time and wait times in the parking lot can be long before getting on. There are disadvantages to living on an island sometimes.
Good luck with the new engine, wreckinball. Hope you get it working soon.
Good luck with the new engine, wreckinball. Hope you get it working soon.
yep, the goal is prior to the first of october. That should be doable. Thanks for the advice fellas! Now another thought, how do i move this damn thing around out of the truck? How will it come in shipping? Can the ford guys put the old one in the crate? Damn near nead a forklift.
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From: Campbell River, B.C.
Most likely will come strapped down to a pallet. In which case unloading will be no problem at all since the delivery truck should (he better) have a pallet jack and a hydraulic tilt tailgate to lower it off the bed. If you have a shop, then just have him back the truck to the door opening and drop the pallet right on the floor with the pallet jack.
