Which engine should I buy?
Post Fiend
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Probably not something that would be easy to do for a $500 motor. Maybe rigging up an air compressor with a fitting that can thread into the glow plug hole to make sure there's not a crack in the block somewhere would be a simpler idea? Anyone have any suggestions?
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And how badly you really want to do it....
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Well here is what he said..
This motor is not in the truck. I say it needs to be overhauled because it did have some blow by. I did the oil cap test and it did not make the cap fall of but when I put it on a computer (Snapon) it read low compression in the 5th cylinder. I have a buddy that went to school for diesel mechanics but he is still learning. He helped me put a different motor in. We did a buzz check on the injectors and they all checked out. The motor has everything but the starter and that is because the other motor I bought didn't have one on it. The compressors and everything in that area including the fan and serpentine belt. As well as the turbo. THis would make a good builder motor or parts motor I am in MO. Thank you for your time.
Now you guys got me all worried about the block condition.. I'm hoping it's an injector issue.. and not a low compression issue
This motor is not in the truck. I say it needs to be overhauled because it did have some blow by. I did the oil cap test and it did not make the cap fall of but when I put it on a computer (Snapon) it read low compression in the 5th cylinder. I have a buddy that went to school for diesel mechanics but he is still learning. He helped me put a different motor in. We did a buzz check on the injectors and they all checked out. The motor has everything but the starter and that is because the other motor I bought didn't have one on it. The compressors and everything in that area including the fan and serpentine belt. As well as the turbo. THis would make a good builder motor or parts motor I am in MO. Thank you for your time.
Now you guys got me all worried about the block condition.. I'm hoping it's an injector issue.. and not a low compression issue
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HA! I missed that. Yes, 'anything is possible' is what I thought too until I rolled the engine nearly off the pallet that was on a flatbed truck. 
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Is this what you are looking for?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD-...#ht_1833wt_736
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD-...#ht_1833wt_736
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dont worry about low compression issues. you need it for the BLOCK when you get it, havr it bored honed planned magnafluxed and possibly cryod if you have the time.
a set of forged cryod rods, mahle pistons (i would DEF cryo these), and a new set of rings.....pistons and ring being bough depends on how much the bore the block.
a set of forged cryod rods, mahle pistons (i would DEF cryo these), and a new set of rings.....pistons and ring being bough depends on how much the bore the block.
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dont worry about low compression issues. you need it for the BLOCK when you get it, havr it bored honed planned magnafluxed and possibly cryod if you have the time.
a set of forged cryod rods, mahle pistons (i would DEF cryo these), and a new set of rings.....pistons and ring being bough depends on how much the bore the block.
a set of forged cryod rods, mahle pistons (i would DEF cryo these), and a new set of rings.....pistons and ring being bough depends on how much the bore the block.
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may of 98 is a early 99 engine, not a 99.5. It doesnt matter though, because with the things you are planning on doing all you need is the block anyway. Reread kennys statement above. Do these things. Do not take shortcuts, do it right the first time so you wont have to do it again (at least not for trying to take shortcuts) if you really want to do this then the girlfriends "shiny thing account" has really just been shot to hell. Tell her youll get billet intake plenums and they can be her shiny things for a while.
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