Mod made famous by Chris (F350-6). 
Grind it down to the top of George's head.
What's the '50c' mod?!
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From: southeat Ga.
What's the '50c' mod?!
I've searched for it and gone through the common mods thread but can't find it. I found a hundred places where it was mentioned and people were told to do it but I can't find anything that tells me what it is or what it does.
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From: southeat Ga.
Thanks guys (repped ya Mueckster), pics are worth a thousand words! I guess this is only something you do if there's a reason to be under the valve cover anyway? Or is it important enough to pull them just to do this mod?
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I would do it anyhow. Read about it for awhile, then I NEEDED to do it!
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From: Damon (South East Texas)
Mine weren't giving me trouble, but I did it when I was replacing my injectors and glow plugs. I also retorqued the rocker arms.
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Its also a good time to check the injector hold down bolts too. Do you guys remember the torque specs (i'm in la la land lately)? Somebody's gonna ask soon enough.
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From: Easley, SC 29640
Shade, you'll end up doing it eventually out of need, but the need may arise when you're in the middle of nowhere and you have to limp back home, if it even runs...so, my advice is...go ahead and make plans to do the mod on your schedule, so you don't have to in the middle of the woods somewhere...
and Roland...i'm glad you took pics, i couldn't...i was so dang oily, my wife would have beat me if i touched "her" camera...lol...what did you do, clean up, take pics, and then get dirty again???...
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Happened to Me 150k .. Had to limp back home... and drive it on 5 cyl for about 2 weeks before I could pull the covers off...
Its kinda hard to get that quarter in there.. specially the first 5 times you drop it in the valves... agghh
It was even harder for me to grind the head off that quarter... hahaha
Its kinda hard to get that quarter in there.. specially the first 5 times you drop it in the valves... agghh
It was even harder for me to grind the head off that quarter... hahaha
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What's the torque specs for the glow plugs?
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I've never bothered worrying about the torque on the glow plugs, even on the trucks I've changed. Just tightened them up. But to answer your question, Ford says torque to 14 ft/lbs
