1953 F250 Powerstroke RatRod
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Skill_Kills
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Just 10.5 is required. It wont really start charging til ~1700 and at idle itll start dropping pretty quick since its so weak. new alt came in the mail today which is crazy because I just ordered it on tuesday. New batteries are on the list for this weekend too
lincolnlocker
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to be happy, yes...
10.5 to fire the injectors.. over 12 to run.. over 14 to be happy happy happy
live life full throttle
god bless america and the farmer who feeds your fat ass
Skill_Kills
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seemed to be happy today when i took her out. pulls HARD! power to weight ratio feels much better with the IC pipe hooked back up haha. got a new battery for my laptop so i can log some data with AE now. I think the air might be out of the HPO rails now cause it starts a hell of a lot better too
Skill_Kills
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Ive got issues somewhere. A bunch of coolant is missing and its not in the oil
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dsberman94
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So where is it?
bluedge8
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Are you sure it wasn't full?
Skill_Kills
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It was full, I can only assume it burnt it because its not in the oil and I dont think it can fit its oil plus 3+ gals of coolant. going to re torque the studs again and see if that will help. also going to test compression and pressurize the cooling system and check everything as well. could be a cracked head as well, only seems to be an issue when its real hot. It starts pretty good now but runs like crap (and starts worse) when it gets hot
bluedge8
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be careful not to hydrolock the motor with coolant on top of a piston.
Skill_Kills
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I'm figuring the ABSOLUTE WORST that can happen is that i do actually mess up the motor and then i need a new longblock but thats pretty much in the future anyways. It's still frustrating though. im just hoping the studs need another torque down because pulling heads to swap or do inj. cups isnt too easy on this thing
bluedge8
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has the motor ever locked up when trying to start it?
Skill_Kills
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Nope never
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bluedge8
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I don't know much about diagnosing a massive coolant leak on these, but could inj orings cause coolant in the fuel?
Skill_Kills
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If the cup is cracked id see that being possible
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bluedge8
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Let me know if you need any help diagnosing it.
79jasper
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Cup could, but not orings.
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lincolnlocker
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id park that mofo and get it pressurized asap.. dont even roll it over..... thats a lot of coolant missing... can you smell it or see any sort of wetness on the undercarriage?
live life full throttle
god bless america and the farmer who feeds your fat ass
live life full throttle
god bless america and the farmer who feeds your fat ass
79jasper
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Could there have been a big air bubble in the system?
That is a lot of coolant though.
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That is a lot of coolant though.
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Skill_Kills
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Only wetness was from spilled coolant when trying to bleed it all out. Had 8 gallons in and had it running hi idle for about an hour on a hill to bleed any air out. No white smoke really. A tiny puff at startup sometimes but nothing crazy. Gotta find a coolant pressure tester, anyone have suggestions? I thought I came across a place where someone sold one and had a compression tester available as well but I can't remember where. I have enough fords/powerstrokes around its worth getting the tools
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