Going to have to pull the engine

[TurboM700]

hey you might as well put some upgraded uppipes on while it's out. i just had to replace mine last weekend with the cab on......and it sucks. the stockers tend to leak pretty bad, pretty often.

I just did some not to long ago on a customer trucks. I was B@$ch about doing it and after i was all said and done it only took me 3 hrs. I cant even get the cab off in that short amount of time.


To the OP looks very nice almost to nice to put back in.

Mike

 

[Extended Power]

What color did you use on the block?
I like the way Orange looks on mine, but this color looks really good too...may do mine like this.

 

[genuineford]

It is the duplicolor ford ted. There are pictures of the can farther back in the thread.

 

[Hotrodtractor]

Looking good bud!

 

[TheSmokinStroke2002]

:whs: looks great!

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[silverbullet4x4]

Coming right along! :walkin:

 

[genuineford]

Torque couldn't wait for me to get the injectors opened up.



And the 37 degree flaring tool came in so I can get the fuel lines finished up tonight. I got word that the truck was being pulled in the shop about 40 minutes ago so it will be warmed up for me in the morning to start dropping the engine in.

 

[03-Blue-Powerstroke]

Did you rebuild the oil cooler or replace it?

 

[genuineford]

I put in the ford oil cooler kit.

 

[genuineford]

I got this far after getting the intake on and finishing up the last few things that I couldn't do before today. I started to put the engine in the truck about noon and pretty much had it this far by 4:30pm. This also included installing my new fuel lines and fuel filter. I am hoping to get it finished up tomorrow before I have to go to Christmas at my parents. I shouldn't have to do any other modifications it should all just be basic install stuff at this point.

 

[Mike's Diesel Performance]

Looking good Steve!

 

[TyCorr]

That looks incredible! I love what you've done with the color on the block. Looks clean but not over the top....

I was leaning towards a grey or silver but this is BA!!

 

[genuineford]

Yeah I basically painted the aluminum black and the steel red. It seems to be the right amount of contrast.

 

[MorganY]

Wow that looks great! Awesome thread!

So how did you go about prepping the block and covers for paint?

 

[genuineford]

I used a needle scailer wire wheel and a lot of oreilly's brake clean. What would fit into my sand blaster cabinet got blasted otherwise I just roughed it up as good as I could.

 

[genuineford]

Well it is running but I have a fuel leak. I will have to pull the turbo off to fix that but I should be able to take care of that before work tomorrow. Here is a little teaser clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tUs1k9wqmw

 

[TyCorr]

That sounds about right...Did you actually take the motor apart? Or just clean it up...fix some leaks?

 

[genuineford]

I had everything off except the bedplate.

 

[TyCorr]

Ahhh....I see...so this was a very invasive way to fix leaks and clean up the motor?

Im contemplating this very maneuver myself, on 7.3 however. We all know what greasy pigs those motors are.

 

[smokersteve]

nice build man!