6.0 Tear Down

[Sparky83]

almost forgot these lol... 3/4" tq wrench... 6ft pipe...

last torque pulls..

 

[DNFXDLI]

Nice progress Shawn

 

[smokey]

nice job. the last degree torque is unreal no wonder those bolts stretch.

 

[Sparky83]

ive got 2 bent ones sitting in the bag of old ones lol...


did make an unexpectant discovery though... had to pull the AC box back apart today so i could get to the passenger side of the engine...

was in the box looking for the parts to put the fuel lines back on and discovered those sitting in the bottom still... pretty sure theyre important to making the engine go lol.. also couldnt get the glow plug harness on yesterday either... good thing i couldnt lol...

 

[aussie_f350]

Yeah wouldn't go far without those plugging the holes!!
Looking good man! You should come down here and help with mine when your done!!

 

[Sparky83]

Yeah wouldn't go far without those plugging the holes!!
Looking good man! You should come down here and help with mine when your done!!

i hope you have a lift to get the cab off... thats the only way i ever want to do this again... i swear its a headache with the cab on......

 

[aussie_f350]

i hope you have a lift to get the cab off... thats the only way i ever want to do this again... i swear its a headache with the cab on......

Yeah I would popped the cab. I'm in the process of lifting the roof on my garage so I can fit a lift.

 

[aussie_f350]

Forgot to say, mine a 7.3 so no hg problems!!

 

[Sparky83]

Yeah I would popped the cab. I'm in the process of lifting the roof on my garage so I can fit a lift.

when we get moved to NC i plan to build a multi-vehicle garage with a high enough roof to put one in...

Forgot to say, mine a 7.3 so no hg problems!!

whats wrong with it then?

 

[aussie_f350]

Just going to do some big mods!!
Btw what do you do for a living?

 

[Sparky83]

Just going to do some big mods!!
Btw what do you do for a living?

secretary at a debt collections law firm... little this little that... but also do the paperwork that either is the mandatory court appearance days.. or the ones that send the sheriff to your place to inventory all your toys lol.. people hate me when i issue those ones...

 

[Sparky83]

so little more progress...

got this shiney block of pretty aluminum put onto the engine...

i like a screen with no holes in it...

also got the intake on it...

and then went i was trying to remember how the big wire harness ran i made a small discovery..

a small section of these wires caught a bit of sun to flash the tell tale copper shine off them and managed to catch my eye... (camera didnt do well on the focusing bit) was maybe 1/10" showing at first... upon investigation i started looking closer thinking maybe the wire just got pinched... cut the electrical tape off around the wire loom... pulled it off... then found more electrical tape wrapping these wires TOGETHER BARE!!!! being that they run to the turbos actuator im surprised i ever had acceleration.. course now this does make me wonder if this was the reason i had boost pressures that wouldnt always go to full on hard accel..


btw can anyone tell me if the big fat part of the harness is supposed to run through that front hole there where the alternator sits... i really cant remember if it did or not... or if it just ran around the back side of that bracket completely..

 

[Sparky83]

#$^**!@!#$%#$#$@ WTH is it so hard to get the correct frickin parts for my truck!!!!!

 

[DNFXDLI]

Doing things right is always a chore...I don't know why that is.

 

[Sparky83]

Doing things right is always a chore...I don't know why that is.

yeah but youd think when going to the dealer.. id be able to get the right parts easily... but not with this truck.. PITA...

 

[DNFXDLI]

yeah but youd think when going to the dealer.. id be able to get the right parts easily... but not with this truck.. PITA...

Not always....sometimes the dealers at at the mercy of the parts books....my air tank straps were a good example.

 

[Sparky83]

Not always....sometimes the dealers at at the mercy of the parts books....my air tank straps were a good example.

Ive been trying to get the small tiny bushings that go inside the ficm mounting bracket. But they cant seem go get them

 

[dustybumpers]

Take a picture and measure with a caliper sparky, I may have something here.
If so I'll shippy 2 u

 

[Sparky83]

Take a picture and measure with a caliper sparky, I may have something here.
If so I'll shippy 2 u

bracket... the lower 2 holes and theres one off to the right near the top as well as where the broken stand piece near the top middle is supposed to be...

the only grommet thats still in there.. rest turned literally to dust.. rubber outer core with a steel sleeve.. hole size in the middle is made for a M6 stud to go through...

back of the steel sleeve overlaps to the bracket..

diameter of the bracket holes are .464" (11.79mm) across.. brackets height where the grommets sit .237" (6.03mm)

the steel sleeve insert inner dia .243" (6.17mm) outer dia of the sleeve inside the grommet is .343" (8.72mm).. Dia of the steel sleeve where it expands wider than the hole of the bracket .5735" (14.57mm)

these bushings serve to center & support the bracket on the valve cover studs.. it also helps suppress the vibrations from the engine from reaching the Fuel Injection Control Module.. Which it also has grommets of its own to help in addition to these others..

what i used to take the measurements.. they claim its supposed to be accurate to within .0001"

 

[dustybumpers]

so you need a bushing with a steel sleeve in it?
I assume the one on the left is the one you are after?
Yes, caliper is what I wanted you to measure with.
I assume you need 5?