Fluidampr & M208 Lpop install

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In the morning I will be upgrading my Lpop & harmonic balancer with a Melling M208 and Fluidampr. If anyone has any input on the parts list or advice on install it would be great 👍🏼
 

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Running the same combo but the o-ring gasket or the seal on the oil pump is starting to leak. When I originally installed the Melling pump (4 years ago), I didn't care for the o-ring gasket. I should've went with my initial thought and went with an OEM gasket. Now, I gotta take everything apart.

Is this going on a SD or OBS?

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I read years ago that it was best to use the oem seal on the LPOP. Of course I read that long after I installed my Melling LPOP. If you get the part # post it so I can get one. I just need to fix the ZF first. Going on 5 months on that issue.
 

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Running the same combo but the o-ring gasket or the seal on the oil pump is starting to leak. When I originally installed the Melling pump (4 years ago), I didn't care for the o-ring gasket. I should've went with my initial thought and went with an OEM gasket. Now, I gotta take everything apart.

Is this going on a SD or OBS?

Billy T.
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Man I feel the same exact way about the M208 gasket I haven’t even done it yet because I’m afraid of the gasket looking like it doesn’t protrude enough. Probably going to wait until next weekend and get a ford gasket this week. It’s going on a super duty
 

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I actually applied black moly engine build lube religiously on both sides of the rotors and housing for startup. Don’t need any scaring from the jump
 

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I read years ago that it was best to use the oem seal on the LPOP. Of course I read that long after I installed my Melling LPOP. If you get the part # post it so I can get one. I just need to fix the ZF first. Going on 5 months on that issue.


10/4 my buddy I will definitely find it and get it to you. Backed out of installing today because of the visual inspection of the o ring issue . I just hope the oem gasket will be compatible with the melling
 

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Did y’all reuse the little crank keeper for the damper? Read somewhere the original pin had cut edges and it needs to be a solid square cut keeper in order for it to secure the Fluidampr tight
 

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Don’t hit the damper. It’ll screw it up and the bearings on the crank.
 

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You may need a longer bolt just to get the damper started back on the crank snout. You will use the original to secure the damper.

Rusty

Use a dampener press to install the damper, I've pulled the threads out of the crank trying to start the damper with a bolt.
 

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I used a ford gasket for the lpop ( ford had one on hand ) thanks to whoever that was . Used a m16-2.0 x70mm bolt and oem washer to sinch the Fluidampr down. The hardest part of the job was getting the dagum fan threaded back onto the water pump. I used moly lube engine assembly on the crank hub nose and lpop gears . I did use the oem bolt for final installment. I made a wedge out of a piece of 2x4 in between the flexplate and bell housing on the transmission to keep the engine from turning over when trying to tourqe the Fluidampr. I also jumped the starter relay while I had a socket and breaker bar wedged on top of the steering box to loosen the oem damper. I would have wedged the flywheel but didn’t think of that until after the fact . I appreciate everyone’s input
 

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