Recent content by PowerstrokePete91

Thank you for the offer. I am still trying to decide whether or not to buy a used head and rebuild myself, or just purchase a rebuilt/refurbished head off ebay. Will there be any issues with having a freshly rebuilt head on my drivers side, while not rebuilding the passenger side at the same...

I've decided to purchase a replacement head, and pay a shop to replace it. My intake plenum is leaking on that side too, so ill be knocking out two birds with one stone.. I know its gonna suck paying shop rates for this, but I don't have the time, or the shop space to get this done in a timely...

Update Well guys, the leak has returned. It's been in the negatives at night lately up here at 9,000ft. I think all the expanding and contracting got to the JB Weld.. I am going to do my best to remove the SteelStick I used (SteelStick was all I could find in the small town I live in at the...

Sorry for the delay. I never was able to get a decent picture that showed the crack, but i am 99.9% sure that one had developed. I tried it with AND without thread sealant. Tried liquid AND tape sealants. Never could get it to wear she wouldn't leak. I've read before of this happening to others...

Will do. I've been looking at rebuilt heads, just to price out the worst case scenario. Mostly on ebay. Looks like $600 shipped is the average price. Half that for one some guy yanked off his truck and is trying to sell. Which brings me to my next question: I noticed most of these ads for...

SO...my 96 F250 PSD has been down for a while getting some much needed love at 260,000 miles. I rebuilt the leaky oil cooler, new UVCH, glowplugs, rebuilt the turbo with 1.0 A/R housing / WW2 / removed EBPV system / 360* bearing kit, T500 Hpop, new IPR/ICP, E-fuel from Marty's Diesel, etc...