I was thinking the same thing.. Only problem is that I don't have the tool and if I rent it who knows how long the heads will be at the machine shop before I get them back. How long do guys let you keep the rental tool? Any safe way to remove the old ones without the tool?
Frame off. Swapping early SD axles front and rear with a Ujoint offroad 4x4 lift kit. Rebuilt 7.3 with the usual "500 hp" motor stuff. I will start a build thread once the weather breaks and I get some more parts rounded up.
Another thing... I wont be able to find an exhaust kit for my van with a "SD" 38r outlet. Wonder if I can somehow make a SD exhaust kit work on the van?
In that case if you want to use the van adapter then you would have to get a new downpipe? Green350 did you have to change downpipe or are you not running a "van adapter"? I guess he has a "high flow" outlet.
I just got an egr delete kit and before I go ahead and install I had questions about a thread I saw somewhere about a tube or sensor holding water and freezing in cold weather. Once frozen it caused the turbos to over boost. Sounded like this occurs only after the delete is installed. If this is...
I am building a van and wont have the luxury of an intercooler (for now)so was worried about the egts. Some suggested the 1.15, but I am curious to run the 1.0 and see what happens.
I just sold an 02 van turbo (1.15 housing,no wastegate) and the "adapter" only had 3 bolts that held it to the housing. Wastegated housings have like six bolts?? No?
By adapter I mean the piece that bolts to the exhaust housing. I think I figured it out. The vans use the 1.15 ex. housing with no wastegate so if you switch housings you have to change the adapter also. Not sure if that's all there is to it?????
Heres the story- I will be running a used 38r that I bought with a stock SD exhaust adapter. Will that work with a 4" down pipe? What is the difference between the stock SD adapter and a "van adapter"
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I was looking at master rebuild kits for the 10.5 the other day on Randys R&P and noticed it said "works with oem gear sets only". Not sure what that was about but did see it....
Did a search and saying that if they aren't bad don't mess with them, could have the new ones not seal properly. I see the tool is available, I am just worried about something going wrong with the install. Or is this a pretty easy procedure?
Sending heads to machine shop for springs and valve job. Is it ok to hot tank the heads without removing the injector cups?
Also do they normally get replaced just because the heads are apart?