2002 F-350 Rebuild/Partial Restore

7.3 Whitey · Jun 5, 2013

Wow. Badass. Did you lose anything out of pocket?

TheSmokinStroke2002 · Jun 5, 2013

7.3 Whitey said:
Wow. Badass. Did you lose anything out of pocket?

Between replacing every body panel besides the cab itself and the paint I'm a little shy of 4k on the whole thing. That was mostly spread out over the course of a year or so though.

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TheSmokinStroke2002 · Jul 5, 2013

Did a mod under the hood tonight

Swapped the wicked wheel over

Gutted the pedestal too

Think it was due.....

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TheSmokinStroke2002 · Sep 11, 2013

well after selling my harley grill to MattP, this is my latest front end setup.

now its on to diagnosing the massive trans leak lol replacing both lines and going from there.

SouthFlstrokin' · Sep 11, 2013

TheSmokinStroke2002 said:
well after selling my harley grill to MattP, this is my latest front end setup.

now its on to diagnosing the massive trans leak lol replacing both lines and going from there.

Favorite grille set up by far. Looks good

TheSmokinStroke2002 · Sep 12, 2013

SouthFlstrokin' said:
Favorite grille set up by far. Looks good

Thanks! I'm very happy with how it turned out. I like it a lot more than the harley front grille

Matt · Sep 12, 2013

I think I liked the Harley grille more. But it still looks killer.

Tonka350 · Sep 12, 2013

looks great Konnor!!! ifyou know anyone my buddy is selling my complete old front end...my ram air hood, 05-07 front bumper, 05-07 lariat grille, my old billet grille, 05-07 lariat headlights, header panel and left and right fenders...let me know if you know anyone it's a pretty damn good deal.

THE ONLY REASON IM POSTING THIS UP....because you were always asking me about the hood lol

Chad

TheSmokinStroke2002 · Sep 13, 2013

Tonka350 said:
looks great Konnor!!! ifyou know anyone my buddy is selling my complete old front end...my ram air hood, 05-07 front bumper, 05-07 lariat grille, my old billet grille, 05-07 lariat headlights, header panel and left and right fenders...let me know if you know anyone it's a pretty damn good deal.

THE ONLY REASON IM POSTING THIS UP....because you were always asking me about the hood lol

Chad

I wish i had the money for that damn hood lol. But i'll ask around!! Post it up on the powerstroke facebook page and what not. or the diesel online swap meet.

Chvyrkr · Sep 13, 2013

Whats up with the trans?

Tonka350 · Sep 13, 2013

diesel online swap meet??? did I miss a new website that popped up!!!! hey bud text me 843-564-9879 ASAP

Chad

TheSmokinStroke2002 · Sep 13, 2013

Chvyrkr said:
Whats up with the trans?

Pretty sure I have a cracked line. It's drained the cooler all over the ground twice now.

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Chvyrkr · Sep 13, 2013

So it ain't the trans leaking, you're thinking?

TheSmokinStroke2002 · Sep 14, 2013

Chvyrkr said:
So it ain't the trans leaking, you're thinking?

I don't think so. I still need to replace the pan gasket but i don't believe that is the problem.

Series of events:

Drove truck friday, parked in garage friday night, sat all day saturday, came out sunday to leave to go back to school and tailgate has trans fluid all over it and theres a huge puddle underneath it, looked about like what the cooler would hold.

This is said puddle:

Excuse the oil leak... thats standard

But it leaked all that out in the course of a few days, then I backed it out of the garage and onto the cement next to the garage and parked it and over the course of the next few days it leaked out about the same amount of fluid on the cement. So my process of thinking is that when i started it and moved it it ofcourse ran the pump, in turn filling the cooler back up, which in turn gravity leaked out onto the ground. the leak is coming from the side of the trans where the lines are and the lines look wet in a few spots. I think the vibrations and bumps of michigan roads have claimed some trans lines...

Chvyrkr · Sep 14, 2013

Yeah could be.

Lysons · Sep 14, 2013

Same thing going on with my 03, you need to get a new pan, gasket, and the bolts.
Do NOT over torque.
Also get a new tranny cooler, one out of a 6.0 if you haven't already.

TheSmokinStroke2002 · Sep 14, 2013

Lysons said:
Same thing going on with my 03, you need to get a new pan, gasket, and the bolts.
Do NOT over torque.
Also get a new tranny cooler, one out of a 6.0 if you haven't already.

Ya I plan on replacing gasket but it has an ats deep pan on it and I'm not replacing that lol.

So far so good on leaks

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jngreen · Sep 14, 2013

TheSmokinStroke2002 said:
Ya I plan on replacing gasket but it has an ats deep pan on it and I'm not replacing that lol.

So far so good on leaks

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You call that good on leaks, LOL?

TheSmokinStroke2002 · Sep 15, 2013

jngreen said:
You call that good on leaks, LOL?

Well after replacing the lines, it is no longer leaking trans fluid, so yeah i call it good on the leaks. The oil leaks are going to get addressed here in the next few months in the form of a different motor. :toast:

jngreen · Sep 15, 2013

Oh, you never stated that you actually fixed the problem. You went from talking about replacing the lines, to calling it good on leaks all in the same day. I'm glad you got the big leak fixed.