6.4 rebuild nightmare

7.3powerstroke00 · Feb 13, 2015

Had to order new squirter tubes from Ford last week because the guy I bought the block from evidently never sent then like he said he would.... but anyways ups lost the ones I ordered right after they picked them up, now gotta wait on that also....

08strokin · Feb 13, 2015

78f100 said:
Glad it worked out for you. It sucks waiting for parts, I broke a ring putting mine together since it was ih pistons no one had any in stock so I had to wait for one set of rings, and I'm impatient. ..lol

I did the same freaking thing I had to wait a week. :fustrate:

7.3powerstroke00 · Feb 13, 2015

All this dirty talk about breaking rings has me nervous.... the way this build been going it would be my luck....

powerstroked08 · Feb 13, 2015

Order a spare set now!LOL

7.3powerstroke00 · Feb 13, 2015

I've still got to order my .030" over pistons LOL! Hopefully get them ordered next week sometime, and maybe my squirter tubes will show up as well!

Lmgrpowerstroke · Feb 15, 2015

Your build is going a lot like my did. I had my block checked out and to get machined. They it all checked out good so I ordered pistons. Calls me back 2 days later and said 1 of the ring grooves were to bad that I would have to bore it. Morgan had already shipped the pistons. Called them he said send them back and would credit me and then I got .20 overs. I had a ARP rod bolt twist off at 15lbs of torque. They overnighted a new bolt to me. My problems go on from there. Pump blew a seal on initial start up of the engine and so on. It sucks with all the problems but they are fun when they run.

7.3powerstroke00 · Feb 15, 2015

Geez... that sucks man

Lmgrpowerstroke · Feb 15, 2015

It's done and finished now.

7.3powerstroke00 · Feb 15, 2015

Well that's good, ever get all my parts in we see how it goes.....

Lmgrpowerstroke · Feb 15, 2015

Hope it all turns out It always sucks having to spend more money and wait longer and longer for stuff

7.3powerstroke00 · Feb 19, 2015

Well I guess ups found the squirter tubes because they showed up a day or two ago, hoping to get pistons ordered today or tmoro!

7.3powerstroke00 · Feb 19, 2015

I would like to hear opinions on break-in... I will be driving 180-200 miles a day in it... I've heard anything from baby it the first 1k miles or so, to drive it like you stole it!

sootie · Feb 19, 2015

biggest thing is to vary the rpms and get a good load on the motor. what i mean by load is, a 5k pound trailer driven on stop and go back roads for one or two tanks of fuel is great. not load like go out and do boosted launches.

7.3powerstroke00 · Feb 19, 2015

sootie said:
biggest thing is to vary the rpms and get a good load on the motor. what i mean by load is, a 5k pound trailer driven on stop and go back roads for one or two tanks of fuel is great. not load like go out and do boosted launches.

Lol, be better to do break in on stockish tune or just whatever I normally run in?

sootie · Feb 19, 2015

i tend to run big tunes but its all controlled with your foot imo

madman1234509 · Feb 19, 2015

You're saying a good break in is hooking up a trailer and putting load on the engine? Lol. What ever happened to a full heat cycle. And then just driving it like a normal person for a 1000 miles or so

sootie · Feb 19, 2015

madman1234509 said:
You're saying a good break in is hooking up a trailer and putting load on the engine? Lol. What ever happened to a full heat cycle. And then just driving it like a normal person for a 1000 miles or so

yes i am. any reason i shouldnt?

7.3powerstroke00 · Feb 19, 2015

I won't be able to hook to a trailer for that long so it will prob just get driven somewhat easy but not beat on... I know on truck engines a lot of them tell you to drive it like you stole it for break in..... but I'm not gonna do that...

sootie · Feb 19, 2015

my point is that a good load seats everything better, not rash abuse. no point breaking in with a driving style that is less than regular use-doesnt really make sense...