DocBar
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I still think you're nucking futs to prefer pulling a motor vs. pulling a tranny. :badidea: lol
My truck crapped the bed today
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I still think you're nucking futs to prefer pulling a motor vs. pulling a tranny. :badidea: lol
dsberman94
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Motor or trans depends on what tools I have. If I have a lift and a trans jack I'm pulling the trans. If I don't have a lift I will own or borrow an engine hoist. Pulled my trans once. Never again. Also gonna have more angles to work with with motor out.
97stoker350
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Auto is easier than a manual too I'd think. Never pulled an auto but the hardest thing on my 5s was getting input shaft lined up and bolted in
ghohouston
Active member
I never said I wasn't nucking futs lmao. Just my preference, but it works for me.
Groomzybanshee
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I've herd of quite a few 200%nozzle failures lately.
DocBar
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Tranny's are funny. Experience is the most important thing to me. Pull one a couple of times, and it gets to be easy. I can pull and reinstall a TH350/400 in an hour or so.
Pulling a motor is way more involved and so many more things have to be disconnected.
dsberman94
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Someone I go to school with currently pulled his trans 4 times in his driveway. It was a 4r100. There were 3 or 4 of them and they got quicker each time. By the last time one guy couldn't sleep so he went out to do it at like 6am and when the rest of them woke up at 7 it was laying on the ground and the guy already had breakfast cooking for the rest of them.
dsberman94
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Just depends on which way you're better at and what tools are at your disposal. Id pull the motor but I had some serious trans issues when we did mine. Someone stripped a fitting so it now has a npt fitting on it. Don't know if that's an approved fix or not but it's working.
DocBar
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Basic wrenches are needed for pulling the trans.... It shouldn't even be a question when it comes to tools. A floor jack and some plywood will get you by if you don't have a trans jack. I see no comparison between the two. I will ALWAYS pull a tranny before I pull a motor, if given a choice.
OBS-Addiction97
Member
I'm not liking it.. I really want some. I don't know any more.
DocBar
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I haven't heard of many, but Matt says he has. I'm concerned.
Groomzybanshee
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I have a 4 year old set with over 100k on them. I was told they had a bad batch of 200 nozzles a while back. I don't know if it's true or what the deal is.
DocBar
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Mine are FFD remans that I bought off of a member and had modified. I'll depend on each company's rep to get a fair outcome.
OBS-Addiction97
Member
From what I've been reading 200s with a 468 turbo is a ticking time bomb. Maybe it's a tuning issue.
DocBar
New member
Maybe. My issue seems to be a mechanical issue with an injector. My thoughts would be leaning towards nozzle/injector failures, if what Matt says is true.
powerstrokenstang
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Buddy of mine recently had a 200 nozzle go bad. They hardly had any miles but were built back around the time of the bad batch. I never had a prob with my 200's when i ran em. They were circa 2008 though.
DocBar
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I had these converted to 400/200's in 2012. Is that when there was a bad batch?
Arisley
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If it is hydrolocked, check for a bent rod. A piece of coat hanger dropped in the glow plug hole. When the piston is at TDC, measure length of exposed wire. Repeat for all pistons. A bent rod will have less coat hanger protruding from the Glow plug hole.
Groomzybanshee
New member
I wouldn't say the nozzle failure depends on the injector builders rep as it's not there fault the nozzle is failing.
V-Ref
Active member
Good tip...be careful not to bend the chamber portion of your coat hangar...got a scare out of doing this too myself....recommend some safety wire or a plastic straw instead of a coat hangar
