The Broke college kid project log

OBS F350 · Jan 31, 2013

Awesome stuff so far! I am itching to find a project truck similar to this, just for something to do.

At the shop I work for we get our truck batteries for $61 a piece (we buy alot lol). I was so angry when they wouldn't fit in the battery trays of my 6.4 when I needed batteries LOL.

Renegade7.3 · Jan 31, 2013

OBS F350 said:
Awesome stuff so far! I am itching to find a project truck similar to this, just for something to do.

At the shop I work for we get our truck batteries for $61 a piece (we buy alot lol). I was so angry when they wouldn't fit in the battery trays of my 6.4 when I needed batteries LOL.

Yea we get our batteries for $90 a piece for the tractor/trailers.

Unfortunately I think with out moving them under the bed on the frame. I don't think I'm gonna be able to keep running them :/ guess I'll go ask the interstate guy if he can get me some blems for the truck or just go but motor craft ones

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Renegade7.3 · Feb 1, 2013

well update:

got the injectors in to no change. thinking its a compression problem. ill run a compression test when i get the chance. thinking the injector sleeve is a little goofed up on a couple of cylinders as a couple injectors had the black soot on them from a leaking seal.

idk. im dont for the night. 5 hours of work and absolutely no change at all. Im done

Renegade7.3 · Feb 1, 2013

just some pictures i took

youngstroker · Feb 1, 2013

dose it have bad blow by?

Renegade7.3 · Feb 2, 2013

youngstroker said:
dose it have bad blow by?

No it has almost non

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OBS F350 · Feb 2, 2013

That sucks to hear, did you look at the push rods or anything while you had the valve covers off? Any noticeable thud sound through intake or exhaust? Any chance you have a bad injector(s) in the new bunch you put in?

Renegade7.3 · Feb 3, 2013

OBS F350 said:
That sucks to hear, did you look at the push rods or anything while you had the valve covers off? Any noticeable thud sound through intake or exhaust? Any chance you have a bad injector(s) in the new bunch you put in?

I didn't notice anything noticeable. Everything seemed to work right. Not really a big chance the guy I bought them of had them checked at a diesel shop and besides a little bit of sticking they were fine.

I'm gonna try a compression test today and see what it turns out

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Renegade7.3 · Feb 3, 2013

It runs!!!!!!! It was the injectors not torque down tight enough! The haynes manual was not right on the torque. So I went down a little more and the cylinders that were not firing are noe all firing and it runs great!!!

O this has been a great weekend!

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Meniacal_Mark · Feb 3, 2013

That's good news, you cant always go by manuals, I don't like manuals or schematics, I could build my legos as a kid without them, and I can build almost anything else without them now.

Renegade7.3 · Feb 3, 2013

Meniacal_Mark said:
That's good news, you cant always go by manuals, I don't like manuals or schematics, I could build my legos as a kid without them, and I can build almost anything else without them now.

I personally like to have a manual handy. Atleast to point me in the right direction. It got me in the ball park so it just took a little tweaking from there.

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youngstroker · Feb 3, 2013

good thinking, double checking.

Meniacal_Mark · Feb 3, 2013

Renegade7.3 said:
I personally like to have a manual handy. Atleast to point me in the right direction. It got me in the ball park so it just took a little tweaking from there.

You can do anything you want, as long as you don't break rule #1

I do the same thing sometimes, if I have to, I'm that guy who is too stubborn and proud for help. lol

Renegade7.3 · Feb 4, 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7be59UQ0WM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Cold start video. Of before the new injectors enjoy lol

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Petro · Feb 4, 2013

Glad to see you got her running man, now drive the living piss out of it.

Renegade7.3 · Feb 4, 2013

Petro said:
Glad to see you got her running man, now drive the living piss out of it.

I've been playing with it today after I git hone from school. Took it to work. Went and played in the fields. Realized it goes like a tank in the snow!

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Petro · Feb 4, 2013

Renegade7.3 said:
I've been playing with it today after I git hone from school. Took it to work. Went and played in the fields. Realized it goes like a tank in the snow!

You can do anything you want, as long as you don't break rule #1

Ha yes they do. My 99 got nicknamed The Snow Cat for the same reason.

Renegade7.3 · Feb 5, 2013

Petro said:
Ha yes they do. My 99 got nicknamed The Snow Cat for the same reason.

We got 6-7" yesterday. My honda barely made it home from my school. I instantly got in the truck and let it warm up ans then just romped in the snow with it. My honda suxks so much in any type of snow/rain/slush. This truck just took it all and kept going at a faster speed to boot!

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OBS F350 · Feb 5, 2013

I wish we could get some snow more than an inch or two this year lol. Past 2 we havent gotten anything hardly. What are your next plans for the truck?

Renegade7.3 · Feb 5, 2013

OBS F350 said:
I wish we could get some snow more than an inch or two this year lol. Past 2 we havent gotten anything hardly. What are your next plans for the truck?

Well its having trouble starting. It smokes and smokes but no bang. Gonna check out glow plug system and if its bad gonna replace all 8 and put a better relay in it

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