well i pulled my vc's yesterday....

haulin99sdp · Sep 25, 2012

and found a broke rocker arm that apperently has been that way for a while...........

lifter is either collasped or gone... its on the intake side of #6 and its the only one... ive had this problem before..

DEEZUZ · Sep 25, 2012

tap the valve with a hammer, if the valve is seized then there ya go...

haulin99sdp · Sep 26, 2012

i really dont wana take the motor out....... or the head off....

DEEZUZ · Sep 26, 2012

then what in the world is the purpose of your post?

TARM · Sep 26, 2012

haulin99sdp said:
i really dont wana take the motor out....... or the head off....

Who WANTS to ever do that for a repair? There is what you want and what is required.

Jarrod B · Sep 26, 2012

TARM said:
Who WANTS to ever do that for a repair? There is what you want and what is required.

Been there. it sucks. It's do what all is possible before that route.

haulin99sdp · Sep 26, 2012

i really dont think there is any other way around it tho......

maybe someone will buy it before i get around to pullin it witch will be within the next week or so......lol!!

DEEZUZ · Sep 26, 2012

yea, it sounds like a toyota is more up your alley

JLDickmon · Sep 26, 2012

CTC DEEZUL said:
yea, it sounds like a toyota is more up your alley

too many vacuum lines...

haulin99sdp · Sep 27, 2012

ok guys so how hard is it to pull\install the head with the motor in the truck....?

Rideracelivemx7 · Sep 27, 2012

Them heads are effin heavy if you do incab, good luck LOL

fordfreak4life · Sep 27, 2012

Cherry picker will be ur friend

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mudwizer · Sep 27, 2012

A cylinder head weighs 100 lbs even w/o injectors. I weighed one for shipping

haulin99sdp · Sep 28, 2012

yes.. ive had em off of 7.3's before.... jus never in the truck...

haulin99sdp · Sep 28, 2012

fordfreak4life said:
Cherry picker will be ur friend

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i dont have one on hand...

TARM · Sep 28, 2012

A tree branch and a chain hoist. Old school
landscape timber frame and hoist also works

haulin99sdp · Sep 28, 2012

tarm, its not even under a tree tho..... thanks tho..

Buffalo444 · Sep 28, 2012

haulin99sdp said:
tarm, its not even under a tree tho..... thanks tho..

Strong-arm the SOB. That's how I got mine out.

haulin99sdp · Sep 28, 2012

Buffalo444 said:
Strong-arm the SOB. That's how I got mine out.

geuss ill have to...... lmao!!!

would it be worth it to do a lil porting amd some other minor wrk while i had them off if i had time.... i can use a die grinder pretty good...lol.