I pulled front whole front of the truck off. And pulled the front differential off the truck. Then it was actually easy to pull the engine out. Brake booster has to come out.
I've got 35 hours into the job. But took my time to make sure to document the tear down for easier rebuild. I replace all seals, gaskets, turbo, and head bolts. Could not find connecting rod and bed plate bolts. So I used the stock ones. Crossed my fingers. Polished the crank checked clearences...
Notice some metal fillings in my oil filter when I noticed the engine had gotten a little louder. Decided to tear it down when my dealer said it would be a minimum of 6 months for a crate engine. Pulled the engine out and tore it down. Found a bad crank bearing. Replaced all crank and connecting...
I replaced my rad after the stock rad sprun a leak where the plastic attaches to the core. I replaced with a cold case radiator part number R117437. It's a 3 core and has a rad cap. All aluminum. Fitment is 100 percent. My engine runs cooler and my engine oil temp runs cooler then my coolant...
Hi guys, my first post here. I just deleted my def and shortly after had a glow plug go. It broke in the head. Had to remove the head. all repaired. Its been a little cooler where I am but not cold enough to put winter front. What I'm finding is it takes this thing way too long to get to full...