Posted by RBoots on November 03, 2017 at 21:08:57 from (173.241.113.101):
Used to work on equipment for a dealer. Been about 6 years since I switched jobs. I don't like working on vehicles much, but my old 96 F250 had been getting engine oil in the fuel bowl for quite a while, so it was time for new injector o rings. So last night after work, I put in new injector O- rings, new glow plugs, and changed the engine oil. The 7.3 has 300,000 miles on it, and this is the first set of injector O-rings, so I'd say they did their job. While I was hoping it will run for a long time to come, I'm afraid it isn't so. I found a torn intake boot at the turbo on the bottom side where you couldn't see it, and it's been ingesting dirt for a while now it looks. The compressor wheel on the turbo is pretty rough as well. I'm gonna fix the intake boot, replace the turbo, and get whatever miles she has left out of her. Still runs very well, even better with the new injector O-rings, but I'm sure it didn't do it any favors. Took me about 6 hours total, the worst was getting everything cleaned up. My back and knees sure were sore from bending and leaning over it for that long. Apparently I didn't have enough though, tonight after work I went and replaced the engine oil cooler on a Cat 320B excavator for a buddy. More leaning, and kneeling on hard surfaces. The bolts on the cooler cover behind the injection pump are really hard to get to and very trying on your patience. They of course go directly into the water jacket, and I had to heat quite a few of them to get them out. I did break one off in the block though, so I had to take that out. After some cleaning, reassembly, got it fired back up and ready to dig for this weekend. I know I'm gonna feel it tomorrow, bent over, and kneeling for the last 2 evenings. I still work in my shop each night, but mostly on tractors and farm equipment, stuff that doesn't require hours of straining yourself. After working for the dealer for almost 10 years, I gave it up. That heavy equipment wrenching makes an old man out of a boy. Kudos to you guys that still do it, my knees are shot, and so are my shoulders.
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