busted rod under 110K miles

[strokermann]

that really stinks cause your over 100k and your warranty is out unless you bought the extended warranty. thats a expensive engine i would go run into a tree and claim it on insurance or hit a parked car so you don't hurt anyone but yourself and truck. but i guess that wouldn't be teh right thing to do. sorry and good luck with a new engine.

[cdclark]

You ain't lyin... I'm just over 100K too...
This is my first Ford, I supose the relationship is not starting off well...

[strokerboy73]

Originally Posted by cdclark

You ain't lyin... I'm just over 100K too...
This is my first Ford, I supose the relationship is not starting off well...

this is the first one i have heard of. dont judge a book ( ford ) by its cover (broken rod). You just got a bad one, the first that i know of. Sorry man. good luck on the fix. I know there was a guy on here with a couple 7.3l engine for sale. If i find the post i will let you know.

Originally Posted by cdclark

You ain't lyin... I'm just over 100K too...
This is my first Ford, I supose the relationship is not starting off well...

Do not let this discourage you! This is very very very rare, Even though I saw one just not to long ago. That is one of the rarest things a 7.3 can do. Even though a 7.3 is known for reliabilty and overall great performance remember it is still a man made piece of equipment that can fail. Sorry to hear that it happend to you but get another 7.3 in there and you will be good to go.

[cdclark]

The sad part is the truck almost burned to the ground once when the rear end caught on fire after hitting a stump in the driveway and barely cracking the pumpkin cover. So ironic because that was after we quit doing some serious mudding in it because we decided we couldn't afford to break anything...
If I only had it to do over...
The only other time I've seen this is in a 4-71 Detroit that blew 2 footbal size holes in the block when I was active duty (once in 10 years of working on them).
I guess the testament to the 7.3 is it'll still run if you fill up the hpop...

[cdclark]

Sure wouldn't mind some good leads on some motors, especially somewhere in the South...
Thanks
Louise

[Marty]

Originally Posted by strokin_early_99

Bummer to hear. I know a guy, Joey from Terminator, that broke a rod driving down the freeway in his 95. Sometimes it happens and no one knows why. The down side is you have PMR's which are a weak point to begin with.

All it takes is one cylinder pressure spike to surface fracture, slightly bend, or oval it out... then normal driving afterwards will eventually wear it. Same thing will happen to forged rods, just usually at about 100 more rwhp...

IE: Dockboy, Scuffy, and one of my local buddies... all of them blew the rods out while driving "easy"... not at the track, the pulls, or racing....

Originally Posted by cdclark

Sure wouldn't mind some good leads on some motors, especially somewhere in the South...
Thanks
Louise

Check out DI Performance - Your Powerstroke, Duramax, Cummins Performance Headquarters - they are selling short blocks with FORGED rods for around 3,000 bucks. If you're interested in adding power I'd also install a set of head studs and do some valve work - and you'll be ready for 500 rwhp...

If you're not interested in more power then just get the short block and transfer everything over.

I've never pulled one of these motors but I've had MOST everything off that you need to in order to pull it.

Clutch fan, shroud, Rad, I/C, pipes, turbo, pedistal, uppipes, tranny... definitely something you could do if you had the time and a garage to do it in.

[strokin_early_99]

Dockboy driving easy, did you say that? That is the funniest post I have ever herd.

[alabamafrog]

It took me about 30 hours to pull, rebuild, and reinstall my motor. This was over a 3 week period between waiting on parts and waiting on the machine shop. There are lots of pics of the engine job in my sig link if your interested. You will need a heavy duty hoist and a very heavy duty engine stand. I got mine from Harbor Freight fairly cheap. It’s not near as bad of a job as it looks.

[cdclark]

It's been driven easy for about 90% of it's life...
It would leave some killer LONG black marks on the pavement (that's before yesterday....)
That other 10% has been a little rough, lots and lots of MUD!!! (ordered with plastic floorboards, vinyl seats, manual windows/ door locks water is hard on electric ones and manual hubs) Although my 76 K5 with only 3" of lift would out wheel it anyday, it was like driving a 4 wheeler in comparision to that long stiff body
Louise