Hi all,
My business has an 01 F550 7.3 w/ 6-speed manual. Last week the truck just died on one of the employees. After towing the vehicle back and inspecting it we found diesel in the oil. On further inspection we found that the injector that is on the front driver's side of the motor had its' nozzle cracked in half. We pulled the heads and found that the glow plug had welded itself to the top of the piston and the walls are scorched. I also have a bent pushrod. Haven't had the oil pan off yet to look at the lower parts.
180,000 miles.
The truck also has a failing clutch.
We just put a rebuilt rear diff. in it a couple weeks ago.
I can't really afford a new truck right now.
I am curious if anyone can give me an idea of if/how we can get the truck fixed? Can I just bore it and get pistons/rods/pushrods/cam/etc somewhere? Would that be cheaper than getting a long block assembly from ebay or somewhere?
Before I found out the extent of the damage I had planned on getting a double disc clutch as we have had issues with stock clutches going out too fast (2 in 6 years). I was also planning to try and get some more power out of the motor as we use the truck to pull other delivery trucks out when they get stuck places in the winter.
Thanks!
My business has an 01 F550 7.3 w/ 6-speed manual. Last week the truck just died on one of the employees. After towing the vehicle back and inspecting it we found diesel in the oil. On further inspection we found that the injector that is on the front driver's side of the motor had its' nozzle cracked in half. We pulled the heads and found that the glow plug had welded itself to the top of the piston and the walls are scorched. I also have a bent pushrod. Haven't had the oil pan off yet to look at the lower parts.
180,000 miles.
The truck also has a failing clutch.
We just put a rebuilt rear diff. in it a couple weeks ago.
I can't really afford a new truck right now.
I am curious if anyone can give me an idea of if/how we can get the truck fixed? Can I just bore it and get pistons/rods/pushrods/cam/etc somewhere? Would that be cheaper than getting a long block assembly from ebay or somewhere?
Before I found out the extent of the damage I had planned on getting a double disc clutch as we have had issues with stock clutches going out too fast (2 in 6 years). I was also planning to try and get some more power out of the motor as we use the truck to pull other delivery trucks out when they get stuck places in the winter.
Thanks!