6.0 motor install ( i love my 7.3)

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here are some pics of me, arron (greenf350), my roommate ryan (his truck), my grandpa and a few other guys putting in a new motor in ryans 04 f350. first of al let me start by saying the oasis report on this truck is 5 pages long ryan bought the truck about 2 years ago with 130k miles before he bought the truck the head gaskets were replaced at 30k and 50k miles the egr system was replace 3 times and the motor was replaced at 68,000 miles.... the truck now has 160,000 miles and we are putting another motor in ....... that is why i love my 7.3.....

THIS IS A USED MOTOR WITH 80,000 MILES BUT IT CAME WITH EVERYTHING (TURBO, FICM, INTAKE TUBES, ALL KNDS OF GOODIES

IT CAME WITH A 90 DAY UNLIMITED MILE WARRANTY

THE COST OF THE MOTOR WAS $4395 (I COULD HAV GOTTEN IT CHEAPER WITHOUT THE WARRANTY

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WE HAD TO PUSH THE TRUCK IN WITH THE FORK LIFT

THE START OF THE CARNAGE

TOOLS AND MORE

REMOVING THE FRONT CLIP

THAT IS ONE HEAVY A$$ BUMPER

I TOOK PICKS EVERY STEP OF THE WAY

that doesnt look like an install, that looks like a motor sitting in the back of a truck. lol

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SOME OF THE FRONT CLIP

FRONT REMOVED


DIGGING AND DIGGING



END OF THE DAY

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PARTS EVERWHERE

NEW MOTOR

MY GRANDFATHER AND ARRON WORKING ON THE FUEL LINES

MY CLIP WONT WORK SO WE HAD TO GO AND BUY MORE

ARRON IS HAVING FUN

NOW FOR THE TRANSMISSION

ME IN THE FORK LIFT BECAUSE THE CHERRY PICK JUST WASENT GOOD ENOUGH


WAS PRETTY EASY

AT ONE POINT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE GETTING HUNG UP AND IT ALMOST FLIPPED THE FORK LIFT OVER

OLD MOTOR REMOVED

IT ONLY TOOK ABOUT 5-6 HOURS TO REMOVE THE MOTOR ALL TOGETHER AND ABOUT THE SAME TO PUT IT BACK IN WE HAD ORDERED HEAD STUDS TO PUT ON THE NEW MOTOR BUT THEY WERE OIN BACK ORDER SO THAT WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER TIME

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT IS ME(KAMRON, ARRON (GREENF350), RYAN AND MY GRANDPA.... ONLY 3 CASES OF BEER WERE HARMED IN THE REMOVAL OF THIS MOTOR

SORRY I DONT HAVE ANY PICS OF US PUTTING THE MOTOR BACK IN (LEFT THE CAMERS AT HOME)
HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOY THESE PICKS

what was wrong with the old engine

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THERE WAS A PINHOLE LEAK IN THE RADIATOR AND HE DID NOT NOTICE IT HE DROVE 6 HOURS FROM PCOLA TO JACKSONVILLE AND ON HES WAY BACK HAULING A TRAILER THE MOTOR SHUT DOWN AND ABOUT 2 GALLONS OF WATER CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUSTWHEN HE TRIED TO RESTART IT I DROVE THERE THAT WEEKEND AND HAULED IT BACK WITH MY TRUCK AND TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER THEY SAID THE ENGINE OIL TEMP WAS WELL OVER 350* BEFORE THE MOTOR QUIT AND IT GOT SO HOT IT MELTED THE OIL STAND PIPE AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED A MOTOR THEY WANTED 14k TO REPLACE IT WE GOT A USED ONE AND DID IT OUR SELF FOR 6k... HE DID NOT HAVE GAUGES AND HE SAID THE STOCK GAUGE NEVER MOVED... THE FIRST THING WE DID IS BOUGHT GAUGES AND ORDERED HEAD STUDS BUT THEY WERE ON BACK ORDER SO WE WILL PUT THEM IN WHENEVER THEY COME IN...

ohhh i know very well how much ford wants for a motor, good job on the work. how tight was it to get the motor out without removing the cab??

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ONCE YOU REMOVE THE MOTOR MOUNT !!!!!COMPLETELY!!!!! IT IS CAKE WE SPENT AN HOUR TRYING TO GET THE MOTOR OUT BECAUSE WE REMOVED THE BOLTS FROM THE MOTOR AND THE MOUNTS WERE CATCHING ON THE OIL PAN LIP...

ok good to know thanks