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Thinking Of Doing A Bunch Of Maintenance Upgrades To My 1995 F350

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Hey guys,

I have a 1995 F350 that is having an injector failure again. 260k miles on stock injectors. I use the truck to tow my race car and want to make sure it is good an reliable. My trailer is about 10k lbs. I am pretty mechanically inclined I build all my own race cars. I've done valve jobs, headgaskets, engine replacements, subframe replacements. A little bit of everything. However I have never done any work on a diesel engine. After watching some videos and reading some guides (https://www.riffraffdiesel.com/cont...el_7.3L_Injector_Replacement_Instructions.pdf) I think it is manageable to do all these jobs myself. Do I need any special tools for any of this? Obviously diesel injectors are quite different then fuel injectors, is there some special information I need? Any tips before placing an order?


I was looking specifically at these parts with the help of their tech team:
Injector SetAlliant Power 94.5-03 7.3L Reman AC Injectors - ALLP-7001-PP
Turbo Wheel/Rebuild
Valve Cover Gasket
Injector/Glow HarnessFORD UVC Injector & Glow Plug Harness 7.3L 94.5-97 OBS - F4TZ9D930K
Tranny CoolerFORD GENUINE OEM 26 ROW TRANSMISSION COOLER - 5C3Z7A095CA
Hydra Chip Tuner

Thanks,
Kevin
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All well worth it, especially if you plan to keep the truck. Doing a lot of work yourself will make the cost even easier to your wallet.
lookup dieseltech ron on utube some of the best power stroke repair videos out there rip ron!
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On side note does anyone know a place in canada to buy this stuff that is reputable ?
I am on the east coast. Specifically Leamington Ontario.
RiffRaff, Diesel O rings, maybe Bitterroot Diesel if you choose to order stuff.
kevilay-4633: I'm not sure if the videos will show this or not . . . But, rotate the injectors ever so slightly in the bore back and forth several times to help break the o'ring stiction before you pull them. They won't rotate much but by doing this it reduces the risk of having the injector cup pull out with the injector. Good luck.
kevilay-4633: I'm not sure if the videos will show this or not . . . But, rotate the injectors ever so slightly in the bore back and forth several times to help break the o'ring stiction before you pull them. They won't rotate much but by doing this it reduces the risk of having the injector cup pull out with the injector. Good luck.
I have changed hundreds of injectors and never rotated them to break them loose. If the injector cup where to come out with the injector, it needed replaced
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I'm with Jack on the rotation thing. It shouldn't be needed and I've never heard of a cup coming out in over 20 years on 7.3 forums. The injector removal installation tools (OTC 6067) are a "nice to have" but not really needed (pry bar will work fine). I bought them "just because". Cheers!
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I ended up buying the tuner transmission cooler and AC injectors from CNC Fab. It was definitely a pretty involved process but I carefully followed the steps and after bleeding the system I had my truck running again in just a couple minutes. This has completely solved all my running issues. It feels like a brand new truck again! Extremely happy with the result.
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