| My
Ford 7.3 Has a Hard Time pulling My 5th Wheel Up a Hill. What Can Be Done? |
The
Ford 7.3 Diesel is Rated at 185 HP @ 2800RPM if what You Need is More
Power. Turbo
Charging is the way to go. Or See our
TOW
& GO Packages.
See the Next Question first. |
|
My 1990 Ford
7.3 has 120,000 mile on the engine. Is it safe to Turbo charge it now?
|
NO. Your engine
already has excessive Blow-by Combustion gases in crankcase). This is
routed through the crankcase depression regulator and vented into the
intake manifold and burned in the Cylinder. This oil vapor will raise
combustion temperatures to the point of detonating pistons. Remove your
Air Filter housing and look for liquid oil in the bottom of the intake
manifold. If it is more than a light sheen than your blow-by is to
much. Here
is a Picture of a Extremely Detonated Piston. We have a
shop full of these examples. Click on Piston
 |
| I've
often heard that the 6.9 and the 7.3 have an affinity for blowing head
Gaskets. Is this True? |
Every
engine CAN have a head gasket problem. But I can tell you that we
disassemble 5 to 10 of these engines a week and we may have found 1 or 2
in the last year that may have had a head gasket problem. The problem with
the 7.3 is cavitation holes a appear in the cylinders on the drivers side
of the engine. This is always mistaken for a head gasket problem. This is a preventable
problem but not a curable problem after it happens. |
| Why
should I have all the roller lifters replaced when My engine is Redone? |
These
roller lifters have small needle bearings in them . After a hundred
thousand miles or so these bearings can become fatigued. The roller falls
out and damages your camshaft and there goes the money you saved by not
having new lifters installed. |
| Why
should I buy a Running Complete engine instead of a short or long block? |
In
the long run a running complete engine, with injector
pump,injectors,glowplugs,intake,fuel pump and fuel system saves a lot of
time in pre-installation. And Our Completes have been test run and
complete with oil and filter. |
