Recent content by TexasLefty

That was an interesting video. I know at work we used to rebuild the power heads on a hydroboost system however they were medium duty not light duty. If you put a piece in there backwards the pedal was hard as a rock. Forgive me it's been a few years (can't remember exactly which part) but I...

I live in Denton, I am a rookie with the 6.5 but would be willing to help. Shoot me a PM if you want.

Thanks, James Wood has them in stock... its a little more money but, its less than a mile away.

I am still looking for the rocker arm retainers.... who has them in stock? I have ordered the gaskets and a pushtube. I plan check ALL of the pushtubes and make sure they are not bent. I would use any troubleshooting information anyone has.... Thanks in advance John

I bought the washers from James Wood Motors because a popular online parts house named after a boulder... did not list that they did not come with the fuel injectors. The little plastic things on top of the rocker arms are orange and two of them are broken. Now what? Do I need to replace all...

OK! The push tube for the intake valve on cylinder #3 is gone.... I looked around inside the head for the pushtube and could not find it. My newest question is what is the most likely cause, I cant see anything wrong with the shaft or rocker arm. I am really hoping for some insite. I would...

$40 in parts for a compression test on one cylinder is NOT cheap IMO!

I plan to reinstall the injectors and test thru the glow plug holes. I just wanted to know if the washers are reusable or not for an accurate compression test.

I am going to do a compression test on Saturday. Since I have removed the new injectors, if I reinstall them for a compression test can I expect an accurate reading with used washers on the injectors? Thanks in advance, John.

Hello all, I am the owner of this truck. Thanks for all the help on T/S the white smoke problem I am having. My Internet is down and I am posting from my phone, if were up I would have posted yesterday. It has a fuel knock under light load with no throttle applied ( from a stop). I have not...

Back when these trucks were still under factory warranty and I worked at the Ford dealer, we would start them on WD-40 and drive them in the shop on it. The engine was almost impossible to start with bad glow plugs, I work on a fleet of commercial vehicles now and it only take two or three glow...

After as much research as feel like doing on this topic. I have decided that running a group 31 battery is something people do just to feel like they have a BIG truck. Anyway I did find this in my research and it appears to be made by odyssey and thats a pretty good deal IMO...

I feel like my original question was never answered. Why are the so many people converting there trucks to except group 31 batteries?

I called the local Batteries Plus and the SLI34AGMDP is $234.99 with a 5 year base warranty. The Optima yellow top is $219.99 with a 2 year warranty and no prorate thats it. I am 100% open to suggestion at this point. I have had Optimas in my cars for years, I know they are not what they used...

First off thanks for looking and responding. I have done very few modifications in my career. I have done a few repowers While working for CSPL but that's about it. I am not familiar with the odyssey line but it looks like they run at least $250 each. I am pretty sure I can get two Optimas...