I am leaning towards getting some cups just in case with my order since well if I did go to my local stealership to get them I would probably pay for one cup double for what I could get one in the states. This way I am not caught pants down and well I like having the stuff on hand instead of having to run around. I also found the cup puller tool as well.
As for progress well I am almost there but I have some questions.
1.On the driver side the steering shaft seems awfully close to everything does it need to come off? I can tell that that side will be a pain in the rear
Not sure, I had my engine out when I did mine
2. The exhaust manifolds nuts/bolts seem to be rusty as hell... Not sure how those nuts are going to be. Thinking it might be better to remove them on the truck since it will hold them down while I take them off. I will start by soaking them in some good penetrating oil first for several days until I get there then maybe taking my impact on them where I can and a huge breaker bar elsewhere unless I hear of other tips/tricks!
The only ones I had issues with were the up pipes, I broke some of those but I was able to drill them out, I think most of mine the nut didn't turn but the entire stud came out, but it has been a while
3. According to the above "rusty" question that means my glow plugs are in there nice and snug too... Any tips/tricks on that would be appreciated.
some pb blaster might help, but don't think there is a trick, they are not that strong. Might be a good idea to just put new ones back in, if you crank on them it might damage them, then break a tip off 2000 miles down the road and really bang stuff up
4. The fuel lines spider web traveling to the pump and injectors. Do they come out in somewhat of a whole assembly... There is lots of plumbing there! I know the injector lines come out one by one but yeah I am kind of hoping I don't have tons of little lines to reconnect...
they are a PITA, and are really tight. When you put it back together, you will want to check for leaks, but, never ever put your hand anywhere near a HP like with the truck running, even from a distace away it can inject fuel under your skin and take the skin off your entire hand like a glove. They are somewhat tight. When you pull them off lots of times there will be a lot of rust sitting on top of the injector (
http://merchant-automotive.com/tech/lb7line.pdf )
5. Yesterday I stopped where my fuel line disconnect tool didn't take out the 1/2 inch line. I doesn't seem to bottom far enough to unclip it. I am going to get another one of these... The 3/8 line came out with no issues. My question is how do you move the hard fuel lines going to the fuel tank far enough away to work without risking bending them or anything. Just push on them? Or is there something i am missing here.
yea they are a pain, sometimes you have to fight with them. I wouldn't worry about bending them too much, but iirc they have a braket on the back of the head that holds them there
So far I have quite a few pages written of information in order the parts came out. I also have heck of a long spider web of wires! Hopefully I will remember how it all went because there is LOTS of it... Everything is labeled but it's a real spagetti factory.
