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i will be doing this to my truck...asap.....thanks for the tip......First step, get the tools ready. Also take note of the double nuts on the air cleaner. I strongly suggest doing this. Here's what can happen if you don't..The studs break from vibration at the base and then flop around and eventually work loose from the wing nuts and the guess where they end up ??? I was pretty pissed having to toss a perfectly good 6.2 in my 83 after it made it's way into the cylinder and destroyed the head, piston and cracked the cyl wall. Also I like a few shots of the motor before I take it apart in case I get Alzheimers mid project...
I usually remove the lines as it would be hard IMO to clock them properly otherwise and they should have little to no tension on them when re installed. They have a coating on the inside and should not be bent or twisted. I ended up leaving the front two sets on when I yanked the pump last night for the third time but I'll get into that later....I did mine this past week also, great pictures by the way.
I did one thing differently, I took all the injector lines off at the injectors, and did the line swap on the bench. It worked out great for me.
Yes but overtime I believe it will cause Premature bearing failure on the ip
I've got nylon Locknuts on top of the wingnuts for the same reason. Good Idea! (also, so the air cleaner doesn't undo itself.. My threads are worn and my wingnuts would loosen and the air cleaner would flap around, causing dirty air to get in at the bottom. I also thoroughly grease the air filters, top and bottom - and the seal where the air filter housing meets the air intake. I drive on gravel a lot, my air cleaners get gross. I don't want that junk in my engine.)First step, get the tools ready. Also take note of the double nuts on the air cleaner. I strongly suggest doing this. Here's what can happen if you don't..The studs break from vibration at the base and then flop around and eventually work loose from the wing nuts and the guess where they end up ??? I was pretty pissed having to toss a perfectly good 6.2 in my 83 after it made it's way into the cylinder and destroyed the head, piston and cracked the cyl wall. Also I like a few shots of the motor before I take it apart in case I get Alzheimers mid project...
