LARRY BRUDZYNSKI

Okay but come on 11k????Where when and how????

How pissed off was your customer???

Bruce your getting as bad as Jim with work. Go out and do something else how about watching a little TV. I was just watching the Jackson-Barrett auction and Tony(Smoke)Stewart auctioned one his race cars for $300k and had a additional I think maybe wrong but...$200k for the Gwynn foundation. Pretty cool to do. Not only did he auction his car but also included a helmet,uniform and his chamionship ring(worth 25k). Relax it's good for you...

Quote: 11K claimed. How would he know the RPM, anyway? The tach only goes to 5K and I can tell you from first hand experience the last thing you're doing in a situation like this is to document RPM. I have had two runaways in my shop, both Cummins 855's, and they are scary, but for it to cut the front clip off is BS. At most would be a grenaded short block with components hanging out. In my opinion, the flywheel would last beyond the valve spring's RPM limit. Even if the flywheel let go and made it through the bellhousing, (highly unlikely) the parts would be stopped by the cowl. If this story were true, the pictures of it would be all over the internet and FMC would have a recall going to install DDA style mousetraps on the intakes. As for the guy who wrote this, he's an idiot. It's people like this that the press like to quote and the basis for many "urban legends". Bruce is right. When I worked at Cummins we had Gordon Food Service trucks coming in to the shop about 3 a week. All that had "grenaded" internally. 8.3ISC Cummins powered all electronic and all the same damage. We hooked up to the ECM and the history showed that all of the engines oversped 3100rpms. When we confronted GFS about this we found out that their drivers were downshifting to far and the truck would overspeed them and boom goes the engine. NO WARRANTY/ Customer pay only. I haven't seen a diesel that could go over 3500rpms and not come apart. I sell Stewart Warner gauges and don't have any that even read over 3500rpm's.

Tony I think this should help you out... Quote: HEADS There have been two different head castings used for the SOHC motors, each with two variations, and one DOHC casting that was used on both the right and left side of these engines. All of the SOHC heads are Windsor castings, so they have individual caps on each cam journal and four 10 x 1.5mm holes in both ends of the heads, but the DOHC heads are Romeo castings, so they have ladder caps and four 8.0 x 1.25mm holes on both ends. 1997 (through 7/20/97) SOHC "Not Power Improved" Heads The 5.4L engines originally came with a F65E, F75 or F75E castings. They’re all "NPI" heads that have the bigger chambers with the "swirl fin" behind the intake valve and the small, oval shaped, intake ports. This early head is unique because the two blind holes that are used for the pegs that keep the intake gasket aligned during installation are drilled toward the inside of the port, closer to the valley. ’97 (7/21/97) through ’99 SOHC "Not Power Improved" Heads Ford made one minor, but important, change to the "NPI" head late in 1997; the intake gaskets were modified and the blind holes for the alignment pegs were moved over to the opposite side of the ports so they were closer to the head. It appears that Ford made this change only on the F75E castings, but it’s best to check all of the 5.4L "NPI" castings to be sure you get the right heads on the right engine, or make sure that you send the gaskets that match the heads that were installed on the long block. 1999-’01 SOHC "Power Improved" Heads The "power improved heads" with the square intake ports were introduced in ’99. They had bigger intake valves, different springs and a heart-shaped chamber with a modified swirl-fin behind the intake valves. They’re all XL3E castings. NOTE: The "PI" heads weren’t used on everything in ’99, so be sure to have your customer actually look at the intake ports before selling an engine or you will have about a 50/50 chance of selling the wrong engine. 2002 "Power Improved" Heads Ford continued to use the "PI" heads in 2002, but they revised the intake gasket again, so they moved the two dowel holes back over to the valley side of the ports. There are two versions of the later gasket, one that has a coolant restrictor built into the gasket and one that doesn’t, so rebuilders need to be especially careful when supplying gaskets for these late model applications. This latest version of the "PI" head is a 2L1E casting.

Or how about a Pinto? We have some younger guy's of Mexican decent working here and while we were talking about the old Pinto's they thought we were talking about the other Pinto's.... /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/shrug.gif

Yeah I had one of these a long time ago, Wouldn't get out of it's own way but ran great and had great fuel mileage, the only problem was the rest of the truck rotted away. I'll be glad to help anyway possible. /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thumbup.gif

Gotcha Bruce, Jim give me a call or pm me. Injectors,pumps,turbos hell whatever you need I can probably come up with for you and for less than anybody out there. /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thumbup.gif

Jeff use only the one on the right side, the left side is for the older syle pump F4TZ-BRM. If the left side gasket came with the pump I think you should check that you got the correct pump as well.

First off I can go there with the UNION because I was in the Union, Didn't like it but dealt with it,SORRY!!! Read the following quote!!! Quote: Man $250.00 for a cmp sensor, I'm sorry for that being a parts guy and all. Even when I was at the dealer I never sold them for more than about $130.00-$135.00 over the counter. Now mind you that this where dealers get the bad reputation for jamming it up the pooper to customers. Don't believe in screwing over customers and never will!!!! By the way I believe I was the first person to inform the DTS about the new CMP'S and the new price of them...

Just goes to show that MOTHER(Ford) is watching more than we think...

That's really tough on a guy like you that just wants to do your job to the best of you ability and be stuck the way it is, My situation was when I was at Cummins and(sorry cry babies)Union. I knew what had to be done but was stuck because I was in the union. Got my ass in trouble more than once(probably 6-7 times) i didn't care if the truck needs something then I'm there trying to figure it out, but that's what a union is and I feel your pain. Got hung out to dry and was the outcast even being that I knew more than the Senior parts guy and most of management. With that said I guess it just SUCKS to be us!!! I'm really glad to be at a independant now!!!!

Quote: I'm supposed to whip these young'uns in to shape but I'm not allowed to do it MY way (which, if anyone cares, will NOT be politically correct). Jim who said that you have to?? I have always been upfront with my trainees and let them know if they fuckup then we will deal with it. But the restitution costs... I have had some come and go, but the way I feel is that I am grooming somebody to take my place on the ladder and I will say and do what it takes if they(trainees or management) like it or not. Most have went on to become really decent parts guys but then have had a few failures too. It's expected, nobody is perfect...

Quote: I have a 7.3 that I think may have a delamination issue What makes you think you have a Delam. issue? I understand the restrictions issues and all, but have you torn it down yet to confirm?

Got any pics?

Jeff's worse than I am /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/drinkingdude.gif /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/boxing.gif /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/drinkingdude.gif /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/boxing.gif /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/crybaby2.gif

Alex any update on this one? It almost sounds like return check valve stuck.

Matt, first off welcome aboard!!! 2nd your in Michigan, land of salt... Check all of your lines for corrosion/leaks sucking air, loosing prime. Check the f/w seperator for leaks, try bypassing and see if it makes a difference. Also check the tank switch valve for leaks I've come across a few.

Quote: We have two extremely knowledgable and excellent partsmen and one extremely useless piece of crap parts manager (monger). This seems to be the ongoing concensus from dealer to dealer. Mind you that I was in management a long time ago, and didn't enjoy it one bit. But I was saved and had my labotomy reversed. The manager(monger) is and always will be pretty much a yes boy to the DP's. I'm nobodies bitch and refuse to be. I just try to do the best I can and if it involves getting dirty under,over or in the trucks than so be it. I actually like to be out in the shop better than in the parts dept. at least the techs I deal with appreciate it when I am out there asking questions and wanting to see what they are talking about. I think it makes for a better working relationship between us. If I order the wrong parts of which we all do at sometime, I'm only human and will do that. But I am the first one to admit I fucked up!!

Bruce I'm waiting on my UPS rep to call me back. Check out this site, this may help you out in the meantime. http://www.intertek-cb.com/analytical_services/oils.shtml I'll P/M you on the injectors. Just had a thought, I showed the breakdown of the injector to my fuel shop manager he looked at it for a few minutes and believes that this is a lubrication issue. If the cyl's have a ridge could this be a blow back issue and possibly be a lack of compression? Or possibly washed down cyl's, not likely on a diesel but possible if the rings are compressed and won't release? Lot's of sludge lack of PM's...Bad JUJU

Bruce I could possibly send a UPS international or FedEx international call tag for a pickup for this and I think it would make it back to us. What do you think?

Are you friggin northerners done making love or what? What about the rest of us??

I'll bet if you look it up as a kit it should pop up, since Blue Diamond got their hands in it, it has went according to IH parts practices. When you guys need something have your parts guy look it up as a "kit" first.

Comunicate better with your back counter guy and things would/should be better, if your back counter guy can get the parts needed for the shop. You can always work around the system, Re: have your back counter guy order parts for a imaginary customer, worked well for us!!! And the best part of it the Manager/Monger didn't know any different!!! Try it see if if it helps!!! /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cheers.gif

Jim no shot gun pointed at me, I actually enjoy it.... NEED I SAY MORE.... /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/poke.gif Still love ya man, now where's my BUD LIGHT???? Wrong I'm never wrong and when I am refer to rule one, I'M NOT WRONG!!!! /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/poke.gif Okay, you done yet??? We could do this for a couple of days if you wish!!!