My Poor Truck . . .

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Originally Posted by BC-Axeman

I love that Bullet Proof website. I think I'll get one of their EGR coolers next time.
The overhead creeper for working on tall vehicles they sell is a great idea. A bit pricey, though.

Yeah - the EGR cooler is an excellent design. I don't see it busting anytime soon. Overall it's a great site - but like any site you have to watch things. I decided yesterday to replace the IPR screen and seals. Dealer wants $60 - they have it for $53. But when I added it to the cart the cheapest shipping was for like $23. We are talking about a screen slightly larger than a quarter and two o-rings. Found the Ford kit on Ebay for $36 with shipping included. Should be here Thursday.

On the oil cooler:
Air is much worse than water for carrying heat away. They seem to make up for it by making it much larger. I would prefer a combined solution, the way transmissions are cooled. Run the oil line through the radiator first, then through a smaller air cooled cooler. There's already four radiators in the front of these trucks. A/C, engine coolant, turbo intercooler, and transmission oil cooler.

I went with the EGR Cooler Kit that includes all the gaskets and stock oil cooler rebuild. The money they wanted for their aftermarket kit was well over my budget plus as you say it's air cooled. I'd like to see them come up with an oil cooler that fits the stock area but built like their EGR cooler. That would solve a boat load of problems.

No work on the truck until Friday at the earliest - I don't have a garage unfortunately -
Might get to the oil cooler rebuild Wednesday evening.


Ron

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Somewhat productive weekend. Starting to put her back together now. Took Friday and Saturday though to get the intake manifold cleaned out of the soot and carbon build up. 5 cans of engine degrease and a pressure washer finally got it.

Anyway - here are some pictures. All of the picture to date: Click Here

Ron