Its been a while! I have been busy doing 'life' things - some fun, others not so much. It happens.
Anyhow, turns out the AC compressor I got used from a fellow on TheDieselStop was for the wrong year - so i tried my hand at RockAuto.com for the first time. Experience was AWESOME. Only took my new compressor a few days to get here with standard shipping.
So that went in, used some 'AC Pro' from the local parts place and Vantom is cool as a cucumber!
While I was in there - I wanted to take another crack at this oil leak. I decided to rework my CCV (crank case vent) which essentially just redirects oil laden air into your turbo... never understood that design myself.
Here is the little CCV vent in it's stock orientation.
Pop off two small screws and looky here - a ghetto seal job!
Both the bolt orings and CCV seals were destroyed.
And because MEN don't half ***** things - we full ***** them:
This is the hose that attaches to the intake of the turbo... Needless to say it got cleaned up before re-install!
And here you can see the original piece of the intake hose that has the 3/4" CCV inlet hose attached. I just used a piece of 4" exhaust tube and cut it to length to replace it.
I then flipped the CCV 180 degrees, so that the vent pointed toward the rear. I ran a piece of 3/4" hose from the CCV in a loop upwards (to allow condensate to drain back into motor) then down the frame rail to the back of the van. I will add an oil catch can when I find one I like, but for now smell vapors are minimized and no more motor gunk into the turbo!
Oh, and I bought this...
The logic: I needed something which could carry the dirtbikes AND tow the camper trailer, and I wasn't willing to double tow the camper and the M101 with the van. Additionally, this is about the last year I would be able to finance a 7.3L F350
So, the search was on, found a good one and now I have over 40' of white Ford in my driveway..
And once behind the wheel of the truck I was reminded of how much power the 7.3's have. Made me think Vantom was a little unhealthy. My google-**** reminded me that:
Horsepower
Pickups, SUVs and vans equipped with Power Stroke engines are designed to haul heavy loads long distances. Because of this, maximum torque and horsepower output are both necessary. When placed in the Excursion, the F-250 and the F-350, the 7.3-liter produced 250 horsepower at 2,600 rpm. The 2003 7.3-liter was
detuned to 215 hp at 2,600 rpm when installed in the E-350.
Torque
Torque is the twisting power that an engine produces. This rating directly affects a vehicle's ability to accelerate from a complete stop while hauling a load. The 7.3-liter produced 525 foot-pounds of torque at 1,600 rpm when installed in the 2003 Excursion. It produced 505 foot-pounds of torque at 1,600 rpm in the F-250 and F-350. Torque for the Power Stroke for E-350 vans was
decreased to 425 foot-pounds at 1,800 rpm.
So... I better get that situation rectified soon.
