[AT] O.T. 7.3L Ford Diesel

[David Rotigel]

I drove a 1995 7.3 for 150,000 miles (and now have 165,000 miles on my  
2002 7.3) in temps down to the -20's and NEVER had problems such as  
Arthur describes!
	Dave

On Jan 6, 2010, at 7:50 AM, WILLIAM HALM wrote:

> I have a 2000 7.3 - with no leaking problems except for a bad fuel  
> line.
>
> Bill
>
>
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> Sent: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 9:46:15 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada  
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> Subject: Re: [AT] O.T. 7.3L Ford Diesel
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>
> Thanks Arthur,
>
> I have a 1997 7.3 Diesel and have never noticed any puddles under  
> the truck.  I'm in Michigan so it get's cold quite often.  I wonder  
> of this was only a problem in the newer 7.3's?
>
> Enjoy, Joe
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arthur Southwell <asouth42 at embarqmail.com>
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> Sent: Wed, Jan 6, 2010 8:22 am
> Subject: [AT] O.T. 7.3L Ford Diesel
>
>
> Hello list(s)
> Several folks on the list have Ford 7.3L Diesels and from time to  
> time have
> ittle problems and ask for opinions or help. Here's a money saving  
> tip for
> ou who can do your known repairs.
> Monday we had a little cold snap here in mid-Florida. Thirty-one  
> degrees F.
> waited until things warmed up a bit, 36F, then drove three miles to  
> the
> ourt House to turn in a lic. tag. When I returned to the parking  
> lot, I
> oticed a rather large puddle under my truck. I knew I hadn't been  
> running
> he A/C, so it couldn't be good news. And it wasn't; it was diesel  
> fuel. I
> ped back to the shop and popped the hood. Investigation lead to a  
> leaking
> rain valve on the fuel filter.
> I called Ford Parts Dept. and was informed that it is common for the  
> valve
> o leak during a cold snap an the fix was a complete new valve  
> assembly. I
> sked the price and almost spit out my teeth. My cost was $51.75 with  
> a list
> f $75 and change. They told me they had sold 4 valves that morning  
> and were
> ut of stock for a few days.
> That turned out to be good luck for me.
> I had looked in the shop manual at an Illustration of the fuel  
> filter body
> ssembly and knew there were two "O" rings tom seal the valve body to  
> the
> ilter can. Of course F-O-R-D doesn't sell the "O" rings.
> I removed the valve for a look-see. I noticed the "O" ring was thick  
> and
> lmost a "square cut" outside and the inside hole was beveled on both  
> sides.
> cleaned off the flaking yellow dye coating, turned the "O" rings over.
> his made the "O" ring "stand" off a few thousandths and I knew it  
> would
> eal against the "ball" on the spool valve. I removed the "spool"  
> valve,
> emoved the "O" ring and replaces it with a common xxx108 "O" ring and
> eassembled the valve and re-installed the valve on the filter can.  
> Walla,
> o leaking fuel and I'm $51.00 better off.
> I hope this little bit of information will help one of you some day  
> if your
> alve goes to leaking.
> C'ya,
> Arthur Southwell
> rthur Southwell Repair
> rthur Southwell Rebuilding
> rcadia, FL 34266 USA
> Asouth42 at embarqmail.com
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