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Just picked up the truck for a great deal. It’s a 2WD with 19.5s. It has worn out injectors so the first thing it’s getting is a set of Baby Swamps single shots and a tune to go with them. Lots of plans for this one. This winter I’m going to swap in a Dana 60 in the front so it’s 4×4. This is a dream truck for me. It’s so hard to find this truck in 4×4 and when you do people want $20-30k for them. I found this one for such a good deal that even after I put $10-15k into it I’m still money ahead. I’ll get pictures posted as soon as it shows up. I’m really stoked. It’s tough to find an OBS that’s straight and rust free
As for other upgrades…the sky is the limit. I want the truck to be street able and get 19-20 mph on the highway so this isn’t going to be a 1000hp build. I’ve got a pretty good plan.
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Just drove the truck from North Carolina to Western NY and back to visit for the holiday and to tow back a 26 foot camper. The truck did great for something that hasn’t run in a year. But some issues came up that will have to be fixed
First thing is the schrader valve for the AC fill blew, lost most of the refrigerant. I disconnected the ac clutch so it wont build anymore pressure and leak more. It seems to only leak when the system is on.
Second I have a main seal leak…Doesn’t surprise me seeing how it sat for some time. It got less serious the more I drove the truck as the old seal started to swell from the oil. Thats a primary concern. I will be dropping the trans to fix that asap
Third, the trans is leaking from the crappy aftermarket rubber pan gasket. E40Ds only seem to like the reusable (Never understand why people toss these) gasket. So ill go to Ford and get a new one. Also the trans is leaking from the output shaft seal and their is a little play in that bushing. Ill be replacing that. Since Ill have the trans out and apart, ill go ahead and pull the valve bodies and give it a good cleaning. Ill also pull the pump and install a Shift Pump correction kit. The pump is known for under supplying fluid to the stator bushing. The bushing wears and then typically kills the torque converter. Hopefully I can nip it in the bud. At some point Im going to install an ATS Triplelock TC, Ive put those in e40D’s that are in built trucks and they seem to handle the power well. Much better than the stock junk Ford put in.
Fourth, going to return the Crank Case Vent to its stock location. Someone thought it would be a good idea to disconnect it from the intake and route it out under the cab. While this may be ok for performance, everytime I stop at a light I smell crankcase gas…I can live with a slight down grade in performance for that one.
Also it seems like Im not getting enough boost for the amount of fuel I can provide with the new injectors. Im going to start researching turbo upgrades. Might get a whole new turbo, or rebuild the stock unit with a wicked wheel.
Over all Im liking this truck. Its going to need an interior rehab and I think just about all the door seals are dry rotted but the thing runs great. It tows fantastic. the 4:10 gears do limit my speed a bit. The truck seems happy at 64 mph. I get that at around 2100rpm. I dont think its made to cruise at 75. I tried that and my fuel economy went down the tubes. With a tune for mileage I averaged about 18 mpg….Not to bad for a crew cab dually with 4:10 and
Haven’t updated in a while, so here’s what I’m working on now.
Totally rebuilt the front end with all new Dana ball joints and tierod ends. I also installed new Bilstein shocks on the front and coated all the forward frame rails with POR-15
Currently I’m building a new trans for the truck. I’m using the RacerX E40d kit which will give me extra clutches in all the drums for extra holding power. I’m upgrading all the planetaries to 6 pinion steel units. Also throwing in a 4r100 hardened sunshell. I’ll top it off with a billet input shaft and a billet triple clutch torque converter. I also pulled the craptastic ford pan and swapped it for a Mag-hytec unit. Much better! All of this will be cooled by a massive new Ford factory 6.0 trans cooler…..which will be mounted in front of a brand new Ford 6.0 intercooler!
I know Eric says you should always replace transmissions rather than rebuild, but the truth is the trans that I had crapped out because it was a Jasper reman. Remans are a mixed bag of parts. Mine had drums and gears from all sorts of interactions of the E40D. Including a 6 cylinder rear planetary. After cracking open the jasper I have I will never buy another one of there products.
Here’s a few pics
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