I've updated the page with a few more pictures.

Again, I gave up on the Geocities link, so go here: http://home.earthlink.net/~calicosmith/truck/index.htm

I'm just about done with cleaning things; just waiting on parts, and I'll begin re-assembly.

Thanks again to everyone

That sould make you a very nice truck...I actually drove a ford super duty with the 6.9 for about a year...(company vehicle) it was a flat bed with some rediculious gears 6.53 or some such....would pull anything you hooked it to...stick it in low and let out the clutch...

Actually could not haul the asphault roller we loaded on the trailer... the front tires would not stay on the ground... but the 6.9 would move it...just let out the chutch ...the wheels came up about 2 inches and off you go (just across the yard tho)
They'd touch down again after you got moving but not solid enough to steer or stop.

It would easily pull more weight than it could stop...

Good job.

I am always keenly interested in seeing other engines taken apart.

Nothing like a cast iron cylinder head is there.

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What year was the truck?

I could be wrong, but I thought that they didn't start building the SuperDuty until after they had replaced the 6.9l with the 7.3l IDI. The two engines are very similar, though...only a 10 horsepower difference.

More like a cast iron monster of a cylinder head When my buddy took the two heads into his auto shop class, other students kept coming by asking what the heck those things were off of...they'd never seen anything that massive.

Of course, if you really want to see a massive set of heads, take a look at the parts of a 1710 Cummins

Take a look at a DOHC Cummins ISX. It's HUGE. Wider than the block and almost as tall.

Those pistures remind me of the teardown I did on the old 302 that was in my car when I bought it (and that I put 16,000 miles on). Only mine had been burning about a quart every 200, so there was plenty of carbon buildup on the pistons. One of the most interesting things was that all of the pistons were cracking at least a little in the skirt area, and part of the skirt on one had actuall come apart, and I'm pretty sure that was a year before I put the rebuilt motor in. I figure I was driving on borrowed time with that motor. I was able to handle everything on it myself except for the block without much difficulty (but then, a 302 is a relatively lite motor). I kind of like tearing stuff down, it's usually pretty easy and I would say fun at times.
Oh, and I'd love to get to work on what will hopefully be my truck before too long. Not a diesel, but it's got a tough-as-nails 292 on a truck that's equally tough.

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Once and future king:
'64 Ford Fairlane w/approx 238,000 - looks rough, but amazingly reliable if you know how to look after it; I will soon begin work to totally restore and modernize it.
Family vehicles that I lay some claim to:
'78 300D w/approx 350,000 original, '62 Ford F100 4x4, '90 Ford E150 w/171,000 original