Debate: injector swap on a 7.3 should take 4 hours max but mine took 16 after snapping a bolt

Was I just unlucky with that rusted #8 glow plug hole or should I have just pulled the whole head like my buddy said from the start, what's your cutoff for calling it quits and going bigger?

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violag801d ago

Kroil is the real MVP, no argument there. @tessaperry put it perfectly, that stuff creeps in overnight and your whole Saturday isn't ruined by one broken bolt. But your question gets at a bigger pattern I see all the time in this life (and in life generally) - we all try the smallest, cheapest fix first because it's easier in our heads, but a lot of times that shortcut just leads to more work and frustration. Picking your battles means knowing when a ten minute soak solves it versus when you're already three hours deep and should've just pulled the head from the start. The cutoff for me is always whether I'm fighting the same problem twice - once it snaps, that's my sign to go bigger.

emma961d ago

Five minute soak with Kroil before turning anything saves way more time than pulling a head.

tessaperry1d ago

Nobody talks about how Kroil on exhaust bolts the night before saves your entire weekend. That stuff creeps in while you sleep and you wake up to bolts that practically unscrew themselves.