Emery and Brandon purchased this black 1995 Ford F-250 7.3L Powerstroke diesel in the summer of 2006. The truck did not run, but seemed to be in great condition for a truck of its vintage. The motor had 160,000 miles on it, which is virtually nothing with a diesel motor. After negotiating the sale with the owner, the Bond brother trailered their newest member of the fleet home, with help from their friends Ford F-350 King Cab. After a quick diagnosis it was determined that the starter motor was no good. A quick trip to the parts store and a few dollars later the diesel roared back to life. Although they solved the problem of why the truck would not start another problem became apparent. As the truck idled, diesel fuel came pouring out of the coolant overflow bottle. This could not be good.

After researching the internet and reading the factory service manual Brandon had determined that the truck had a bad injector cup. The injector cup is a brass sleeve that is pressed into a water jacket in the cylinder head. The injector in pressed into this sleeve and when the truck is running the engine coolant keeps the injector from overheating. Since one of the cups was cracked the high pressure diesel was being forced into the coolant.

Many mechanics said that the injector cup replacement was virtually impossible to do while the motor is in the truck. Brandon gathered his tools, and began tearing into the motor. After removing the valve covers and injectors the sleeves were exposed. A pressure test indicated that the farthest sleeve, closest to the firewall was leaking. The world wide web was used again to find out how to remove the injectors cups with more troubling news. Apparently the tool to remove the cups cost $325 and could only remove four of the eight sleeves. Another tool for $250 could remove the other four sleeves that were closest to the firewall. A third tool for $80 was needed to install the new sleeves.

After a days worth of research Brandon found out enough information that he knew how to make all the tools for virtually nothing. After all the sleeves were removed the $6 replacement sleeves were pressed in with the $80 tool. After the engine was put back together it was time to start the truck. After many attempts to crank with the diesel would sputter and die. Finally the motor fired to life. It was not time to see if all the work paid off. Brandon took the truck for a ride. At first the truck had no power at all, but as oil pressure built in the motor power was restored.

After approximately 60 plus hours of work, and 15 plus hours of research the truck that did not run ran like new. Emery and Brandon then decided to remove the bed and paint the frame since they planned to use the truck in the winter for snowplowing. Over the course of a couple of days the brothers cleaned and degreased the frame, and painted it with POR-15 rust inhibiting paint. Several top coats of glass black Rust-O-Leum we added to give the frame a finished look, and also make it easier to clean. Once the truck was mobile the brothers added a whelen 9000 lightbar to the roof, and added a back rack to protect the cab from unwanted damage.

Even though the truck came with a Fisher Minute Mount Plow Frame, the brothers had to look at all the wiring again becasue the previous owner had cut out most of the wires at some point. After a couple of weeks and a lot of patience, the plow wiring was reassembled, and the truck was ready to go plowing.