One JIC plug needs to be 0.875 IN & other JIC plug needs to be 1.062 IN or plug hyd tube with shop towel
As you advised earlier, it is definitely the SVC above the starter that is leaking. It looks like the lower assembly is leaking around the 2 adjusters on the back. -studs with a nut on them
I was advised to take the whole unit in for rebuild.
How do I remove the lower SVC unit to have it rebuilt? What do I need for plugs for the hydraulic lines on this?
I am kind of **** about plugging and capping stuff. I have seen a lot of stuff - engines, pumps etc that were worked on and failed shortly or prematurely thereafter. I always suspected a lot of that may have been because things weren't capped off properly and some little spec of dirt got where it shouldn't have.
Have a friend that had a freshly rebuilt 409 sitting in his garage. Mice climbed up the headers and made nests in the heads. The engine had to be pulled back apart and the damage wasn't discovered until after the engine was installed and he tried to start it. I hope I learned something from that.
I have been trying to buy caps and plugs for my 6.5 injectors and lines for when I take them apart. I haven't found a shop that will sell me the caps the new or rebuilt parts come out with. I tried to order from Caplugs without success. They aren't expensive. I just wanted to order a bag of 100 each or whatever quantity they come in.
The local diesel shop said to not worry about the lines and just blow them out when I go to put things back together. Some stuff doesn't blow out as easily as it gets in. Not a good practice in my opinion.
Is having the SCV rebuilt a good option? I am kind of scared of used parts, but this part looks to be fairly easy to remove and replace - I've been wrong before.
Is there a good source for a used SCV What kind of money should I be looking at to rebuild or replace with a used unit?
