Banks Power Ford Trucks: (Diesel ’83 - 93 6.9 & 7.3L) Forced Induction- Sidewinder turbo system (early-body) 6.9L & 7.3L - Manual (Page 8)

dipstick tube opening with a paper towel or tape to
prevent contamination from entering the transmis-
sion. remove
1 ⁄
8
” nPT pipe plug for oil feed connec-
tion, located on lower left side at rear of engine block,
above and to the rear of the oil filter. see Figure
8 .
install the shorter 1 ⁄
8
” nPT x – 4an elbow fitting where
the pipe plug was removed. Use Teflon tape on the
threads. aim elbow at approximately one o’clock posi-
tion when tightening.
a. install and tighten one end of the braided stainless
steel oil feed hose to the elbow fitting. Cover the open
end of the hose with tape during installation.
b. remove the top left hand transmission-to-engine
bolt (bell housing-to-engine bolt on manual transmis-
sion models). see Figure
9.
bend firewall lip back as far as possible, on right
side of transmission tunnel, for installation of
exhaust piping. Use adjustable wrench to grip lip as
deeply as possible and bend entire seam back parallel
with bell housing. a 3’ to 4’ piece of pipe or metal bar
may be used as a lever against the seam to flatten the
metal. nOTe: if access to a sawsall or an air chisel is
available, a series of cuts in the firewall lip will ease the
bending operation. some truck models incorporate an
additional floorpan heat shield behind the firewall lip.
it may be necessary to reshape this heat shield to pro-
vide additional clearance during exhaust system instal-
lation. see Figure
10.
a. on automatic transmission models, and 5 speed
models, saw the “ear” off the right side of the trans-
mission case in the bellhousing area. see Figure
11. a
sawsall or coarse tooth hacksaw works well.
b. on automatic transmission models, install o-ring
on new dipstick tube. On C-6 transmission models, bolt
new dipstick tube to bellhousing with original bolt. On
e4OD transmission models, attach dipstick tube to rear
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