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How do you all get 6.2s to 300K miles

The reflection blocks temperature gauge so can’t tell there but low coolant light scares me.
Every thing else looks good.

The smoke on start up looks like oil which is indicating tired rings that maybe got heated up a bit too much if not high mileage. Maybe valve guides letting oil past. If valve guides then it’s usually worse in the morning, minimal at slow rpm drive but medium amount at higher rpm.

Back to the question about removing intake for fuel pressure gauge- yes. Some guys get a 12” piece of stainless steel tubing into the ip, then add the T and the hose attached there.

I am bad about “while you’re at it…”. The fuel system is 3/8” up to the filter then drops to 5/16” to the ip. The cone on the back of your db 2 unscrews. You can use a carbide drill bit & tap it to 3/8” or buy the one for the Ford which is 3/8” already.
The larger size gives a noticeable feel of acceleration to most folks, definitely helps the ip with longer life as the fuel is what cools and lubricates the ip. Whoever added the turbo to your truck might have already done this. If not-look into cost and decide if the minor gains is worth the time & expense to you.
 
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Will L. said:
The reflection blocks temperature gauge so can’t tell there but low coolant light scares me.
Every thing else looks good.

The smoke on start up looks like oil which is indicating tired rings that maybe got heated up a bit too much if not high mileage. Maybe valve guides letting oil past. If valve guides then it’s usually worse in the morning, minimal at slow rpm drive but medium amount at higher rpm.

Back to the question about removing intake for fuel pressure gauge- yes. Some guys get a 12” piece of stainless steel tubing into the ip, then add the T and the hose attached there.

I am bad about “while you’re at it…”. The fuel system is 3/8” up to the filter then drops to 5/16” to the ip. The cone on the back of your db 2 unscrews. You can use a carbide drill bit & tap it to 3/8” or buy the one for the Ford which is 3/8” already.
The larger size gives a noticeable feel of acceleration to most folks, definitely helps the ip with longer life as the fuel is what cools and lubricates the ip. Whoever added the turbo to your truck might have already done this. If not-look into cost and decide if the minor gains is worth the time & expense to you.
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1. Whoops, the guage was at the 185-190 temp range, the new radiator really is showing its worth. Even when going to Colorado and on that trip in general it did not go past 200, that being said, there were times where it would stay on 200 on the dot, with the EGT being at 9 or 10

2. More than likely that, it doesn't smoke like that throughout the day, only when starting up after long periods of time (overnight, etc)

3. Wait, what about the intake?
 
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