Found local shop that sends them down to the states to a place that rebuilds them. Local rebuilder doesn't fool with them anymore. Anyway guy Says 3 week turn around. Says they've had real good service with them. Says If it's off a running truck (not some old rusty junk yard pump laying) should...
Last month there I posted a thread Thread '6.9 sudden NO power and smoking' https://www.oilburners.net/threads/6-9-sudden-no-power-and-smoking.93145/
Got it in shop again to clean up to sell it. Took it for a good drive to show it to a guy and it started to act up again. Not as bad but same...
The orignal factor gasket Leaking on front (right) passenger corner of head externally only. My old farm service truck with 240,000 miles. What's the standard sorta go to head gasket for these old motors. Was gonna order one online and lots of options I see.
Well its back working again as normal. It was the check valve all stuck.
I put the valve in the ultra sonic cleaner in varsal from 20 minutes. That loosened the ball and spring up. The spring was packed with like a varnish stuff. It didn't look rust or metal sediment. See pic. I was able...
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Pulled off the check valve/regulator on top of the pump. It's not functioning correctly it seems. If pressure builds up in in pump housing things don't work correctly from what I've read. There wasnt like sediment or stuff stuck in there but a film of gunk or something on the glass...
Yesterday i found that I had a fuel filter on the shelf. Put it on and no difference. Cut the old one open and all looked okay inside wasn't plugged just normal sediment etc. General engine Compression I can't see going south suddenly unless a valve went bad. As mention seems all cylinders...
We've had this old truck on the farm since new. Was my fathers and hasn't been used much the last 20 years only has 102,000 miles. Lent it to my brother for a few weeks as he needed a vehicle. Said one day at work he started it and it idled real rough, smoked terrible and low power. I told him...
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