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  1. 8v-of-fury

    Any Ideas for cool air inlet?

    could make a cool box out of sheet metal? I dunno just throwin it out there lol
  2. 8v-of-fury

    Engine Temperature gauge?

    HA. that explains it then.. well ok then not beating it.. it is a bit on the highside a tad.. is that at normal operating temperature? 220F... thats just over boiling, i dunno if thats much to worry about
  3. 8v-of-fury

    Engine Temperature gauge?

    what RPM's do you turn at 70mph?
  4. 8v-of-fury

    Any Ideas for cool air inlet?

    You could use Aluminum dryer ducting. The shiny aluminum will resist the heat waves, and is also readily available at most hardware stores for cheap.
  5. 8v-of-fury

    Engine Temperature gauge?

    220F while beating on it seems pretty reasonable. Doesn't it?
  6. 8v-of-fury

    Coolant is Black as OIL.

    so from what you telling me, it would be best to find a 6.9 from 1985.5 and up. lol I don't think the turbo would be worth all the extra trouble right now.. its just a work truck.. The truck has a 3 spd automatic C6.. BADD transmission for anything over 60km/h lol. It sits around 3600-4000...
  7. 8v-of-fury

    Coolant is Black as OIL.

    Ok gf's mom says she wants to keep the truck (sentimental value of her late husband and all) and I told her this motor is as good as a boat anchor..and that it will need to be pulled and either rebuilt or replaced.. So we are going to check in to shops around here to see what it would cost to...
  8. 8v-of-fury

    Coolant is Black as OIL.

    I don't see how there could have been issues when putting the cooler back together. I cleaned up all the surfaces where the o-rings sit, lubed them real good, put the small ones in the headers to avoid pinching, and pressed it together with a clamp and had both ends pop together. SADLY, the...
  9. 8v-of-fury

    Coolant is Black as OIL.

    Uh oh guys.. big problems.. Not only did very little come out of the pan it was mostly water.............. And alot came out of the rad! but it was mostly oil!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE RAD CONTENTS WERE THICKER THEN THE OIL PAN.....:mad: What have i done? I can pretty much guarantee that...
  10. 8v-of-fury

    Coolant is Black as OIL.

    This is true.. but if i put in to much oil to begin with, then it would have all gotten frothed.. and been lighter and possibly easily sucked up by the (im sure never serviced) CDR?? I'm pretty sure what all came out the first time was less then 10 qts.. I mean my pan is.. hmm.. like 12 qts...
  11. 8v-of-fury

    Coolant is Black as OIL.

    :sly:sly:sly Ok i just went out and checked mine.. and it was like 31" tip to bottom of yellow handle.. 34-35 total length. Well I did put in like 15 litres of oil total.. and if it is not getting in the rad it must be burning it. It has lost enough oil to start a bad knocking.. meaning...
  12. 8v-of-fury

    CDR?

    Wouldn't putting in a road draft tube, not hinder oil consumption.. but just aid in polluting? I mean i guess its a good way of getting your engine to stop sipping from its own oil.. but bad for the earth LOL
  13. 8v-of-fury

    Coolant is Black as OIL.

    well i never though to get a real gauge because i don't suppose it is lying.. adding more oil will cause the gauge to come back to center. LOL I guess I may have to go get one eh? A cheapie is better then a stock anyway you cut it. lol Well I am not having a problem with the coolant going...
  14. 8v-of-fury

    Coolant is Black as OIL.

    i suppose it is possible the injectors are causing a knock.. a knock that wasnt there before i started anything.. but possible.. Not trying to be a dick, or anything. I have no idea of how many miles are on the injectors or when they were replaced. The thing about the knock is.. it goes away...
  15. 8v-of-fury

    Coolant is Black as OIL.

    Hmm.. I will measure the dipstick tonight after work, do you know the total lengths of either the two lengths of stick? Frothing the oil? would that cause it to turn white and scummy? I doubt the CDR was maintained.. at least in the last 5 years it has been driven by my gf's family. It is...
  16. 8v-of-fury

    Coolant is Black as OIL.

    Ok.. i went outside real quick and and took a look before it got dark. I took the rad cap off and took a look down in there. It was down to about the tops of the tubes.. and i couldn't really tell what it looked like.. SO i opened the drain a tad and let some drain in to a pan.. and it was a...
  17. 8v-of-fury

    Coolant is Black as OIL.

    I'm sorry I have not been able to give good descriptions of what exactly is happening.. I have been a little busy lately :( and I also work tomorrow.. so i got's no time! i suck. CDR valve.. could be possible.. its weird though because before i touched it.. it has never had an oil problem...
  18. 8v-of-fury

    Coolant is Black as OIL.

    Well the gauge could very well be toast.. but the knock,tick,sedgehammer verify it is telling me something is wrong and bad. engine light comes on when gauge bottoms out. Including the oil i drained out of the truck.. which couldn't be more than 2-3 litres I re-added in pieces.. 2 litres, then...
  19. 8v-of-fury

    Coolant is Black as OIL.

    dispstick was never touched.. and wouldn't it leak out of that hole if i had 5 more litres of oil then I supposed to have? I am at a wall here.. I have never had a problem like this.. I don't know what to do..i am sorry i am spazzing out.. but im already in a load of crap for having it at...
  20. 8v-of-fury

    Coolant is Black as OIL.

    That's the thing though.. there is alot of pressure in the coolant.. but i am not even gonna attempt to open that thing if it even feels remotely hot... and there will be noway to tell if there is oil in the coolant from the cooler before or after I "fixed" it.. There is only 4 places for oil...
  21. 8v-of-fury

    Coolant is Black as OIL.

    Where has all the oil gone though? I have added 15 litres and nothing on the dipstick? I dont get it...
  22. 8v-of-fury

    Coolant is Black as OIL.

    crap.. big problems guys.. or so i think anyways... yesterday i added what i took out.. which i roughly guesstimate at 2-3 litres tops.. then i went and got 3 more litre bottles and added those.. started to tick and knock on the drive.. so i got home quick and shut it down.. Today I went and got...
  23. 8v-of-fury

    Coolant is Black as OIL.

    Sorry, i should have explained that a little better. I drove the truck for 20 minutes total at which time the gauge said passed half towards high, then it started to flick around, and then was at zero, and the engine light on, i was about 3 minutes from home when this happened. so i babied it...
  24. 8v-of-fury

    Coolant is Black as OIL.

    I had to move it back in to the driveway after i damned near burned my face off.. and the knock was pretty bad.. only had it running there for 5 mins tops to move it back in.. ALSO the power steering was acting up.. and it was being tough to turn.. what could low oil have to do there? anyway...
  25. 8v-of-fury

    Coolant is Black as OIL.

    Ok.. well i assume i have the small stock filter lol If i put 4 litres in and the smallish amount that came out of the truck (rest must have leaked out sadly) so i assume i have around 5-6.. would that cause knocking and a tick? I will get the other oil in tomorrow or tonight, not really...

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