Knuckledragger
blowing chunks and grabbing porcelain
So my son (knuckledragger JR) decides to start working on his 4x4 that i went and picked up with Icanfixall some years ago. Good time for bonding and I have no work currently, so away we go.
At pickup and shortly after, Gary and I tried to start this truck (85 lariat with turbo, 6.9 and C6) with no luck. I have tried to get the boy interested in working on it, but he only wants to drive it in the canyon and slog around in the mud. After pricing new trucks, he decided maybe it was OK to get his hands dirty on something other than his mustang, so we started by removing the GPs and taking a compression test.
The results are not encouraging, but not unexpected. When I went to get this truck , it had obviously given someone a lot of fun times, being ridden very hard and put away wet more than once. No idea if the turbo even spins, but that is not important until the engine runs. We checked all but cylinder #5, as it was pretty hard to get to and all the others gave a clear picture. #1 - 240, #2 - 260, #3 - 300, #4 - 305, #6 - 265, #7 - 100, #8 - 160.
I did not try to recheck the cylinders after dripping oil in there, even if the compression came up, there is still something wrong. Will take some pictures and post as we start disassembling the front clip and engine to prepare for a rebuild. The truck was so cheap ($500) to start with, it is an easy decision to just rebuild the engine and repair the TTB to have an ugly but fun on/off road vehicle. The body has little rust but plenty of dents and no tailgate. The PO even glued the pyro to the windshield. Of course. And installed an electric vacuum pump, just because.
Any suggestions or comments are welcome.
At pickup and shortly after, Gary and I tried to start this truck (85 lariat with turbo, 6.9 and C6) with no luck. I have tried to get the boy interested in working on it, but he only wants to drive it in the canyon and slog around in the mud. After pricing new trucks, he decided maybe it was OK to get his hands dirty on something other than his mustang, so we started by removing the GPs and taking a compression test.
The results are not encouraging, but not unexpected. When I went to get this truck , it had obviously given someone a lot of fun times, being ridden very hard and put away wet more than once. No idea if the turbo even spins, but that is not important until the engine runs. We checked all but cylinder #5, as it was pretty hard to get to and all the others gave a clear picture. #1 - 240, #2 - 260, #3 - 300, #4 - 305, #6 - 265, #7 - 100, #8 - 160.
I did not try to recheck the cylinders after dripping oil in there, even if the compression came up, there is still something wrong. Will take some pictures and post as we start disassembling the front clip and engine to prepare for a rebuild. The truck was so cheap ($500) to start with, it is an easy decision to just rebuild the engine and repair the TTB to have an ugly but fun on/off road vehicle. The body has little rust but plenty of dents and no tailgate. The PO even glued the pyro to the windshield. Of course. And installed an electric vacuum pump, just because.
Any suggestions or comments are welcome.