nelstomlinson
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And it looks pretty good. The caps look like jewelry, and they seem to fit just right.
The finished product:
I was smelling hot diesel while I was plowing, so I looked on top of the engine and saw that a couple of the glow plugs were swimming. I figured I could deal with the leaks, or wait and deal with the fire, so when I got a chance to stop plowing I put it into the shop and got to work.
I got the layout for a turbo engine, so I had to adapt things a little to make that work on the NA engine in the '91 plow truck. The NA engines have a tee mounted on the left rear of the block, and that wasn't going to work with the crossover moved to the #3-#4 cylinders. I abandoned the tee in place, and attached the 5/16 hose which runs back to the tank directly to the back return cap. I zip tied the hose firmly to the abandoned tee, and I used a screw clamp to compress the 5/16 hose onto the 1/4 barb.
The tee, before I removed the 5/16 hose:
Other than not being able to use the tee, there weren't any issues at all with installing the new brass caps.
I noticed that the fitting on the filter housing which connects to the return line has a plastic plug in it with a tiny hole:
I haven't started it up and looked for leaks yet, but assuming they all seal, I'll be very happy with them.
The finished product:
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I was smelling hot diesel while I was plowing, so I looked on top of the engine and saw that a couple of the glow plugs were swimming. I figured I could deal with the leaks, or wait and deal with the fire, so when I got a chance to stop plowing I put it into the shop and got to work.
I got the layout for a turbo engine, so I had to adapt things a little to make that work on the NA engine in the '91 plow truck. The NA engines have a tee mounted on the left rear of the block, and that wasn't going to work with the crossover moved to the #3-#4 cylinders. I abandoned the tee in place, and attached the 5/16 hose which runs back to the tank directly to the back return cap. I zip tied the hose firmly to the abandoned tee, and I used a screw clamp to compress the 5/16 hose onto the 1/4 barb.
The tee, before I removed the 5/16 hose:
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Other than not being able to use the tee, there weren't any issues at all with installing the new brass caps.
I noticed that the fitting on the filter housing which connects to the return line has a plastic plug in it with a tiny hole:
You must be registered for see images attach
I haven't started it up and looked for leaks yet, but assuming they all seal, I'll be very happy with them.