Project Big Red

[laserjock]

New fan clutch came today and is behind the seat with the fan clutch tool.

I'm hoping she eats the hills up tomorrow. There are a couple pretty good pulls. 6% for several miles. Even empty that ought to work her just a little. Hopefully very little.

 

[tjsea]

You may want to double check that all your glow plugs are good now that you have the timing right. I set a truck to 11 degrees once and it ate the glow plugs in a pretty short amount of time. Btw I didn't want to set it at 11 degrees and I warned him that I thought it might eat the glow plugs, but that is where he wanted it set. Just a thought as to why it may be starting harder now.

 

[laserjock]

That makes me wonder if the tap I'm hearing is a glow plug tip banging around.

 

[tjsea]

That makes me wonder if the tap I'm hearing is a glow plug tip banging around.

I hope it's not that. First thing I would do is disconnect each of them and check them all with a test light. If you used motorcraft plugs I kinda doubt one actually broke off, but I suppose it's possible.

 

[laserjock]

Well. Our rally plans just evaporated. Sitting at a truck stop waiting on AAA. Dead hole on #6.

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[morgankshaw]

Oh no!!! Hopefully it's just an injector!




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[laserjock]

I don't think so.

 

[morgankshaw]

I don't think so.

How can you tell it's dead?


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[laserjock]

Cracked injector lines to find the one it is. Obvious miss and white smoke.

 

[morgankshaw]

White smoke? Sounds like a head gasket. That sucks but at least not catastrophic



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[F350camper]

ahh ****. Fingers crossed that it's just an injector

 

[junk]

Crap! Hoping for the best.

 

[no mufflers]

did it start to run like poop? an injector is doable in time but other than that it would plain suck.

 

[laserjock]

I will be surprised if there is not a hole in the piston.

 

[no mufflers]

well that wouldn't be good, obviously.... as always, interested to help, see, hear and diagnose the problem. I was really looking forward to seeing this at the rally. worst case would you tent it for the week?