BigRigTech
Diesel junky
First off I had the CAT from hell at work today, a C15 for VVA trouble codes...A 1hr job turned into a days work with a comedy of issues getting parts and torque specs from CAT....In between all this I changed out my fast idle switch at lunch as it had quit on me this spring....I loaded 2000L of water into my truck (seeding more new lawn) and headed for home glad to be clear of that friggin CAT. ...
I stopped to run an errand and I thought I should check for leaks having had the coolant drained.....I had a leak, but not one that I created - my water pump was F.U.B.A.R ....******* all over the ground....I pulled a long grade with about 5000lbs in the bed and it got a little warmer than it usually does on that hill....The water pump appears to be original, still has some grey paint on it - no shame I guess with 420,000km on it. No place to get a new one until Monday so I'm left to drive the wife's "minivan" to work for a day.... ....To top my day off I drove her van tonight and I think the A/C is on it's way out as it's not very cold. I guess my lunch will be busy on Monday checking that out.
I stopped to run an errand and I thought I should check for leaks having had the coolant drained.....I had a leak, but not one that I created - my water pump was F.U.B.A.R ....******* all over the ground....I pulled a long grade with about 5000lbs in the bed and it got a little warmer than it usually does on that hill....The water pump appears to be original, still has some grey paint on it - no shame I guess with 420,000km on it. No place to get a new one until Monday so I'm left to drive the wife's "minivan" to work for a day.... ....To top my day off I drove her van tonight and I think the A/C is on it's way out as it's not very cold. I guess my lunch will be busy on Monday checking that out.