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  1. J

    Post Head Gasket, Sludgy Oil, Smoke through CDR, White Exaust

    Does not smell like coolant, but the engine has mostly water in it right now. When I run the engine with the air filter off I can see quite a bit of "smoke" billowing right out of the CDR right into the intake. I'm thinking that's got to be the source of the problem, no? I'll drop the Y...
  2. J

    Post Head Gasket, Sludgy Oil, Smoke through CDR, White Exaust

    Well it's nice to know that you think I'm on the right track. The problem with a nice long drive is right now the truck is not inspected (New York) and you can see me coming from like 1/4 mile away. We're talking some serious amounts of white smoke. Hard to be subtle.
  3. J

    Post Head Gasket, Sludgy Oil, Smoke through CDR, White Exaust

    Hi Everyone, I haven't posted in a while (or worked on my Van in a while), but now I'm back on it. Not sure why I haven't gotten rid of it yet, I just like that thing for some reason. I will try to keep this concise. Basically I'm looking for confirmation from maybe a few of you that I...
  4. J

    Totally Stumped

    NEW DATA!!! So to run the test that blackdawg suggested was not trivial for one major reason...I don't own any gasoline powered cars. Diesel is just fundamentally superior, no? So after work today I hired someone with a gasoline powered car to come over and allow me to attach a sump pump...
  5. J

    Totally Stumped

    blackdawg...redirecting the exhaust from another car into my intake is bordering on brilliant. I'm going to try that this weekend. I will feel so much better about taking the engine out if i can just have some consistent evidence. 79 jasper...IR thermometer is on the list also. i can...
  6. J

    Totally Stumped

    A friend just asked me if it's possible that cylinder isn't firing and maybe that's why the combustion leak tester is reading negative. I said no way, it would sound really obvious if it had dropped a cylinder... ...now secretly i'm considering whether or not that's a possibility. It bugs...
  7. J

    Totally Stumped

    Sorry for the silence. I updated my email address in my settings and I got booted from the forum, so I couldn't reply. Mike just fixed it for me. Alright, so basically what you guys are saying is this is a HG or cavitation no matter which way I look at it. What bugs me is that my diligence...
  8. J

    Totally Stumped

    Thanks so much for the replies. When I had the thermostat housing off, I did look at the bleeder ball. I read that in another thread. It took me a little while, but I got that little ball in there free by dripping a little bit of mineral spirits into the port and using my compressed air...
  9. J

    Totally Stumped

    Hi guys, Been a while since I've been around. Posted this problem earlier this year, but didn't get any responses. Figured I'd give it another shot since I'm back under the hood. I'll try and keep it short: Bubbles in the coolant overflow reservoir. Put my air compressor to the...
  10. J

    Air in coolant

    Hi guys, I haven't been around for quite a while now. Not sure if any of you guys will remember me. I basically learned how to work on engines from this forum though, primarily was posting like 3-5 years ago. Anyway, what's good is that my van, after having rebuilt the thing, has been...
  11. J

    Engine Swap

    Actually I take it back, I think it is an 86 F350. My friends said he thought it was on an F450 frame, but he might not know what he's talking about. Great news! I'll relay the info. Then inevitably I'll get roped into working on this craziness! Jeff
  12. J

    Engine Swap

    My friend has an F450 with a 7.5L gas engine. It has a manual transmission (not sure which one, I actually haven't taken a look at it yet) would this be the ZF5? Is it possible for us to put a 7.3 idi in it and just change the bell housing or do we need a new transmission also? Also, sorry...
  13. J

    Heating WMO

    I have the same set up as what Jred just described. I used copper since I got it for free. Haven't had problems yet. Hopefully I won't. I got some weld-on NPT tank fittings and threaded a npt to compression fitting right on there. So there's some 5/8" copper tubing that makes a few loops...
  14. J

    HOLLEY RED PUMP ???

    yeah I saw that posting. I don't want to wait for it to ship. I'm heading out on a trip in a couple days. Might end up just rollin' with the holley for now. thanks
  15. J

    HOLLEY RED PUMP ???

    can i get the facet pump from the international dealer near me?
  16. J

    HOLLEY RED PUMP ???

    hmmm, if the holley is a stronger faster pump than the mech pump, it seems to me like the holley plumbed in after the lift pump was doing all the work. Isn't the mech pump just two check valves and a diaphragm? if the holley is stronger, it seems to me like the fuel would just be cruisin'...
  17. J

    HOLLEY RED PUMP ???

    RLDSL, I remember you saying that you mounted your Facet up in the engine compartment for easy access. Then you also mentioned that you mounted your Facet in the same spot your holley was. Did you have your holley pump pretty far from the tanks as well? Was it flooded suction or did it have...
  18. J

    HOLLEY RED PUMP ???

    man, that's unfortunate. Well...live and learn. I tried some rubber. It didn't make much of a difference. I also have metal tubing for fuel lines now which resonate. They are not helping the situation either.
  19. J

    HOLLEY RED PUMP ???

    i don't know why it would be so much louder just being a few more feet away from the tanks. Once its is primed I feel like it shouldn't make a difference. I'm going to try some thicker rubber first and see if that helps. The truck is running really well otherwise.
  20. J

    HOLLEY RED PUMP ???

    I dunno...maybe something's wrong with mine. I have mine mounted to the frame pretty close up to the engine. I know that's supposed to be worse than having it close to the tank...maybe that's why mine's so loud. Once I'm on the highway I can't hear it as well, but sitting at a stop light I'm...
  21. J

    HOLLEY RED PUMP ???

    wow, what an analogy. I'll give it a shot.
  22. J

    HOLLEY RED PUMP ???

    I may be able to quiet it still by adding some extra rubber and such to dampen out some vibrations. Right now it doesn't have much.
  23. J

    HOLLEY RED PUMP ???

    I think your plan is good. I just got the pump as well and I cannot believe how noisy it is. I'm very frustrated because I've been working hard at quieting my van down (door seals, engine cover seal, fixing all my squeaks and rattles, and now I installed the pump and it's ridiculously loud...
  24. J

    new fuel pump looks different

    The mechanical pump works fine, I actually like it because I don't have to solder anything (I hate electronics)...the only thing is that in order to prime the system, you have to turn the entire engine over...that's a lot of wasted energy and wear and tear when trying to diagnose problems/just...
  25. J

    new fuel pump looks different

    sure I'll write one

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