lefthanded
Registered User
Quick history is: I re-did a head, but the IP needed timing, and it didn't go well. A few weeks in a shop, and they got it going. New O-ring/return hardware, new glow plugs. Starts fine, warms up well. In town, flat roads, seems about normal. Put a 4500lb trailer on it, and every hill is an obstacle, and the temp gauge goes from mid-range to the L in NORMAL very quickly. Transmission, an E4OD, does what it's supposed to. Tires are large 245/85/16.
If this were an auto, I'd say it was running rich and its timing was bad, and might be missing. Lots of valve clatter, but one of the donut/compression gaskets for the exhaust isn't any good. I don't smell fuel.
The truck sat outside all of its life, but only has 116K miles on it.
If I were guessing, the theory says that the IP still isn't timed correctly. Might also have a bad injector or two.... perhaps even a worn IP. This said, only good fuel went through it, and it wasn't used much before I purchased it. No, haven't done a compression test.
You thoughts are appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Lefty
If this were an auto, I'd say it was running rich and its timing was bad, and might be missing. Lots of valve clatter, but one of the donut/compression gaskets for the exhaust isn't any good. I don't smell fuel.
The truck sat outside all of its life, but only has 116K miles on it.
If I were guessing, the theory says that the IP still isn't timed correctly. Might also have a bad injector or two.... perhaps even a worn IP. This said, only good fuel went through it, and it wasn't used much before I purchased it. No, haven't done a compression test.
You thoughts are appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Lefty