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Cody S.
Im still trying to learn how to post things and add pics and what not on here, but im gonna attempt t start a build thread on my truck so when/if i run into problems, maybe they will be prevented due to yalls advise before my next steps or if i have to ask for advise, everybody will know what i have havent done. And I think it will be fun to do, So...here i go.
About 3 months ago, i drove down to Senatobia MS and hauled back a 7610 Ford cab tractor for someone on a 30ft dual wheel tandem axle gooseneck trailer that weighed about 6500# they told me, and im not sure how much the tractor weighed. The way down there was early in the morning and it was cool outside and, of course, i could barely feel the empty trailer and i ran a steady 70-75 mph no problem. Once we got the tractor loaded and started heading back, it was in the upper 90's outside and no wind and was pretty hot. It didnt take but about a minute for me to realize that it was gonna be a LONG tough trip homeand i began to worry about my EGT's( pump turned up 2 flats since right after i bought the truck and no pyro... i know..shame on me) I was having to give the truck literally everything it had to keep from getting ran over or stopping traffic, and i blacked out every intersection i had to stop at.(sorry motorcycles next to me) At this point, i learned that my clutch fan doesnt work and had to run the heat(with four ppl in the truck) to keep from getting too hot. Every time I started up hill, I lost about 40mph and gained about 40 degrees. It was kinda embarrasing, because I volunteered for the job because the other option if i wouldnt pull it home, was his shortened dodge 2500 single cab shortbed 24V cummins, and i wanted to prove that i could do it(trying to show off my truck..failed..) I finally made it home with it, and decided that I had to do something to redeem myself/truck, lol. I had a turbo already, but it was sitting at the house as I waited for it to install itself i guess.
I saved up some money and sold a fourwheeler and decided I was gonna put the turbo on, get a SMF and clutch and buy new carpet and then paint the truck and then I would be happy. Right before i was about to order the paint, carpet, and clutch, I then realized that i was concerned about reliabilty when adding the turbo, because it has over 250k and i didnt want to lose a head gasket out of state somewhere next time i tried to haul something again. So I read Mels write up severally times, printed it out, and finally made myself turn the first bolt and here I am now with bolts and parts scattered everywhere. Right now my heads are at the machine shop, Im ceaning every speck of grease and oil off the block and frame that i can. Ive spent almost $70on VHT engine paint, and im trying to make it look the best that I can.
Tonight Im at work, with plenty of spare time, and i brought in my water pump, injector pump w/lines, and some pulley brackets and stuff to paint. Each night I bring all of the parts that I can sneak in here to thoroughly clean and degrease and paint.
Tomorrow, when i wake up, Im gonna try to replace front and rear main seals, and reinstall freshly painted waterpump and balancer, then I hope to paint the rest of the block. At that point I am kinda at a standstill until I get heads back. I guess I need to get the ball rolling and order the stuff to do my oil cooler while Im at this point and its so easily accesible right now, Im just running out of money FAST and still have lots of things to buy to finish.
I hope I have kinda started this out the right way for everyone to understand where I am at in this project. Thanks for reading, ill try to post some pics
About 3 months ago, i drove down to Senatobia MS and hauled back a 7610 Ford cab tractor for someone on a 30ft dual wheel tandem axle gooseneck trailer that weighed about 6500# they told me, and im not sure how much the tractor weighed. The way down there was early in the morning and it was cool outside and, of course, i could barely feel the empty trailer and i ran a steady 70-75 mph no problem. Once we got the tractor loaded and started heading back, it was in the upper 90's outside and no wind and was pretty hot. It didnt take but about a minute for me to realize that it was gonna be a LONG tough trip homeand i began to worry about my EGT's( pump turned up 2 flats since right after i bought the truck and no pyro... i know..shame on me) I was having to give the truck literally everything it had to keep from getting ran over or stopping traffic, and i blacked out every intersection i had to stop at.(sorry motorcycles next to me) At this point, i learned that my clutch fan doesnt work and had to run the heat(with four ppl in the truck) to keep from getting too hot. Every time I started up hill, I lost about 40mph and gained about 40 degrees. It was kinda embarrasing, because I volunteered for the job because the other option if i wouldnt pull it home, was his shortened dodge 2500 single cab shortbed 24V cummins, and i wanted to prove that i could do it(trying to show off my truck..failed..) I finally made it home with it, and decided that I had to do something to redeem myself/truck, lol. I had a turbo already, but it was sitting at the house as I waited for it to install itself i guess.
I saved up some money and sold a fourwheeler and decided I was gonna put the turbo on, get a SMF and clutch and buy new carpet and then paint the truck and then I would be happy. Right before i was about to order the paint, carpet, and clutch, I then realized that i was concerned about reliabilty when adding the turbo, because it has over 250k and i didnt want to lose a head gasket out of state somewhere next time i tried to haul something again. So I read Mels write up severally times, printed it out, and finally made myself turn the first bolt and here I am now with bolts and parts scattered everywhere. Right now my heads are at the machine shop, Im ceaning every speck of grease and oil off the block and frame that i can. Ive spent almost $70on VHT engine paint, and im trying to make it look the best that I can.
Tonight Im at work, with plenty of spare time, and i brought in my water pump, injector pump w/lines, and some pulley brackets and stuff to paint. Each night I bring all of the parts that I can sneak in here to thoroughly clean and degrease and paint.
Tomorrow, when i wake up, Im gonna try to replace front and rear main seals, and reinstall freshly painted waterpump and balancer, then I hope to paint the rest of the block. At that point I am kinda at a standstill until I get heads back. I guess I need to get the ball rolling and order the stuff to do my oil cooler while Im at this point and its so easily accesible right now, Im just running out of money FAST and still have lots of things to buy to finish.
I hope I have kinda started this out the right way for everyone to understand where I am at in this project. Thanks for reading, ill try to post some pics
. and honestly i dont think he would have made it back without trans problems, its a typical automatic trans in a Cummins truck, never knows when its gonna act right. lol. The trip was 210 miles one way. I think the way there with empty trailer took 2 1/2- 3 hour maybe, and the way back between 4 and 5 hours probably. In all reality, If my fan was working, it wouldnt have been bad at all. On flat road i could run 70mph+ no problem, but just the slightest hill and...5th gear......4rth.......i think i can, i think i can, nope....3rd. lol. but i dont think i ever got below 40mph on the interstate on the steepest hills that i climbed. If i wasnt for the fan not working, i wouldve trusted it to (slowly)pull it across the country. This truck has been the most reliable vehicle ive ever owned, and I guess thats why we all love our trucks and why we're all here
and thats $310 by itself. I think I read that the oil cooler kit was around $100. Is that about right? I dont know where my closest IH dealer is, but there is a Ford dealer about 40 minutes from me, but they are probably higher than IH. I think I paid like $86 for my rear main from them, plus since it has to be paid up front, its two trips there. My daily driver Jeep wrangler gets terrible fuel mileage, so I probably have $120 in my rear seal, lol(if it dont leak, it was worth $400, lol)
I came back that next day and fixed the returns, and figured the selector valve caused it, so I crawled under to study a solution and i ended up bending the lines around and putting em on the valve in reverse to back flush it and unclog and it worked. It started back up and ran OK. The next day, I had to meet some ppl that were buying my old brick nose front clip and I made it almost there and truck just suddenly died going up hill, and wouldnt start back. I found my old valve with the broken nipple, put it back on, and Ive never had a problem since. I got to thinking about it after that, and I wonder if that valve is the reason that guys truck burned? Maybe the return lines blew on him when the return stopped up and it poured diesel on his motor while he had it hot pulling a cattle trailer, and it ignited
