Hi new here.
Iv got a 95 E350 with a IC 12v swapped in. NV4500 3.54 gears. Ran great (29 mpg unloaded) until I tried to tow my 8000 lb toyhauler to Colorado. Fuel was at the pedal but my egt's were to high for me to use it.
Short story is I started blowing white start up smoke in the morning.. OK, head gasket time.. But later looks like I have oil coming from the top of the dipstick tube. Massive blow by. ran the entire trip with same power. Had to shift to 4th on the plains on long hills holding 55 mph. Shifted down to 3rd on 7% Colorado pass grade at 33 mph. No tach.
Regardless, I don't trust the engine and need more power and cooler egt's. Can those go hand in hand?
Or would my 1990 inter cooled slightly tweaked 12 valve H1C turbo give me enough power to hold 75 on the plains if I simply rebuild it? Or gear down since I was lugging it in 5th at 65? If I could have lowered my egt's I could have run the 75 mph I was told it could do.
I don't think I would be happy if I ended up with the same power after a rebuild so Im starting to wonder what I can do with my limited space.
Any suggestions? Can I remote mount a compound setup?
Iv got a 95 E350 with a IC 12v swapped in. NV4500 3.54 gears. Ran great (29 mpg unloaded) until I tried to tow my 8000 lb toyhauler to Colorado. Fuel was at the pedal but my egt's were to high for me to use it.
Short story is I started blowing white start up smoke in the morning.. OK, head gasket time.. But later looks like I have oil coming from the top of the dipstick tube. Massive blow by. ran the entire trip with same power. Had to shift to 4th on the plains on long hills holding 55 mph. Shifted down to 3rd on 7% Colorado pass grade at 33 mph. No tach.
Regardless, I don't trust the engine and need more power and cooler egt's. Can those go hand in hand?
Or would my 1990 inter cooled slightly tweaked 12 valve H1C turbo give me enough power to hold 75 on the plains if I simply rebuild it? Or gear down since I was lugging it in 5th at 65? If I could have lowered my egt's I could have run the 75 mph I was told it could do.
I don't think I would be happy if I ended up with the same power after a rebuild so Im starting to wonder what I can do with my limited space.
Any suggestions? Can I remote mount a compound setup?
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