19887.3IDI
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Well I figured I would do a little update.
I checked compression and #7 was at 490, #1 was at 440 and the rest were at 480. I'm thinking they are a little lower do to the head gasket change but I'm not for sure. I pulled off Fel-Pro hg's and put on victor reinz hg's. I don't think the shaking is compression related though.
I checked cam lift and they are pretty even and at spec.
I have been driving it and put about 400 miles on it since I had the heads off. I have started noticed that there seems to be a rod or wrist pin knock somewhere around #1. I have loosened the injection lines one by one and it didn't effect the knock so I don't think its an injector. It didn't have a knock when I first ran it and seems to be getting worse.
My guess is the rod that is knocking is the heavy one being throne around and beating up the bearing.
I plan on pulling the engine in a couple weeks and tarring it down to balance it and check clearance's and more than likely through in a new set of bearings. I am debating on re-ringing too because I put some oil down #1 and it increased its compression by 20psi. I am thinking that jasper put the rings for #1 on upside down because when I had the heads off I saw oil spots where the rings were sitting when I moved the piston down. #1 was the only one that did that.
I have a 700 mile trip planed this summer and I would like to get this truck fixed so it can haul my toys and at this point I don't trust it to go that far.
If anyone would like pictures while I'm in there let me know and ill do my best to get them.
I checked compression and #7 was at 490, #1 was at 440 and the rest were at 480. I'm thinking they are a little lower do to the head gasket change but I'm not for sure. I pulled off Fel-Pro hg's and put on victor reinz hg's. I don't think the shaking is compression related though.
I checked cam lift and they are pretty even and at spec.
I have been driving it and put about 400 miles on it since I had the heads off. I have started noticed that there seems to be a rod or wrist pin knock somewhere around #1. I have loosened the injection lines one by one and it didn't effect the knock so I don't think its an injector. It didn't have a knock when I first ran it and seems to be getting worse.
My guess is the rod that is knocking is the heavy one being throne around and beating up the bearing.
I plan on pulling the engine in a couple weeks and tarring it down to balance it and check clearance's and more than likely through in a new set of bearings. I am debating on re-ringing too because I put some oil down #1 and it increased its compression by 20psi. I am thinking that jasper put the rings for #1 on upside down because when I had the heads off I saw oil spots where the rings were sitting when I moved the piston down. #1 was the only one that did that.
I have a 700 mile trip planed this summer and I would like to get this truck fixed so it can haul my toys and at this point I don't trust it to go that far.
If anyone would like pictures while I'm in there let me know and ill do my best to get them.