Resurrecting a $900 1986 with 7.3idi swap. Fuel?

[SkylabTech86IDI]

First start up!

But, now there’s this to figure out. All the “oil” that was in the truck is now on the ground.

At first it looked like it was leaking from the oil filter, but it looks like it’s leaking somewhere above. Oil cooler, maybe?

 

[SkylabTech86IDI]

First start up!

But, now there’s this to figure out. All the “oil” that was in the truck is now on the ground.

At first it looked like it was leaking from the oil filter, but it looks like it’s leaking somewhere above. Oil cooler, maybe?

In fact, at the end of the posted YouTube short, you can hear the oil spraying out.

 

[SkylabTech86IDI]

Despite the oil blowing out everywhere, today was a big win

 

[Nero]

Glad to hear you got it running! That oil looks milky. Maybe condensation or rain water?

 

[IDIBRONCO]

Get that oil changed out ASAP and don't run the engine any more with that oil in it. Hopefully that's just rain water and not the reason why the coolant level was low.

 

[Jesus Freak]

First start up!

But, now there’s this to figure out. All the “oil” that was in the truck is now on the ground.

At first it looked like it was leaking from the oil filter, but it looks like it’s leaking somewhere above. Oil cooler, maybe?

That's great man! My thoughts are the that the heat exchanger is comprised and you have oil and water mixing.

Glad to hear you got it running! That oil looks milky. Maybe condensation or rain water?

 

[SkylabTech86IDI]

Great ideas guys, these are good areas to look into if the new oil gets contamination.

Today I pressure washed the underside and then went up to Tractor Supply Co and picked up one of their Rotella 15w-40 2.5 gal @ $39.99 online advertised pricing.

Shoot, not indoors it wasn’t! They up charged to $59.99 on the shelf for the same blue bottle! So I quickly ordered it online while I sat on a 5 gallon bucket.

Then I drained the replacement oil from the truck last night I put in about 5-7 quarts of replacement oil from previous oil changes mixed with new straight weight and partially used new oil. I just wanted to run it with the replacement oil and see what happened.)

More grey oil. It’s probably just remnants of the old bad stuff.

I’ll put in the new oil and run it around the neighborhood a couple times and then drain it to check the status of the oil.

No new pictures of the truck but I was playing around with some customizable license plates and I think this one is pretty S tier

More to come. Thanks all

 

[SkylabTech86IDI]

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No new pictures of the truck but I was playing around with some customizable license plates and I think this one is pretty S tier

@Jesus Freak I think the “OIL,MMM” license plate is more appropriate for your truck

 

[Jesus Freak]

@Jesus Freak I think the “OIL,MMM” license plate is more appropriate for your truck

No one would understand. I've tried to get anyone interested in WMO and I just get..."the look". I was pumping out a IBC tote at a shop and everyone asked what I was doing and then to explain and they were like......"oh..... that's neat" and I'm like "yeah, at $5 a gallon your boss is giving me a bigger pay check than you and I ain't gotta deal with him" but I guess they think it's a "fad" or that you have to have a flux capacitor and generate 1.3 gigawatts before accelerating to 88mph before you engage the oil consumption device when all you gotta do is filter it good and drive it hard......... like any good mechanic.

 

[SkylabTech86IDI]

Great ideas guys, these are good areas to look into if the new oil gets contamination.

Today I pressure washed the underside and then went up to Tractor Supply Co and picked up one of their Rotella 15w-40 2.5 gal @ $39.99 online advertised pricing.

Shoot, not indoors it wasn’t! They up charged to $59.99 on the shelf for the same blue bottle! So I quickly ordered it online while I sat on a 5 gallon bucket.

Then I drained the replacement oil from the truck last night I put in about 5-7 quarts of replacement oil from previous oil changes mixed with new straight weight and partially used new oil. I just wanted to run it with the replacement oil and see what happened.)

More grey oil. It’s probably just remnants of the old bad stuff.

I’ll put in the new oil and run it around the neighborhood a couple times and then drain it to check the status of the oil.

No new pictures of the truck but I was playing around with some customizable license plates and I think this one is pretty S tier

More to come. Thanks all

No one would understand. I've tried to get anyone interested in WMO and I just get..."the look". I was pumping out a IBC tote at a shop and everyone asked what I was doing and then to explain and they were like......"oh..... that's neat" and I'm like "yeah, at $5 a gallon your boss is giving me a bigger pay check than you and I ain't gotta deal with him" but I guess they think it's a "fad" or that you have to have a flux capacitor and generate 1.3 gigawatts before accelerating to 88mph before you engage the oil consumption device when all you gotta do is filter it good and drive it hard......... like any good mechanic.

Haha, & then you can really confuse them after the conversation if they see you drive away with a “Zero Emissions” sticker

 

[IDIBRONCO]

that you have to have a flux capacitor and generate 1.3 gigawatts before accelerating to 88mph before you engage the oil consumption device

WOW! Electric vehicles ruin everything. An old gas powered De Lorean only needed 1.21 gigawatts.

 

[Azidiguy]

No one would understand. I've tried to get anyone interested in WMO and I just get..."the look". I was pumping out a IBC tote at a shop and everyone asked what I was doing and then to explain and they were like......"oh..... that's neat" and I'm like "yeah, at $5 a gallon your boss is giving me a bigger pay check than you and I ain't gotta deal with him" but I guess they think it's a "fad" or that you have to have a flux capacitor and generate 1.3 gigawatts before accelerating to 88mph before you engage the oil consumption device when all you gotta do is filter it good and drive it hard......... like any good mechanic.

Id love to have that type of acess to wmo id prbly buy a centrafuge

 

[SkylabTech86IDI]

WOW! Electric vehicles ruin everything. An old gas powered De Lorean only needed 1.21 gigawatts.

“only”

 

[IDIBRONCO]

Well it's less than 1.3 gigawatts. The De Lorean used either plutonium or lightning to make that much power.

 

[Jesus Freak]

Id love to have that type of acess to wmo id prbly buy a centrafuge

I'm actually going to pick up @400 maybe 500gallons tomorrow....... that will put me at almost 1000gallons settling at the house.