Smokey black truck UPDATE. Screwed up my Rally plans, but still had FUN.

[towtruckdave]

What a great bunch of folks! I had a blast getting to know the Oilburners I met on Fri/Sat. The kindness and helpfullness of this bunch is beyond description. I had a great time at the dyno shop. It was really nice how everyone lended a hand with my hurt 6.9. I also want to thank Mel again for the timing clinic. I have to tell you, if you do not already know, Mel really puts A LOT OF WORK into these Rallys. He really busted his rear at that timing clinic.


Sorry I had to leave the Rally early. It was not an easy decision. I was having an engine problem that was making my truck smoke even more than usual. Then it started losing power. Then it stalled out and would not restart without a jump. I really thought about tearing into it at the Rally but I decided to limp on home.

The ride home was not the most relaxing trip. I was getting this intermittent knock and using a gallon of oil every 50 miles. You should have seen how much smoke was rolling out of this thing.

I was not willing to shut the truck off for fear of being stranded. But I needed to figure out how much oil I had. So I guessed. So I was adding oil with it running, hoping I was not overfilling, praying it did not run away from too much oil or scatter from running dry.

It was a pleasure to meet each and every one of ya'll. See you next year. Next Rally I am bringing the Wife, kids and class A.

As far as what broke, I am thinking either an intake pushrod or rocker or a broke piston. I do not think it is related to burning wmo but we will see. I will post a cause of failure with pics.....

 

[gsfloor]

hey dave,glad to hear you made it home i was looking for ya after we gave you a jump in the parking lot let us know what the problem was hopefully youll figure out pretty quick

 

[towtruckdave]

Thank You for that jump!

 

[Dieselcrawler]

Glad to see u made it back Dave. Was nice to meet u.

 

[towtruckdave]

I think I know what happened. After the Ole' Black Diesel spent a night in the campground meeting the other beautiful, well maintained, even pampered IDIs, that truck became very upset and its spirit was crushed, temporarily. Upon learning the other drivers actually washed their trucks, and cared enough to replace things like worn balljoints and twisted bumpers, she just gave up on me. I think after receiving love and attention from so many caring IDI techs, she felt she needed to blow up, as a cry for help. Maybe she wants that hard chargin' rebuilt 7.3 in my garage, out of the F450, but I was planning on putting that in the CCSB 86' F350 4x4.

I thought about tearing into her at the campground, but I did not want to make an eyesore out of myself. Plus, I had a hard time getting her to start when fully warm, while getting a jump from another running diesel truck. I did not want to have to start it after it cooled off. I was thinking: make it back to Cleveland, or blow it up trying. I can get a tow no problem if near Cleveland, so every mile meant something. At the same time, I was really hoping not to destroy any parts. Fortunately, my motor is now a donor good for parts. Unfortunately, my motor is now a good donor for parts.

The only real money I spent on this 6.9 is in the head studs and IP. Both of those are going on my other 6.9. The other 6.9 is also out of a scrapper, an 86' F250.

I am still in good spirits. I had an adventure, made some friends, and made it back. Rock on.

 

[yARIC008]

You should have tore into at the rally. With all the collective knowledge there you would have had it back together and better than ever in a couple hours

 

[160k87F250]

Glad you made it back ok. We were lookin for ya. Too bad you didnt get that y-pipe. Oh well maybe next time. Good to meet you and we will see you again.

John

 

[towtruckdave]

Glad to see u made it back Dave. Was nice to meet u.

Was good to meet you also.

Thanks for tearing into my old injector and finding that crud. I am going to start cleaning out my injectors instead of just replacing them. And thanks for swapping those cores.

 

[towtruckdave]

Glad you made it back ok. We were lookin for ya. Too bad you didnt get that y-pipe. Oh well maybe next time. Good to meet you and we will see you again.

John

I remembered on the way home. Sorry. I would still like to get that. I just need to work out when.

 

[towtruckdave]

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[seawalkersee]

Smoke rattle and miss that bad, if you are not sucking it past the valve (which could be possible since I have not seen it), than you have a broken piston. Cant think of a cheap/other way to get that much oil into the cyl. Sorry to hear about the bad and wish I could help.

SWS

 

[MidnightBlade]

Yep, smokes a little I hated driving behind you on the way to the clinic . I didn't think of it but I should've got Ma to take a pic of that injector Corey took apart and the hole that was carbed shut, maybe also the injector that got the tip hammered twice the size it should've been .

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[david85]

I think I know what happened. After the Ole' Black Diesel spent a night in the campground meeting the other beautiful, well maintained, even pampered IDIs, that truck became very upset and its spirit was crushed, temporarily. Upon learning the other drivers actually washed their trucks, and cared enough to replace things like worn balljoints and twisted bumpers, she just gave up on me. I think after receiving love and attention from so many caring IDI techs, she felt she needed to blow up, as a cry for help.

You are half correct. If your truck really did give up on you, it wouldn't have carried you home even through all that excruciating pain.

Thanks for all the photos by the way - deprived members of the IDI community like me survive of brief fixes like that

 

[6.9poweredscout]

Btw that smoke is engine idle....

-Jon

 

[david85]

wow.........