Well, Big Red is gone

[Doc]

After 14 year of hard life Big Red finally died. Okay, not totally dead, but in bad enough shape I had to let it go. It died on me and the better half and I couldn't get it started again. So, I had it towed to a local diesel guy. The compression test was way less than stellar. Zero in #1 & #3, less than 100 in #5. There was water in the oil, oil in the water, and when the heads came off you could see what looked like water in the sleeves. Whether it was the big "C" that finally took Red down or not, I don't know. So I sold the truck and bought an '06 Powerstroke. I hated to let Red go, but I don't have the time or talent to completely redo a truck. I have a couple of belt tensioners and a set of factory tech manuals I plan to post on the market place soon so keep your eyes peeled .

 

[adrianspeeder]

Awwww, moment of silence....

Hows the new truck?

Adrianspeeder

 

[dwaymar]

Sorry to hear about the truck But god bless Texas sure do miss it myself

 

[GenLightening]

Sorry to hear about Big Red, I'll be looking for the manuals!

 

[Diesel JD]

Almost surely it was the Big C. How many miles did you get out of it?

 

[Exekiel69]

Almost surely it was the Big C. How many miles did you get out of it?

210k if it is the same truck in the signature.

 

[Diesel JD]

Duu! I need to pay better attention. Good call. 210K isn't too bad for one truck/engine. Hopefully the '06 lasts as long or longer.

 

[Agnem]

How was the rest of the truck? A repower wouldn't be an expensive affair for someone with a spare IDI. Big Red could live again with some help. Good luck with the new one.