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Back by popular demand.. Keep it respectful guys! More proof/videos less personal involvement towards each other. I don't want this thread interfering with the true nature of the forum (diesel help).. I hope you guys understand.

They should have some that are at least 900-1000 cranking amps. Those will spin it over like a top.

Hmmm thanks for giving me a topic to do an article on Anyhow I worship the everstart maxx's you get at walmart. Never let me down and somehow always have plenty of cranking power.

There have actually been massacres since before 1776 when indians came into a school house and killed everyone in it but 3 kids. You kinda nit picked the parts of what he said that tripped your trigged but ignored what he said leading up to it. "I look at the cultural difference in that everyone here believes they have a right under the 2nd amendment Im personally like "get over it" - times change." This is just personal opinion from John... and I always thought that guns were originally legalized so when the british or whatever other outside force showed up, we could protect ourselves, rather than having to somehow disarm them with our own bare hands. We don't exactly have that problem today, the military keeps the war in some other country. Now if we were iraq where the military were coming over here and bombing us and whatnot, then I could see it. But I think having guns just to shoot each other when they want to steal our car is a little over the top. I realize it is also for protecting against massacres but John has a very good point that those who have guns leave them on the damn coffee table. If you are that stupid then why should the same stupid people even have guns? I read about a ton of the massacres a few days ago and a vast majority simply went over and picked up their parents' gun. One's dad was the damn police chief and the kid did the same thing, took his pistol and shotgun AND the damn squad car, after shooting his dad as usual. "Name me one good reason someone should have a gun ?? Its just everyone so scared of everone else in america they want one in case." You say for government/tyranny but since when has anyone shot up the government to get what they want..and when have they ever even got close to getting away with it. I also don't see how killing them all is going to show that you are the better person. Before he said that he said "Someones just got to decide if the benefits of guns being available to every friggin nut out there outweighs the benefits of the deaths." which is very valid since the deaths are surely outweighing the benefits. Everyone says get more guns, but I see that more as there will be more stupid people leaving them on coffee tables. One I read about was a 6 year old who picked up the gun and went to school and shot a girl he didn't like. A 6 year old! An adult is THAT stupid. THAT is the problem with guns, stupid people own them. Nobody died in the chinese knife fight... Don't take this the wrong way Hex, just trying to level the playing fields.

Yeah everyone needs to slow down. We had that blizzard go through here and being on the brake even point of freezing we had the snow turn to slush only to later freeze. The really bad thing was that the snow was blowing horizontally east at 30mph and plastering itself to the lights, signs, you could hardly see if they were green or red. Stop signs were just white. I was at a 4 way and watched a guy run it right in front of me. Luckily I was waiting on the guy across from me to go so we both watched this guy go run it. It was all ice so it's not like he coulda stopped. Oddly enough, I didn't see but one semi truck with his trailer in the ditch. I guess there was enough slush on the sides to slow people down enough that they could get back on the road. But 20 miles east of me there was a 15 car pileup which is all I know, no other specifics and then in Iowa apparently they had a 30 car pileup during a whiteout. Said slower cars in front of people that weren't seen at the last minute got plowed and then everyone just started wrecking. Interstates suck for just that reason. Tons of people on it and if you can't see anything then you don't know about the florida guy coming up on you at 80mph or the old man doing 2mph in front of you. But traffic was very minimal here. I think people are finally starting to get smarter about staying inside rather than going out in the stuff. Though they could all be somewhere else for christmas for all I know. But 2 people died in the iowa accident, apparently 1 had twins on the way so people still need to be much more cautious especially during white outs. The pics I saw of the iowa thing was pretty devastating so I doubt they were doing 10mph, or 20 or 30....

Yeah I'm thinking so but I'm also wondering how many letters he really gets. I mean Mike is the main guy here and he acts like he gets hundreds of emails, hundreds of calls, I am number 2 and hardly get anything. Maybe I give off an idiot aroma so nobody wants my input lol. But I'm just not sure if everyone just goes straight to the president rather than those at lower levels. I mean if he barely gets any letters then why couldn't he read the 3 he gets a week..

Well damn. I just got a cookie cutter response from the senator. Nothing he said responds to anything I told him. I didn't mention anything about what a tragedy it was since it's apparent.

Hmm ok I'll get the severe duty. Nothing more severe than me in the seat.

So it seems I can get a crappy fel pro, a severe duty fel pro, or a victor head gasket. The severe duty one has a lot of bloat words that make me want it but I know how that usually goes. I ordered ARP head studs so I want a head gasket to match. If I let it sit for a while the oil seems to separate into coolant and oil but if you drive it the oil is perfectly black. The coolant in there is very minimal but I guess the head gasket has a nick in it somewhere.

Maybe one of the moderators can make it one :lmao2:I'm still in between how to organize everything. We have 10 stickies or something in this section...

Well these are CF guys so.....they pop when they are at WOT lol. Seems there is one over there every other post. I just started gawking back there over the last few days. Just can't believe they have such a problem with timing. Does make sense that if it were hotter then it would have enough heat to keep the combustion going into the exhaust phase.

I clicked on the youtube link to get it open and see the description. Tells what we apparently didn't see.

This problem is running rampid on CF so I asked ykdave over there about it personally and he gave some insight that will provide some help. I had a hunch it was from fuel still burning after the exhaust opened but I thought it was a little far fetched, but he seemed to back it up.

Rudolph can't even top that

This is a bigger mystery than I thought. I think everyone knows what things will make things run weird.. But what makes them pop?

Try it now

If you are just putting in the 100-140F resistor then you would use the regular sensor for cold starting since the engine will NOT use the grid heater if it thinks it's 100F+ outside. Ideally you would run it regular for a couple minutes and then switch it over to the resistor.

I think theres a difference between enjoying peace and quiet and trying to avoid people at all costs because you see no good in them.. They get bullied and mocked and they have to go to school so the only possibility is sit as far away from everyone as possible. I don't think there are "loners" out there who haven't been bullied. Sure some people like to be by themselves. Everyone at college is like that. But they are like you and want to be able to focus on their own thoughts. These guys are more or less forced to be by themselves. The bullies made them feel worthless and with nobody to convince them otherwise, they sit in the back of the room and portray what the bullies say they are.

Forgot timing I'll do it later.

Seems a lot of people don't even know where to start or what to look for or anything, so I'm gonna make a complete list of everything to check off the list that could possibly be a problem. I encourage everyone to comment on mistakes I made or additions to be made to this list. I am going to also put a number 1-5 between least likely (1) and most likely (5) based on what seems to always be trouble with these things. Like a dirty fuel filter is an easy culprit that people who buy a new truck can overlook if it's their first diesel, so it would be a 4 or 5. This will be pretty general so you guys will have to google some things or start a thread on something specific if you want. I can't go into detail about each thing in full because you guys would be scrolling down what I wrote for an hour All vehicles in the simplist form need 2 things. Air and fuel... So I will start at the beginning of each (air filter and diesel tank) and work my way up. Fuel System The fuel systems main enemy is air followed by fuel delivery at the proper pressure and rate. This will detail each thing that can be a suspect. [*][3] Diesel Fuel Tank -- Does it have fuel? Is it gelled? The fuel filter holds a lot and can give the illusion that it does for a while. The tank must also not have bacteria and crap in it that makes the diesel worthless. The fuel must be good. Diesel doesn't seem to go bad over years but like I said, bacteria does form. It's like slime on the fuel filter. Fuel also gells if it drops to a temperature of 20*F and will need an antigel. Cold climates usually add this at the station so if it is a reputable station (trucker stations) then you might not worry about this at all. If you live in a considerably colder climate (-20*F), you might consider adding some or ask the station how cold their fuel gels at. Gelling is just like it sounds, it forms crystals and turns into jello. It won't flow through the fuel filter and therefore won't run. Add antigel to the tank and warm the engine with the block heater which should radiate heat into the fuel filter. Otherwise pull the fuel filter and add some of the antigel to it as well. For emergencies, they make diesel 911 which is a hard core antigel which works faster. Use this crap sparingly if you really need it as it has no lubrication properties. Regular antigel isn't much better but that stuff is pretty harsh. Luckily the P7100 is lubed by engine oil but the lift pump isn't. [*][3] Fuel Gauge -- Does it work? This seems to be rather obvious but if you recently dropped the tank and reinstalled it, you could have put the float in wrong and it could be hitting a high spot in the tank making it seem like it has fuel. I think [*][2] Lift Pump -- Is it supplying fuel to the fuel filter and giving good pressure? Most likely you will need a fuel pressure gauge to confirm this which is installed after the fuel filter. If the pressure is low you can slowly clamp the rubber part of the return line and see if the pressure goes up. If it goes up, then the overflow valve is bad. If it doesn't the lift pump is bad or a filter could be clogged. Sometimes the oring for the primer can go bad and become an air leak. [*][3] Prefilter/Fuel Heater -- This is on the side of the lift pump and has a very fine metal screen filter that occasionally needs cleaned. The fuel heater itself is plastic and has a tendency to form an air leak over time. The fuel heater has a tendency to also burn up so if the connector is melted you can disconnect the wire so it doesn't light stuff on fire. [*][5] Fuel Filter -- Is it getting fuel? Is it clogged? Does it have water in the bottom? Are there any air leaks? The water in fuel light might be on if there is and you would need to drain the water out. Water isn't exactly a fuel... Be sure to clean at the bottom of the fuel filter canister of it is dirty. The resistance of the water "connects" those 2 metal terminals and turns the water in fuel light on. The fuel filter is also another culprit for air leaks. Make sure the o ring the fuel filter seals with is good and not doubled over (did you take the old one off?, are you sure?..) [*][3] Fuel Shutoff Solenoid -- Does it work? The solenoid is an automatic way of pulling up a manual lever that lets the injection pump "pump" fuel to the injectors. It engages when the key is in the start position and holds in place when the key is in the run position. These like to burn up or the relays go bad. You can hit the starter for a second and leave the key in the run position and walk around and see if the solenoid pulled the lever up. There are 2 relays that run this (one to engage it and one to hold it) and if one goes bad then will either go up when in the start position then drop in the run position, or it won't go up in the start position but in the run position you can push the solenoid up by hand and it will stay there. If neither works then you may very well have a burnt up solenoid. Another thing is that the solenoid sometimes gets out of adjustment and doesn't pull the lever up far enough. That is more if you messed with it though, I doubt it does this over time. However a weak solenoid might need some adjusting to compensate. [*][5] Overflow valve -- Is it crap? The fuel pressure is regulated by the overflow valve which is basically a blow off valve that opens when the required pressure is reached. The spring inside it easily wears out so you will get low fuel pressure over time which will equate to low power. A fuel pressure gauge will tell you whether it is bad or not. Remember that a bad lift pump, fuel filter, can also cause low fuel pressure. [*][1] AFC housing -- Is it working correctly? I have seen an AFC that is locked up and this will limit the amount the fueling arm within the pump can move, limiting power in a big way. You can take the AFC off and put 10psi on it (wouldnt go over 50psi) to see if it moves. Should go 1/4-3/8". Make sure all the lines are hooked up to it as well. One goes from the intake manifold to it and another goes over to the wastegate on the turbo. If the lines leak then it will leak the pressure out and do the same thing. The pressure of the turbo drives the AFC foot forward. Make sure the fueling arm actually hits the AFC foot as well. It can drop under it sometimes. [*][1] Fuel Plate -- Same with the AFC foot, the fueling arm can run under it and cause full fueling issues. Make sure it's adjusted correctly if you have those symptoms. [*][1] Idle Screw -- Is it adjusted correctly? If you recently messed with it, it might be too low. 12 valves have no computer so it if it is too low then there won't be enough fuel to start it. The do relax over time so the RPM slowly drops over the years. On a cold engine it might be too low to start so you can step on the pedal a little and it will start right up. Some trucks like to have the pedal stepped on while they start even in the summer, no clue why but they do. [*][1] Injection Lines -- Make sure they are tight. Probably pretty rare to not notice fuel shooting out but figured I better list this. If they are bent or something then they won't be happy. [*][3] Return Lines -- These have a tendency to leak over time because of the nature of copper sealing washers. One way to avoid this is to always use new copper washers instead of reusing old ones. They form to the surface so using an old one has an old form and you are overlapping it with a new form and it accumulates into an air leak. [*][3] Injectors -- Make sure they are actually getting fuel when you are cranking by loosening an injection line and seeing if fuel is shooting out. This is also how you get air out of the injection lines. The injectors can be dirty and not fire right which will cause some running issues. They can stick open and cause a hot cylinder which can melt the whole piston and will be seen as excessive smoke since they are leaking fuel the whole time. Pop pressures wear down over time but they should all wear relatively equally. Having them reset every 100-200k miles will keep them properly tuned. Intake/Exhaust Problems with the intake/exhaust are mainly lack of boost and proper temperature of air for the conditions along with issues on the exhaust side. Here are all the things of suspicion. [*][2] Air Filter -- Air filters get dirty over time and the filter minder lets you know when it's time to change it. If you have a dirty turbo compressor, you may check to see if your air filter is properly sealed. Crappy filters (K&N) will let that dirt straight through so make sure and get a good one. Not much else to say, pretty obvious stuff here. [*][2] Turbo -- The turbo itself must be in good working order and it seldom isn't as long as it has had good oil pressure its entire life and hasn't been glowing red. There should be minimal side to side and in and out play in the turbo shaft. Make sure the clamps for the air filter and intercooler tube are tight. A bad clamp can cause boost leaks at high pressures that can overpower the clamp. I will cover the wastegate further on. [*][2] Intercooler -- The intercooler may get dirty over time and cause a rise in temperature. Pretty rare since the radiator blocks any engine oil slinging around but it's a good idea to power wash through it every now and then. The clamps on the boots are the main issue here. Crappy ones can leak. The intercooler might also develop cracks though as the sides of it are made of plastic which don't take well to shrapnel of some sort. [*][3] Grid Heater -- The grid heater can stick on from a bad relay since these things require a lot of power which means a lot of heat which the cheap relays don't like. If you notice your voltmeter is staying down, this can be a culprit. They should cycle on and off for 5 or so minutes idling after startup. They can also NOT work and this can be the cause of bad starting. This goes back to the relay or further back to another wiring issue. Checking for power at the relays would confirm which. [*][2] IAT Sensor -- The intake temp sensor only turns the grid heaters on by seeing the temp of the intake air and serves no other purpose on a 12 valve. If it somehow goes out, the grids will not work. I think the wait to start light just stays on all the time if it goes out. [*][3] Valves -- Valves need to be adjusted every 75,000 miles or so. They can get out of adjustment and cause efficiency issues. If they are too tight, they can stay open and cause chugging sounds as the piston blows the air back out the valves. [*][3] Wastegate -- The wastegate sometimes gets a lot of buildup or general corrosion and seals shut. This means the boost will go as high as it wants and if the engine is turned up, you could risk blowing a head gasket. You can take the wastegate line off from the AFC and put an air hose to it (no more than 50psi ish) and you can watch it on the turbo and it should open around 20psi. It only moves 1/4" or so. The HX35 can overspool and basically blow itself up if you run it hard enough (45psi+ or so). 35psi should be the max limit you set for the HX35.. Above that it is out of its efficiency range. I might add more about different components of an engine. Any suggestions?

Alright so this morning I read about every school shooting since about 1998. As in, at least 50 of them. I basically just skipped through to their motives. An incredible amount had been bullied in school, were loners, etc. A lot of them didn't seem to have any notion of antidepressants. One of them even quit taking prozac a month before he did his shooting. Then others had increased their dose right before the shooting. It's a little inconsistent to say if drugs are really the issue. I found little on any drugs that the virginia tech guy was on and they claimed that leaving him undiagnosed had caused the problem. It just seems that kids take bullying to heart and want revenge. One of them I found odd was a 6 year old who found a gun laying around at his house, took it to school, told a girl that he didnt like her, and shot her. He threw it in the trash can and ran into the bathroom and hid. Another interesting one was that of a police chiefs kid. He shot him, stole his shotgun and pistol and squad car... Most of these guys kill themselves during the shooting. Most of them were smiling as they shot people. There was one case where the bullies actually were the shooters, though they seemed to just do it for fun and didn't kill themselves and said they were sorry yadda yadda. Another guy who didn't get to commit suicide during the shooting because he was tackled, hung himself in jail with bed sheets. A lot of them after columbine had used columbine as a guide, copycat crime. Some even studied their tactics as if the columbine students were some sort of heroes. There just seems to be a lot of loners who get bullied and they take it to the extreme. Most of them targeted JUST the person they were bullied by. One guy was abused by his parents and was bullied at school and he told teachers about it and said they did nothing about it. Eventually he got mad and yeah. But that one was really interesting because he told teachers about it while most kids dont, and they didn't care. So teachers are also part of the problem. In my school the teachers stood outside the room during class changes and you pretty well couldn't even hug anyone because of this "no contact" policy. I think it kept everyone aware though so there was never any fights. The only thing I have ever seen is on the bus someone took someone elses book and they both yelled at each other like they were gonna do something.

Thats supposedly one thing that causes it. But I want to know what makes it pop. Mine didn't pop at 0* timing. Something causes these things to pop and I want to know what. I was thinking if the timing was even more retarded like 10* ATDC that the explosion might still be going when the exhaust valve opens and cause it to pop. But the truck I messed with when he revved it up ran perfect. It just popped that one time.

Hope he'll accept my IOU

So Obama just gave a speech in newtown at the high school about all this. Says we need to make changes yadda yadda. He also said this is the 4th big shooting he has had to grieve or something. Critics say this might be the very thing to get action done, since they say he hasn't done anything to control it. Says he might start busting balls to get stuff through. I just don't understand why he had to read off all those names, for the 4th time, to think that something finally needs to be done. I will be watching for his specifics. Yes I know you guys will say hes a loser or something who wont do anything lol. I'm gonna wait for the specifics before I make any judgement. This is what I saw about the critics. http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c3#/video/us/2012/12/16/ct-shooting-keilar-pkg-gun-control.cnn