Mxrider52

Yea engaging or disengaging at 55 MPH or lower is what is recommended. I have done up to 45 MPH and have yet to have any problems. I am in the same situation as you. I am driving along and no snow and than all the sudden it turns to ice or snow so I just take my foot off the pedal and give the shifter a good hard pull into 4 HI. Just make sure you pull hard all at once otherwise you will probably get a grind and as far as going back to 2 HI I just let off the pedal and just push the shifter forward without much effort.

Thanks I will give it a try this coming week. Im gonna see if I can find some milk jugs and pour my old oil in it and see if anything happens. --- Update to the previous post... Yea it has a slight leak in it somewhere I guess. It is not leaking onto the floor or anything but I do not have hot heat so need to fix it. But I do need to get it fixed. It just a matter of wanting to destroy the rest of the dash Already got a big chunk missing right over the heater core. Be nice if could just reach down and get it out But I will check out the thread. I went out and actually checked the coolant level a few minutes ago and it still seems to be the same as yesterday and the overflow bottle has not moved either. But I also found a leak on the overflow hose yesterday where it connects to radiator and installed a new radiator cap 16 psi instead of the 15 psi that was on it. So maybe it helped it. I dunno. Edit: Just looked at the one thread and I am assuming you are talking about the last picture in the thread? Yea my oil looked nothing like that. From what I could tell it was oil lol. I will just have to wait and see. Maybe I am just panicking It just looked like the oil was green. Even wiping on a paper towel the dirty oil, it would spread and leave an outer green section. Maybe I can find one of the paper towels and take a picture to clarify what I mean.

That a good idea. I had actually gone to auto zone and rented a pressure tester but have not used it. But shoulda done that today if I had actually known. I did find a slow leak at the overflow hose where it connects to radiator and also noticed the previous owner had put a 15 psi radiator cap on but those are fixed now. I guess the only other way now is to redrain the oil and check it and put the oil back in depending on what I find. But I will check around on the block again tomorrow or Sunday and see. Yea I wiped off the cap when I put it back on after the oil change, maybe in a few days it will have something on it again and I can check than. I never mentioned how much coolant I am actually losing as I am not sure how fast it is disappearing as I had just changed out all the coolant so I assumed air bubbles so we will see how fast it drops now. But I really do not think it is a fast leak. Because I bought the truck in July and I topped it off than but just got around to checking it again on 12/31 and noticed it was low. But the truck was not overheating or any problems. Just not hot heat but I know the heater core has a slow leak too as it seems to fog up my passenger window when it wants to and I can sometimes smell coolant but I really have not smelt the coolant since I changed out the system. But I appreciate all the help you guys have given me so far. Just keep the tips coming

Well as soon as I pulled the drain plug is was just black, I did not notice anything. I had let the truck sit all night and just pulled the plug this morning. The drain plug had oil on it too. As far as the cap goes, There was a film of oil on it that was black with greenish tint I guess you would say. I would not say it was extremely thick and the truck had sat all night about 9 hours in 35 degree weather, so I am sure that would make the oil a bit thicker. Also I am not sure if it makes an difference but I am using Rotella 15-40 oil. But I will check the tranny and see how it looks tomorrow. I already poured the oil into a oil jug but I guess if it sits long enough it will separate, and I could I guess pour the oil back into the pan and see if I notice anything or pour it into a clear container and let it sit. I had been looking on the block and I never have noticed anything that stands out as coolant. What are some ways to make sure the head gasket is blown? Is there any other tests? If it is not leaking externally.

Not what I need to hear :banghead: I cant get my car fixed until next week since I am waiting on the part and I have nothing else. I am not even sure how long it has been bad for. When I got the truck back in July I noticed the coolant was low in the radiator so I topped it all off and had not even looked at it again until 5 days ago when I went to change out all the coolant and noticed the radiator was low but yet the overflow bottle was still full but never had any overheating issues, so I did not assume any problems and I have not changed the oil since than either since I barely have 5k on the oil but I was wanting to change the oil but guess more the reason now. So it really is no telling how long the gasket has been blown because if the radiator was low than and it has been 6 months since than and I have been driving it and the only reason I am noticing it now is because I changed out the coolant and have been adding little bits of coolant the past few days as I suspected air bubbles but apparently not :doh:Yea I think I can replace the head gasket. I just need the time to be able to do it. It is suppose to be cold here the next few weeks and the truck is too tall to fit in the garage so guess it will be under the carport work. Do I need to take the head in and get it resurfaced? Do I also have to remove the VP44 too?You said the gasket is around $100 but do I need other gaskets too? Like manifold and stuff? Isn't there a complete upper build gasket kit from Cummins? I think it is like $200? I am not sure just thought I remember seeing it somewhere.

I am having a problem with coolant getting into the oil so I am going to assume the headgasket is blown which blows. My oil is starting to get a greenish tint to it and I keep having to top off the radiator. So what kind of damage am I going to be doing if I keep driving the truck as it is? This is my DD as of right now since my car is down at least until next week and it sucks because we are suppose to be getting a lot of snow this weekend into next week. :ahhh:I hate to drive the truck as it is but I really do not have a choice. Sometimes I wonder why I bought this truck as it is causing me more trouble than good so far. All I have done is worked on it ughh! :banghead:

Hmm I was just flipping through reading a few posts and stumbled across this. This seems to be just like my problem to an extent. I actually just posted a thread on CF about this. Maybe someone from here can give me some insight and maybe we can both figure out our problem. http://www.cumminsforum.com/forum/98-5-02-powertrain/353230-cooling-system-issues-radiator-not-hot-nor-building-pressure.html

I have a similar problem. I can hear wind from where the doors are not sealed completely on both sides too. I am not sure if you have a quad cab or not? But from what I can tell is the rear door is not shutting completely. I finally fixed my driver side from the wind noise. Try this. Open the driver side door and than grab the rear door and push and pull on it and see if it moves. If it does than that is more than likely what is causing your wind noise. What was happening on mine is the bottom latch was not securing all the way and allowing the door to move. But if I slammed the door hard enough the door would not move and it did in fact fix my wind issue. Now I have to figure out the passenger side as it is loose on the rear door too but if I slam it it does not get tight. Maybe there is an adjustment for the rear door? I am not sure. Not looked into it that much. But maybe this will help you.