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Teardown and Rebuild

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4 hours ago, notlimah said:

Not sure what you paid for your cover Tyler, but I came across this when looking in case some other people were thinking of going the same route.

 

https://www.hoeslidiesel.com/collections/1998-5-2002-cummins-24-valve/products/cast-aluminum-valve-cover

I wonder if they're actually for sale. Cummins quit making them a while ago. 

 

3 hours ago, Royal Squire said:

 

Need a half empty pizza box on the table too

It was in the way. Had to put it in the trash! :shifty: 

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On 3/3/2017 at 3:20 PM, Mopar1973Man said:

Nicely done... That alternator bracket looks a bit out of place to the rest of the stuff... 

I had a chrome one, but there was just too much chrome on that side of the engine. I do have the thermostat housing chromed that I might put on. We'll see!

 

On 3/3/2017 at 5:26 PM, Royal Squire said:

Looks good. Wonder where that pyrometer probe is supposed to go?

I drilled and tapped the manifold this weekend, so it's in. I did manage to leave that up there and drive it though :doh:  Somehow it didn't melt the rubber or anything so I got lucky. 

 

I did some more testing on my drive home for the coolant bypass. Then I got home and realized I never tightened the radiator cap. :shifty: 

It looks like the pressure is about 6-7psi higher than it was before. I've seen a max of 62psi at the back of the block. I'm waiting on @trreed to get me pressures for the back of the head! Then I can select a pressure relief valve and have it set. 

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I do have all the stuff to put the pressure gauge in right now of you want.....  but SOMEONE told me it was all wrong and wouldn't look clean enough for testing purposes....  How about we get it in tomorrow after (or maybe before) we run up to Cummins

 

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7 hours ago, jlbayes said:

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You gotta put bolts in it to keep it from leaking! :lol: 

I wish my DP gauge worked with the filter like you have. I had one, but it would always fill with moisture and clog the lines and filter. 

 

I did have a hickup tonight. Truck quit on the highway and refuses to restart. I'll do the hotwire test and pull some stuff apart tomorrow. Hopefully I'll have an update in the am. 

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1 hour ago, TFaoro said:

You gotta put bolts in it to keep it from leaking! :lol: 

I wish my DP gauge worked with the filter like you have. I had one, but it would always fill with moisture and clog the lines and filter. 

 

I did have a hickup tonight. Truck quit on the highway and refuses to restart. I'll do the hotwire test and pull some stuff apart tomorrow. Hopefully I'll have an update in the am. 

 

So you're sitting on the side of the highway?!?

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1 hour ago, notlimah said:

 

So you're sitting on the side of the highway?!?

No, Trevor helped drag it home. Nick and I have some guesses, but we won't know until I get a chance to tear things apart. 

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9 hours ago, TFaoro said:

You gotta put bolts in it to keep it from leaking! :lol: 

I wish my DP gauge worked with the filter like you have. I had one, but it would always fill with moisture and clog the lines and filter. 

 

I did have a hickup tonight. Truck quit on the highway and refuses to restart. I'll do the hotwire test and pull some stuff apart tomorrow. Hopefully I'll have an update in the am. 

 

You have to start it for it to leak oil. :whistle: 

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Well I lost the VP yesterday afternoon. I tried cranking it with lines cracked, checked to see if the keyway was in, and hot wired it. Trevor and I got it pulled tonight and it destroyed itself on the inside. I'll attach a video showing how it won't move. If you've never turned one while it's out they turn smooth as butter! Not this one though.

 

Here's the next chapter in this build:

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Video of dead VP

 

@Mopar1973Man do you have a top cover for a VP you'd be willing to sell me? I'd like to sell the stealth cover, but the people who stole my truck also stole the stock cover for the vp.

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