01-23-2021, 12:54 PM
Guy , You are completely correct. I am trying to find a shop within 120 miles to take it in. I drove it from the BC border in Wa. to NH. We had a tranny cooler coolant hose blow which I noticed right off in Minnesota. Coasted off highway w motor off to a parking lot got to about 215 Deg. F
Got the hose replaced and the block heater hose replaced. No coolant in oil or oil in coolant all the way to Maine. all levels held and oil consumption was half a gallon per thousand miles. Parked for 2 weeks then moved to my business parking lot where i have a hook up. Let sit for a month. Fired last week and all levels were good. Fired hard...ran on less than all cylinders for a bit then ran fine. Shut her down with the engine bay air blocker as the cellenoid kill switch works intermittently. came back four days later and wouldnt crank. Checked fluids and radiator was low and figured all the leaks may not have been solved by the service in MN so shockingly put 9 gallons in. Dipstick reads normal level on oil but gray death goo was present. Thinking t he damage was done in MN. and the cold start was the final straw? It was 40 degrees out and took quite a few minutes to get puffing. There was never Steam observed at any time and I was looking. I would love to do a Cummins ISC but need a shop. If I could get that done over the quoted 6v92ta reman at 13500 and Allison3000 six speed at 7k plus install for comparable cost I would do it in a heartbeat as I run in cold weather quite a bit here in Spring and Fall.
again I appreciate the input just want it to be dead reliable. I work in the restaurant industry and my time off is rare and too valuable to be tinkering too much. I have had six rvs pusher/puller super c etc. I like the way the classic rides and handles so am long term on it. No glow plugs is a bit of a turn off. If i do go w a reman 6v I will have to see if I can get taller gearing or go allision3000 to get 70-75 cruise speeds
Richard, I have thought about using my loader with forks and a cribbing built on a pallet but I lack some of the tools and its 12 degrees out. Pallet jack will not work where it is as its on grass
Got the hose replaced and the block heater hose replaced. No coolant in oil or oil in coolant all the way to Maine. all levels held and oil consumption was half a gallon per thousand miles. Parked for 2 weeks then moved to my business parking lot where i have a hook up. Let sit for a month. Fired last week and all levels were good. Fired hard...ran on less than all cylinders for a bit then ran fine. Shut her down with the engine bay air blocker as the cellenoid kill switch works intermittently. came back four days later and wouldnt crank. Checked fluids and radiator was low and figured all the leaks may not have been solved by the service in MN so shockingly put 9 gallons in. Dipstick reads normal level on oil but gray death goo was present. Thinking t he damage was done in MN. and the cold start was the final straw? It was 40 degrees out and took quite a few minutes to get puffing. There was never Steam observed at any time and I was looking. I would love to do a Cummins ISC but need a shop. If I could get that done over the quoted 6v92ta reman at 13500 and Allison3000 six speed at 7k plus install for comparable cost I would do it in a heartbeat as I run in cold weather quite a bit here in Spring and Fall.
again I appreciate the input just want it to be dead reliable. I work in the restaurant industry and my time off is rare and too valuable to be tinkering too much. I have had six rvs pusher/puller super c etc. I like the way the classic rides and handles so am long term on it. No glow plugs is a bit of a turn off. If i do go w a reman 6v I will have to see if I can get taller gearing or go allision3000 to get 70-75 cruise speeds
Richard, I have thought about using my loader with forks and a cribbing built on a pallet but I lack some of the tools and its 12 degrees out. Pallet jack will not work where it is as its on grass
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