Recent content by hotrodtodd

Yes good call! Its funny I had next to no issues for the longest time on a totally new build, I changed everything. Then all these little issues started popping up, don't even get me started with the rest of the truck! On the way to work, the smoke has all but gone now. I need to figure out...

Ok looks like I have good news. The CCV was plugged up with sludge, got it cleaned out and let it vent right off the rubber elbow and disconnected my line that runs behind the cab. When I fired it up, it took a minute or two for it to breath out of it. Took it for a burn and from what I can...

Yes! I wish I did a little homework before buying my first diesel!

Interesting, I will give it a try. When I bought the truck it had a dead cylinder so I found out the hard way about these motors, I was interested to hear more about the sensitivity to the atmosphere with the ccv on the turbo. Would this create a loss of boost as well if the seals are shot?

Yes, I will remove it tonight and see what it looks like. What is this compression test you speak of? I am curious.... The cooler seems to be fine now, the water level hasn't gone down and the oil is still brown and looks decent considering what it did look like. What would you say I should be...

There was no 40psi before my first oil change, it's broken in andThe engine had zero issues up until I had the oil cooler problem, it had 4K miles at that point. The cooler had a small leak that I wanted to fix while I had the trans out. Then I changed the orings and oil, everything seemed fine...

That's what's got me wondering, if the ccv was blocked it might build enough to push it out? It was real thick crap. The smoke and boost have me guessing, I know I have a couple of issues at once here. Its so frustrating that this motor never skipped a beat until now.

I haven't done a leak check yet, I will try to asap.

I think you have the wrong idea, the fresh motor has only 4k miles since I built it. The issues have only been the last 100 miles.

I think you have the wrong idea, the fresh motor has only 4k miles since I built it. The issues have only been the last 100 miles.

Yes, it could have been blocked but when I did pull over it was venting. I will pull it off to inspect. What about the other issues, they have me not sure where to start.

Hi guys, I have had a bad string of luck with my build after 4k miles and need some help. I was installing a dieselsite trans and decided to repair the oil leaks from my cooler, motor ran like a champ, just under 40 psi with the 38r with ******** tunes. I used a press to get the cooler together...

Yes they came from China so they took a few weeks but I am happy with them, the tape on the back isn't as good as I would like so I just used some clear silicone in places to hold it down.

Here is what I have done, I bought a couple of these for my enclosed trailer and was happy with the results so I bought a few more. I just soldered into the factory switch but I am sure you could put a switch or tie into the interior lights if you wanted. Real low draw and fairly bright at night.