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How to turn a $50 repair into thousands...

Discussion in 'The DIY Room' started by the GOAT, Nov 17, 2013.

  1. the GOAT

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    His truck had been stalling occasionally. The take off has a brand new pump driver so that saves him a couple hundred that he was going to have to spend.

    I'll mention the glow plugs, thanks.
     
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    What do you think his engine with a cracked head is worth? 170k miles
     
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    Probably better for parts. Some of the 6.5 block castings had some cracking problems down on the webs if I remember right. There are remote mount kits for the pump drivers. Go to www.dieselplace.com good group there and they will be able to help you out a lot.

    Gary
     
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    I was going to mention the PMD relocation on those too. As far as the engines worth, knowing that it's been severely overheated and at least one head is scrap, I would say its worth more at the scrapyard than on CL. Unless he's willing to tear it down and prove the block is good.
     
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    But going into a 4l80e tranny(if it is an auto) many problems!

    Gary
     
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    I would have by pass rad and heater core and used liq glass I did it on my 79 olds head was cracked smokin when I put it in came out of the house 15 min later no smoke
     
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    That's how I bought my Kubota tractor so cheap... once they overheat, 1K plus labor for a head.....
     
  8. JustWood

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    Cant believe they don't put an overheat shut down on those small diesels. Been doing it on the big ones for many years
     
  9. Gary_602z

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    Heck on the 6.5 they wouldn't run long enough to overheat! Cracked quite a few piston on the Isuzu 4BD2T though. Put a lot of miles on them buggers as long as you kept them cool.

    Gary
     
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    Oh, this is bad. In my 1993 Grand Cherokee, I heard the serpentine belt snap and almost immediately lost power steering. I pulled over, had it towed to a shop and it was also a bad tensioner pulley that did it. About $220.00 later, all was well. Something like this is a cashectomy of Biblical proportions. I'm going to get another beer and raise it to your buddy in hopes that things will work out.
     
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