Hi this is Festus's wife,

Fetus is broke down in Geneva Ohio, believes it is a head gasket. Can anyone help him?

Thanks,
Mrs. Hagen

 

I'm not near ohio but we do have a IDI members map that Otahyoni made. Lemme go look for it.

Edit: here it is, You could PM members closest to Ohio.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UT...631836&t=h&z=5

 

damn, thats no fun at all. hes got a truck load of parts too. otahyoni is only a few hours from there. he doesnt have a garage or much stuff to help with a job like that. shame it didnt happen here, ive got everything hed need to do it.

 

morgan is fairly close, and from his pics i see hes got room. ill message him on facebook

 

After a falling out with a few people I don't have that space to work in anymore, and I don't have access to any lifts or engine cranes anymore.

I know there are a few people in Ohio and Pennsylvania that would be closer than I am, let me see if they can help.

 

Country boy and keponbuck seemed close too.

 

Geneva's up by Cleveland right?

 

i posted a sos on obn diesel911 section and the ohio chapter on fte. see if we cant get something soon

 

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en...,0.037508&z=15 ohio members map. if that helps at all....

 

How far is he from Western Massachusetts? Google is saying it's about 12 hours from Columbus, OH to my place.
Of course, it's only another 4 hours from my place up to Maine...not sure how much help I would be. Might end up being more out of the way...

 

about 9 hours, and your close to where hes trying to go.

 

That's if he's running 90 East and then taking 95 North.
In Albany, 90 dips South, I wasn't sure if he was gonna try to venture up North there in Albany and try to run state highway across VT and NH...
By the time he gets here to me though, it's only another 4 hours home to where he'd be comfortable with his own tools and shop.

 

He is at the Circle K Truckstop at 193 and I-90
Cylinder #2 is full of water appears to be left bank head gasket
He has most of the tools he needs except torque wrench, however he can't physically remove the head by himself.

Thanks all

 

if I were him, I'd pull the glow plug on that cylinder, drive it home with no radiator cap. That way any compression bursts out of the hole along with any fluids that get in there, doesn't put pressure in te cooling sstem and no cap means the sstem won't pressurize from the heat and won't flod the cylinder. Just my .02 if he can't get someone to help. Also, autozone has toque wrenches for rent (free of charge once it's returned) there's bound to be one near him.

 

Was he driving the dually crew? I wouldn't take the cap off, I would just leave it on but cracked so it doesnt build up pressure. Thats what I did when I had a coolant leak once and I was fine for a 2 hour trip.