So how bad did I hurt my motor? Worth fixing, or toss for a 6BT?
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So how bad did I hurt my motor? Worth fixing, or toss for a 6BT?
Driving home from Gonzales, On a long climb with no place to pull over, and too much traffic to stop in the lane.
Temp gauge spiked, check gauge light came on, motor died as soon as I got out of the throttle. put about 3 gallons of water in it, still not full. Had it towed home, ($750.00) pulled the oil filter housing per mechanic's advice, and the plastic stem is gone. Oil filter was the consistency of pork rinds. Crumbled in my hand.
Motor has 221k on it. What are the odds of it being worth fixing, as opposed to a 6BT/Manual swap?
Temp gauge spiked, check gauge light came on, motor died as soon as I got out of the throttle. put about 3 gallons of water in it, still not full. Had it towed home, ($750.00) pulled the oil filter housing per mechanic's advice, and the plastic stem is gone. Oil filter was the consistency of pork rinds. Crumbled in my hand.
Motor has 221k on it. What are the odds of it being worth fixing, as opposed to a 6BT/Manual swap?
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You can fix it but will need a FULL rebuild.
That plastic gets in all the nooks and crannies.
The block will need to be tanked and all the oil
passages will need to be brushed to knock all
the plastic out.
You will have to replace all the plastic parts
and rubber. I don't think I would trust the injectors
with all that ground up plastic moving around even with
the screens.
Sean
That plastic gets in all the nooks and crannies.
The block will need to be tanked and all the oil
passages will need to be brushed to knock all
the plastic out.
You will have to replace all the plastic parts
and rubber. I don't think I would trust the injectors
with all that ground up plastic moving around even with
the screens.
Sean
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From the time that standpipe melts, you're done, it's done, game over....
You can go with a 6BT and spend (as it's shown) more time and money converting everything over OR you can save yourself some time, money, and trouble, by picking up a used engine at a fraction of the cost, upgrading it, and calling it a day.
You can go with a 6BT and spend (as it's shown) more time and money converting everything over OR you can save yourself some time, money, and trouble, by picking up a used engine at a fraction of the cost, upgrading it, and calling it a day.
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to work on it other than yourself.
And I don't agree that you can't clean that block. It just how much time
and effort you want to invest into it.
Sean
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To the ones I offend, I apologize in advance. That said, I will NEVER understand what it is with this romance some have, of stuffing in a Cummins engine into the engine bay of where a Powerstroke is supposed to reside. Count me in on the camp of yet another who fails to see the logic. And yes, as other already previously advised by numerous others above, slam a used '04 engine in it and call it a day, OR attempt a Cummins swap and end up with a ride that will have elextrical gremlins for the rest of its service life and cost you more than double the dollars of what it's worth in the process. It's YOUR money at the end of the day.
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