truck no start
Thread Starter
|
Laughing Gas
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 990
Likes: 1
From: North Pole Alaska
truck no start
Last week the truck wouldn't start after driving to the hardware store. Read the codes and they pointed to a bad HPOP. Had the truck towed to the dealer here in Douglas Ga. I also let the Mechanic know that the headgaskit was leaking when thuck is under a load.
Turns out the HPOP was fine. Just had a leaking O-ring.
$4800 for all head gaskit job including ARP bolts, fixxing the O-ring and an upgraded fitting for the HPOP.
I then went to a local turbo and injection shop and bought the PowerMax turbo even though I didn't need a new turbo....$1800..... Learned something neat from the turbo guy. Those turbos dont come pre-lubed. He said if you dont prelube them (while spinning the wheel) you will cause some premature wear on initial start up. He lubed it for me with a mix of 50/50 STP and Mobil-1. And it took probably 1/2 qt.
Cant wait to get the truck back and pull the camper on a few shake down trips before we head back to Alaska this summer.
Turns out the HPOP was fine. Just had a leaking O-ring.
$4800 for all head gaskit job including ARP bolts, fixxing the O-ring and an upgraded fitting for the HPOP.
I then went to a local turbo and injection shop and bought the PowerMax turbo even though I didn't need a new turbo....$1800..... Learned something neat from the turbo guy. Those turbos dont come pre-lubed. He said if you dont prelube them (while spinning the wheel) you will cause some premature wear on initial start up. He lubed it for me with a mix of 50/50 STP and Mobil-1. And it took probably 1/2 qt.
Cant wait to get the truck back and pull the camper on a few shake down trips before we head back to Alaska this summer.
Thread Starter
|
Laughing Gas
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 990
Likes: 1
From: North Pole Alaska
I needed the turbo right now so i bought it local. Part of that 1800 is a $350 core charge. There is nothing wrong with the OEM turbo. Thought I might try to sell it on Ebay for 500 or so.
Hotshot
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 15,368
Likes: 121
From: Stuttgart, Ar
You're the ONLY person I've ever known that had to pay a core charge on a powermax turbo. You definitely need to recoup somehow......
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
RacinNdrummin
Pre-Power Stroke Diesel (7.3L IDI & 6.9L)
1
Sep 4, 2012 08:18 PM
amthatiam
1999 - 2003 7.3L Power Stroke Diesel
12
Jun 17, 2009 10:50 AM
Kenworth
6.0L Power Stroke Diesel
8
Jun 17, 2008 12:25 PM
stover007
Small Block V8 (221, 260, 289, 5.0/302, 5.8/351W)
9
Dec 22, 2002 02:36 PM
