Disgusted with trucks performance
Hotshot
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: evansville in
At least you have a good pulling rig you can drive in the slop and tow with.
Just need a nice running mill for great white.
I would love to have something I could drive on the winter that my family could fit in lol
Just need a nice running mill for great white.
I would love to have something I could drive on the winter that my family could fit in lol
Postmaster
Joined: May 2011
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From: Monroe City in
Great white is a good looking truck. Just needs the motor freshened up a little. In all seriousness I would like to find one like it.
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Cargo Master
Joined: Dec 2011
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From: Pecatonica, IL
Well, still haven't done a compression test yet , but I think this is the nail in the coffin for this engine. 90 degrees there about, sitting for 5 days. Here's a cold start video
Pretty Smokey for 90 degrees.
Pretty Smokey for 90 degrees.
Post Fiend
Joined: Dec 2010
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From: Orrville, Ohio
Yeah, that's about what the blowby looks like on mine as well. I think I'm just gonna run it that way until I have to do something different. I may start keeping my eyes open for a deal on a lower mileage mill, but if it's still working for what you need it to do, why not run it? What are you going to do, ruin the engine?
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Joined: Mar 2012
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From: Texas
I kind of agree with Nate here. I thought blowby out of the crankcase was somewhat normal. Are you going to quit driving it altogether? I guess you also have the rearend to contend with. truth be told, when you started it up, I thought "that's not bad at all"...I dunno 
It actually sounded pretty smooth and fired right up. Does the haze go away after it's warm or does the blowby get worse? I guess you could have a winter project now that you have another rig and pull that engine for a complete teardown and rebuild! 
It actually sounded pretty smooth and fired right up. Does the haze go away after it's warm or does the blowby get worse? I guess you could have a winter project now that you have another rig and pull that engine for a complete teardown and rebuild!
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Cargo Master
Joined: Dec 2011
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From: Pecatonica, IL
When it starts, its obviously not hitting how it should be, and it really smokes. I just don't think it should smoke like that at 90 degrees and all 8 glow plugs checked and known working. I have pretty much quit driving it for the rear end sake.
My issue is it can't pull the camper. It struggled and struggled, and I just don't think it should have been that big of deal. Definatly no long distance camping trips untill this is all sorted out. Its all on Green Machine!
My issue is it can't pull the camper. It struggled and struggled, and I just don't think it should have been that big of deal. Definatly no long distance camping trips untill this is all sorted out. Its all on Green Machine!