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Re: pulling the engine for a reseal

Postby dazedandconfused » Fri Mar 20, 2015 11:29 am

We all have those moments. Its life with a thousand things on our minds all the time.
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Re: pulling the engine for a reseal

Postby ellis93 » Fri Mar 20, 2015 12:15 pm

dazedandconfused wrote:We all have those moments. Its life with a thousand things on our minds all the time.

Probably ^^^ simplified life would be a change of pace but boring I'm sure.

From my own experience here.....make sure that side cover pinches the gasket HARD. Mine pushed out pretty quick with a few hard runs.
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Re: pulling the engine for a reseal

Postby fatty » Fri Mar 20, 2015 12:45 pm

What side cover are you talking about? You mean the tappet cover by the injection pump?
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Re: pulling the engine for a reseal

Postby ellis93 » Fri Mar 20, 2015 1:43 pm

That's the one and only. Side cover/tappet cover.....
I actually put little spot welds all the way around the inside flange of mine,glued the gasket (again) and motored on.
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Re: pulling the engine for a reseal

Postby PToombs » Fri Mar 20, 2015 5:25 pm

A few years ago I got all paranoid because it seemed like everybody had thrust bearings going out. I checked mine and thought I had a ton of end play in the crank. So I put a dial indicator on it and found it was right in the middle of the spec. All that worrying for nothing. :lol:
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Re: pulling the engine for a reseal

Postby RCCUMMINS89 » Fri Mar 20, 2015 6:34 pm

You too? I did the same stupid thing.
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Re: pulling the engine for a reseal

Postby PToombs » Sat Mar 21, 2015 5:10 pm

Yeah, it was all standard trucks that were having problems so I freaked out. :oops:
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