Alex Bruene Posted October 29, 2013 Author Share Posted October 29, 2013 Alex, his name isn't Alex is it? No. He's not new to the dealership. Just new to me. He just graduated from ASSET . He's actually alright. A little cocky. Reminds me a bit of myself when I was his age. I've been tasked to whip him in to shape. The way they do shit around here, he'll probably be on flat-rate by the end of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmorris Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Mine needs head gaskets.....Just had a long block put in. IIRC it was a bugger to bleed the cooling system when I put it in. Now I know why. That is very odd. I have never seen mls head gaskets leak so much that it would smoke out the tail pipe. Who's long block? Ford's? I would have a close look at the heads for sure. It's a Ford/Vulcan engine. Not sure if the white smoke is directly linked to the head gaskets, it didn't smell like coolant. Just finished up the job and going for a drive, we shall see if the smoke stops. Heads are fine visually, no warpage, very minor crack by one valve seat, but Ford says those are normal. Cylinder walls look good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 I know there are several different possibilities for an intermittent white smoke condition but climate seems to have an effect here.(Portland Oregon) I notice the complaint increases in the fall and winter months. I always check the CAC for water. Even if it has the updated CAC and appears dry(at the bottom of the CAC) I remove the cold side CAC tube and inspect around the intake butterfly. I usually find some evidence of water. This water will usually get pushed into the intake only on moderate/heavy acceleration. It appears that even the updated CAC is too efficient especially if you live in a climate with high humidity. I hope this information helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmorris Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Took the truck home for the night, 30 minute highway drive each way with some city driving before and after, no smoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmorris Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Took the truck home for the night, 30 minute highway drive each way with some city driving before and after, no smoke. Update: It's back, coolant blowing out the degas again. Pulled the heads and are still straight, crack by one valve seems harmless. Checked the block distortion and it is over spec. I guess we will be putting in a short block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Bruene Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 I'm looking at mine right now, too. This time, I do have a discrepency in relative compression, which I never had with this vehicle. So, I've done a manual compression test, and I have 6 cylinders in the 375 psi range, and I have one cylinder at 300 psi, and another one at 290 psi. I'll give a donut to whoever can guess which 2 cylinders are low... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Clayton Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Donuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmorris Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 What he said ^^^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 I like #2 and #8. I will take a honey dip, failing that a sour cream glazed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Bruene Posted November 14, 2013 Author Share Posted November 14, 2013 I like #2 and #8. I will take a honey dip, failing that a sour cream glazed. All right. I purchased both of the requested donut flavors... Then, I ate them. Oops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Don't tempt the big man with donuts and then take them away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Mutter Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 I'm looking at mine right now, too. This time, I do have a discrepency in relative compression, which I never had with this vehicle. So, I've done a manual compression test, and I have 6 cylinders in the 375 psi range, and I have one cylinder at 300 psi, and another one at 290 psi. I'll give a donut to whoever can guess which 2 cylinders are low... Did you find what caused the cylinder damage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Bruene Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 I'm looking at mine right now, too. This time, I do have a discrepency in relative compression, which I never had with this vehicle. So, I've done a manual compression test, and I have 6 cylinders in the 375 psi range, and I have one cylinder at 300 psi, and another one at 290 psi. I'll give a donut to whoever can guess which 2 cylinders are low... Did you find what caused the cylinder damage? I have my apprentice doing the job, so he's just got the cab off. I suspect it will be the typical bent rod/piston protrusion issue and/or a nice, shiny cylinder wall. This vehicle has had a few injector issues in the past, so that further solidifies my suspicion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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