From: Joe Foley (redmenaced@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Oct 16 2005 - 09:40:27 PDT
I'm hoping that the tapping isn't hydro-locking
because of excess fuel in the cylinders.
Joe
--- MV <MV@dc9.tzo.com> wrote:
> Caleb,
>
> If you have diesel fuel all over the place and
> especially in the valley,
> you may want to check your oil level. If it is
> pumping fuel into the
> valley and that runs into the engine, you could have
> an oil dilution
> problem. Check the level of your oil on the
> dipstick. If its high, you
> probably need to change the oil. That could cause
> the knocking or
> tapping sound either via a bad bearing caused by oil
> dilution, or the
> hydraulic tappets are collapsing since the oil is so
> thin and causing
> the tappets to make noise. Pray for the latter.
>
> Isn't there a big military surplus place in Idaho?
> I forgot the name.
> Perhaps they have a takeout 6.2 injection pump you
> could swap into it if
> you need to? Sounds like you either have a leak or
> a bad pump.
>
> Compression tests are normally pretty cheap. But
> they won't find bad
> bearings. A good mechanic should be able to tell
> you the whether you
> have a tappet noise problem or a bad bearing.
>
> Dave
>
> Caleb Pal wrote:
> > Hey,
> >
> > One thing I forgot, when I was loosening injector
> lines, it was one at a
> > time, not all of them at once.
> >
> > -c
> >
> >
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