You guys are awesome, I bought a set of Bosch injectors and Bosch glow plugs fresh return hoses and valve cover gaskets. I'm going to take the valve covers off while I've got the injectors out and take a peak in there just to feel better about the valve springs. I went ahead and dumped a quart...
Also I did the CPS and optical disconnects runs slightly worse and starts like shit, those are not my issue. Threw a quart of ATF in the oil, see my previous question on the bore scope. Can a normal gas engine compression tester be used on a diesel? I'm thinking not right, has to be alot...
I should clarify the new IP was installed AFTER it had been sitting forever, so it is fresh, only the injectors and glow plugs are old. The other thing to note is when it was first fired up from sitting forever on the old IP and stock lift pump it ran fine the first 4-5 times I started it and...
It did start fairly suddenly, but just starting and stopping the truck never even really drove it so I don't see how I put enough load on it to blow a hole in a piston. Now a snapped valve spring I could see, but like I said I did the cylinder balance test and every cylinder responded the same...
Also no codes and it seems to run fine at higher RPM's and under load, throttle response is good it passes the 3k rpm test, runs fine under boost too no smoke no overheating. Fires right up cold or hot no significant smoke. TDC Offset is at -0.44, has the original CDR valve on it don't know if...
Not sure if that is normal blow by or not but I would imagine not. Engine has about 160k on it, I did basic maintenance to it drove it for 6 months on weekends, then it sat for 7 years without being started and a couple weeks ago it cranked up fine. Then the injection pump ate shit from...