Ratman
6.5 Diesel NUTCASE
Some of you may remember me. I've been off the forum for awhile. My 6.5 has been running without too many issues. I still lose about a cup of coolant a week, -not sure where the leak is. The oil level doesn't really change, -most of it steams-off I'm sure, but the oil definitely gets skunked from the glycol. I'm not overly concerned about it, -it's been that way for 2+ years. Let's just say that I change my oil about once a month, -or around 2000 or so miles.
For all the praise I've given my DB2 pump, -it can be one temperamental BEE-OTCH. It misbehaves regularly, -by either running away while driving (for very short intervals, -kinda scary, but I'm used to it and it's fun now). I think there's something wrong with either the metering valve, -or the governor.
Some days the damn DB2 just won't deliver hardly any fuel at all. Pressure at the charge pump inlet on the DB2 never drops below 2 PSI. It really feels like something is sticking, or hanging up either in the governor, -or the metering valve. Other days, the thing is so touchy that it is literally a hoot to drive, -damn near burning the tires at every light, -but even for a crazy guy like me, -that gets annoying. Running additives haven't produced ANY positive results with this IP. I used to baby it and run 1 quart of SAE30 per Bill Heath's recommendation, -along with a dose of Power Service to help the cetane numbers out for those cold mornings with the 19:1 engine.
Soooo, -other than that, -it always starts, -always runs, -never stalls, -and usually runs like a scalded cat. The little GM4 screams away with the gate tied shut, -routinely making 24 PSI, -but EGT's never go above 1200 pre-turbo. The IP has definitely got an attitude problem, -and will probably need to come back off and go into the shop.
I am an ex-drag racer at heart, -and I do like to play. Occasionally I will leave hard spinning the 285's to lock up the rear-end, -run the motor out to 4800+ RPM, and grab a handful of second gear and chirp the tires with a nice hard shift, -it really does run damn good for a 6.5, -overall, I'm real happy with it.
Anyone with some DB2 knowledge care to shed some light on what is going on with my IP??
For all the praise I've given my DB2 pump, -it can be one temperamental BEE-OTCH. It misbehaves regularly, -by either running away while driving (for very short intervals, -kinda scary, but I'm used to it and it's fun now). I think there's something wrong with either the metering valve, -or the governor.
Some days the damn DB2 just won't deliver hardly any fuel at all. Pressure at the charge pump inlet on the DB2 never drops below 2 PSI. It really feels like something is sticking, or hanging up either in the governor, -or the metering valve. Other days, the thing is so touchy that it is literally a hoot to drive, -damn near burning the tires at every light, -but even for a crazy guy like me, -that gets annoying. Running additives haven't produced ANY positive results with this IP. I used to baby it and run 1 quart of SAE30 per Bill Heath's recommendation, -along with a dose of Power Service to help the cetane numbers out for those cold mornings with the 19:1 engine.
Soooo, -other than that, -it always starts, -always runs, -never stalls, -and usually runs like a scalded cat. The little GM4 screams away with the gate tied shut, -routinely making 24 PSI, -but EGT's never go above 1200 pre-turbo. The IP has definitely got an attitude problem, -and will probably need to come back off and go into the shop.
I am an ex-drag racer at heart, -and I do like to play. Occasionally I will leave hard spinning the 285's to lock up the rear-end, -run the motor out to 4800+ RPM, and grab a handful of second gear and chirp the tires with a nice hard shift, -it really does run damn good for a 6.5, -overall, I'm real happy with it.
Anyone with some DB2 knowledge care to shed some light on what is going on with my IP??
