The "restification" of a 98 6.5 TD...

[great white]

well, the water injection is completely done.

Right down to the low level warning light on the dash that comes on when there' sjust over 2 litres left.

Still have to get it dialed in, but intital impressions is that it does essentially nothing for EGT's as tuned.

I've got it tset to come on at 3 PSI and full on at 15 PSI.

I suspect it's just setup as I've got the TM set to 12-13 psi max.

One thing I have noticed after a couple water runs is the truck seems to run a little smoother afterwards. The next start also results in a fair puff of black that clears up right away. There might be a bit of combustion chamber cleaning going on here.

For reference, if I run it with the water off it doesn't puff at start up at all. The truck normally starts clean and no smoke or VERY little.

Next up is a second rear camera pointing straight down from the truck cap to the hitch. That wil lbe for ease of hooking up, checking the hitch when moving and making sure there's nothing under the truck when backing out of the driveway and whatnot.

Then, fluid change for the transfer case, transmission (just the filter and pan fluid) and front/rear axle synthetic fluid change.

After that, it's time for a good clean and then hook up the trailer in the beginning of July for the "loooong haul".

When I get to Newfoundland, the fiberglass work will start on the interior of the truck cap. I'll be making a couple boxes with doors the length of the top to hold fishing gear and then dark charcoal carpeting the whole cap interior for a finished look. I may just finish the bed off with a bed rug too...

 

[great white]

Transmission is done.

Good news is the fluid was a nice translucent red and the pan was essentially clean (I did have to add just over 4 liters 2 weeks ago though:rolleyes5.

Just a light coloring on the aluminum, barely enough to get your finger dirty when dragged across it.

Magnet had the usually light "sludgey" metal stuck to it. Cleaned of with one wipe of the rag.

At least it's not hte original fluid. I could tell by the drain plug; instead of a torx 55 bit someone jammed a hex bit in there and buggerd up the bolt. I just pounded the torx bit in and "re-formed" the socket and all is well again.

Probably found the trans leak also. It looks like someone reused the original metal/rubber gasket. Normally I have no problem reusing a neoprene gasket, but this one was well past it's useful life. In goes a new pan gasket with a thin coat of silicone to hold it in place until bolted down.

Next was the transfer case oil change.

This was a little bit different story; not enough came out and what did come out was still reddish but with a brown tinge to it.

It was old or burnt, one or the other.

I'm willing to bet mostly old as the fill plug still had the factory paint mark in place. Although, tehse transfer cases have a rep of running hot.

So it was 412,000 kms on the factory fill dexron III! :svengo:

All that's left to do is the front and rear axle gear oil change and she's good to go.

 

[Ed HD]

Those trans pan gaskets are designed for indefinite re-use, provided they're not cut. It was probably improperly torqued...

 

[great white]

Those trans pan gaskets are designed for indefinite re-use, provided they're not cut. It was probably improperly torqued...

Yup, they're supposed to be reusable.

This one wasn't cut, the sealing ring was crushed flat causing it to weep.

I've seen it lots of times with aircraft o rings. It just doesn't have the resiliency to fill the gap anymore.

So yeah, I guess improperly torqued could apply here.

I originally thought my weep was going to be the usual electrical plug weep. It cold still be. I washed the trans housing and we'll see what's what in the next couple days...

 

[haggus]

All the way to NFLD I did the trip from Halifax to Victoria with a tent trailer back in 05. It's a nice summer trip we went around Lake Superior some people use the HWY 11 but I grew up in Thunder Bay so it was kind of nice to drive through it again. Are you just going back for vacation? that's a long haul. Good luck and safe travels.

Haggus

 

[great white]

All the way to NFLD I did the trip from Halifax to Victoria with a tent trailer back in 05. It's a nice summer trip we went around Lake Superior some people use the HWY 11 but I grew up in Thunder Bay so it was kind of nice to drive through it again. Are you just going back for vacation? that's a long haul. Good luck and safe travels.

Haggus

Nope, posted to 103 Sqn.

 

[haggus]

Nope, posted to 103 Sqn.

Congratulations or condolences I guess. I never want to leave the West Coast. Anyways it's still a nice trip.

Haggus

 

[great white]

Congratulations or condolences I guess. I never want to leave the West Coast. Anyways it's still a nice trip.

Haggus

To each his own.

I can't wait to get out of here.

So, it's congratulations for me!



I thought once you were ships east or ships west that's where you pretty much ended your career.

Home port division and all that jazz.

(my wife is ex nav sig, airforce photographer now)

 

[Brooklyn Tow]

Geez, don't you work?.......

 

[great white]

Geez, don't you work?.......

Yup, sure do!

How do you think I pay for all this stuff?

 

[haggus]

To each his own.

I can't wait to get out of here.

So, it's congratulations for me!



I thought once you were ships east or ships west that's where you pretty much ended your career.

Home port division and all that jazz.

(my wife is ex nav sig, airforce photographer now)

You are right about home-port but I work on subs so I get to spend a fair amount of time on both coasts. I tried the east coast but it didn't really impress me. I have sailed out there quite a bit. I was in St John's last March I figured they called it the ROCK for a reason well seeing the view from the sea into St John's harbor now I know why. Anyway NFLD has great people and a wildlife population control specialist (hunter) will have a great time out there. I also hear the fishing is decent too


Haggus

 

[great white]

You are right about home-port but I work on subs so I get to spend a fair amount of time on both coasts. I tried the east coast but it didn't really impress me. I have sailed out there quite a bit. I was in St John's last March I figured they called it the ROCK for a reason well seeing the view from the sea into St John's harbor now I know why. Anyway NFLD has great people and a wildlife population control specialist (hunter) will have a great time out there. I also hear the fishing is decent too


Haggus

Ah, I see.

I guess I kind of remember my wife telling me that stuff. Her "ex" is a submariner also.

I've been to The Rock before and my Mom's a Newf so there's no surprises there for me!

 

[great white]

Finished off the rear diff this morning.

Opened it up yesterday to be greeted by a healthy and happy G80 gov lock.



Minimal crud on the magnet.

Only slow down point was the rear cover was really rusty. I took the time to sandblast it and give it a couple coats of black rust paint.

Covered teh diff overnight and installed the dry cover this morning.

Dumped in 3 liters of Synth GL5 and now it's time to drain the front diff.

Someone cared about this truck in the past, the rear diff has been off at least once also....too bad the guy who had it just before me didn't continue the trend....

I'll be glad to get this all done and the skid plating back on.

getting a little tired of lying on my back in the driveway covered in grease and oil.....:rolleyes5:

 

[great white]

Done! Done! Done!

Just put the last skid plate bolt back in!

Now I can concentrate on clearing out of the base and packing up the house.

At most now, I'll clean out the interior and maybe shampoo the carpets and seats.

Movin' time is drawing near........

 

[great white]

Well, I was off to drop off the used oil at the recycling center today.

On the way back, I was going to run up the big hill I use for testing the truck and egt's. That would be the hill that rises from 0 to 400-500 in about 1/2-3/4 mile. gotta be a 8-12 degree slope at least. Yup, it's steep!

There's a set of lights at the bottom and it's 4 lane on the way up.

I'm stopped at the lights and a guy pulls up in a crew cab powerstroke. Brand new, but a rental (signs on the doors). It's a long box and he's got 3 other guys in it. I actually know the truck, it's a rental which the base has right now and these guys are civilian workers in it.

The light changes and I give it a bit of throttle. I pull ahead of the guy in the powerstroke (I needed to pull into his lane later on) and he jams the throttle deep to the floor. I can actually see the truck jump and a rolling black cloud behind him...

OK, I'm not usually up for this kind of kids stuff but this time I decide to give the old girl a run!

I reach down and flick on the water injection, pin the throttle and start watching gauges.

By now the powerstroke is even with me and he's making no bones about getting ahead of me.

The 6.5 hangs in and actually starts to pull away a bit!

Clear lanes in front of us, foot to the floor, pipes are wailing and we're both climbing the hill and accelerating. I can see the guy passenger seat of the powerstroke egging the driver on. The guys in teh back seat are just about even with my trucks tailpipe and they're looking oddly at the sound coming out of it. They can tell noise from the truck just doesn't sound like an old IDI GM (they've got a 1 ton 88-98 dually on the work site they drive all the time). The guy on the drivers side even starts to roll up his window.....:lol:

Surely, I've got egt's through the roof by now.

Nope, everything is holding right around 650-750 as the old girl does her thing!

The Devils own progressive injection light is full "on" and giving it all it's got. The boost is hanging right at 10-11 psi (I've got the wastegate set to max out at about 12 psi).

Towards the top of the hill, the powerstroke has to let off because of traffic and we're pretty much dead even at this point. But I'm sure if we had gone much further my truck would have run out of steam and he would have overtaken me. If the 'stroke had been an extended cab with fewer guys in it it may have also been a different story....

I can see the guys in the 'stroke looking over at my truck in disbelief. I don't think they can understand why this old "POS GM diesel" didn't crumble like a leaf under the new powerstoke's onslaught.

I pull over into the lane a couple cars ahead of the 'stroke and take my turn off.

Engine temps steady at 180-185 the whole time.

The important thing about all of this is I was kicking the old girl as hard as she would take it and egt's were well below the danger zone.

Good news indeed!

Hope it works just as good with the trailer on back and climbing the Rockies.....

 

[bk95td]

Nothing better than hearing that a old POS 6.5 can hold it's own with the stock newer trucks. Impressive that the egt didn't go through the roof. Do you still have the smile on your face?:hihi:

 

[great white]

Nothing better than hearing that a old POS 6.5 can hold it's own with the stock newer trucks. Impressive that the egt didn't go through the roof. Do you still have the smile on your face?:hihi:

I might have spiked 850-950 at worst. But would have been for less than 2 secs or so at most. My red warning LED for EGT's on the dash never even flickered and it's set to warn me when it hits 1050.

The powerstroke was also bigger and heavier than my old girl, so that was in my favor also.

Smile?

Nah, not my style. Neither is "racing" someone else on the street (I was planning to hot foot it up the hill anyways, the powerstroke just happened to be there:rolleyes5.

Sense of satisfaction that the egt's are pretty much under control and ready for a nice long haul?

Yup.

 

[ak diesel driver]

now you just need to mount a 55 gal drum in the rear to have enough water

 

[JiFaire]

now you just need to mount a 55 gal drum in the rear to have enough water

:rofl: @ Les...

 

[great white]

now you just need to mount a 55 gal drum in the rear to have enough water

My custom 6 gallon side saddle fiberglass tank will have to do!

I am planning to keep another 5 gallon jug in the bed to cover me between service station fill ups.

Or, I can always fill the 30 gallon holding tank in the trailer and refill from there.

Lots of option with this setup.



It's really only for climbing the ranges anyways. I'm not planning to need it once I hit the "flats" in the middle.

Once I'm over the ranges, it's a down hill run with prevailing winds behind me from there.