Kevin Rutherfrauds $200000 Signature glider truck has complete engine failure!!!

Yeah, at the engineering level, everything from wear rates to oil consumption rates and change intervals are based on fuel burn. They convert it to miles and/or hours in the books, but it's calculated from fuel burn.

 

The excellerated caburator slipped on the engine mounts and went through the piston rings. Now, if you figure the rebuild on a 12.7 has an exact fuel/air burn ratio of roughly 4, doesn't anyone think that lugging the engine will cause a dramatic drop in oil pressure, which in turn will seat the jake brakes at a 90 degree angle? The turbo vanes I don't think were opening correctly. Look at the picture of those liners, they is no evidence that oil has ever been on them?

This is what it sounds like to those of us who aren't so mechanically inclined.......

 

Ahh... worry not, nikmirbre. Just make sure you check your piston ring end gaps weekly.

 

How could you forget to remind him to check wrist pin clip tension while he was in there?

 

Yea... And the pin seals too!! Depending on which series Detroit of course...

 

You know you just outed yourself as an old fart with that one, don't you?

 

Make sure the air box drain check valves are not stuck or stopped up with carbon. Is that dated enough?

 

Might as well thrown in making sure the dipstick is secure so it doesn't blow out! Or maybe changing the oil in the air cleaner?

 

While we're at it, shouldn't they check the headlight fluid?

 

What about checking the gap on the spark plugs. Start with the simple stuff .