c15 mbn valve lash

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  1. montana

    montana Bobtail Member

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    Hate to do this for my first post.
    Looking for c15 valve lash specs on a MBN serial number. It is 12:20AM and want to get it going again by morning. Anyhelp out there this time of night.

    Thanks,:biggrin_2552:
    Lance
     
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  3. montana

    montana Bobtail Member

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    Well, I adjusted them at .015" and .030" with the pacbrake adjusted at .038".
    The reason I went through all this is the real kicker.
    It has a miss on #4 cylinder when cold and smokes white when cold. After it warms up it seems to run great. Just pulled a good sized load today and the owner said it pulled great. Just has white smoke and missing on #4 when cold.
    I had cat et hooked up and found the #4 missing when cold. pretty much dead. Changed the injector and set injector code, no change. Pulled it back out a few days later after a few good hauls on it with still no change and did cyl leak by test on #4 and #3, tested the same, both ok. Rechecked for bubbles in coolant tank, none and owner says it doesn't use any coolant and tank is full. This time hooked up pressure tester to cap and it didn't build pressure anymore than normal running until it is warmed up. Swaped #3 and #4 injectors and reset injector codes accordingly, set valve lash and brake lash. Still no change. Hmmmm.... Got me stumped. If I had the flash file I would next reflash if I could then I would have to change the harness in the head then pull the head. I don't have time or simply not able to do the last things so he will have to take it to the local CAT dealer and let them play. Sucks since it my rep on the line and it is my uncle's truck. Got any more suggestions out there.
     
  4. DDS

    DDS Medium Load Member

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    Sounds like the head gasket has failed, It may not build pressure, that type of head can have the head gasket fail between cylinders. the compression lowers when the fire ring pushes up in the cut out in the head. remove injectors and you can try shop air to pressurize number four cylinder, you may find air will come out number five
     
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  5. montana

    montana Bobtail Member

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    I was affraid of that, but it still has good power and runs excellent when warm. I can't detect a miss with et when it is warmed up. so, #4 can run bad, but #5 is still good with blown head gasket? I guess anything is possible.
    May have to try it out this morning.
    Thanks
     
  6. DDS

    DDS Medium Load Member

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    I had one customer drive a truck with a miis like that for a year before the gasket failed to the point that coolant filled the cylinder. It just cost him more in the end driving it due to the deck damage and needing a couple of counterbores cut. The head was missing about a 1/4 of an inch of cast from the burn out.
     
  7. montana

    montana Bobtail Member

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    wow, I havn't been able to picture in mind one cylinder good, one bad with a blown head gasket between them. Like I say, anything is possible.
     
  8. DDS

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    There is a relief cut about an 1/2 inch wide between each cylinder running from head bolt to head bolt. Then the fire ring fails, the gasket and ring will push out from the liner up into the relief. This is where you loose you compression.
     
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