Metal in oil detroit 12.7 (pictures)

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  1. boboclown

    boboclown Bobtail Member

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    I know how to do it, just not something I want to do out in the open on the driveway. If the shop the company is renting still had the tools and had no meth heads in the town I'd been doing it there. But the guy who owns the shop sold everything, and tried to sell the ramps the company bought for the stepdecks as well. We've also had straps and chains go missing from people in town stealing em.

    I wasn't going to drive the truck until I found the source of the metal. In the meantime, replaced some of the stuff that were going bad anyways, such as my water pump and air compressor.
     
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  3. Rideandrepair

    Rideandrepair Road Train Member

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    Radiator, CAC, get removed anyway. If front cover alt/ac bolt holes are wallowed out. York AC compressor and old style bracket. Update to Sanders and a pad mount alt. Add idler tensioner pully and new ribbed belt. Nows the time.
     
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    boboclown Bobtail Member

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    Already did the last part. Some things I'm willing to do on the driveway, some stuff I'd rather do in the garage once its finished.

    Mix between weather and just hate doing anything on a steep slope of a driveway.
     
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    buy the bull gear with the hub already attached much easier
     
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  6. boboclown

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    As it turns out the crankshaft gear also needed to be replaced, aside from the two gears everything else looks good. Oil PSI is back up to where its at, and there's a bit more pep in its step.

    Going to run it till Christmas and check on the oil again during the holidays.
     
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