Ok so I just want to share something rather odd that happened, so I bought an old freightshaker two weeks ago, everything working fine, well going down the road my oil pressure starts dropping so I go to shop to have it checked with an external guage, it checks fine so I put a new guage in, well about 30 miles later the oil pressure starts going down down down now I'm in panic mood, so I make it home and change oil maybe it's to thin, well im curious so I stick my finger in the drain hole to feel for anything and just so happens I fell something, now I'm heartbroken, so I drop the pan assuming the worst and what do I find out of anything that could have been in there, a pair of freaking (SUNGLASSES), Oakley almost cost me an engine.
12.7 liter Detroit 60 series!!
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I'm at 700 miles sunglass free hot oil pressure running 50 hot idle 35 so good so far gonna keep my fingers crossed
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Glasses blocking oil pickup screen starving oil pump for oil low oil pressure removed glasses clean glasses look cool on your stool with glasses
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Free pair of pricey sunglasses. Good thing you caught it before they caused a real problem.
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Truck gettin hot going uphil, never happened before, was overhauled with an inframe ( PAI aftermarket ) engine has abouth 550 miles after repaired, temp raising to to 250
Changed water thermos, got new 190 temp put in, new water pump, last was bad, new oil pump since the oil pressure was dropping to 20 with new pressure and bypass regulatos, new water and oil pressure sensors. Oil changed with new filters and new water.
Truck is at 170 temp going 68 about 15 rpms, ut the moment it hits a hill, temp goes up and alarms go off.
I broke down 3 times in the same spot, I-10 SB about 70 miles south from El Paso on my way to San Antonio, theres a long hill that my truck didnt like at all, 3 times, no jk. Have been out for 4 days. Mechanic check the main bearing and number one once he took the pan off to change the oil pump, everything looked fine, no blue on the metals.
What am i missing?
Fan comes on hard, not the fan clutch.
Radiator maybe?
I was able to make it over the hill and kept going, have to stop every time i hit a hill to let it cool off if its a long one.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated, since im already down 3000 and this thing still not working rightRideandrepair Thanks this. -
Ohhh, forgot to mention, the checked the oil for any coolant in it and it was fine, no diesel smell no water in it. Truck has power as if nothing ever happened.
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