Went for a short family trip, will take a look on Sunday-Monday and will let you know. Will measure both shim thickness at 6 points and inspect...
Sorry for the wrong terminology. I loaded the cylinder with the tool tightening the bolts with 138 lb-ft (if I remember it correctly) and using...
Turned out that the issue is a blown cylinder gasket. Right before we dismantled the oil pan the symptoms intensified drastically giving us a...
We made a conclusion that the reason of this is a pitted or cracked cylinder liner in the lower part. This would explain all the symptoms. We...
And yes, when I connect that already reacted yellow liquid to overflow valve of the cooling system the gases make it turn back blue..
I also noticed that it works this way. When I blow into the tube myself the liquid turned yellow very fast. Then I feed it from compressor and it...
I was thinking about it but never did concidering that after it rest during the night it wasn't bubbling until I start the engine. Then after 2-3...
Tomorrow I will conduct a test with a pressure sensor (transducer) and ocilloscope to check if there are some pulses and if they are correlated...
The repair was done in some official Cummins center. I assume they checked it but no info about it. Tomorrow will conduct the coolant pulsation...
Thank you for taking the time to contribute to the discussion. I appreciate your input and the effort you've made to provide advice based on your...
about 200k after inframe. I used two different combustion tests. I checked them by applying exhaust gasses from the same truck - turns yellow - so...
[MEDIA] Kenworth with a Cummins ISX15 arrived with a problem of coolant overflow. The expansion tank cap was broken (almost didn't hold any...
