12.7 tough spin when cold

By golly you're right! Why didn't I think of that? I just gotta find some money! That's all I gotta do.

Speaking of going out of business, (is that anything like bankruptcy, similar, maybe) when I take that truck off the road and tear it apart, the insurance still has to be paid. If the insurance payments use up all my money before I can get the truck back on the road, I'll be...

 

Of course.

I didn't have time for that realization to bubble to the surface of my conscious mind, but you're right.

I do get moisture in my air tanks, but nowhere near the amount I pour into the engine. Every week or so I have to add two or three gallons. That's why I skimp on antifreeze, both because antifreeze is expensive and because if coolant should (I sure hope not) start getting into my oil I'd much rather it be water than antifreeze.

 

I've been taking care of this truck for twenty years. It was a Penske truck. It's a 93. Penske had it for seven and I've had it for twenty. Never had the head off. Never had the oil pan off. The truck don't owe me nuthin'.

I'm tryin' hard to stay in business. That's why I'm here looking for somebody who has had any experience with their Detroit similar to the problem I'm experiencing.

 

I'm preparing to do what I need to do. Getting on this forum and gleaning whatever information I can find dealing with head gaskets, injector cups, and anything else related is part of my preparation. When I'm sure as I can possibly be about exactly what it is that I need to do, I'll consider myself prepared.

Boy, we could really trade some hard luck stories, but I ain't up to it right now. I'd like to beg off, please.

Thanks.

 

Thanks. I don't think I have any pinholes in the liners.

So far, anyway, I don't seem to be getting any coolant in the crankcase.

The main questions I still have are one: you reckon it's hydro-lock causing the no-spin? two: if it's hydro-lock, how is the coolant getting into the cylinder? three: why does it only happen when the engine is shut down during low temperatures? It never happens in the summer. four: is it an urgent matter? can I get by with not shutting down during extreme cold? —idle when I'm taking my breaks? five: if it takes a turn for the worse, will it keep doing so gradually or will it suddenly cause bad engine damage?

These are questions that someone might be able to answer if they've gone through a similar situation with their series 60.

 

You think it might be fuel leaking in instead of coolant?

Either could cause hydro-lock, I reckon, but then there's the matter that I do need to add a lot of coolant, constantly, so it must be going somewhere.