TrailTamer
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My truck is currently dismantled for a big oil leak, leaks probably 1 gallon on a 20 min drive. The oil leak can be visually running down the driver side, approximately in middle of the block.
Thus far I have the injection pump removed which really help to pin point the oil leak which I can see the tappet cover gasket seeps oil at least. Although there's lot of oil/gunk above the tappet cover. I don't know if it's possible the head gasket to leak on that side?
I'm thinking about to rig up something to add air pressure to the tee (the one that feed oil to the injection pump) to see if it leak air/oil out of the pressurized side of oil passages? I can't really think how it can leak heavily when running.
Is this needed upon reassembly? What it's purpose?
Also I discovered my throttle linkages which seem at some point got ghetto/hacked cobbled together. It's very sloppy and probably not good to the p-pump. What I'll need to fix this? Is the TPS needed since I did the auto to manual swap?
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqI5pSLEgME"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqI5pSLEgME[/ame]
Lastly I found it interesting that the cylinder head's 'intake manifold' have spin-on filter casted right in it. I wonder what it could've be for in different application. This thing I'm talking about which can be seen in this picture.
Thus far I have the injection pump removed which really help to pin point the oil leak which I can see the tappet cover gasket seeps oil at least. Although there's lot of oil/gunk above the tappet cover. I don't know if it's possible the head gasket to leak on that side?
I'm thinking about to rig up something to add air pressure to the tee (the one that feed oil to the injection pump) to see if it leak air/oil out of the pressurized side of oil passages? I can't really think how it can leak heavily when running.
Is this needed upon reassembly? What it's purpose?
Also I discovered my throttle linkages which seem at some point got ghetto/hacked cobbled together. It's very sloppy and probably not good to the p-pump. What I'll need to fix this? Is the TPS needed since I did the auto to manual swap?
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqI5pSLEgME"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqI5pSLEgME[/ame]
Lastly I found it interesting that the cylinder head's 'intake manifold' have spin-on filter casted right in it. I wonder what it could've be for in different application. This thing I'm talking about which can be seen in this picture.
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