Pull vids Smithon Pa 9/8 2nd place

Mech2161....What time are the pulls at Waynesburg? They are at the fairgrounds right?
 
September 15, 2007 7:00 PM Registration will close promptly at 5:00 - no late registrations. Gate price $15, opens at 4:00 PM.

They changed it to a pro street pull. Not sure if I'm going to hook. There is a pull at Big Knob (East Rochester PA) on the 23rd.
 
mech2161 said:
September 15, 2007 7:00 PM Registration will close promptly at 5:00 - no late registrations. Gate price $15, opens at 4:00 PM.

They changed it to a pro street pull. Not sure if I'm going to hook. There is a pull at Big Knob (East Rochester PA) on the 23rd.
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I thought you pulled pro street? I'll try to make it down, but I have a busy day planned for saturday. Thanks.
 
That's any single and twins for them. I have't made up my mind yet.
 
cummins724 said:
fix It, Fix It, Fix It!
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Noreaster said:
that sucks Adam don't throw the towel in yet
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250HD said:
adam put it back together!!!
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Well guys, it would be nice. However, right now there is no proven pistons for a duramax out there. Everything is in development yet and I'm not in a position to be a test pilot. I'd love to be able to afford a true engine build, but right now that is a pipe dream. Even to put a stock short block back in and run it is senseless at this point because I know it won't last a full season like I am willing to put in. 27 events this year, I can only imagine 40+ hooks between test puller, dropped hooks, full pulls, and pull offs. It was a fun ride while it lasted, and I will return. Don't know what the future may hold for my next pulling truck, but I will garuntee it will at least have Chevrolet sheetmetal on it!
 
Hey Adam, did you find the problem yet ? I'm still not convinced it's major.
 
Only thing I've done is give it a good de-greasing, I just can't bring myself to start wrenching. Pisses me off everytime I look at it.
 
Sledpuller said:
Thats funny you say that, because the guys that pulled both events, insisted the track was totoally different.

It looked exactly the same to me!!!LOL
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Yeah............it's tough to tell the difference between dirt and um......................................dirt!!! :hehe: LOL :hehe:
 
how do you know its a serious motor issue? i mean couldnt it have been as simple as a headgakset letting go, pressurizing the oil system and blowing the oil cap off which resulted in the oil spray all over and eventual fire.

alot of hard work and money spent on that truck to just sell it off with "broken" motor. i would at least tear it down, find out whats wrong, fix it and put it back to stock before trading it in or whatever.
 
TurboBeagler said:
Only thing I've done is give it a good de-greasing, I just can't bring myself to start wrenching. Pisses me off everytime I look at it.
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Start wrenching. You'll feel better once you know what is going on. It's a shame that duramax is such a mother to work on, but I would'nt get to far ahead of the game an pull that engine just yet. If you find a piston bad then pull it.
You could have the head off of a Cummins in an hour or so.:)
 
I have a tester, but no adapters. I think it is something stupid also. If it was a busted piston.....you'de hear it when it started. I saw the fire start during the pull & it was on the passenger side down low. Kinda looked like it was burning on the exhaust at first....then you raised the hood & it went up. I hope that it is simple. Good Luck!
 
I think it very well could be a head gasket but my other though is a piston that is going to look like this!



A piston failure like this would only cause a dead hole untill it came all the way apart!
 

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TurboBeagler said:
Do you have a compression tester I could borrow Jeff?
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Yep. But I don't have an adapter. We could make one from a core injector.?.
Did you get the ok to use that shop you spoke of?


Compression testing is not something we use much in diagnosis.
 
05_LLY said:
I think it very well could be a head gasket but my other though is a piston that is going to look like this!



A piston failure like this would only cause a dead hole untill it came all the way apart!
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You mean that hole in the piston wouldn't cause a miss?
 
05_LLY said:
Dead hole = Dumb Redneck lingo for miss
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I understand the deadhole thing. I'm part redneck:)
I'm looking at the picture you posted of a piston that in my opinion would cause Adams truck to miss.
It remains a mystery at this point, I'm just hanging on to some hope for the guy.
 
Adam didn't have a lot of oil smoke out the tail pipe and he said it idled smooth. The reason it laid down on the pull was lack of oxygen due to the fire under the hood. I'm still not convinced it's serious. I've witnessed two DMaxes with cracked pistons. They shake like a ***** and smoke like a train. If it has a miss it should show up in the codes. You can see through the injector hole with a bore scope to identify a cracked piston.
 
mech2161 said:
Adam didn't have a lot of oil smoke out the tail pipe and he said it idled smooth. The reason it laid down on the pull was lack of oxygen due to the fire under the hood. I'm still not convinced it's serious. I've witnessed two DMaxes with cracked pistons. They shake like a ***** and smoke like a train. If it has a miss it should show up in the codes. You can see through the injector hole with a bore scope to identify a cracked piston.
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Same here Kevin.
The ones I have seen idled rough and smoked a blue haze at idle. If you can do a pressure test and see if you can find a some one with a scope that will fit down the injector cup.
 
My cousin is the service manager over at Tri-Star Dodge. They bore scoped my brothers truck when he popped 2 injectors. I may be able to pull some strings Adam.
 
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