"It Lives"

[sweetdiesel]

Well I got it on the trailer and noticed a coolant leak on the front drivers side of the motor. It is hard to tell but it sure looks like head gasket.

This pretty much it. I am not really up for much more.

Ah man that sucks,I know how you feel John

But thats just terrible news!

 

[sweetdiesel]

Well it may not be so bad. It runs to good to be a head gasket IMHO. I think it is leaking where the coolant tube meets up with the front of the head. I reused that gasket and did not spooge it. I will tear into it tomorrow. Good news is if it was I know think it is I should be able to fix it in the truck maybe make a pull this weekend yet.

"Always look on the bright side of life!":rofl:

Thanks Monty Python!

I should of read further I geuss,That should be a easy fix if thats the case

 

[SmokeShow]

I cannot believe your luck - or lack there of. Unbelievable bud. I sincerely wish you the best as you have put sooooo much effort into that thing and it's been one problem after another ever since. Real sorry about that.


C-ya :beer

 

[minisub]

Well it may not be so bad. It runs to good to be a head gasket IMHO. I think it is leaking where the coolant tube meets up with the front of the head. I reused that gasket and did not spooge it. I will tear into it tomorrow. Good news is if it was I know think it is I should be able to fix it in the truck maybe make a pull this weekend yet.

"Always look on the bright side of life!":rofl:

Thanks Monty Python!

Let's hope that's it.

Great Geauga County Fair Pulls are Sunday night

 

[JOHNBOY]

Fixed

Cost less than a buck!

The pipe that goes from the heater core to the thermostat housing has an o-ring to seal it to the T stat housing. The o-ring was blown. Replaced it and no leaks so far!

Tom

Sean and I are taking the truck to Indiana, Pa tomorrow. I thing Geauga is omly Street diesel this year.

 

[bullfrogjohnson]

Fixed

Cost less than a buck!

The pipe that goes from the heater core to the thermostat housing has an o-ring to seal it to the T stat housing. The o-ring was blown. Replaced it and no leaks so far!

Tom

Sean and I are taking the truck to Indiana, Pa tomorrow. I thing Geauga is omly Street diesel this year.

:dancenana::nana::beer

Make sure you get a video

 

[JOHNBOY]

Darn Skippy!

 

[minisub]

Fixed

Cost less than a buck!

The pipe that goes from the heater core to the thermostat housing has an o-ring to seal it to the T stat housing. The o-ring was blown. Replaced it and no leaks so far!

Tom

Sean and I are taking the truck to Indiana, Pa tomorrow. I thing Geauga is omly Street diesel this year.

Excellent news.

Have fun at Indiana and give 'em hell; too far for me to do a day trip this particular weekend. And yes it appears you are right about Burton, I didn't check the classes when I saw it....

 

[LBZrcks]

Fixed

Cost less than a buck!

The pipe that goes from the heater core to the thermostat housing has an o-ring to seal it to the T stat housing. The o-ring was blown. Replaced it and no leaks so far!

Tom

Sean and I are taking the truck to Indiana, Pa tomorrow. I thing Geauga is omly Street diesel this year.

Glad it was just that o-ring. we ran into the same problem with the o-ring on gasuout's kodiak

 

[TNRGreene]

That's good news

 

[05_LLY]

Good deal John, good luck at indiana tomarrow!

 

[timlb703]

Fixed

Cost less than a buck!

The pipe that goes from the heater core to the thermostat housing has an o-ring to seal it to the T stat housing. The o-ring was blown. Replaced it and no leaks so far!

Tom

Sean and I are taking the truck to Indiana, Pa tomorrow. I thing Geauga is omly Street diesel this year.

R.W.Y.B. allows diesels

 

[JOHNBOY]

:dancenana::nana::beer

Make sure you get a video

Uploading video right know!
It finally held together and got down the track!
I have a fueling issue to fix. You can see it smoked well than cleaned up.
Easy fix! Put more fuel in the tank!

R.W.Y.B. allows diesels

I would love to but we are celabrating my son Garrick's 4th birthday at my Mom and Dads at 5. No way I can make it.

We need to meet up sometime soon. It would be pretty cool to see 2 2002 GMCs on the the same track.

 

[Kat]

Uploading video right know!
It finally held together and got down the track!
I have a fueling issue to fix. You can see it smoked well than cleaned up.
Easy fix! Put more fuel in the tank!

:nanawoot: Good News

 

[JOHNBOY]

Vid still not ready. I am going to bed.
It will be here.

http://www.youtube.com/user/UNCOMMONDIESEL

 

[UPS DRVR]

great job John you had a great run !! :grd: :nanawoot: Best of all you drove it back to the trailer and no funny noises ! which means we made a run and didn't have to pull it all apart when we got back home .:nanawrench: maybe our hard work is finally paying off .

 

[05_LLY]

Yeah congrats John on a good solid run! Definitly looks like more fuel is in order, do you still have the big nozzles in?

I seen Tom Zufal won the class, that old truck is a strong runner, alway a top place contender!

 

[05smoker]

Awesome job John. Glad to see it make a full pass, and an impressive one at that. More fuel should be no problem with those fire hoses you call nozzles.

 

[codyn]

congrats on the run. might want to strap your weights they were moving around alot

 

[JOHNBOY]

Thanks guys!

Cody yes I need to strap those weights. Big Angry offered me a strap to use but I thought it would be OK. The vids says I should have straped them.