hdexpert
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So Mr. Murphy has taken up residence at my house. I've had the HH off and on 6-8 times, Gimp and I replaced the IP and today I'm pretty sure the head gasket by the firewall blew. I took the truck around the block and quickly found out the HH was one tooth off. Lots of pinging under load and no power so I quickly headed back to the house. Tried to get up a steep hill, the truck wouldn't do it and died. So I had to coast 200 feet backwards, restart and try a different route. Made it to the top of that hill (it's a little lees steep) and it died again. It was on the side of the road, out of everyones way so I popped the hood and saw antifreeze on the firewall directly behind the rear head, OH CRAP!!! Pulled the dipstick, no coolant on it, good. Looked at the temp gauge, 140. All this happened in less than a mile so I'm not too worried about a warped head.
So, I'll do some more poking around tomorrow to see if it's the gasket or a freeze plug. If it's the gasket I already have a place in Lancaster that is heated to do the job. This will more than likely happen one weekend between Thanksgiving and Christmas. All members who want to learn, help, stand around, pass out beveredges or just have fun are encouraged to attend. I'll post the date soon so people can do some planning.
I do need one thing, the special tool to remove the head bolts. That or let me know where to get one.
So, I'll do some more poking around tomorrow to see if it's the gasket or a freeze plug. If it's the gasket I already have a place in Lancaster that is heated to do the job. This will more than likely happen one weekend between Thanksgiving and Christmas. All members who want to learn, help, stand around, pass out beveredges or just have fun are encouraged to attend. I'll post the date soon so people can do some planning.
I do need one thing, the special tool to remove the head bolts. That or let me know where to get one.