Member Broke Down, SC

[MitchG]

Hey Phil did you find the hose you need? If not let me know and I'll see what I can do to get one to you

 

[Stonepicker1]

No luck with finding a hose. Tried chevy dealer an parts stores. No one has any.
Of the two hoses it the one that mounts to the far left on the engine block.

 

[bubba_got_you]

[FONT=&quot]Electrical tape will work if you clean the hose good and wrap it up really tight. It is not a good fix by any means but it will get you home. [/FONT]

 

[MitchG]

do you have a part number or anything Phil? I can check a few places up here.

 

[doghead]

The engine should be pipe thread. Then there is an adapter, then the hose. Can you just get a pipe thread to hose barb adapter and splice into your line up in the rubber area? Use a hose barb to hose barb to do the rubber hose splice.

Or a complete universal oil cooler kit could get you going again

Or, you could just use 2 pipe plugs and not run the oil cooler for the trip home.

Is cutting the rubber line at the hole, and just using a hose barb-hose barb connector out of the question?

 

[MitchG]

Hey Phil is it the rubber part of the line leaking? If so you could always go to one of the parts stores and get a small section of steel brake line and some clamps. Cut out the bad section and use a couple clamps on each side of the rubber hose If it's a small enough piece that you can leave the flares on each end its even better.

 

[MitchG]

I guess Doghead beat me to the punch!!!

 

[Stonepicker1]

I bought some duct tape and hose clamps. I think i still have the plugs that came with the engine. Im going to try the duct tape trick. I think i have the block plugs that came with the engine in the engine can.

? Could there be to much crankcase pressure. This is why my valve cover gasket started leaking.
I loosen the oil fill cap just in case.

 

[ranchhopper]

A few of the 6.5s I bought had F7 codes on them after being rebuilt reasons listed was excessive blowby the engine just needs to be run in after everything seats and the rings are seated crankcase pressure is a non issue.

 

[Stonepicker1]

I put some Water Weld on the hose about an hour ago. Looks like it stoped the leak. Getting back on the road. Will keep an eye on my issues.

 

[Stonepicker1]

I put some Water Weld on the hose about an hour ago. Looks like it stoped the leak. Getting back on the road. Will keep an eye on my issues.

That stuff lasted 5 sec. I removed the oil hoses and pluged the block.

 

[bubba_got_you]

[FONT=&quot]Duct tap will not work it has to be electrical because electoral tape is elastic and will shrink and make it tight. Though the way you fixed it sounds best lol.

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[Stonepicker1]

Oil leak fixed. But now bigger problems..... Batteries not charging. No gen 1 or 2 lights on dash. Both batteries are at 7 volts. I'm stopped at the Hess station at exit 85, south on 95.

Any info on what to check before truck shots down?

 

[bubba_got_you]

[FONT=&quot]Do you have a multi meter? If you do check if the alternators are working. If they are then it’s a wire somewhere start tracing. [/FONT]

 

[doghead]

Check your bottom most fuse.

Did you connect an engine to frame or body ground when you changed engines? do you have jumper-cables with you?

 

[Stonepicker1]

Gen 1 shows 8 volts and gen 2 reads 22 volts.
This was checked with a muti meter between the ground on battery and the red wire on the back of the alt.

 

[bubba_got_you]

is it fixed or are we still looking?

 

[Stonepicker1]

Front battery reads 5 volts. Back battery reads 14 volts.
Fuse is good. Volt gage in red. Still parked at the Hess station on I-95. Exit 85.

 

[bubba_got_you]

[FONT=&quot]Have you traced wires? Is the ground good?check the regulator?
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[Stonepicker1]

Looks like my son and i will be spending the night in my truck.
Truck is still running. Why i don't know. I thought the hmmwv ip had to have 24 volts to stay open.
I only have 14 volts(back battery) front is dead.
If my truck is still running at daybreak, i will get a new battery down the road so my trailer brakes work.
Gen 1 was missing the ground strap. I put one on but looks like the alt is bad.