mckeeranger
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I took the leaky deuce for a 20 mile drive yesterday after work. As soon as I stopped, I chocked the wheels, rolled under it and laid a bare hand on the transmission. It was warm, but not really hot. In fact, the transfer case was a lot hotter than the transmission.
My next step is going to be to remove the floor panel and pull the vent. I know, "check the vent first!" I did check it first, and the dust cap is loose. Now I'm going to pull it out and make sure it's not stopped up inside.
If that's not it, I guess it's time to pull the transmission and see what's going on around the input shaft. Bad gasket around the input shaft housing maybe? My understanding has been there isn't an input shaft seal to be bad, just some gaskets between some housing components.
I hate to pull the transmission. I only have one service bay big enough for these trucks, and the M817 is in it for some paint work on the bed.
Also, yesterday the tube feeding fuel to the manifold heater leaked onto the exhaust side of the turbo. That's never good. I had to change the ferrule to get it to stop. That could have been a right nice fire.
Oh well......back to work.
My next step is going to be to remove the floor panel and pull the vent. I know, "check the vent first!" I did check it first, and the dust cap is loose. Now I'm going to pull it out and make sure it's not stopped up inside.
If that's not it, I guess it's time to pull the transmission and see what's going on around the input shaft. Bad gasket around the input shaft housing maybe? My understanding has been there isn't an input shaft seal to be bad, just some gaskets between some housing components.
I hate to pull the transmission. I only have one service bay big enough for these trucks, and the M817 is in it for some paint work on the bed.
Also, yesterday the tube feeding fuel to the manifold heater leaked onto the exhaust side of the turbo. That's never good. I had to change the ferrule to get it to stop. That could have been a right nice fire.
Oh well......back to work.