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Old 12-22-2011, 09:48 PM
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Well my buddy has a truck i have not had a chance to look at or diagnose yet.... He just says it has oil in the radiator and no engine oil or pressure.... any ideas where to start??? he has the head off now...
 
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Old 12-22-2011, 11:30 PM
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Oil cooler behind were the oil filter mounts. He should have pulled that first not the head.

Have him pull that and check for leaks..

 
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Old 12-23-2011, 09:06 PM
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YEP OIL COOLER IS FIRST THING TO CHECK ALSO TRANS COOLER IF ITS A AUTOMATIC
 
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Old 12-24-2011, 08:39 AM
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well I'll be doing the work... how do you ''check'' the oil cooler for leaks other than an obvious external leak???

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just did a search and its about gotta be the cooler.... i'll be honest i didn't even know it had one.... thanks guys!!! now he's still gotta buy HG's intake and exhaust gaskets too... sucks to be him...
 

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Old 12-24-2011, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by 1st_gen_puller
well I'll be doing the work... how do you ''check'' the oil cooler for leaks other than an obvious external leak???

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just did a search and its about gotta be the cooler.... i'll be honest i didn't even know it had one.... thanks guys!!! now he's still gotta buy HG's intake and exhaust gaskets too... sucks to be him...

check the oil cooler by charging them with air under water look for bubbles

for that matter get a cummins manual there 20 bucks and they tell you all the cool stuff to look for i keep one behind my seat

if the oil cooler is bad i have close to 30 of them here
 
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Old 12-24-2011, 05:28 PM
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IT REALLY TAKES A SPECIAL FIXTURE TO PRESSUREIZE THE OIL COOLER ON THE OIL SIDE OF THE COOLER AND IT HAS TO BE REMOVED FROM SIDE OF BLOCK TO DO IT. YOU COULD REMOVE IT AND TAKE IT TO CUMMINS AND THEY COULD CHECK IT FOR YOU ALSO POSSIBLY NOW A DODGE DEALER COULD. KEEP PRESSURE AT TEST TO 65-70 LBS, NO MORE !
 
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Take the caps lock off there bud...
 
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Sorry I,am a diabetic and my eyes are bad so its hard to see...... bud
 
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So is my dad, grandma and both grandpas... Hold ctrl and hit the + button to zoom in.
 
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Originally Posted by big bad diesel 416
check the oil cooler by charging them with air under water look for bubbles

for that matter get a cummins manual there 20 bucks and they tell you all the cool stuff to look for i keep one behind my seat

if the oil cooler is bad i have close to 30 of them here
what do they run i haven't even checked prices... PM me or put it on here i don't care...

also the caps lock deal really doesn't bother me...
 


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