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Old 12-30-2012, 08:16 PM
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I was just about to tell you to crack injectors, hmm it can possibly be a head gasket if it sounds like it misses have you checked you coolant to see if there any contamination. You can perform a pressure test on the cooling system and see if there is a leak and a compression test. Did you happen to take a look down the injector holes and look at the top of the pistons to see what how they look, if they had some white color to them it indicates a coolant leak.
 
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Old 12-30-2012, 08:26 PM
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Pistons looked OK and coolant was clean and its not overheating

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I might have just got a bum VP 44 ?
 

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Old 12-30-2012, 09:19 PM
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Possibly who did you get it from?
 
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Old 12-31-2012, 05:34 AM
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Oriley auto parts
 
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Old 12-31-2012, 05:17 PM
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That's the first problem. How much did they soak you?
 
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Old 12-31-2012, 07:57 PM
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oh boy, is it a bosch bump or some offbrand injection pump.
 
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Old 12-31-2012, 08:44 PM
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Ok got it running it was a simple fix when they installed injection line 1 and 4 switched
But I have a new issue when I was on my way home I stepped into it to pass a car and I got a pop and now I have what sounds like a knock any ideas ?
 
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Old 12-31-2012, 11:46 PM
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they had injection lines one and four switched? how they manage that.... Now the knock scares me it can be a simple injector fuel knock or you just blew a hole thru the top of your piston. Who did the job for your where they an Auto repair shop or a diesel repair shop?
 
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Old 01-01-2013, 08:41 AM
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It was a diesel shop they said they work on dodge but all that was in the lot was Ford's.
How can I tell of its an injector knock. Yes they and 1 and 4 switched

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If I blew a hole in the piston would I have fuel in the oil?
 

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yea you would have fuel in oil to test an injector knock go and crack injectors again and see if it quites.
 
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