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| Gilbert Justiss (Easystreet)
Registered Member Username: Easystreet Post Number: 4 Registered: 1-2010 Posted From: 67.185.43.23  Rating: |
Got "Easystreet" PD3751 running last weekend. Pumped the old diesel out of the tanks (been in there since 1995) and put some fresh in along with conditioner, changed the fuel filters and primed the system. Checked the rack to see if it was stuck (it was). Exercised three sticky injector fuel controls and got them to loosen up. Readjusted the rack and checked the emergency shut down butterfly and solenoid - ok. (I'd hate to haver her run away on startup - it would be like another death in the family). Checked the oil and coolant - OK. Put in a fresh 8D battery. Rolled the engine through while holding the rack in the no fuel postion and got good oil pressure. Moment of truth - rack in run postion - turned over 5 seconds and lit off on all cylinders and cleaned up in short order. I can hear one exhaust valve wheezing. Checked the clearances - all good. Might have to pull the head - darn- good news is I already have a rebuilt spare that dad and I acquired in years past. Warmed the engine up good and dropped the oil. No metal on the magnet on the plug or on the metal strainer main filer. Stuck my finger in the drain hole and swept the bottom of the sump and came out clean. Only minor residue in the bottom of the bypass sock filter housing. Put in fresh 30 wt oil, bypass filter, and cleaned the strainer main filter. Let it warm up good again - 25 psi pressure at idle. Air system checks out with only the shutter cylinder leaking air. Charging system OK. I'm happy and excited. I'm sure mom and dad are looking down from above and are excited too. | ||
| L James Jones Jr (Jamo)
Registered Member Username: Jamo Post Number: 208 Registered: 11-2007 Posted From: 74.67.218.47  Rating: N/A |
Nice job Gilbert... I'm sure you made the Folks proud. | ||
| Tom Christman (Tchristman)
Registered Member Username: Tchristman Post Number: 331 Registered: 1-2006 Posted From: 66.218.33.156 Rating: N/A |
Be sure to change the oil again to straight weight 40 before taken er out! Hate to see excessive engine wear in the heat. In cold weather (less then 40 degreesF), 30 weight is approved. Good Luck, TomC | ||
| Dal Farnworth (Dallas)
Registered Member Username: Dallas Post Number: 706 Registered: 7-2004 Posted From: 98.20.55.205  Rating: N/A |
Gilbert, In your neck of the woods I would suggest leaving the SAE 30 in the crankcase. Yes, it get's warm in Spokane, but not long enough or often enough to worry about. Up until the late 1970's I believe DD recommended 30wt oil. Back then we used RPM Delo, which was a bit different than Delo 100. As I get older, I'm learning that some of the olden ways might have been a bit better than the newer, fancier ways of doing things. I was looking through some of the old logs of a pair of 6-71 pump engines I took care of about 30 years ago and found that the oil we put in them was non-detergent SAE20. After numerous oil changes, 50+ years, and a pump impeller that went down, we pulled one engine out of service and replaced the bearings and some other stuff. The bearings were original to the engine and showed almost NO wear. Granted, this engine was never shut down from the first time they fired it up in the 1950's, but if something bad was gonna happen due to oil, I have a feeling it would have. Oh, yeah, this engine was at the Crystal Sugar plant near Moorhead, Mn. where the summers are hot, the winters are cold, but the women are warm if you go across the border to Fargo! | ||
| Jack Fids (Jack_fids)
Registered Member Username: Jack_fids Post Number: 929 Registered: 1-2009 Posted From: 72.211.145.15  Rating: N/A |
The Swedes named the town "Moorehead" as a way to trick the Finns into thinking that the women were all there & not in Fargo. AND as anyone who has spent time around that area knows, You have to get to Atkin before you get to Reamer, and once you have arrived there you are not that far away from Climax, just be sure the one you're with isn't a Fertile woman. (check your maps) | ||
| Gilbert Justiss (Easystreet)
Registered Member Username: Easystreet Post Number: 5 Registered: 1-2010 Posted From: 67.185.43.23 Rating: N/A |
It actually had 40 wt in it when I drained it. Mom and dad used to snow bird to AZ with the bus so it mostly stayed in warm temps year round. If it did get taken to cold climates then we would plug the block heater in for awhile before start up. |
