Have you hooked up a preassure guage to the motor and actually checked the
oil preassure? if not it would be a good idea.
----- Original Message -----
From: Mr. Plow <adam_is_mr_plow@hotmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 6:55 AM
Subject: DML: Re: Towed again????
>
> >When you say you went through 2 pulleys,what exactly happens to the
> > >pulleys, and the belt? Is this the 4.7 motor I take? have you pulled
> > >plugs to see if you are burning the oil?
>
>
> The first pulley, the bearings froze, and it wouldn't turn, this threw the
> belt off (after melting it a little).
> The 2nd pulley probably froze as well, bearings again, and REALLY melted
the
> belt, and that's when i got nice thick black smoke coming through my vents
> INTO the cab of the truck. hehe
> I'm pretty sure the small particles (clay and silt) got in there and
ruined
> the bearings in both pulleys. They are an encased set of ball bearings,
or
> ring bearings, whatever they are called, there is room for damage when
your
> engine gets covered in mud. :)
> As for "bottoming out" in the pit, well, my custom 1/4" steel skid plate
> provides great protection against this, so i doubt that would be the cause
> of my problems. It really prevents anything from getting pushed into the
> engine, except for some mud. :)
>
> But, i am glad that everyone is throwing ideas out there, and i will
likely
> get my mechanic to check ALL of them out, i really need my truck to get
back
> to some state of reliability. Getting stranded on the highway has become
> boring. :)
>
>
> The Adam Blaster
> Two words, figure it out.....
>
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