That's normally a first sign of the plenum starting to leak. Other things
it could be are valve seals on the sludged up cylinder(s).
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: Jamie Calder [mailto:jcalder3@cfl.rr.com]
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 10:16 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: RE: DML: RE: Sludge
Yes, there's sludge on the top side of the valve cover baffle, oil/light
sludge in the PCV valve and PVC line. So I assume there's some in the intake
but couldn't see any with a flashlight through the TB.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of
bernd@dodgetrucks.org
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 9:45 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: RE: Sludge
Is there any sludge build up in the PCV line?
>
> It has an even coverage of dry black stuff (not so much that the metal
> can't be seen through it). No pools of oil.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Bernd D.
> Ratsch
> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 7:49 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: RE: Sludge
>
>
> How's the intake plenum looking?
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jamie Calder [mailto:jcalder3@cfl.rr.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 4:42 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: Sludge
>
>
>
>
> While getting ready to replace my stock rockers with roller rockers I
> noticed a lot of sludge. It was most apparent pooled in the stock
> rockers.
> The strange thing is that it wasn't consistent. The rockers for
> cylinder
> 3
> were full of sludge while right next to them the rockers for cylinder
> 5 were clean as a whistle. Cylinder 7 intake rocker was sludgy but
> the exhaust wasn't. The engine has only 30,000 and had regular oil
> changes. Almost seems like the wasn't any flow through the push rods.
> I guess I can check it while running with the cover off.
> Anybody see anything like this before?
>
> Thanks,
> James
>
>
>
>
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