Doing overhead today, CM-871

[Waterloo]

(11-25-2018 )Makmak Wrote:  

(04-23-2017 )Waterloo Wrote:  Like the title says, going out in a few minutes to start the overhead... Finally have some good weather and it is time. Anything I should look at or for that is not obvious when I am in there? Truck is running good, but is smoking a bit more than it should at start up, along with mpg drop. I am figuring the overhead will take care of that. I also, yesterday, pulled the cans off and gutted them right to the walls. I am thinking that my prior job was not good enough and is contributing to my turbo slobber. I was surprised at how little I took out of the DOC when I did the mm. I was actually pissed at myself. So I broke out the hammer and finished the job. That will go back together Monday, as I need to pick up new can gaskets from the dealer... Other than that, and an unexpected coolant leak at my Tri-Pac, which I caught in time, the truck has been trouble free. I have actually had a few months in a row of happy motoring! A first with this truck. Used to be if I got two weeks back to back without trouble I was lucky.

And it has only taken four years to get to this point...

May I ask how much louder it made the exhaust hollowing out the cans?

Well, I have a weed burner, so I would say it would be a tad bit louder than a stack. Honestly it is not that loud, I cannot hear it in the cab and no one has ever said anything about it being obnoxiously loud. I'm happy with it.