New motor time!

[preacherboy24]

(09-18-2016 )Rawze Wrote:  

(09-18-2016 )jorden486 Wrote:  Well here we go. Had a truck die in southern Utah. 1.2 mil on it-good driver in it. Said it started to knock really faint(empty) pushed the clutch in and coasted to the shoulder. Locked up after that. We rented a step deck and towed it home. It took me a bit to get it tore down-Its a mess. 5 of 7 cam bearing spun on the injector cam. The #4 rod cap was so welded to the crank it took a sledge and long rod to beat it off. The mains are all folded into the top bearing, just getting ready to spin. So after weighing the options we went with a Cummins factory reman. 2 year warranty new everything including ECM and wiring harness. Pictures to follow.

I will call it like I see it -- I hope it pisses you off and makes you WAKE THE FFF UP!!!

WHAT KIND OF IGNORANT DAMN MORON NEGLECTS THEIR EQUIPMENT THIS BADLY!!!!??!?!?!???

THERE IS NO WAY IN ffff HELL THAT IT COULD GET THAT BAD ALL IN ONE SHOT!!!!!!


THAT IS SHEER IGNORANT NEGLECT!!! -- I HOPE YOU LEARNED SOMETHING FROM THAT -- LIKE REPLACING RODS AND MAINS AT 900K LIKE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO -- AND INSPECTING EVERYTHING REGULARLY, CHECKING VALVE STEM HEIGHT, AND REPLACING THE HEAD AS IT WEARS OUT ALONG WITH THE RODA AND MAINS! -- CHECKING THINGS MORE AND MORE OFTEN ESPECIALLY AS IT GETS OLDER AND SHOWS INCREASED WEAR!!!----

WHAT BLATANT IGNORANT ABUSE!!! PERIOD! -- THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR IT AND NOW YOU ARE LOOKING AT 2X MORE MONEY OUT OF YOUR POCKET LIKE AN IGNORANT FOOL!

There is no money in jumping over a dollar to grab a dime!.

If the rods and mains were not done and you went past 900k you rolled the dice when the odds were against you. You said you have a good driver in the truck but he doesnt own the truck and I seriously doubt he would do the things an owner would do. This is an extreme amount of carnage which seems to point to oil flow blockage or no oil at all. You would have to run this engine long enough without oil pressure to get this kind of carnage......long enough that the oil pressure gauge or ecm should have picked it up. Bottom line is Rawze is right on this......do rods and mains......pull the rocker cover twice a year at least.....keep a close eye on things.

I am guessing to keep the warranty you will have to keep the government mandate. That alone will be a nightmare and will cost you thousands in fuel. If there is enough downtime involved in warranty on the job training you can bet the driver may look elsewhere for employment.