Cm870 upgrades

[Nilao]

Mine were brittle when I took them out for my Inframe at 620k miles and one broke where the nozzle met the plastic. It'd be too easy to crack one during the re-installation and have it fall apart. Then where would you be thinking all was good. Unfortunately there's no simple solution. Clear today, plugged tomorrow.

[Hammerhead]

(01-22-2017 )Nilao Wrote:  Mine were brittle when I took them out for my Inframe at 620k miles and one broke where the nozzle met the plastic. It'd be too easy to crack one during the re-installation and have it fall apart. Then where would you be thinking all was good. Unfortunately there's no simple solution. Clear today, plugged tomorrow.

Yeah that's why I was asking, the crappy part is the potential damages from a plugged piston cooling jet aren't a very promising prospect either.
I was kinda thinking like the head being replaced at 500k miles, maybe the piston jets get replaced too as a precaution. That's the only thing I could think of as a remotely acceptable level of risk.

[Rig Wrench]

(01-22-2017 )Hammerhead Wrote:  

(01-22-2017 )Nilao Wrote:  Mine were brittle when I took them out for my Inframe at 620k miles and one broke where the nozzle met the plastic. It'd be too easy to crack one during the re-installation and have it fall apart. Then where would you be thinking all was good. Unfortunately there's no simple solution. Clear today, plugged tomorrow.

Yeah that's why I was asking, the crappy part is the potential damages from a plugged piston cooling jet aren't a very promising prospect either.
I was kinda thinking like the head being replaced at 500k miles, maybe the piston jets get replaced too as a precaution. That's the only thing I could think of as a remotely acceptable level of risk.

On a good note, it was running fine till it got tore down, even with a plugged up jet. Front cover was leakin pretty bad, owner decided to do the whole thing while he had a spare truck. It's on the flip side now though.

[Hammerhead]

(01-22-2017 )Rig Wrench Wrote:  On a good note, it was running fine till it got tore it down, even with a plugged ip jet. Front cover was leakin pretty bad, owner decided to do the whole thing while he had a spare truck. It's on the flip side now though.

Very clean on the engine paint job. Was that a frame out job?

The pride in workmanship is visible.

[Rig Wrench]

(01-22-2017 )Hammerhead Wrote:  

(01-22-2017 )Rig Wrench Wrote:  On a good note, it was running fine till it got tore it down, even with a plugged ip jet. Front cover was leakin pretty bad, owner decided to do the whole thing while he had a spare truck. It's on the flip side now though.

Very clean on the engine paint job. Was that a frame out job?

The pride in workmanship is visible.

Thanks. Shoulda been an outa frame. But no, just alot of scrubbing, sanding and painting. Most that I do are not quick turnover, but high detail, every prevention is taken.
A cat from a while back

[Rig Wrench]

The C15/16 hybrid

[Rig Wrench]

In its home

[Hammerhead]

I like the white.
There is just something about an engine painted to match the unit it's in.
If I pull mine from the frame for the next rebuild, I intend to paint it to match.
:waaaht: blasphemy! OMG, I'm actually thinking of painting my ISX yellow! (And black)

[Rawze]

(01-22-2017 )Hammerhead Wrote:  I like the white.
There is just something about an engine painted to match the unit it's in.
If I pull mine from the frame for the next rebuild, I intend to paint it to match.
:waaaht: blasphemy! OMG, I'm actually thinking of painting my ISX yellow! (And black)

My wife wanted ours painted gold. lol.

Personally, I think polished and clear coated would look good too.