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So the TM calls for testing the oil cooler itself (slight topic change from the cover) to 150 psi. This seems like overkill given that the oil pressure is never above (or near) 100 psi. I feel like testing it to 150 psi risks damaging am old and hard to obtain part unnecessarily. My thought...

That's good to know I just figured I was likely to knock it out of adjustment, but torquing without removing them seems to have been army procedure given the shape of the tool they designed for it Hrm..., Not sure I'm with you there, I can see a scenario where after sitting for 3 years...

@cattlerepairman thanks for the quick confirmation it's always helpful to know somebody else has got an ear out for you to be a sounding board I'm with you on the reuse of the gasket both of mine are in excellent condition although smeared with RTV that I'll have to remove I'm going to see if...

All right let's keep this train wreck going. Borescoped all the cylinders the last one I checked because the injector was stuck was number five two - full of coolant to the throat of the injector tube. Verified by sight and smell - all other cylinders are shiny and clean except for one poor bug...

Yeah my initial thought was that it should do the trick but my poor results before put me off a bit. Got a recommendation on a local Fab shop I might see if they can knock it out as a walk-in else I might dip my toe back into the JB weld. The irony is that I've got a nice big TIG machine with...

Thought i'd follow up here in this thread for future searches as well as since several chimed in to help: First cleaned this area since some kind of oil leak somewhere has made the whole engine-side filthy. Pulled the injector lines, wasn't quite as easy as "one assembly" but did manage to...

Some additional pictures from yesterday

Was too tired at the end of the day yesterday to post what I did - it was a long 24 hours since I had found the water in the crankcase : / The game plan from the other thread was to pull the injectors to visually inspect the cylinder as well as to spin the engine over with the injectors out to...

My old oil cooler cover had developed several holes in it which I had tried to patch with JB Weld previously, but never held well without leaking. It looks like corrosion possibly from bad pH coolant or just years of erosion action - I dunno. I had talked to tnj Murray and they had a take...

Yes I believe it does, that's what the T junction is at the top of the return line rail that's on the injectors. Anything I need to know about that with regards to the process I'm undertaking of pulling injectors to spin it over?

Thank you for the encouraging words I've been mildly freaking out not necessarily about a head gasket because that's within my capabilities of doing but that I've set the target for the 4th of July and my seven and four-year-olds are super stoked I've already got a replace the oil cooler cover...

Okay after some conversations with my brothers I think I've landed on it being coolant that has leaked down into the oil while sitting. I don't believe it was mixing with the oil while previously running (ala the milkshake of doom) and then separated over time, because there was only clean...

I could use some help I just pulled the rear oil drain plug and about a quart of yellowish water came out I created a separate thread for that (see link) so not trying to crosspost but figured more people have notifications set up for this thread...

Check that probably a quart or less of water wife says it's yellow in color did not have a coolant smell but a strong oil smell so hard to tell

Pulled the front plug, nothing but black oil, then pulled the back drain plug that drains the little bump-out area on the rear part of the oil pan. What appeared to be water, maybe 1/2 gallon came out FIRST and then nice black oil. Did not appear to be coolant from the smell, though there is a...

I received some more parts today including the gasket set for the oil cooler cover which needs to be replaced. It had me thinking that there is likely a finite supply for some of these more specifically shaped gasket sets and I thought about making some dimensionally correct patterns on the...

Yeah I probably just need to pony up and get a GoPro with a little tripod. I never want to touch my phone with greasy or dirty hands and it was a little hard to hammer and hold a phone at the same time : )

Prepped to windshield frames for paint, new seals and new glass. One was a disassembled spare that came with the truck the other was the frame I just took off because the glass had shattered and it was rusting. The other one I just took off disintegrated in my hands : / I struggled forever...

Thanks for all the details and personal experience. I'm really expecting (hoping) not to find too much junk in the system. About 100 miles before I parked it, I had replaced the tank with an A3 aluminum one that was thoroughly cleaned as was the pump and screen etc. Write-up When I looked in...

I'll have to post back when it's colder. My thinking on getting these particular batteries was: 1. Cheaper at $130 ea vs group 31 at TSC (or elsewhere) for ~$200 ea. 2. Fit the plastic battery box, 31s don't fit unless you install at 104° F when the box is soft and squishy. 3. I've got a...