Oh Steelies!
I purchased a late 1990s gov surplus vehicle from ritchie. It has the 6.5 center mount turbo diesel. From the stickers on the vehicle it appears that it was taken out of service in 2013. When I got it home, I checked the engine oil dipstick - it was dry. I checked the trans dipstick - it was dry too. I have not checked the coolant. A external visual of both the engine oil pan and trans pan they are dry on the outside (not moist implying leaks). My question is would USAF or DMRO drain the fluids from a vehicle were it to be stored (or "canned") for a long period of time?
Next Q, should I drop both pans and clean the inside of them before installing new gaskets and filling with proper fluids? Or just fill them and hit the starter? I noticed the front crank pulley has some type of a guard over it held on by several bolts. After adding oil and trans fluid, is my only option to drop the starter and bar the engine over to verify that it is not locked up? Or is there another way to turn the engine over without the starter connected?
To oil up the cylinders is it easier to remove the injectors or glow plugs or remove both for each cylinder?
Thanx!
I purchased a late 1990s gov surplus vehicle from ritchie. It has the 6.5 center mount turbo diesel. From the stickers on the vehicle it appears that it was taken out of service in 2013. When I got it home, I checked the engine oil dipstick - it was dry. I checked the trans dipstick - it was dry too. I have not checked the coolant. A external visual of both the engine oil pan and trans pan they are dry on the outside (not moist implying leaks). My question is would USAF or DMRO drain the fluids from a vehicle were it to be stored (or "canned") for a long period of time?
Next Q, should I drop both pans and clean the inside of them before installing new gaskets and filling with proper fluids? Or just fill them and hit the starter? I noticed the front crank pulley has some type of a guard over it held on by several bolts. After adding oil and trans fluid, is my only option to drop the starter and bar the engine over to verify that it is not locked up? Or is there another way to turn the engine over without the starter connected?
To oil up the cylinders is it easier to remove the injectors or glow plugs or remove both for each cylinder?
Thanx!