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Old 08-05-2013, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by graysil80 View Post
...it use to have a love craft system ( which got ripped out) and putting back factory for now till a proper system can be built

and was thinking of a oil filter relocate ( since im going to be messing with the IP) does any one still make those plates
I'd leave the oil filter alone. Going with a relocate system will open up a lot of opportunity for failure.

Since it's apparently been run with WVO that could be the source of most of your problems. First thing I'd suggest would be to pull a compression check. Well, ok, not first, but right after doing a careful valve adjustment. If you've got low compression, that would be cause for lots of problems. If the compression turns out to be low, do a soak for a week or so using MMO (Marvel Mystery Oil) Squirt a couple tablespoons of oil in each cylinder and come back in a week. (Spin the engine for a few seconds to blow the oil out before putting injectors back in to avoid any possibility of hydraulic lock) While you've got the injectors out, have them pop tested and balanced - well, since they've apparently had WVO, just get new Monarks and have them balanced. Also consider doing a diesel purge to try to clean out all the WVO residue you can from the IP.

As long as you're tearing into things, might as well pull the tank screen and get that cleaned up too.
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