No list of hurdles I encountered with the Rig would be complete without addressing the engine itself. When the dealership changed the oil in the truck they found a significant amount of metal flakes on the oil drain plug (which is magnetic, just for this purpose). There was enough accumulation that they were prompted to…
Category: Engine
The Dreaded EGR
Strap in for everything you never wanted to know about diesel engine Exhaust Gas Re-circulation (EGR) systems. I should preface this with the disclosure that I am not an expert, nor do I claim to be. In fact, my diesel engine knowledge was essentially nil when I started this project, so this is basically a…
Diesel vs Gasoline
Lets start with a little background on internal combustion and the biggest difference between gasoline and diesel engines. In simple terms, gas engines inject fuel and air into the cylinder and a spark plug is used to ignite the mixture, driving the piston down, which rotates the crankshaft, which ultimately turns the wheels. Diesel engines…
Paging Dr. Leaky
The list of what my truck is not leaking is shorter than what is seeping out of it’s various mechanisms, reservoirs and hoses so lets start with that: Diesel Fuel* Transmission oil Washer Fluid (I’m counting anything positive as a win at this point) * Fuel is not leaking out of the truck, but I…