96 dodge ram 2500 v-10 4x4 AT w/ OD 214,000 original miles
#161
If they're are two of you there you could try coming up from under the front of the truck with a 2x2 or something similar and catch one of the ears on the head with it (keeping it aimed to where it's pushing in the meaty part of the head), then tap in it with a hammer while a guy up above prys on the head. Never tried it but might work.
#162
#163
Confirmed. The manifolds, the pistons and the serpentine belt brackets are about the only aluminium on that engine. Block and heads are cast iron. So they should be good and tough to pry on to break em loose! It's all about having the proper tool! At a buddies shop. Where the truck broke down. So I don't have access to a lot.
#165
Bingo!
Like I said. The engineer will show up and figure it out. Took him longer to grab the crow bar then it did to pop the heads off!
All 10 cylinders have water in them?!?! Passenger side head gasket looks like a few of the cylinders were sharing compression?
We gotta test the heads for cracks now!
All 10 cylinders have water in them?!?! Passenger side head gasket looks like a few of the cylinders were sharing compression?
We gotta test the heads for cracks now!
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#168
Anyone do Magnaflux? Is there an automotive machine shop anywhere around? I know they are rare around here, and I live in Michigan, not to far from Detroit...... and the nearest machine shop is 40 miles away. (and VERY popular, as there just aren't many left any more....)
I would almost suspect the heads were warped...... or, someone else was in there previously, and didn't do a very good job. Think I would be putting a straightedge on the block surfaces as well......
How long have you owned the truck? Has it ever overheated to your knowledge???? I have seen headgaskets blow on one or two cylinders before, but, ALL of them???? Something ain't right there.
I would almost suspect the heads were warped...... or, someone else was in there previously, and didn't do a very good job. Think I would be putting a straightedge on the block surfaces as well......
How long have you owned the truck? Has it ever overheated to your knowledge???? I have seen headgaskets blow on one or two cylinders before, but, ALL of them???? Something ain't right there.
#169
I'm stumped? I've owned the truck since 2005. Never seen it over heat, ever! However, I'm pretty sure the culprit is a bad radiator! It's plastic on the edges and the seam split a leak, I think, when I bought it? This truck was a company rig for an electrical company and I've never had a problem with this V10 until now. Pretty sure I let the coolant level get too low before the cold snap kicked in.
My engineer thinks the driverside gasket went first. Truck still ran. Then the passenger side went out and thats when the real problems started? All speculation? We just haven't found any cracks yet? I called my Detroit diesel guy and he said he uses that etching method as well! I will call some of the other mechanics today to see if they test heads. I ran into a craftsman buddy of mine yesterday and he said put it back together. Change the gaskets and if the problem still exists. Go to the pharmacy and get a bottle of liquid glass. Flush the radiator real good. Fill it with just water and pour the (sodium silicate) into the radiator. He bought a D8 Cat the owner said had a blown engine. He used the liquid glass in the engine and got five more years out of it and sold it. It's still running today, he said!
Yeah I'm wondering if both heads didn't warp? They are some heavy suckers! Needed two people to remove them!
My engineer thinks the driverside gasket went first. Truck still ran. Then the passenger side went out and thats when the real problems started? All speculation? We just haven't found any cracks yet? I called my Detroit diesel guy and he said he uses that etching method as well! I will call some of the other mechanics today to see if they test heads. I ran into a craftsman buddy of mine yesterday and he said put it back together. Change the gaskets and if the problem still exists. Go to the pharmacy and get a bottle of liquid glass. Flush the radiator real good. Fill it with just water and pour the (sodium silicate) into the radiator. He bought a D8 Cat the owner said had a blown engine. He used the liquid glass in the engine and got five more years out of it and sold it. It's still running today, he said!
Yeah I'm wondering if both heads didn't warp? They are some heavy suckers! Needed two people to remove them!
Last edited by Stitch Mitchell; 02-07-2020 at 11:24 AM.
#170
I had the radiator hose pop off while I was driving and the system emptied itself out for the most part. I ended up driving it further than I should have to get it off the road where I could deal with it. My temp gauge never read much over 210 through the ordeal. Thinking the way these things read doesn't tell the whole story of what's going on.