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  1. Diddy

    Blown Head Gasket

    Update: Taking it to a local diesel performance shop. Going with the studs and sending my injectors out to be tested and cleaned to a shop in Portland. 6K out the door.....UGH...
  2. Diddy

    Washington members, roll call

    Sea Town here
  3. Diddy

    Need some ideas!

    1KFTLBS:driving::thumb:
  4. Diddy

    Blown Head Gasket

    Dealership isn't going to buck up and help like I was hoping. Taking it to a diesel shop outside of town. Their Duramx tech drives and 02 which is comforting and I liked the guy behind the desk, he was very knowledgable and informative. However, they are suggesting studding it, but I am on...
  5. Diddy

    Blown Head Gasket

    Kappa, Still waiting to hear back from the dealership. The Tech came back from vacation on Mon, I was trying to give him some time to get aclimated again, not sure if any rigs were in front of mine. I will keep you posted, I am now leaning towards the injector cup issue.....
  6. Diddy

    Blown Head Gasket

    04 Dirtymax, No, the trucks temp was all over the place.....it wouldnt heat up or register on the temp gauge (never got over 160) for at least 20 min....then it would shoot up to 210 immediately (as if it the t-stat was stuck) and then drop and hold at 180.....all the while it was shooting...
  7. Diddy

    Blown Head Gasket

    Cknight, Thank you for the reference thread and comment. It does represent what I am experiencing minus the coolent out of the reservoir. I do beleive that is also a characteristic of a slipped injector sleeve. When the tech returns I will discuss this with him. Another thing i noticed...
  8. Diddy

    Blown Head Gasket

    Kappa, Thanks again for the insight. I will cross my fingers that it is the slipped injector cup. When I replaced the heads last time I bought all new injector cups and they were to loctite them into place.....it wouldnt surprise me if this did not happen.....the Tech that perfomed the work...
  9. Diddy

    Blown Head Gasket

    If an inector cup has slipped, would you still get the air bubbles in the coolent?
  10. Diddy

    Blown Head Gasket

    Thanks for the suggestion, I will definetly have them perform another compression test once the tech is back from vacation. I appologize for my ignorance, but if they did the air test and bubbles showed up from that cylinder, wouldnt that suggest a blown HG or are there different variables of...
  11. Diddy

    Blown Head Gasket

    CkNight, Could this be due to a "popped" injector cup? Also, what is your opinion on a blown HG affecting the balance rates. The highest rate is the same cylinder that has the misfire code. Coinicdence?
  12. Diddy

    Blown Head Gasket

    Kappa, You would think I would know the answer to that question since this will be my second go round, but it's the feedback from the dealership. They also perfomed another test where they took the T-sat housing off to confirm which cylinder it was leaking into.....turned our #8. Also, not...
  13. Diddy

    Blown Head Gasket

    Dirty, I agree with you as I know that is what's best. I'm just fired up because I did both of them last time....took the additional precautions....and here I am again looking at a 6K bill. Below are my balance rates, according to a diesel tech, the blown head gasket could be throwing these...
  14. Diddy

    Blown Head Gasket

    I dont run it that hard at all. The 3-4K I put on it is during the winter as my daily driver sits in the garage. Actually don't even run the tune any more. If the dealership wont help then I will take to another place. Should I replace both or just the one? Could I perform a compression...
  15. Diddy

    Blown Head Gasket

    I dont drive my truck very often (maybe 3-4K a year) but I have been having issues the last several times I have driven it. I have experienced inconsistency in the temp gauge fluctuating to extremes, or not heating up at all, rough idle when warm, slight knocking and coolent spewing out of...
  16. Diddy

    Facebook

    Yes, it is definetly addicting.....
  17. Diddy

    Facebook

    Yes, I'm on there. It's pretty cool. I was surprised how many of my old friends that I was able to look up. They also have tons of Diesel Groups on there as well.......
  18. Diddy

    Nationals at Pacific Raceways

    I'll keep checkin back
  19. Diddy

    going fishing today

    The good thing is that when you go fishing with beer, your always gonna catch something, whether it be a fish or a buzz..........
  20. Diddy

    Nationals at Pacific Raceways

    I'm pissed that I missed it too!!! Any pics??
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