CUCVCJ
10-24-2009, 23:32
Hi! I've been lurking here for a while, and finally have my m1008! but, i have a problem and I was looking for advice, even though I've been reading the info here, I still don't know much about diesels.
I recently picked up an '84 m1008. The timing gears wear recently replaced as well as a few bent valves a couple of pushrods.
I was driving the truck at highway speed when the upper radiator hose ruptured and started spewing coolant. We trimmed and reattached the hose then limped to autozone where we got a new hose and some coolant.
We were back on the road and not 10 minutes latter there was a high pitched whine coming from the engine, shortly followed by a loud pop, and then black smoke. checked it out, and the cap from the radiator reservoir was missing and it was pretty empty.
Not wanting to risk further damage, i had the truck towed home this evening. Any thoughts? Is there a diesel specific type of coolant that i didn't use? did I just overfill the radiator? Overheat it? Where should I start tomorrow? Would it be ok to try to start the engine?
Any hints, tips, or suggestions are GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!
I recently picked up an '84 m1008. The timing gears wear recently replaced as well as a few bent valves a couple of pushrods.
I was driving the truck at highway speed when the upper radiator hose ruptured and started spewing coolant. We trimmed and reattached the hose then limped to autozone where we got a new hose and some coolant.
We were back on the road and not 10 minutes latter there was a high pitched whine coming from the engine, shortly followed by a loud pop, and then black smoke. checked it out, and the cap from the radiator reservoir was missing and it was pretty empty.
Not wanting to risk further damage, i had the truck towed home this evening. Any thoughts? Is there a diesel specific type of coolant that i didn't use? did I just overfill the radiator? Overheat it? Where should I start tomorrow? Would it be ok to try to start the engine?
Any hints, tips, or suggestions are GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!