79 series V8 High tech verses low tech

Submitted: Friday, Jan 08, 2010 at 08:20
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Guess it is the way of the world and we will have to get used to it.

I was thinking that my old school 6.5l chevy diesel and troopy are getting a little long in the tooth and I wouldn't mind a new 4.5l diesel Troopy.

I like the kick of the new turbo engine, but I didn't know if paying out all that money was worth it.

Well now I know, I will stick to my old girl and leave the new engines alone.

I like a vehicle that is simple, easy to work on and reliable. We have to go the Hi-tech way, but now we need an army of support in the middle of nowhere to fix anything.
Here a some photo's of an engine that developed a small water leak and what was found. Also a photo of the intercooler showing that it doesn't suffer with getting clogged with mud.

Photo one is of the charge air assembly that you have to remove to access anything in the valley.

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Next photo is of the air intake where the EGR valve has deposited what looks like Heavy oil that ships run on. Cause unkown, engine running ok and no abnormal emmissions from the chimney.

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This a small section of gunk that just stuck to the screwdriver

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This a photo of the EGR valve that you have to remove to get to the starter, Note! all the hoses that are hidden from view.

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There it is I can see a starter motor.

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The offending fuel cooler, the pipe was corroded from the outside in.

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And lastly the intercooler that is a couple of years old and has operated in not the most ideal enviroment. It has survived well, but the a/c condensors keep rotting out all the time, to the point of it being considered economical to install roof mounted units.


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