[AT] Eco Diesel road trip

[Stephen Offiler]

Dennis, you might know this already, but there's a special tool for timing
the Bosch pump on the Cummins 12-valve, pre-electronic engines.  I work for
Central Tools.  Unfortunately we no longer make this tool; sales dried up
to zero quite some time ago, probably over a decade.  The tools can be
found; here's one on Ebay for example:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/central-tools-bosch-diesel-fuel-injector-timing-gage-6477/172713641007?_trksid=p2047675.c100623.m-1&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D44730%26meid%3D243ec366627e463ba83949f671c47203%26pid%3D100623%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D182589300887

If that long link doesn't work, just search for "Central Tools 6477"

I might have the procedure in one of my Motor manuals but I'm not near the
office right now to check.

SO



On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 2:43 PM, Dennis Johnson <moscowengnr at outlook.com>
wrote:

> Ken,
>
> I have a 97 with Cummins 12V, but it needs some TLC to get it going -
> think fuel pump to make it go and muffler to pass inspection and get new
> tags. Also need front engine cover installed which means pulling apart fuel
> pump gearing, pulling cam, etc. I need to figure out how to retime fuel
> pump before I pull it apart.
> It does not have the creature comforts where my wife would be happy going
> that far.
>
> Dennis
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Aug 14, 2017, at 1:14 PM, Ken Knierim <ken.knierim at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > It sounds like a little higher stressed engine than my ole Cummins 12V,
> but
> > the mileage is decent. I would need more gears (3 speed automatic
> > overdrive) to run at 70 efficiently or my cab droning would be fatiguing.
> >
> > Good information! Thanks!
> >
> > Ken in AZ
> >
> >> On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 10:36 AM, Steve Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Dennis:  interesting data!  I must admit that I read it a couple times
> >> before figuring it was an engine oil cooler added.  I'm simply more
> >> accustomed to worrying over transmission oil temp pulling a trailer.
> >>
> >> SO
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >>> On Aug 14, 2017, at 11:19 AM, Dennis Johnson <moscowengnr at outlook.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Just returned from a 10,000 mile road trip with the EcoDiesel, giving
> it
> >> a total of 162,000 miles on it.  Made 2 trips from Texas to Idaho
> pulling a
> >> 16 foot cargo trailer to move an elderly lady. On first trip did a mini
> >> weekend vacation to Banff, Alberta, Canada for a weekend with wife and
> >> without the trailer. Other than that had trailer connected almost the
> >> entire time. Took a week break between the 2 journeys at home, and a few
> >> days at Oklahoma cabin when near the area.
> >>> I had installed a HD oil cooler kit before I left and I am glad I did.
> >> Generally keep speed down to about 65 MPH keep oil from getting above
> 230
> >> and exhaust gas (turbo) temps below 1000 F. Decided to stop midway up
> on 2
> >> summits on I-70 near Vail and 1 other one top let the oil cool down as
> it
> >> was hitting 250F. Without the replacement cooler I would not have
> averaged
> >> 50 MPH with a loaded trailer trying to keep the oil temp down. The
> cooler
> >> also let engine coolant temperature run about 210 instead of 235/240. I
> >> pulled another loaded trailer a few months ago and noticed oil temp
> >> averaging 245 and water temp 230 which is when I decided to get the
> >> replacement cooler. Mileage was about 12.5 loaded and 14.2 unloaded.
> After
> >> dropping of the trailer mileage back to 22 when keeping up with 80 MPH
> >> traffic flow.
> >>> Engine had enough power to go 70 but i did not want to push the exhaust
> >> and oil temperatures, and boost pressure that much. Boost was running
> under
> >> 15 PSI except when pulling uphill. Peaked at 23 PSI on some grades, but
> I
> >> did not let it start there very long. Glad that I have the 3.92 gears
> in it
> >> for doing things like this.
> >>> Saw a few tractors along the way that would have been nice to bring
> >> home, but wrong trailer to do that.
> >>>
> >>> Dennis
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