savagek5diesel
1/2 ton status
well i had some major issues with my truck this week. As i was pulling into autozone to get some oil and a filter, my truck died and black smoke started bellowing out the hood. i was able to roll it into a parking spot and pop the hood only to see my engine on fire. the zone handed me an exstinguisher, i put out the fire. the cause....... battery fell out of the tray and the positive terminal landed on the oil cooler line and burned through it, thus igniting all the oil that had been pumped out before the truck suffocated to a halt. I was able to pinch off the oil cooler lines and get the truck running to drive to a friends house close by.
well i let the truck sit for the night and let myself vent. I drove the truck one more time, parked it at my friends house again. Then last night i went to start it the starter had broken the mounting ear off the block and the dang thing was stuck engaged and whinning like crazy @ 10 at night. Because of the fire the day before, i was unable to undo the battery terminal because it had melted down and i couldn't get a wrench on it. So i pulled my reciever hitch off and began beating the crap out of my 128mt starter until it stopped. And yes, this is all cause to me putting the rear brace on the bottom of the "to-do-list".
So now i'm faced with some decisions, and some questions to you guys. I love the 6.2, but with me being on disability for the next 5 months, money is tight.
any ball park figures on getting the ear fixed? engine removal?
anything jurastic you'de have to do to slam in a gasser? motor mounts? fuel tank? electrical work? crossmember?
PS. Bolt your batteries down, and put your rear starter brace on today/tonight. It'll save you some trouble somewhere down the road.
well i let the truck sit for the night and let myself vent. I drove the truck one more time, parked it at my friends house again. Then last night i went to start it the starter had broken the mounting ear off the block and the dang thing was stuck engaged and whinning like crazy @ 10 at night. Because of the fire the day before, i was unable to undo the battery terminal because it had melted down and i couldn't get a wrench on it. So i pulled my reciever hitch off and began beating the crap out of my 128mt starter until it stopped. And yes, this is all cause to me putting the rear brace on the bottom of the "to-do-list".
So now i'm faced with some decisions, and some questions to you guys. I love the 6.2, but with me being on disability for the next 5 months, money is tight.
any ball park figures on getting the ear fixed? engine removal?
anything jurastic you'de have to do to slam in a gasser? motor mounts? fuel tank? electrical work? crossmember?
PS. Bolt your batteries down, and put your rear starter brace on today/tonight. It'll save you some trouble somewhere down the road.
