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I don't screw-up too often
Old 08-18-2002, 12:55 AM   #1 (permalink)
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I don't screw-up too often

To make a long story short, I lengthed and rerouted the oil breather hose to help eliminate oil smell in the cab. Well, I was working under the truck and the hose was dangling in my face so I bent it up out of my way and forgot to undo it when I was finished. The hose was folded so that it was pinched off and no crankcase venting was possible. I drove for about 15 minutes and came to a stop. The exhaust started to blow clouds of white smoke (I would guess oil forced past the valve stem seals) and it puked about 8 or 10 ozs of oil on the left side of engine near the injection pump. I quickly corrected the pinched hose, exhuast cleared up and no more oil came out of the left side. I drove another 220 miles with one eye on the guages one watching the exhaust and the other looking for oil on the road. My concern is that I am leaving Labor day for a 8000 mile trip and I want to rpair any damage I may have done. Any help from you experienced Cummins engine builders as to what could have leaked on the left side of engine would be greatly appreciated. I hate to think about a long trip not knowing if I folded over an engine seal or dislodged something serious. Please share your wisdom if you've ever been there done that. Thanx.....
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