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Old 03-22-2017, 10:23 PM   #521
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"Where's the video you promised MG? You said there would be a video of the Cummins running..."

Well... if the universe wasn't fighting me at every step, I'd get a video posted.

-First it was a power steering fluid leak. The pump return inlet fitting was cracked.
-Fixed it, no more leak.
-Oh wait, what is that? Power steering fluid!? WTF!
-Fitting on steering box now leaking. Wasn't loose, but wasn't tight either.
-O-ring breaks when fitting torqued... Awesome.
-Disassemble, make huge oily mess, reassemble with new O-ring.
-Leak is now classified as a seep... ugh...
-New substance dripping down on my hand as I fix steering leak. Smells like diesel.
-Yep... fuel. But where?
-Inlet fitting...check
-High pressure fitting...check
-Fuel control actuator...check
-Oh there it is... seepage between the two-piece housing of the CP3 (high pressure pump...common problem after a bit of internet sleuthing).
-Decision point... remove the front end of the van to get pump out and go through the seals now or run the engine a bit, re-torque the housing and see if the seal re-hydrates itself...engine only has 12 miles on it after all. Could the o-ring really be all dried out??? ugh^2

This project is making me earn every last triumph. It does runs great despite the little things keeping me from moving forward. It is kind of funny that the most complicated things have been the smoothest and stuff like a power steering fitting take so much effort to get fixed.
And they said it would be easy!

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Old 03-23-2017, 11:18 AM   #522
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Old 03-29-2017, 07:36 PM   #523
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Well... the Cummins van moved under its own power today. Far enough out of the shop to get a bath at least.

The minor fuel leak seems to be getting more minor so that's a bonus. The power steering leaks look to be fixed too. Now I'm just down to enabling the electronics with my 'CAN bridge'...a device to handle communications between the engine, trans and van modules. This is where familiarity with automotive electronics and computer programming come in handy.








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Old 03-29-2017, 08:13 PM   #524
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Nice work!
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Old 03-29-2017, 08:15 PM   #525
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Oh my; what a thing of beauty! Well done sir!
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Old 03-29-2017, 08:41 PM   #526
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Bumper fell off.
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Old 03-29-2017, 09:20 PM   #527
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Awesome!! that thing is nuts!
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Old 03-30-2017, 05:40 AM   #528
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Very cool and looks great.
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Old 03-30-2017, 08:55 AM   #529
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Looking good MG
Although I already had a sneak peak earlier in the week. I must it even sounds better in person. Heck, I'm not even a diesel guy, and I liked it.

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Old 03-30-2017, 09:11 AM   #530
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Bumper fell off.
Hahahahaha! That made my morning. Great job MG! Makes me want to go get my van resprayed black.
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