DHappel Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Don.... you spilled the beans and told us you bought the topless D1 That cat has been out of the bag for a while. I had it on display at the wrenching day we did at my place a couple weeks ago and I brought it out to the MORG last Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 So Chuck, any update on the Bay area Friday departure time/route? A couple people have asked where I'm going when I tell them about the trip. My response: I don't know - I'm just following Chuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithium1330 Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Yup, I'm officially out of this trip.The shop called and said the block will get here in about 5 days,... and prob another couple days to install. that won't give me time to break in engine nor prep for this trip. Unfortunate series of events that totally tanked my spring trips. Enjoy the trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Yup, I'm officially out of this trip.The shop called and said the block will get here in about 5 days,... and prob another couple days to install.that won't give me time to break in engine nor prep for this trip.Unfortunate series of events that totally tanked my spring trips. Enjoy the trip!booooo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Wood Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Me and Cyndy will be attending the Easter church service On Sunday morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulD Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Chris, Feel your pain... But the the LAST thing you would want to do is drop a new engine in and burn out to the desert without at least TWO weeks of shake-down. Plus, the requisite break-in time. BTW -- did I miss something? Your truck seemed just about perfect on the Mojave Road trip. What happened? Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithium1330 Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 I actually had a small coolant leak at Mojave. Truck ran fine on that trip, and I just made sure coolant was topped off. So, in prep for Baja trip, I took truck to shop to look at the leak...they said to replace head gasket.. and when the heads came off, they found 5 of the cylinder sleeves have gaps. So, here we are... Gonna miss this trip... but truck will be ready for next set of adventures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeWare Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 I actually had a small coolant leak at Mojave. Truck ran fine on that trip, and I just made sure coolant was topped off. So, in prep for Baja trip, I took truck to shop to look at the leak...they said to replace head gasket.. and when the heads came off, they found 5 of the cylinder sleeves have gaps. So, here we are... Gonna miss this trip... but truck will be ready for next set of adventures. Hold on. Gaps? So five had slipped liners, or are we talking about between the liner and the aluminum block there were gaps? Regards, Graeme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithium1330 Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Hold on. Gaps? So five had slipped liners, or are we talking about between the liner and the aluminum block there were gaps? Regards, Graeme The liners didn't slip or drop, but there are places with gaps in 5 of the 8 cylinders - between block and sleeve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithium1330 Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 FYI... California is waiving park entrance fees to National Parks in CA between Apr 15 - 16, and 22 - 23. Including Death Valley. http://www.sfgate.com/outdoors/article/California-National-Parks-free-entry-april-11052640.php Entrance fees to all 124 National Parks that normally charge for tickets will be waived on April 15-16 and 22-23 in honor of National Park Week. The California parks participating in the free day are:Cabrillo National MonumentDeath Valley National ParkJoshua Tree National ParkLassen Volcanic National ParkLava Beds National MonumentMuir Woods National MonumentPinnacles National ParkSan Francisco Maritime National Historical ParkSequoia & Kings Canyon National ParksWhiskeytown National Recreation AreaYosemite National Park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeWare Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 The liners didn't slip or drop, but there are places with gaps in 5 of the 8 cylinders - between block and sleeve. Could you post pictures? Regards, Graeme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted April 9, 2017 Report Share Posted April 9, 2017 Could you post pictures? Regards, GraemeYes, I'm curios about this as well. I'm mean it's not like I'd blame you for using any excuse to upgrade to a 4.6 but interested to know what's going on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithium1330 Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 Yes, I'm curios about this as well. I'm mean it's not like I'd blame you for using any excuse to upgrade to a 4.6 but interested to know what's going on there. I didn't take any pictures - supposed I should have. They did the block test and it was holding pressure... After that, the shop used gap measure blades slotted into 5 of the cylinders sleeves. The said they could pin it, but the sleeves will likely move/drop in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoDavis Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 Update: I'm out. Scheduling just did not line up with upswing in work tempo. Sorry Chuck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulD Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 Damn. Only the strong survive...! Still packing down here. Trying to line-up last minute to-do's involving plywood, batteries and random bits of plastic. You'll have to see it to believe it. --Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRover Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 last minute to-do's involving plywood, batteries and random bits of plastic. You'll have to see it to believe it. --Paul Intriguing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotrovr Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 new kind of outhouse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLOHybrid Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 News Flash! Paul ran out of Q-tips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulD Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 Q-tips would be a tragedy! Zip-ties... now that's a CRISIS...! Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Chuck, do you have a route plan/departure time/etc for Friday? I need to figure out where to meet you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertcrawler Posted April 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 I am thinking we will be leaving around 6am from our place. A good rally point might be Manteca, since we will be taking 108 over the Sonora Pass to 395. If google is right, we'd be there around 8am - which seems like a good time to stop for breakfast and a gas stop. So say we depart Manteca no later than 9am after breakfast there at 8am? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 I am thinking we will be leaving around 6am from our place. A good rally point might be Manteca, since we will be taking 108 over the Sonora Pass to 395. If google is right, we'd be there around 8am - which seems like a good time to stop for breakfast and a gas stop. So say we depart Manteca no later than 9am after breakfast there at 8am?That works for me. Anybody else in the convoy from the bay area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotrovr Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Add me to convoy, Manteca, 8:00am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 OK, how about Starbucks at 99 & 120?https://www.google.com/maps/place/Starbucks/@37.8010017,-121.1922656,15.59z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sstarbucks!3m4!1s0x0:0x214f8561692dbdf5!8m2!3d37.7970175!4d-121.1921489 I assume we'll take 120 to 108, so right on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotrovr Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 Chuck, we have a problem with SR 108 Current State Route 108 ConditionsBefore driving, check with the Caltrans Highway Information Network (CHIN) 800.427.7623SR 108[iN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA]IS CLOSED FROM 7.2 MI EAST OF STRAWBERRY TO 5.3 MI WEST OF THEJCT OF US 395 /SONORA PASS/ (TUOLUMNE,MONO CO) - FOR THE WINTER -MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTECHAINS OR SNOW TIRES ARE REQUIRED FROM 7 MI EAST OF LONG BARN TO 7.2 MIEAST OF STRAWBERRY (TUOLUMNE CO)PLEASE RESEARCH CHAIN CONTROL LOCATIONS AS CALTRANS IS CURRENTLY WORKING TOUPDATE CHAIN CONTROL DESCRIPTIONS FOR CONSISTENCY WITH INTERNET MAPPING,LIKE GOOGLE MAPS & MAPQUEST.[YOSEMITE NAT'L PARK]FOR YOSEMITE NAT'L PARK ROAD INFORMATION CALL 209-372-0200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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