dodgetkboy78
EDELBROCK HEADS SUCK!
Two people have asked now, so I guess I'll do a quick thread. As some of you may know, I work my Cummins diesel pretty hard, and run back and forth from Anchorage, to Prudhoe Bay, piloting, and hauling. Because the stock heater/fuel system doesn't cut it, and may let you down, here are a few things I have done....
Auxilary heater behind the seat, also I have a little bed that goes behind the seat, sits on the jump seats. Aux heater is plumbed after the main heater, Y's don't work in the cold.
Synthetic oil in everything, including bearing grease.
Stacks to keep the monoxide and smell away when idling.
The stacks, come out of a 6" square tubing, in the bed, behind it, is a 35 gallon auxilary tank. In the winter, there is a screw on aluminum cover, that goes between them, keeps the fuel in the aux tank warm for transfer. At -40, even #1 will gel up in a 3/8 fuel line. There is an air fitting on the tank, in case I need air to push fuel in that has gelled up in the transfer line. Air comes from the onboard compressor that runs the splitter and countershaft brake on the transmission. All transfer lines are insulated.
There is a marine oil cooler in the heater hoses, after the aux heater. It is working in reverse, instead of cooling oil, it is heating fuel, the fuel is also pre-heated by extra lines that run along the engine block.
Main fuel tank, has a blanket that goes on in the winter, besides keeping the fuel warm, it protects the tank in case of a rock or something hits it in the cold, that could damage the plastic tank.
Winter front, of course.
Lots of lights to look cool, and for visibility when parked in a blow.
pac Brake has a bypass so you can idle engine up, and leave the EX brake on. at -30, even a 1300rpm idle without the brake will drop the temp under 120F.
Synthetic grease in the Ujoints, so the caps dont spin the the straps. :-D
Lower radiator hose gets an insulation cover, so it doesn't blow from being too cold, all hoses are goodyear arctic, except for the upper hose.
Thermostat has two extra bleed holed drilled in it, do it always has coolant flowing through radiator, so when the the stat comes open it doesn't give a huge rush of below zero coolant into the engine..........
I'm sure I forgot something.
Auxilary heater behind the seat, also I have a little bed that goes behind the seat, sits on the jump seats. Aux heater is plumbed after the main heater, Y's don't work in the cold.
Synthetic oil in everything, including bearing grease.
Stacks to keep the monoxide and smell away when idling.
The stacks, come out of a 6" square tubing, in the bed, behind it, is a 35 gallon auxilary tank. In the winter, there is a screw on aluminum cover, that goes between them, keeps the fuel in the aux tank warm for transfer. At -40, even #1 will gel up in a 3/8 fuel line. There is an air fitting on the tank, in case I need air to push fuel in that has gelled up in the transfer line. Air comes from the onboard compressor that runs the splitter and countershaft brake on the transmission. All transfer lines are insulated.
There is a marine oil cooler in the heater hoses, after the aux heater. It is working in reverse, instead of cooling oil, it is heating fuel, the fuel is also pre-heated by extra lines that run along the engine block.
Main fuel tank, has a blanket that goes on in the winter, besides keeping the fuel warm, it protects the tank in case of a rock or something hits it in the cold, that could damage the plastic tank.
Winter front, of course.
Lots of lights to look cool, and for visibility when parked in a blow.
pac Brake has a bypass so you can idle engine up, and leave the EX brake on. at -30, even a 1300rpm idle without the brake will drop the temp under 120F.
Synthetic grease in the Ujoints, so the caps dont spin the the straps. :-D
Lower radiator hose gets an insulation cover, so it doesn't blow from being too cold, all hoses are goodyear arctic, except for the upper hose.
Thermostat has two extra bleed holed drilled in it, do it always has coolant flowing through radiator, so when the the stat comes open it doesn't give a huge rush of below zero coolant into the engine..........
I'm sure I forgot something.
