Almost wrecked the truck today!!!

[geoff thomas]

I put an old rag in the air intake just before the turbo charger so whilst i washed down the engine bay etc. left the truck to dry off for a hour then thought i would go out and fire the truck to make sure everything is still working but like a fool i forgot to remove the rag!!! so as i fired the truck it started loaping real bad the cut out in a huge smoke cloud. Set to work striping the pipework expecting the worst but thank the lord turbo and rag all still in tact!!!
Rebuilt and truck fired right back up minus the smoke

[Ryan Rønning]

Wow that is a scary thing. I did that with an 8V92 Detroit once in a Pete. Scared the hell out of me. Thank god all the those turbos have a mesh screen over them to stop stuff from getting sucked in.

[geoff thomas]

can you get a screen for our trucks? not tat i will be doing that again in a hurry!!!

[Ryan Rønning]

I dont know if you can get them but They would be very easy to make yourself!

[Justin M]

that could have been a disaster...thats good its not messed up!!

[geoff thomas]

Yeah man i almost died when i realised especially living in England getting parts or a new motor is not easy!!!

[platinum01]

Wow that will make you rewrite your check list before starting. LOL Glad all turned out ok.

[Zytek_Fan]

Originally Posted by geoff thomas

Yeah man i almost died when i realised especially living in England getting parts or a new motor is not easy!!!

Do you ever get funny looks driving that around?

[geoff thomas]

funny looks all the time people stop me and ask if they can have pictures with my truck as it is twice the size of any UK truck! i am talking 10 - 15 people a week of all ages. One thing i have to thank the truck for is my girl as she looked at me in it thinkin look at that crazy fool! now we are engaged so thanks powerstroke!

[Zytek_Fan]

Originally Posted by geoff thomas

funny looks all the time people stop me and ask if they can have pictures with my truck as it is twice the size of any UK truck! i am talking 10 - 15 people a week of all ages. One thing i have to thank the truck for is my girl as she looked at me in it thinkin look at that crazy fool! now we are engaged so thanks powerstroke!

Power Stroke turbo diesel - Towing loads, forming families.