Great! When's the test drive?
On May 21, 2015 7:38 AM, "kenneth wilford (Van-Again)" <kenwilfy@comcast.net>
wrote:

> Progress!!  Put the engine back together yesterday, and installed the oil
> filter flange without the check valve.  Just by spinning the engine over
> with the starter, I got oil pressure at the head in about 10 seconds!
> Today I have to bleed the coolant system (again) and then it should be
> ready to run.  I am leaving an oil pressure gauge installed right now just
> to be able to see what is going on.  I also spoke with Chris at Foreign
> Auto Supply in Maine.  They also sell a TD conversion for the Vanagon.  I
> asked them specifically about the check valve in the oil filter flange.
> They say that they always remove it on the diesel engines they install.  It
> is for the gas engines and that the diesels don't need it.  That is good
> enough for me.  This one little part has caused me more pain and delay than
> I would like to think about.  Just not sure why the engine supplier didn't
> know about this issue.
>
> Response from Overland so far has been to overnight me the bare essentials
> to put this thing back together.  I sent them pictures of one of the cam
> bearing caps that looked galled to me and they said it was fine and I
> didn't need a new head.  After cleaning it up, it really isn't that bad so
> I am not going to make a big deal about it since it is their warranty.
> After everything is said and done, I am going to petition for some store
> credit for all of my extra time.
>
> Ken
>
> On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 12:39 PM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <
> kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > So today I think I have finally gotten to the heart of the matter with
> > this engine.  I tried to spin the oil pump to get oil pressure coming out
> > of block but no oil would come out.  Finally I traced the oil passage
> down
> > through the block to the filter flange itself.  I had already taken this
> > off once and inspected it but not knowing how the oil system was supposed
> > to work, I looked down this one passage and saw what I thought was a plug
> > to block it off and didn't think anything of it since all of the other
> > passages were unblocked.  What I think I understand now is that this one
> > passage that goes from the filter flange up into the block and then to
> the
> > head is a check valve?  I am assuming that once you build up enough oil
> > pressure it will open this valve and allow oil to travel up to the head.
> > The valve would prevent oil from leaking down when you turn off the
> > engine.  I am thinking this valve is malfunctioning and not letting any
> oil
> > come through.  I pulled the oil pressure sensor that is above this
> passage
> > and blew into it and air came right out of the block no problem.  So the
> > passage from the filter flange to the head is fine.   It just seems that
> > this check valve is stuck or blocked for some reason.  It looks like it
> can
> > be removed with a torx tool so I may try to remove it and see what is
> going
> > on in there.
> >
> > I did pull the cam caps as Skipper suggested.  They looked OK until I got
> > to cap number 4 and then I got concerned.  The others had light lines on
> > them, but number 4 is really scored.  I am going to try to get a new head
> > from the rebuilder to replace this one.
> >
> > I sent them an email.  I will let you know what their response is.
> >
> > Ken
> >
> > On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 11:11 PM, Ben <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I'm afraid Karl hit this right on the money. One particular situation
> >> stuck in my memory. They sold a transmission to a local shop. When the
> unit
> >> felt too light, the mechanic removed from the shipping pallet to check
> why
> >> that was. The transmission case was completely empty.
> >>
> >>
> >> BenT
> >>
> >> sent from my electronic leash
> >>
> >> > On May 14, 2015, at 5:48 PM, Karl Mullendore <
> tdiguru@WESTYVENTURES.COM>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Unfortunately this is par for the course with Overland/Eurospec.
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Thanks,
> > Ken Wilford
> > John 3:16
> > www.vanagain.com
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
>