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diesel leak i think
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:15 pm
by muskie
i think i have a diesel leak, very slight. when i park in my garage i get a couple of spots on the ground. looking under
the front of the truck it looks like it is leaking from the alternater??? and the bottom of the alternater appears damp, is this likely?? i suspected the diesel pump but that is on the other side.. someone please enlighten me
Re: diesel leak i think
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:41 pm
by GQTROL
muskie wrote:i think i have a diesel leak, very slight. when i park in my garage i get a couple of spots on the ground. looking under
the front of the truck it looks like it is leaking from the alternater??? and the bottom of the alternater appears damp, is this likely?? i suspected the diesel pump but that is on the other side.. someone please enlighten me
Could it be that the oil pump on the back of the alternator is weeping oil? Alternator is a long way from any fuel lines, filter or pump.
If anything was leaking from the alt, I would of thought it would drip onto the A/C pump and be noticable there?
Re: diesel leak i think
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:26 am
by pathfinder67
It will be oil coming from the vacuum pump at the back of the alternator. I swapped my alternator over last weekend ans when I undid the oil feed and return pipes it bleed just under the front of the truck. Rub your fingers in it to confirm oil. If not oil, sheeet
Re: diesel leak i think
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:15 pm
by muskie
found it, it is actually the fuel pump, a very very slight weep occasionaly dripping onto panhard rod and running accross to the other side and dripping on the floor.. something else that will need attention at some point
what is it with diesel pumps? my last bighorn leaked aswell.
Re: diesel leak i think
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:04 pm
by GQTROL
muskie wrote:found it, it is actually the fuel pump, a very very slight weep occasionaly dripping onto panhard rod and running accross to the other side and dripping on the floor.. something else that will need attention at some point
what is it with diesel pumps? my last bighorn leaked aswell.
Caused by low sulpher diesel. Most likely its just the top-cover seal leaking, but throw a complete seal kit at the pump and it will be mint. Diesel Services or someone will be able to do it. Just don't go to that old git in Cambridge.