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Wolf0r
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 Posted - 10/27/2010 : 10:03:19 AM
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| Anyone have problems with the 6.7 engine loosing coolant. I think this one blew the freeze plugs in the head. The oil is overfull also. I had a customer tell me that his did the same thing and it was leaking coolant into his oil. He said they had to replace freeze plugs in the head. It's warranty so I have to wait and see if they will cover towing I put the driver in a temp and left it parked for now. |
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Edited by - Wolf0r on 12/21/2012 6:01:40 PM
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tigger2
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USA
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Posted - 10/27/2010 : 1:03:13 PM
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| I was told by my Cummins rep to make sure we bleed the air out of the EGR cooler to keep from burning out the cooler, and getting coolant into the engine. He claimed this happens a lot on buses. He advised the use of a coolant dam to suck the coolant back in through the radiator drain to make sure all the air was out of the system. |
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08 Thomas EF
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Posted - 10/27/2010 : 4:15:45 PM
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Something like this happened to an '08 EF of ours. Check engine light was on and the mechanic found that there was oil in the crankcase. I think another driver told me that the head gasket was replaced. Or maybe there was a miscommunication and it actually was freeze plugs....
But, no, it's not just you having problems with it! Other than that one and another EF's engine computer memory getting erased, our 6.7s have been solid. If only the same could be said of EFs' electrical systems.... |
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Wolf0r
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USA
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Posted - 10/28/2010 : 06:38:46 AM
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| I am going to have to get schooled on these newer engines soon. I heard of a bypass tube that you can add on that helps prevent this from the Dodge boys. |
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Wolf0r
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USA
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Posted - 11/04/2010 : 1:33:13 PM
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| Cummins said it was a freeze plug in the head came out. Warranty took care of it. |
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Wolf0r
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USA
2072 Posts |
Posted - 12/02/2010 : 06:47:13 AM
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| We just had another bus that belongs to a customer do the same thing. 2 gallons of coolant lost into the crankcase. There is nothing on the internet that I can find on this issue. Anyone else have this happen? |
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Wolf0r
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USA
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Posted - 12/21/2012 : 5:58:46 PM
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| Bam! Here we go again. Just outta warranty too. |
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bcressey
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USA
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Posted - 12/22/2012 : 5:32:49 PM
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| Wolf...IF it is out of warranty and it is an 07, remove rocker lever cover. Pressurize coolant system. The bad plug will bubble. Replace leaking head cup plug. Change breather filter, oil and oil filter. If it were me, I'd do all 11 plugs. Use the stainless ones. You will never have a problem with them again. Be careful when taking them out. If you want to talk before doing them call us Weds. Merry Xmas! |
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Wolf0r
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Posted - 12/27/2012 : 2:16:35 PM
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Originally posted by bcressey
Wolf...IF it is out of warranty and it is an 07, remove rocker lever cover. Pressurize coolant system. The bad plug will bubble. Replace leaking head cup plug. Change breather filter, oil and oil filter. If it were me, I'd do all 11 plugs. Use the stainless ones. You will never have a problem with them again. Be careful when taking them out. If you want to talk before doing them call us Weds. Merry Xmas!
I don't get to do this one. I have 1/2 the fleet in here servicing them anyway. Cummins said they will do this one under warranty. I mentioned to the boss about replacing all the plugs. Cummins is going to change the rest of them as well. We just have to pay a little out of pocket for the extra labor. I was told though this will probably be the last one done under warranty so I should get to do the next one. Thanks for the offer though I will be calling when the next one breaks.  |
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2008 Vision Cummins 6.7 coolant loss
