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In working on my truck, I spent an enormous amount of time researching old threads, on a budgillion different topics, as many of us have. A few pearls of wisdom regarding blow-by that have stuck with me... "If it's not consuming oil, it's not worn out" - Will Wagner, SS Moderator "Unless it's...

No, no, no, no... That is a misprint... TM torque spec for injector yoke bolts should read "150-175 inch-lbs".

As far as your ticking goes, a compressor belt that isn't quite tight enough can cause a clacking or ticking sound, don't know exactly why, but I know that it certainly can. While we're on the subject of the compressor, I believe a compressor that's worn can cause some blow-by because the...

Thank you so much for starting this thread, and keeping us up to date with your progress. Congrats on your first run, and I hope you don't have to re-visit anything you've corrected here for many, many years!:)

I'm just way too frugal for my own good sometimes... As long as my oil analysis reports kept coming back clean and steady from the lab, and given the average mileage on these trucks is maybe 25k, in relation to the hundreds-of-thousands of miles most diesel engine rods and mains are capable of...

Okay, Please help a brother out here... I see what looks like some rather light rotational scoring, a bit of pitting, and what appears to be a few tiny gougies, but it appears the majority of the bearing surface hasn't seen much wear due to the perpendicular lines still being readily visible...