Failed recovery from drum, truck dead in rochester

[comdiver]

LEE SHUKNECHT & SONS, INC. - Lee Shuknecht
4458 Ford Road, Elba
Ask for Mark - 585-757-6628

 

[doghead]

I spoke with Whyme today. He is planning to pickup a used line from Mark and replace it tomorrow. After a bit of conversation he mentioned this is the second line he has had break on the truck. I asked if it had the line separator/isolation dampeners and he said no. I would summarize that that is the cause of this and the last line failure. Just something for everyone to consider.

 

[jwaller]

crimp off the broken line and drive it home. hammer it over itself till it stops leaking.

 

[TexAndy]

How hard would it be on the engine to deliberately run it on 5 cylinders for an extended period like that?

 

[Ferroequinologist]

On a freezing, snowy night on I-81 in the Virginia mountains, I had the #4 line break on my 2004 dodge diesel. I plugged it on the common rail with the tip of one of my wife's crocheting needles, and drove the last 150 miles to my folks place on 5 cylinders. I could tell but it wasn't that bad, still got decent mileage too. My dad has the same truck, so I stole his line so I could drive home Sunday, and he bought another one on Monday for his truck.

It broke because the dampner was loose, letting the line vibrate till it sheared off at the injector end.

 

[Atwater]

i don't have a big enough truck to tow a deuce but i do have a medium tow-bar if you need to tow it back and can find someone else with a sufficient truck

 

[whyme]

i appreciate all the suggestions and help from the various members and nonmembers alike. im happy to say that i was able to get a used replacement and install it this morning. the tip home was uneventful.

ill get a few pics up when i get home from work and few misc running around.

 

[jeep thing]

There is Eastern Surplus in Philly, opposite way I know. A bit of a drive, but desperate times call for desperate measures.

also tnj murry in dover delaware