TJ 450
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My 6.9 is a road registered vehicle as of last Friday.
It's going very well and all systems are performing extremely well, except for the alternator today and an exhaust leak at the RH manifold joint.
The alternator decided that it no longer wanted to charge the battery, so the result was that I was stranded for a couple of hours.
A quick inspection when I got back revealed that the positive battery terminal was slightly loose and the brushes were all gummed up in the regulator.
A bit of a clean and reassembly solved the problem and I took it out for yet another extended drive. I've now done about 400km in the car and it keeps on getting better.
The only other issue that I've found is a whine that appears to be coming from the differential and a slight rear end clunk when coming to a stop. Both of these observations are apparent on two other 6.9s I have experienced, so it seems it isn't uncommon.
The engine is very tight and there is no smoke during the forced change down to second test, revealing that the valve guides and stem seals are in good condition.
Here's some footage of the test drive tonight:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uaVIH2eUZs
Tim
It's going very well and all systems are performing extremely well, except for the alternator today and an exhaust leak at the RH manifold joint.
The alternator decided that it no longer wanted to charge the battery, so the result was that I was stranded for a couple of hours.
A quick inspection when I got back revealed that the positive battery terminal was slightly loose and the brushes were all gummed up in the regulator.
A bit of a clean and reassembly solved the problem and I took it out for yet another extended drive. I've now done about 400km in the car and it keeps on getting better.
The only other issue that I've found is a whine that appears to be coming from the differential and a slight rear end clunk when coming to a stop. Both of these observations are apparent on two other 6.9s I have experienced, so it seems it isn't uncommon.
The engine is very tight and there is no smoke during the forced change down to second test, revealing that the valve guides and stem seals are in good condition.
Here's some footage of the test drive tonight:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uaVIH2eUZs
Tim