Blown Engine, 8.1l
Leaving Townsend GA yesterday for Covington GA and a Ham Fest I did not make it.. Just north of Reidsville there was a BANG, and a lot of smoke, and the engine died as I coasted to the shoulder. U...
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rgatijnet1 wrote:
Since the 8.1L GM engine has hydraulic ROLLER lifters I doubt if you heard any tappet noise at all. What you MAY have had was a more common exhaust manifold gasket leak. I know several 8.1L engines that are well over 100K miles, mine included in my coach.
I would imagine, being that I'm not a mechanic, you well may be right, but I did have that checked at a Chevy/Workhorse dealership here in Vegas and every thing checked out. It would quit doing it after about 5 minutes, but that would be the situation even with a manifold leak. Had it done in conjunction with the brake recall on those units. Still had a bad feeling, so traded for a an F-53 V-10 unit.
