Chevy 8.1 Engine Issues Again!
I posted last year regarding our Chevy 8.1 Workhorse engine going into limp mode, well it happened again today while pulling a hill and towing our toad. Prior to it happening, our rig just acted like...
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The 8.1 is one very built engine.. Basically you need to work hard to kill it.
My history with it.
Purchased in 2005. drove with only one issue till 2014 (Rodents chewed some primary (12 volt side of ignition) wires and it was missing on two cylinders. 2 new P-Tip spark plugs a bit of solder and tape and 100% again. Wife could not even hear the misfire but my ears are ... Well I am part mechanic.. Not fully trained, but trained non the less).
2014 It got murdered.. By that I mean the motor was KILLED by an external disaster
2017 Got enough cash on hand felt comfortable repairing.. put in a '04 and as of last Tursday.. Still purring like a kitten.. NOTE.. The gas, over the 3 years it sat, was used slowly by the monthly generator exercise and by a couple of power outages that did not bother me at all (like Hurricane Matthew which passed.. Far too close for comfort).. But the engine still purrs like Kitten.. Oh, I did Sea Foam it when I parked it.
During that time across from me was another 8.1. Been sitting there a lONG, LONG, LONG time. so long in fact the batteries would not even accept a charge.
Dropped in a new chassis battery.. Turned the key.. Kitten time again, Ran like new.. that gas was at least 5 years old and no seafoam either.
Hard to kill that engine.
Now dirty fuel, Dirty filters. Bad plugs, Rats in the wiring.. and bad sensors can cause issues.. I did have one "bad sensor" issue but.. Well that was a sensor of the 2004... (We reused the old sensor because the new one seals up different and it is in an oil present area) Tarnish on the connector pins.. Unplugged and re connected a few times and KITTEN TIME once again.
My history with it.
Purchased in 2005. drove with only one issue till 2014 (Rodents chewed some primary (12 volt side of ignition) wires and it was missing on two cylinders. 2 new P-Tip spark plugs a bit of solder and tape and 100% again. Wife could not even hear the misfire but my ears are ... Well I am part mechanic.. Not fully trained, but trained non the less).
2014 It got murdered.. By that I mean the motor was KILLED by an external disaster
2017 Got enough cash on hand felt comfortable repairing.. put in a '04 and as of last Tursday.. Still purring like a kitten.. NOTE.. The gas, over the 3 years it sat, was used slowly by the monthly generator exercise and by a couple of power outages that did not bother me at all (like Hurricane Matthew which passed.. Far too close for comfort).. But the engine still purrs like Kitten.. Oh, I did Sea Foam it when I parked it.
During that time across from me was another 8.1. Been sitting there a lONG, LONG, LONG time. so long in fact the batteries would not even accept a charge.
Dropped in a new chassis battery.. Turned the key.. Kitten time again, Ran like new.. that gas was at least 5 years old and no seafoam either.
Hard to kill that engine.
Now dirty fuel, Dirty filters. Bad plugs, Rats in the wiring.. and bad sensors can cause issues.. I did have one "bad sensor" issue but.. Well that was a sensor of the 2004... (We reused the old sensor because the new one seals up different and it is in an oil present area) Tarnish on the connector pins.. Unplugged and re connected a few times and KITTEN TIME once again.
