BD exhaust question
Here's a pic of what I have http://www.dieselpowerproducts.com/images/Product/large/5034.jpg
Notice those 2 brass plugs on the flange? I called BD exhaust when larger of those plugs blew out. They said "no big deal", the port was used for a pyro hook up years ago. No longer needed. Put a new plug in.
I found a brass plug and screwed in tight and then maybe 10 pounds of torque in my 2001 Dodge 5.9
Here's my problem: Sitting on to of the Siskiyou's (in Weed actually) and it blew out again maybe 8,000 miles since last time. Found a new bolt at the only hardware store in town. I know EGT's get pretty hot, what to keep bolt in with?
What do you think would be the way to make sure plug stays in? To hot for lock-tite IMO, few wraps with Teflon, it will just melt? New bolt is steel not brass would that make enough difference? I don't want to over torque and can't find any torque spec on it anyways.
Any help?
Don't know why the Siskiyou's don't like me. Last time over them couple years ago, I lost a coil over plug on our little class C.
But at any rate it's funny now but when this thing let loose coming down one of their 6% grades with our 8,000 pound TT and watching wife grip her door handle with one hand and other hand bracing for impact on the dash with big eyes and yelling HONEY!!! She's still upset.
Actually it did burn a hole in something above and near trans dip stick tube. Snowing right now, will figure out what got burned up in the daylight and no snow. Snug as a bug in RV park right now. Other than asking why neighbor in his new Class A next to us why he keeps running his generator and he's plugged into elec?
Any help would be nice.
Notice those 2 brass plugs on the flange? I called BD exhaust when larger of those plugs blew out. They said "no big deal", the port was used for a pyro hook up years ago. No longer needed. Put a new plug in.
I found a brass plug and screwed in tight and then maybe 10 pounds of torque in my 2001 Dodge 5.9
Here's my problem: Sitting on to of the Siskiyou's (in Weed actually) and it blew out again maybe 8,000 miles since last time. Found a new bolt at the only hardware store in town. I know EGT's get pretty hot, what to keep bolt in with?
What do you think would be the way to make sure plug stays in? To hot for lock-tite IMO, few wraps with Teflon, it will just melt? New bolt is steel not brass would that make enough difference? I don't want to over torque and can't find any torque spec on it anyways.
Any help?
Don't know why the Siskiyou's don't like me. Last time over them couple years ago, I lost a coil over plug on our little class C.
But at any rate it's funny now but when this thing let loose coming down one of their 6% grades with our 8,000 pound TT and watching wife grip her door handle with one hand and other hand bracing for impact on the dash with big eyes and yelling HONEY!!! She's still upset.
Actually it did burn a hole in something above and near trans dip stick tube. Snowing right now, will figure out what got burned up in the daylight and no snow. Snug as a bug in RV park right now. Other than asking why neighbor in his new Class A next to us why he keeps running his generator and he's plugged into elec?
Any help would be nice.
