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Perkins with blow-by problem
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Posted by Fred Whittaker on May 01, 2006 at 10:03:15 from (70.62.6.210):
We finished overhauling our 1855 w/ a 6-354 turboed perkins recently (sleeves, pistons, rings, bearings, reman head and valves). It ran great, but yesterday after making a trip to the other farm and back, I noticed it was pushing oil out the dipstick. It also seemed like a larger volume of air was coming out of the breather tube. After further inspection, I noticed the there was a bubbling along most of the length of the head at the head gasket. It was on the side opposite of the injector pump. Could it possibly be a blown head gasket causing the excess blow-by? I hadn't retorqued the head bolts yet, that was next on my list (even before I noticed the blow-by). Any suggestions? Recommendation? Thanks
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