*LOL* Sky...
You don't know fun until you have to put a truck back together when YOU din't take it apart. I have had to do that a few times at the shop, and so far, I have managed to get it right every time. The most challenging was a 7. 3IDI with the heads off, and the whole front of the motor taken apart. The fella that took it apart couldn't make it in that day, and guess who got to enjoy the re-assembly... *LOL* Toughest part was getting everything back on the front after the heads went back on. Parts were scattered everywhere, and none of the bolts had been left with the part they went to. Talk about going at it blind. Sheesh!
Oh well, the thing ran great, and it all stayed together, despite the fact it is a Ford!
Don't even get me started on GM 6. 5's... Not much is easy to do on those.
Working on the Cummins is great, especially if it is performance oriented. If I got to do that all the time, I would be ecstatic! But, I get to do the maintenance and repair work too, so I have to take the good with the bad. Fortunately, these things are a pleasure to work on, whether it be a simple injector change, or as drastic as head R&R (only had to do one of those). The task that takes the cake as being the biggest b!tch, is fuel hoses on the 12-valve trucks. Takes a while, as they are cirtually impossible to see. Easy to do when the transmission is out, but even then they can be tough. Every time I do it, I end up cursing at the Cummins engineers! Changing out a P7100 is a real joy too, since it is such a lightweight
. In the end though, it's all worth it.
BOMBing is great, but it isn't
always fun, especially when you have to do some of the menial tasks. I wish some of you guys could get a chance to work on some of the older trucks I have to work on. You'll get a new appreciation for your truck!
BOMB ON
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