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E 7 pressuring coolant


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I have a 95 r model tri axle dump with a e 7 that has had a over heating issue for a while did a radiator then fan clutch then water pump and thermostat. Each time I did one of these things problem seemed to go away for few days. With in a minute of start up at 1000 rpm it made 21 psi in cooling system. Somebody have any ideas.

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Jamie

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Cracked head(s) or bad air compressor. Isolate the cooling system from the air compressor, run the engine and see if the system still builds pressure quickly. If it does the you have a cracked head or blown head gasket, most likely a cracked head(s). These heads do not tolerate excessive heat, if one is cracked our policy is to replace both heads. The obvious cracks will be between valves or between injector hole and valves, its the cracks you won't see that will get you-inside injector sleeve at the tip sealing area, inside or around a valve seat and so forth. With it building pressure so quick it should be obvious.

A head gasket is a possibility as well but with overheating it is usually a cracked head.

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Thanks for you he help I isolated the air compressor and still had pressure so the heads are coming off now. Any tips or secrets to a e7 head job? Done a bunch of cats and cummins but no macks yet

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Jamie

Its not much different than others, a few things to keep in mind though. There were some years of the e-7(early 90's) that had 2 types of liner fire rings- a stepped ring and a flat ring. You can not mix these fire rings so make sure you replace with what the liner is set up for. Make sure that the head bolt threads and threads in the block are clean. Apply oil to the head bolt threads and washers. Before torquing the head bolts the heads must be aligned. Using a long straight edge, alight the exhaust side of the heads-the rear side of each head will pivot slightly.

Any questions, just ask . Good luck

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