That weird feeling when things start working as intended

casm · **Joined:** Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:05 pm **Posts:** 694

After almost nine months of battling nearly every stereotypical issue that diesel KJs have, I appear to have entered that unsettling phase of reliability that owners of old and / or unusual vehicles will recognise. It's that one where you're waiting for the next thing to go wrong... But it isn't.

There are still things that need to be done, and they all fall into the 'before Winter' category. Suspension, brakes, glow plugs, injector seals, and getting the Provent off of my desk and finally into the KJ. Those are all doable in that timeframe, and can be taken care of. But for the past month, nothing has gone wrong.

It's a pleasant change from past behaviour, and I'm still waiting to see where it leads. It's definitely not what I had become accustomed to, however.

APC9199 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 27, 2018 12:10 pm

You should have a piston rod through the cylinder wall in no time, I'm sure!

vwroad87 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 27, 2018 1:00 pm

APC9199 wrote:

You should have a piston rod through the cylinder wall in no time, I'm sure!

My long saga ended yesterday, been working a tranny issue since september when I replaced the head. Short story, wiring harness chaffing near A/C accumulator on firewall.

I have PTSD from my CEL. Working the 12 step program, OME lift kit going in soon, step 1.

Grotsoldaat · **Posted:** Wed Jun 27, 2018 4:33 pm

When things seem finally to go OK after a long time of misfortune, it's just a calm before the storm... :dizzy:

An opinion based on experience... :jester:

flash7210 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 27, 2018 8:46 pm

I went 160,000 reliable miles with only three problems that required a tow home. All three were relatively simple fixes.

Then I had a cracked head.

After fixing that, it’s had several sensor and electrical faults. Although a few of them were my own fault.

I’m over 225,000 miles now and still on my factory original crank sensor.
I keep a replacement crank sensor with me at all times.
I figure that as long as I do that, I will never need it.

WWDiesel · **Posted:** Wed Jun 27, 2018 9:29 pm

flash7210 wrote:

I’m over 225,000 miles now and still on my factory original crank sensor.

No doubt, you sir are on borrowed time! Any day failure is most likely imminent. :juggle:

pjigar · **Posted:** Fri Jun 29, 2018 12:23 pm

FWIW I did everything in my signature between 90K and 100K miles. I am at 125K now and the only thing that has went wrong in between was failed electrical connection to lift-pump (my fault). Keeping fingers crossed. I have few pending projects: AC compressor install, sensor install, home-made thermostat housing install, brake calipers install. We will see when I can get to them.

crasher · **Posted:** Sun Jul 01, 2018 2:39 pm

APC9199 wrote:

You should have a piston rod through the cylinder wall in no time, I'm sure!

THAT'S the spirit!!1!

vwroad87 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 01, 2018 5:33 pm

crasher wrote:

APC9199 wrote:

You should have a piston rod through the cylinder wall in no time, I'm sure!

THAT'S the spirit!!1!

Spoke too soon, just threw a P0672 CEL, #2 glow plug. Plugs are brand new, ohm test checked okay, voltage check on the harness ok. Just ordered a glow plug control module. :POPCORN:

rankom · **Posted:** Sun Jul 01, 2018 6:13 pm

what GP do you have ? if e-tecnos 7v then you may have problem , because they had bad batches in the past the latest version is better

vwroad87 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 02, 2018 12:58 am

rankom wrote:

what GP do you have ? if e-tecnos 7v then you may have problem , because they had bad batches in the past the latest version is better

5V etecnos, 1.2 ohm on the suspect GP.

That weird feeling when things start working as intended

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