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A loose injector line on a Detroit 60 series almost started a fire in my shop
I was doing a routine service on a dump truck in Phoenix when I smelled diesel and saw a fine mist spraying from a line nut. It was hitting the hot exhaust manifold. I shut it down and found the torque spec in the manual was way off from what I'd been using. Anyone else run into bad torque specs on older service manuals?
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gray_nelson19h ago
Hold on, you're blaming the manual? I've used those old specs for years without a problem. Maybe the line was just worn out or the threads were dirty. @rivera.christopher might have gotten unlucky, but I bet the real issue was skipping a step, like not cleaning the fitting first.
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Glad you caught it in time. Those old manuals have gotten me before too.
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