Hi Guys
I used to be a truckmount mechanic and retired. Now I'm getting back into it, and I took in trade a Boxer 427 that had the new 31 HP engine, and I'm rebuilding the machine. I am trying to get rid of all the junk before I sell it. IMO the original heat exchanger (that had been frozen) does not allow the exhaust to breath good enough and so the engine heads would go bad. I gutted the heat exchanger and installed 75" of coiled copper and it does not get hot enough. I see that the water box does not get warm water diverted to it, and if it did that would probably solve the problem. Has anyone re-plumbed one of these units so that it diverts into the water box until it gets at least gets warm?
Thx,
Dale Collins
I used to be a truckmount mechanic and retired. Now I'm getting back into it, and I took in trade a Boxer 427 that had the new 31 HP engine, and I'm rebuilding the machine. I am trying to get rid of all the junk before I sell it. IMO the original heat exchanger (that had been frozen) does not allow the exhaust to breath good enough and so the engine heads would go bad. I gutted the heat exchanger and installed 75" of coiled copper and it does not get hot enough. I see that the water box does not get warm water diverted to it, and if it did that would probably solve the problem. Has anyone re-plumbed one of these units so that it diverts into the water box until it gets at least gets warm?
Thx,
Dale Collins