Bullcat
Active Member
This machine has sat for a couple months and I went to start it to move it and the engine was locked up. We had a lot of rain with wind since it last ran so I figured the wind flipped the the rain cap on exhaust stack and rain water had ran in. Had this happen before but never any issues other than black sooty water blown all over the hood when started. The temps here recently have been below freezing, so I'm thinking ice in cylinder. I put a torpedo space heater on engine to thaw it out for a few hours and I then just lightly bump the starter, motor turns just a small amount ( couple inches at fan blade) so I let it sit for awhile and repeat this several times over a period of time figuring that I'm pushing water past the rings slowly without damaging any parts. It finally freed up so I cranked it over with the starter with governor off to clear any water out. Then I started it, fired right up and sounded good, but thought it was strange that no water slobbered out of exhaust. Letting it ide I went to pick up my space heater and drop cord and within about 2 minutes from start up I heard a short sqwauk from the engine and it proceeded to come and go every so many seconds, I went to investigate where it was coming from and realized it was the turbo and quick glanced at oil pressure gauge and zero pressure I shut it down. Feeling really sick now I disconnected oil line to guage and cranked over engine with starter, no oil. Yes it has oil in pan. OK, what happened or what siezed and broke. The engine never seized and ran at idle maybe 3 or 4 minutes before I shut it down, fingers crossed. Turbo might be damaged? Feeling a little sick, this was a good running D8H. I don't have time to tear into it now but wanted to see if anyone here has knowledge to what might have broke in or to the oil pump. Or any other thoughts. Thanks.