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Title: Engine Vibration
Post by: rdbishop on October 22, 2009, 06:35:23 AM
I have a 8-92 that has vibration at all rpm's. Can someone tell me what causes that.

Richard
Title: Re: Engine Vibration
Post by: scanzel on October 22, 2009, 06:44:05 AM
We need more input, they all vibrate some, it's a diesel. Does it vibrate while standing or moving ? Vibrate more as you go faster ? Are you sure it's the engine could be the drive line if it only vibrates while moving. Universal joints will vibrate the vehicle if they are experiencing bearing failure.
Title: Re: Engine Vibration
Post by: Busted Knuckle on October 22, 2009, 06:45:52 AM
Richard that could be lots of things, some minor and some major. Need more info.
Could be an injector, cam, piston-rod assembly, and many other things.
Does it do it sitting still, under a load, etc.? ???
???  BK  ???

I see Steve posted while I was typing!
Title: Re: Engine Vibration
Post by: rdbishop on October 22, 2009, 06:59:28 AM
The engine vibrates all the time. Sitting still, load,no load, any rpm. Last summer I dropped a valve on a trip and had to have a head, piston and sleave replaced. There were two guys working on the  moter at the same time,running the rack,setting the valves,etc. I have never seen that before and I think something isn't adjusted right.

Richard
Title: Re: Engine Vibration
Post by: Busted Knuckle on October 22, 2009, 07:06:56 AM
Quote from: rdbishop on October 22, 2009, 06:59:28 AM
The engine vibrates all the time. Sitting still, load,no load, any rpm. Last summer I dropped a valve on a trip and had to have a head, piston and sleave replaced. There were two guys working on the  moter at the same time,running the rack,setting the valves,etc. I have never seen that before and I think something isn't adjusted right.

Richard

Very well could be!
Also since you say you dropped a valve there could be more too it than that!
Has it vibrated since it dropped the valve?
If so it could be a damaged piston-rod, or wrist pin assembly!
FWIW  0
:-\  BK :-\
Title: Re: Engine Vibration
Post by: rdbishop on October 22, 2009, 07:20:35 AM
BK,

It has vibrated since the valve dropped. The piston,rod, sleavewas replaced as one unit. I think everything needs readjusting?

Richard
Title: Re: Engine Vibration
Post by: TomC on October 22, 2009, 07:53:43 AM
Hard to tell when just one cylinder is acting up.  Case in point-on my truck that had a 8V-92TA, I broke the retaining clip from the lifter for the injector on one of the cylinders that eventually rounded out the hole and broke the push rod.  There wasn't anything I could do since the retaining groove was pounded out.  Since I was in New York and lived in Los Angeles, I drove back home on 7 cylinders.  I quite frankly surprised me that there wasn't that much difference in power and once above idle, you couldn't even notice it.
What was the repair-new cylinder head-and that happened at 220,000 miles, which was a pisser since back then the engines had a 200,000 mile warranty (as compared to 500,000 miles now). Good Luck, TomC