Hi All-
Here is the scoop: Final leg of a long drive home to Southern California, after a winter out in Wyoming. Made it some 1200 miles, without a hiccup. Cruising down 101 South at about 63 MPH (where the truck sits comfortably with 33s), and lose power. Push in clutch, attempt to restart, won't turn over.
I manage to pullover after coasting for some time (fortunately at the only exit for many miles in either direction). Open the hood, expecting to find an obvious culprit--like a sheared alternator bracket--only to see nothing out of the ordinary. Check my fluid levels; find them as they were at the start of the trip.
Attempt to start the truck again, and get a really rough start, followed by awful knocking noise and violent thrashing in the engine bay. Before I can pull my manual shutoff the vehicle shuts itself down. At this point, I am fearing the worst, and having read about dropped pre-cups and broken crankshafts, I figure I am best not attempting to start without a mechanic taking a look.
Like I said, I was in the middle of no where, though, so wasn't as easy as just calling some one up. Got the truck, myself and my dog, all towed back to Santa Barbara.
It is now sitting on my street and need some recommendations from you all.
Although I really didn't want to, I started it up and took a video, linked below:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/60bz9qi2l27gjz3/VID_20140418_123558.mp4
NOTE: when it dies at the end of the video, thats because I have let off the accelerator. Out of the rear, there is white smoke pouring out of the exhaust.
Just for background, it is an '83 3B with something like 180,--- miles on it. Haven't had the compression numbers checked in some time, although I have been experiencing some higher than normal blow-by, and the periodic rough start with white smoke (not at altitude, and in warm weather).
Haven't had anyone look at it yet, because of limitations with towing through the weekend.
Any advice about next steps would be great.
Thanks,
Austin
Here is the scoop: Final leg of a long drive home to Southern California, after a winter out in Wyoming. Made it some 1200 miles, without a hiccup. Cruising down 101 South at about 63 MPH (where the truck sits comfortably with 33s), and lose power. Push in clutch, attempt to restart, won't turn over.
I manage to pullover after coasting for some time (fortunately at the only exit for many miles in either direction). Open the hood, expecting to find an obvious culprit--like a sheared alternator bracket--only to see nothing out of the ordinary. Check my fluid levels; find them as they were at the start of the trip.
Attempt to start the truck again, and get a really rough start, followed by awful knocking noise and violent thrashing in the engine bay. Before I can pull my manual shutoff the vehicle shuts itself down. At this point, I am fearing the worst, and having read about dropped pre-cups and broken crankshafts, I figure I am best not attempting to start without a mechanic taking a look.
Like I said, I was in the middle of no where, though, so wasn't as easy as just calling some one up. Got the truck, myself and my dog, all towed back to Santa Barbara.
It is now sitting on my street and need some recommendations from you all.
Although I really didn't want to, I started it up and took a video, linked below:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/60bz9qi2l27gjz3/VID_20140418_123558.mp4
NOTE: when it dies at the end of the video, thats because I have let off the accelerator. Out of the rear, there is white smoke pouring out of the exhaust.
Just for background, it is an '83 3B with something like 180,--- miles on it. Haven't had the compression numbers checked in some time, although I have been experiencing some higher than normal blow-by, and the periodic rough start with white smoke (not at altitude, and in warm weather).
Haven't had anyone look at it yet, because of limitations with towing through the weekend.
Any advice about next steps would be great.
Thanks,
Austin