If you get the belt thing addressed and you still get a knocking noise from the motor then pull the oil pan off and look for the shiny scrape mark from the crankshaft on the inside of the oil pan. When using the 3.5,3.9,4.2 oil pan on a 4.0,4.6 block there is minimal clearance on the very front...
I drive my U1300 @ 65 all day with zero concerns for damage and 20k miles later proves it can be done. 1990 U1300 ambulance with an OM352A(turbo)motor with intercooler, tweeked pump and bigger radiator, fast axles, 365/80/20 XZL's. Atkinson Vos has one for sale right now for cheap and you could...
Super excited for you! I did a shop and U1300 build combo 3 yrs ago. Don't know what I was thinking @ the time. Keep the pics coming. Say again why you didn't go with the 395's? You have a 366 right? Intercooled? Thanks for posting!
Its funny you said that about the fan shroud. I looked @ the photos and thats what I was gonna say you better get sooner then later. Tell Ashley he needs to throw one in cause they aren't cheap. Congrats on the new rig. We went drink'n in it back in the fall @ an event before he sold it.
Beware on the serpentine driven engines such as the '95. The oil pump either works or it doesn't…there is no such thing as a weak pump. A cracked pump or even a clogged pick-up in the sump maybe…but not a weak pump. Its most likely bearings if it has low pressure. I would start with mains and...
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