[GARY BATHO]

waitng for a tow truck to upright it, what repairs will I need to do to it ?

[dan deutekom]

Give it a good look over for damage. Check and fill all of the fluids that may or have leaked out of it (INCLUDING BATTERY) and then fire it up listening for unusual sounds. If all seems fine then carry on and be more careful next time.

[Paul]

Whoa......... let it sit upright a couple of hours and check the oil carefully! Lots of times engine oil will migrate thru the valves into the cylinders depending on the angle it rested at. Oil in cylinders = blown heads or worse!

[Stonehenge]

Bill Schwab would know better than I would re: checking the hydro rams for damage (and if it's even possible to damage the rams in a rollover). Beyond that, Dan's got some good advice.

Almost three years before you made your first post - you certainly know how to enter a room. Welcome aboard.

[GARY BATHO]

I do alot of surfing

[HRLand]

Originally posted by Paul
Whoa......... let it sit upright a couple of hours and check the oil carefully! Lots of times engine oil will migrate thru the valves into the cylinders depending on the angle it rested at. Oil in cylinders = blown heads or worse!

Also to make sure there is enough oil in the pan for the pump to pull. Otherwise you could pay around $5k for a rebuild like I did recently. Not from a roll-over though.

[Bill Schwab]

Gary:

It happens to all of us at one time or another. I can't tell you the amount of equipment I've dumped on the side or slid sideways down a mountain only to flop on a side when the tracks hit the toe of the slope.

The main thing is when you feel it starting to go, turn off the key. A diesel will run upside down but it won't pump oil upside down unless it is a dry sump crankcase.

Then, get some chain, hook it to a piece that looks solid, put your 1 ton in low loc and drive until it flops over.

Typically, you won't loose any fluids, all the cases are sealed. Oil could leak into the cylinders but that is going to be a slow process, you have 3 compression rings and an oil ring that will slow the process. Fuel through an open valve? Possibly, but consider a diesel uses a precison instrument to pump fuel, and it has check valves so fuel won't run back at it.

Open the engine hatch and check fluid levels, make sure the battery is still in place, and if you need to add anything do so.

Then, at full idle, start the machine. It is going to smoke, and it may even knock for a short period. If knocking goes beyond 5 seconds, turn it off, let it sit, then start it again after 15 minutes or so. If it still knocks, there is a good chance when it went over you ran it out of oil and have some bearing damage.

Assuming the engine runs, put in gear and slowly drive around and see if you can hear/feel anything wierd.

If not, all systems go, go out and make up the time you lost.

[GARY BATHO]

thank you all