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    Oil Sending Unit

    I managed to get some time to wrench on this project and came armed with a new tool from Snap On that allows you to remove the oil psi sending unit from above without pulling the dizzy. They made the tolerances a little too strict for my taste so the wrench fits real snug over the hex nut of...
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    Oil Sending Unit

    Like many, my factory gauges have been nothing, but trouble. I finally gave up soldering traces on a bad circuit board and located a really clean doner gauge assembly. All was well at first, but all the gauges (minus the fuel and ammeter) start increasing after 5 minutes until they max out. I...
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    Anybody have any recomendation on shipping an HMMWV Ambulance From Yermo to WA state

    Airyde.com I just used them a couple of weeks ago to pick up and deliver my M880. Lots of snakes and vampires in the shipping business, these guys were good to work with.
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    Cooling System Mystery

    The only bubbling I got came from squeezing the bulb. It was stable otherwise. The tester I borrowed has dual chambers to avoid a false reading (so they claim). The mechanic I borrowed it from said that it was great for gas engines, but he had never seen a positive result on diesel engines...
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    Cooling System Mystery

    Well, I may have some good news on this front. I drilled a 1/16 hole in the thermostat to help vent pressure and to allow me to use the combustion gas tester without the full flow of a open thermostat (in theory anyway). I then filled the block up to the t-stat housing and installed the...
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    Cooling System Mystery

    Received a Murray 3479 t-stat, which shows the correct application, but it feels really cheap. Anyone running these or should I look elsewhere?
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    Cooling System Mystery

    Well, on my way to pick up that thermostat. The plan is going to be to drill a pilot hole in the t-stat this time around. I used to run Robert Shaw brand t-stats on my Jeeps and they came with pilot holes to prevent any steam pockets from forming. There remains a chance that my problem is...
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    Cooling System Mystery

    It isn't a bad option, we have a good supplier of used motors in this area. I was given the wrong t-stat from the parts store so I am stuck waiting for the correct one to arrive tomorrow. I asked for a 195 for a '77 Dodge W200....they gave me a 180 degree out of 6 cylinder Dart. Parts stores...
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    Cooling System Mystery

    That is what got me to buy it in the first place, I have never seen one without rust, I can't say that I am not disappointed though. I really entered into this with a budget in mind and rebuilding the motor right out of the blocks wasn't in the planning.
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    Cooling System Mystery

    Well, that was fun. I haven't turn wrenches that much since I sold my Jeep Scrambler 12 years ago. I thought I wanted to get back into working on old rigs, but right now I am starting to wonder. First, the stupid radiator drain didn't open...why are they always junk? So, I had to pull the...
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    Cooling System Mystery

    Not a bad idea, but it might be inconclusive. There may not be any leak until the heads / intake heats up and expands. If I wait for that to happen at the housing
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    Cooling System Mystery

    I spoke with a trusted mechanic on my mail route and described the situation. His response was that if this was a Chevy, he would suspect a cracked head immediately. Still thinks likely a cracked head, but also admitted that there was a slight chance it could be traced to the water pump not...
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    Cooling System Mystery

    I guess I should include a picture of the project...previous owner might have been a member for all I know.
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    Cooling System Mystery

    IF the water pump doesn't tell me anything, it is going to the shop. They have a better ability to pull core plugs and clean it out than I can...they can also do the leak down test. I just hope it doesn't come to that because I have never had an engine get new heads without losing the bottom...
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    Cooling System Mystery

    All good suggestions...thanks. My first thought has been head gasket or cracked head from day one, but short of a gas sniffer or leakdown tester, I just don't know. I didn't see any signs of coolant on the plugs, none in the oil, no mixing in the coolant, and this truck doesn't smoke at...
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    Cooling System Mystery

    It is possible, can't rule it out. I am replacing pump and t-stat tomorrow to see if it is a matter of coolant staying in the block too long. Maybe by the time the t-stat opens it is really too little too late the whole thing over-heats / boils? My gauge cluster stopped working (voltage...
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    Cooling System Mystery

    I purchased a '77 Dodge M882 (Comm truck) last week because I miss my old '74 Dodge W200 that I sold off years ago. Truck has great potential with almost no rust, but I have spent the last 3 days trying to get it road-ready and have run into a cooling system issue that doesn't even seem...
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