Recent content by Dieselmeister

Roof rack reference if anyone needs it. This came on a disc that came with my helmet rop.

Looking at the tables, stainless steel and aluminum might be a cause for concern. BUT.... Having been a ham radio operator for 40+ years, all my aluminum antennas have always been put together with 316 stainless steel bolts and hardware. I also used to use NoCorrode paste with the connections...

Good looking rack & set up. Here is my home brew version made from aluminum unistrut, aluminum channel, and stainless hardware.. The front part is a 150 watt PV panel. Total cost was way lower than the McClarin rack.

I have been running Prestone Command SCA precharged purple anti freeze since as far back as I remember. My 1995 6.5 now has over 200K miles, with the original water pump. The newer bottles even state Detroit Diesel Certified. I also run a Wix coolant filter. Prestone COMMAND Cooling System...

More questions than answers. Does it idle smooth, or is it missing on some cylinders? White smoke = unburnt fuel. Can you rev up the engine while it's running? If yes, will it run for the same amount of time at high rpm as it does at low rpm or does it die sooner? (Possible fuel problem) Will...

Just a heads up: When I replaced my boots, I observed two issues. 1. I could not pull the shaft out of the inner joint. I had to slide the boot off over the outer end of the shaft. Application of BFI did not work. That snap ring would not budge. (Scott from Southern Axle Exchange confirmed that...

I use 303 Products Aerospace Protectant on my spare tire. Appears to work.

Actually that would help. What did it smell like? Hot oil/grease, burning rubber, pungent acrid, antifreeze, plastic? Could be something simply dripping on the exhaust manifold, or worse. I had a A/C compressor seize up, and smoke my compressor clutch and belt. But that would only happen if the...

On mine, there are two parts to this. The spacer, and the actual boot. Info below. 5715542 SPACER, HALFSHAFT BOOT (TULIP) [12.1 GVW] 57K3515 KIT, HALFSHAFT BOOT (12.1 GVW) --- Out of stock everywhere --- Look at the picture here: 57K3515 / 01-457-1337 / 2530-01-457-1337 - KIT, HALFSHAFT...

You can apply 24 volts to the solenoid and check if the plunger solidly retracts, and cannot be pulled out under power. Your solenoid could be dropping out for two reasons. One is a weak solenoid (cooked coil or bad internal connection), or, while your starter is engaging, your voltage gets...

Just remember - It is already broken when you are trying to fix it. So you can'r really break it. The fun part of doing your own repairs is that you get to learn how things are put together, and how thigs work.

Thank you for your post. This gives me the encouragement I need, to try to fix my minor issue (Minor I hope). I just developed a mystery transmission leak I need to fix. Appears to be coming out between the x-mission and transfer case. I suspect the x-mission rear seal is leaking.

I once filled my tank at a discount station (grocery store chain) in Wyoming, and then, out in the middle of nowhere, it started running rough, and almost died. It was blowing so much black smoke that the "Coal Rollers" would have been jealous. It finally died, and I almost could not get it...

Are these pictures before or after you installed them? They definitely look used, looking at the threads.

I would drain out the coolant, then disconnect the heater hoses close to the engine, and check If you can get any flow through the heater system, including the valve.