Recent content by pistonium

Wow - put that used antenna up on Ebay and get some money to pay for the M1009 and have some left over!

Have you thought of a Ranger overdrive with a NV4500 5 speed OD tranny retrofit, (or even a SM465 4 speed)? I think that is the way I will go if I ever get the time and the money to devote to my 1008. The ranger I think is cheaper than a Gearvendors, and avoids the 4X4 issues as the Ranger...

I'll second the post about using a chain saw to cut slabs. I have a small sawmill, and I stack the slabs up between sets of wooden uprights....that holds the slabs tight enough; make the distance between the uprights maybe 1/2 the length of your chainsaw bar, and just go to town. It's quick...

Looks great! have you had a chance to assess how much (if any) difference in noise there is? Do you think the $$ for the insulation is worth it?

I just bought a used blazer top with the factory roof rack option. The rack attaches to the top across the top with two fiberglass rectangular cross section tubes front and back. Three pipes run parallel to the direction of travel between these crossbars. The crossbars are bolted through the...

I would like to respectfully disagree about synthetics oils not helping seals. Mobil 1 has seal conditioners in it that will help seals work better. (The new 'high mileage' Mobil 1 has lots of this seal conditioner I guess, but the regular Mobil1 does have it). I can personnal attest to...

I don't have evidence at my fingertips, but I believe it's pretty well documented that synthetics do four things dino oil won't: last longer, better low temp performance (less friction), prolong seal life, and to a lesser extent reduce wear. I run synthetic oil in all my engines - on the...

Anyone using SCA or other additives, either in the filter or as a separate additive: be aware you can have too much SCA! It's great stuff, but before adding it, you should have your coolant tested in the lab - just like oil testing, it's a good idea to regularly test your coolant, get a...

My neighbor bought two of these here in Portland like yours....175 hrs and 500 hrs; both of his start and run fine. His batteries even came back to life after being on the charger for a day and a night! Hey B2948kevin - what are your plans for the (leftover??) trailer? Hopes yours turn out...

So you can pull the 10 wheel dumptruck (that just dumped 12 yards of gravel in your driveway then got stuck) up the hill...... And as I learned just this morning, so you can drive through and over the tree that the wind blew over into the road without worrying about the grille or the paint...

For what it's worth, I've put AC60G's in my other 6.2 and been happy with them. I just got a set of Bosch 80034's and put them in my M1008 along with bypassing the resistor, and I am very very disappointed. I've checked them all out and everything is working as it should, but the truck starts...

I've experienced plugged fuel filters several times, and once the symptoms were similar to what you describe; so maybe your filter change out will fix your problem. I think usually the filters clog so much so fast that you sense a loss of power, but if the 'plugging' is slow and not severe, I...

I have the pleasure of working with an older guy with 30 years of diesel experience, and he showed me a trick I've never ran into before; I thought I'd pass it on to others here. The situation is not uncommon I think, where after the first glow plug craps out on a CUCV, the rest quickly follow...

I don't know that the extra payload for the 1028 (over the 1008) is due to any difference in springs or shocks or brakes or anything much the bunch of us would care about. I think that the rating increase comes from the NP205 transfer case in the 1028/1031; that's the only difference that I can...

I use the post glow on my manual civy truck when doing a cold start if it's really cold. I use it until the engine isn't missiing any more. Once all the cylinders are firing regularly, there isn't really any point to post glow, IMHO. Until then, it keeps the cylinder from misfiring, which can...