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it looks like a contraption - a HD rollback truck seems like a simpler route for transporting the shelter....any mishaps on the road and your attorney will be looking at you - any court is gonna want to know what planet this thing came from
also- sounds like a job to hook and unhook it to...
could the lift pump or any of its fittings be letting air into the fuel supply ...somewhere between the fuel tank and the injection pump?
sounds like the injection pump works when it has fuel to inject
everybody has different skills and access to different equipt......every job can be approached several ways...so there is NO right and No wrong way....just a SAFE way...........listen to your inner voice when youre dealing with heavy components that can be life changing - if things go...
cut off the heads of a couple bolts - or use studs .... hand screw into the bell housing and use as pilots to aim for when youre trying to line up the trans to go into the clutch spline.
once you get the trans hooked on the pilot studs....you can turn the output shaft to line up the splines -...
I like your spacing of the oblong lites better than DOT standard (three in center---one on each corner)....looks like a HD version of something on a hot rod....was just wonder'in is why I asked
With your obvious skills - was surprised that you didnt fab up some fenders for the bed to match the...
very nice job !---mean looking and well executed
like the look of the lights on the rear of bed....but -dont you get hassled for no rear fenders and non DOT marker light spacing ?.....local PO-LICE here would write up both
I just went on the Stockton Wheel website - appears they are still in business.....where did you get the idea that they were gone?
Ill bet Alcoa forged wheels could be bought either as blank wheel pattern or custom pattern if more than one person was interested....forged wheels would be a lot...
look at the msds for this product it MAY be considered a hazardous waste - is what it says
auto- ignition temp is 404 degrees c ........404 degrees Celsius = 759.2 degrees Fahrenheit....somebody jump in ---is this good for fuel?
keep all the bearing tops and bottoms on the same journals as they were on in the old motor ....if they arent showing copper and arent grooved - on a grooved crank journal - why not try....plasti-gauge
although its a lot of work to get back and change them later......unless the crank is...
I thought he said there were NO external leaks
before changing the engine - think it might be wise to take it some where and have a pro put a pressure test - or at least look at it?......changing the engine is no fun,,,,,,
maybe put some flourscent die in the coolant and use a black light in...
funny - but true....I ran over a short 2 step ladder after consciously thinking a few moments before that I needed to move it.......was distracted by the way the truck was running and KRUNCH - stuff happens...we have to be careful though
why was air leaking from around the test cap?.....could it be that the radiator fill neck is dirty or deformed and the radiator cap isnt sealing on it?...if so neck might need replacing at radiator shop
fix all the leaking clamps - inspect/clean the filler neck and try the press test again -...
Cavitation in enginesEdit
Some bigger diesel engines suffer from cavitation due to high compression and undersized cylinder walls. The result is pit holes in the cylinder wall that let cooling fluid leak into the cylinder.
It is possible to prevent this from happening with chemical additives...