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I had to make two tools to remove my PT. The upper rear bolt had a 7/16" 12 point, but I had to cut the open end off the wrench off to fit it. The lower rear was a 5/8" 6 point, but I needed a super short 12 point socket to get it in the pocket and get some rotation. I slotted the socket 1/4"...

I am pulling my PT today and will take it to a shop to flow test it on their bench. I have a 20 and a 22 button to try. I will never have a load on, just a few hundred pounds of camping gear and some chow. I will be watching the pyro closely though. I am happy with the dual fuel line mod, it...

Thanks Ken. I had a spring can where the cage bolt plate had a totally wobbled out hole where you could not cage bolt it. This needs inspected as well as the bolt. It didn't leak air, but I wanted a can with a nice key hole for when it was needed. I loosened the U clamps, removed the brass air...

That would explain a few of my issues. The bright side is that I will have a nice truck and a well rounded education in the end. Thanks for the laugh.

I had coolant leaks and problems the whole 900 miles home. While I had the system drained to replace all my belts and check my water pump I decided to install the block heater and clean/check all my hoses and pipes. I have a low mile truck but was shocked with all the crap I found in the cooling...

I agree. I burned 1/2 the gas I planned to on my 900 mile recovery after reading the TM's gas mileage on the A0. I was happily surprised. The first half of the trip was with the brakes giving me fits and the last half I had a huge load of tires. I am curious what it does with everything fixed...

I received my buttons and they had the #22 and #20 printed on the package next to the part number above. We should add these to the parts spreadsheet that was started on the 5 tons. The spreadsheet is a handy thing to print and keep in the operators TM which stays in the truck. I have also read...

Its a 1990. I shot that year, good vintage. Glad you got a Marine truck Tacticaldoc.

Pittsburgh Power (Pete) said that they also sell a complete fuel pressure kit that measures to 300 psi. It was out of stock but he thought it was about $250. He said you need to use a heavy duty transducer to survive here. I have other higher priorities with my truck budget money. I like their...

Thanks for this info. I just downloaded and will read it right now. Hopefully it answers a bunch of stupid questions I have. No excuses for stupid questions now that this is posted, don't get yourself Dog bitten. I appreciate all the headaches you guys solve for me.

I have a pyro and dual fuel line coming from Pittsburgh Power this week. Anxious to liven it up just a bit. Getting the air brake lines in the right spot and the wedges working was a big improvement. Pulling and repacking the hubs helped as well. Its much less of a dog on the hills. Its a...

I am going to try manually shifting. Mine seems to shift way too early and can't maintain the proper RPM. The shift is stiff enough, just timed wrong. It made a noticeable difference climbing hills by removing, greasing, and resealing all my hubs. I still need to turn up the juice. I never see...

Thanks for posting. I am working on mine now, but plan on keeping the A0 carrier for now. I cut some angle iron brackets to support the 395-85-20 where it sits so the tire doesn't sit on the vertical edges of the narrow A0 carrier. It will cause the tire to sit about 2" higher than it would on...

I did not drive it yet, just ran it to build pressure. I hope it just needs to clear the error code like you said. I will cross my fingers and drive it to see if it goes off before I pull it out. I have had the battery cables off since then to trickle charge one at a time but that didn't clear...

Thanks for sharing the diode info. I just replaced a cut line to my velocity sensor while I had my hub and drum off. New sensor and cable to the connector. I put in a new fuse, since it was missing one when I got it, and now the ABS light stays on. They must have fixed it by removing the fuse to...

I just rebuilt two of my rear hubs. I replaced the multi piece inner seal with the old style can seal. The single pc install into the hub where the newer multi pc ones install on the axle. They were leaking because they weren't put on square to the shoulder and the high spots got hot enough to...

I have heard that you can silicone the zipper for added sealing. My inner seal is bad so I am cheating and having a shop change both since its easier for them knocking them out from the opposite side. It is missing the 4 bolts holding my shackle bracket to the frame so I need the front end...

That is proportioned just right and I like the exhaust routing too. Nice work.

I am interested. You really don't save much money on these sorts of projects at these low batch quantities. Heat treat, plating are usually flat batch charges which helps spread cost, but the tooling and CNC time cost. I am not a businessman and usually underestimate my time and effort to be a...

That is a very clean truck at a great price. I am switching my 923AO over to singles with 395 Michelin XZL's and hope the ride doesn't change too much. I don't care for the bouncy feel of the stock A1, A2 1400's. Since the Michelins are rated to 70 mph I hope they are more stable feeling. I will...