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I did not notice the bit about removing the cover, but thankfully it is no longer an issue as I have ruined the pump entirely. So now that I've upgraded tonight's learning experience to full on injector pump replacement, can you tell me how best to keep that giant gear in place once I remove...

When I converted mine to 12 volts last year it had nothing to do with jumping off other people and everything to do with being able to get a jump start myself. Along those lines, 3.5 kw of cranking ability is 3.5kw of cranking ability regardless of how the voltage and current details work with...

Depending on your circumstance, and assuming you have someone around you trust, you could also just check to see if you have 12v from the big post on the starter to a bare metal point on the block or even the nose cone of the starter. If you have 12v there, then you put the meter on the little...

Well the slide out part for the throttle shaft isn't working for me. For everything in the world, it feels like it is hitting something solid. It moves about a half inch to 3/4" before stopping though. I suspect I'm now committed to swapping out the pump. Thoughts on what I might be missing?

Man, that is an excellent description. Thank you. btw - where can I get these seals in a hurry? Are they standard fuel injection type o rings that I would find in a fuel injected o-ring kit from Advance or is this something I need to order specifically from the dealer?

I wish I'd had the option of such a ride when I was in high school. I prefer the Blazer to the pickups though. Having the option to motor around with a 4x4 for latenight parties in the woods would have been pretty sweet. Along those lines I'd venture it convertible enough for star gazing with...

May I ask how you actually removed the throttle shaft to replace the seals? On the opposite side of the throttle linkage, I see the collar/clamp looking deal but I'm unable to discern how I get the other gizmos out of the way without breaking them so that loosening the clamp would matter. That...

fwiw - On a few occasions where I've needed to be in front of the engine and also turn it over to bleed the injector lines, I use a six foot long 16 gauge wire with alligator clips to clip onto the small solenoid signal post. I run that wire to a toggle switch and then, from the other side of...

Also, for future reference, a copy of the manuals for the Wisconsin Robin WRD1-270 and its modern (DY-27) diesel generator counterparts/accoutrements can be found: http://www.ls1dmc.com/generator/ Mr. Caines was kind enough to send a copy my way and with his permission I have made them...

Run your engine with your dust cover off. Could be that the transmission is not keeping the torque converter straight and that is letting everything go to ****. Also, before when I thought I'd burned up my second flexplate in a year the smart characters here (who diagnosed my first bum fp) said...

I wasn't disagreeing with you, just pointing out where my conclusions came from. I'd hate for someone to get the impression that I only know something if I have read it off the intertubes. It seems to me that the heavier duty 4x4 transmission was simply robust and popular enough to have been...

Then the limitation must be with me, I have never seen a th400 that didn't have the cast aluminum dust cover as you describe. Arguably that sample is limited to about 11 unique transmissions for various drag racing applications and the handful I've seen with regards to trucks. I even bought a...

Someone who is unfamiliar with the th400 might not realize the 2wd and 4wd slushboxes are identical except for the output shaft and tail housing. If someone were coming from a purely hot rod background, they'd recognize the transmission as being a standard th400 except for the tail shaft and...

That's the route I would (and will) go. Pick up another 6.2 that's running for 400-600 to swap and get your truck motoring then rebuild your current motor however you like. No worries about getting the truck back on the road if you want to take your time and build a bit stouter mill. I got a...

Have you considered using the mirrors?

Thank you for the heads up. The only halfway decent shot I have of the suspension at the moment is this one from when I replaced the flexplate: The truck is about to get a little fresher engine put in it, so when I'm doing the swap I should have better pics then. Will be sporting a banks...

I've been told that mine is lifted but I don't have another one to compare it to around my part of the world. I'd venture a 2" body lift from what I can tell from other people's pictures but I can't be sure unless I see a baseline in person. It does have 33x12.5 tires on 15" rims that are not...

Surely you guys realize that this would have to be a cosecant engine.

How are your batteries wired to each other? That would at least eliminate any confusion one what manner of starter you should be using. It is possible to wire the truck to have two alternators used in parallel to have a 12v system that can run twice the current. Basically, you only use one most...

Aside from replacing the fuel filter after the trash from the tank funnels through it, there really isn't anything needed in the way of converting to biodiesel. Straight vegetable oil (or filtered wvo) may need heating if you want to do that or you might even consider looking into the guys...