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my 6.2 has great mid-range, and reasonable top end aswell. Can get it to smoke black from half throttle on, with full throttle being pretty visible even against wet asphalt (black). Still wont pull a 4000 pound car on a 2200 pound trailer up a grade without getting down to 25-30, that's a guess...

I think the 700r is about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch longer, but cant remember for sure. I think it is a definate possibilty but requires a little more investigation. just need to find a 700/208 already installed and get a couple measurements for installed length at front/rear output from engine, and...

my tranny troubles are nearing an end finally. Found a 44 HD TH400 2wd and it is in the shop now. the best part is that it is a perfectly running newly rebuilt tranny. They're going to swap out the necessary parts and when all is said and done i'll have anther set of perfect running guts for...

you could just park where you always have a front exit while you build another transmission. By the time a forward gear goes out you could have a bullet proof 700r, th400, or even a 4l80e. When the trans started slipping last year in my other truck I went and got another. Didn't want to take out...

At your age I would have killed the 6.2 in a week, if you have a heavy foot you may want to do the engine swap in a weekend and fix the 6.2 on a stand....it can always be re-installed. It is much easier to work on the bottom end when it's out of the truck aswell. Good luck2cents

headlights in a normal old chevy truck dont have a fuse, my guess is blackout switch/wiring related

Wikipedia names silicon as dirt basically. Similiar to carbon aswell which is normally in gas engines with less than fresh engine oil. Didn't sound like anything to worry about.2cents

I agree that flipping the u-bolts to point up is a good idea if that is what you meant. Always thought it was a bad idea to put the threads down for dirt rocks and muck to mess them up. I've seen newer trucks with them bent so bad they'll have to be torched off. At the local store where I buy...

The only thing that has changed is the prop valve....1/2 ton chevy for disc. The stock one must give too much line pressure to the rear or something. I wish I could say more, I just got lucky with a combo that my buddy suggested, and I had the parts laying around. I do not have a cargo valve...

80.00 more than I spent, doesn't seem worth it. The rear load brake valve is plain and simple not required for good brake operation as long as you go to disc....easier to maintain too2cents

I dont believe it's necassary with rear disc brakes. I just did discs on my truck....the 1/2 ton chevy truck prop valve is perfect, loaded or not. Instead of using a dana 44 caliper I used calipers off of a 87 3/4 ton suburban 2wd HD. Bigger piston, works perfect. I'm sure the truck stops better...

a small spring available at any hardware store...2cents

If you ditch it without changing more, I bet you will have trouble. If you get an after market valve for under the motor you could probably "dial it in", little trial and error....how bad do you want rid of it...

What happened to the axles? Did the gov. Loc break or a bearing go bad?

I appreciate the research you did....where did you get the idea of the studs to rotor clearances being a loose fit, mine were tight....you might say press fit. and I used the drum I took off for a base when driving the studs thru the housing into the rotor, fit snug. As far as being hub-centric...

well bad news about the new case...it's junk Long story short is: tranny was already in the back of a truck.....assumption was that it was bad, and not purchased for that reason. I didn't have to do the tearout for this reason, and thats why I didn't notice that 4 of the 6 adapter holes were...

research I looked around at some 3/4 and 1 ton trucks before mounting the calipers, for location. I looked carefully for mounting the calipers and came up with this because the brake lines I used are keyed to the caliper, and I wanted the metal lead of the rubber hose pointing up, not down. I...

Well, got the ruff stuff brakets on the truck today..... Unfortunately they had to be modified for the caliper, the plasma cutter must have been off or something. The correct calipers just wouldn't quite slip on to the brackets. Grinder fixed that..... I see a couple others have mentioned the...

Warren, you forgot to mention that was just last week.....

very cool trucks, the jeep needs more lift though.:p