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So you're starting a diesel at very low temps, and then driving it 1.5 miles and shutting it off?? Good luck keeping that one together. That's hard on a normal engine, but really hard on a diesel, particularly a hard starting one... You might want to consider getting some sort of $500 POS...

You need to surf another forum... I'd suggest GM-Diesel.com Information, and discussion, related to General Motors line of diesel engines, including the new Duramax, and other diesels in general. as a good start. I've seen this discussion there before. Most of the discussion will be geared...

Uh, you live in N. Carolina... Can't you just wear a jacket for those really cold days?? :) With the air gaps, it's a little chilly in my deuce at 20F, but not too bad once it's warmed up... I think heat actually comes up through the trans shifter, but that's at 30 or so mph. At 55, it...

There are lots of options, just not so many cheap options... :) Do some searching, you'll find some reference to single piece ford rims from the 70's (F600ish ?) that you can mount modern 22.5's on if I'm not mistaken. Hemtt wheels are another option, though too pricey for me...

Ok, I didn't see too much on the subject, so I'll ask... I run WMO in my deuce a lot, and when the weather turns cold, I end up significantly reducing the concentration to get the flame heater to work. (Or I end up shooting it with either...) Anybody put a separate fuel reservoir on the...

Gary, I think you've gotten some good suggestions from ALFA2 and Gringeltaube. You're really looking at re-designing a steering system for your specific use, as you've changed enough of the basic characteristics of the truck as to be outside the original design envelope completely. I...

I thought in my old '82 blazer, the water in fuel sensor was actually in the fuel tank... If so, you may have water in the tank. If it's in the filter unit, it could be rusted or stuck, or unplugged?? I can't remember how the WIF sensor works... I think a float based on specific gravity...

I have a shaft that I took out of my truck when it started popping out of 5th. Turns out the shaft was new, and it just needed 5th gear and the 4-5 synchro. It needs to go, PM me. By any chance, was the trans way low on fluid?? Just wondering how you weld 2nd or 3rd gear to the shaft like...

I'm doing just that with my deuce, as I found two Jeep 600w heaters, and I believe that it's going to take more heat than one can provide!! My 6.5L had the heater in the middle (or middle forward?) hole on the driver's side. No reason you couldn't add one to the pass side too. So long as...

I've insured the old M1008 and the deuce through Citizens, on my normal policy. They ask what is the vehicle and I give the vin and a description. (Chevy K30, AM General M35...) The deuce is historic plated, and no GVWR is specified on my title, but they also don't ask... It's just...

Again, if I could find/afford them, I'd be running the XL's, as indeed they are a better starting point. I'm not. I'm making do with NDT's. :) Gimpy, I know what you're talking about... But I'm not sure how well it would work really... The angles would be a compromise vs. cutting...

Per some people on here, XL's aren't THAT much better in snow or rain... Hence people groove those too. Honestly, I wanted 11.00 XL's, but there were none to be had. :( I really wanted Firestone T813's, but there really were NONE of those floating in surplus land. I got the NDT's for $75...

Jake0147 is right on. Using a higher tensile strength "harder" bolt will require greater length in tension to be able to hold torque as well, locknut or not. A bolt is generally NOT supposed to be operating in shear, but rather in tension. The clamp load applied is supposed to provide the...

Ok, I've checked out all the grooving threads and come up mostly empty... Looking for some ideas or opinions about grooving my new (Eeek!) 11.00's for winter service this year. I am not oblivious to the likelihood that this will also greatly improve wet weather performance, which is somewhat...

Note that he has a M1009, which has no Dana 60... It's a 10 bolt Corporate axle. He just didn't get all the parts when he picked and pulled, and he found out that the premium dials don't really bolt onto the stock guts well... Return trip, tell them you just didn't get all the hub parts you...

I'll add my $.02 and say that you didn't grab all the parts for the premiums and you need to go back to the junkyard. You need the internal parts too, which are retained by a snapring or two. (One on the axle shaft, one around the outer dia of the hub, IIRC... If all you did was pull six...

I don't see any issues... Empty tires at full pressure look like that... Load a deuce on top of them and there will be a wider contact area, with hopefully more pressure in the middle, where most of the rubber is... Run them too low a pressure for the load and the sides touch and two...

Hmm, so the single and twin cyl compressors are controlled differently?? Sounds like the single runs all the time, and excess is just vented, so to speak... I know mine is a twin cyl, and there is most definitely an unloader, and it starts and stops depending on pressure. Ok, the driven...

How often does your compressor run with the truck just sitting there?? Mine leaks down and the governor kicks (clunk, pop, hard click, whatever) within about 5 minutes of shut down. Could you have a gross air leak?? Of course, why would the leak stop immediately when the governor kicks...

I second the aubrn/true trac for front use. They're both great with tires up to about 33". Bigger than that and you're not able to tell as much that it's working, though it really still is. A little brake pressure helps them lock up better if you're getting twisted up... (Both respond to...