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Do you think cutting it with gas will help any?

Had a bunch of old WMO in gallon jugs laying around from various oil changes. About 25 gallons worth altogether. There was a little (1-2 gallons) of used gear oil and some used ATF (maybe 1 gallon) in the mix. I poured all this in the tank, filtering it through two pairs of pantyhose and...

73m819 raises a good point, though. I frequent several message boards for various different topics and one recurring theme that always comes up is the fact that humor (especially sarcasm) does not translate very well across the Internet with some sort of context (i.e. visual/audible cues, body...

Everyone take a deep breath. I suspect the guy is just having a little fun with us. If so, ignore him and move on. If he's serious, nothing you say here is going to change his mind so there's no point in wasting your time.

I was thinking the amount of stuff on GL might decrease. The idea being that they would hang on to their trucks longer b/c they wouldn't be able to buy replacements. But, then again, when has the government ever done anything logical.

Maybe less trucks going out, less work

I don't know what's more awesome, the idea of being able to see clean through the block or your description of the event. I'm going with the latter. Sorry about the engine, but I almost fell out of my chair laughing about the thought of a deuce peeing oil 30 yards across the lawn.

Two FULL turns? Isn't the conventional wisdom to only turn it a flat or two at a time and then check things out (preferably with a pyro)?

That sucks. I'm sure somebody would've liked to have them (the trucks in the newspaper pic).

Ah, cool, that makes sense. There is a sticker on the dash about how to read the air traffic control tower lighting. Also good to know it's from NM. The sheet metal is pretty clean.

It's a question of semantics, really. To the guys on this forum that own them "multi-fuel" means something entirely different than how others might interpret it more generically.

I believe what make the LDT/LDS engines a multi-fuel (at least distinctly from other diesel engines) is the shape of the piston cup and the spray pattern of the injectors. I suppose the high compression ratio is another aspect. These things are specifically designed to run a wide range of...

Yeah, that's insane.

I think they come with multiple gaskets for different applications. The two times I've done it, I just used everything in the box that actually fit. There isn't really any place to install the "extra" stuff, so it should be self-explanatory. Yes, those look over-tightened.

Good call, didn't notice the dogbone over to the right. So, maybe a pinion seal leak from the front of the diff running down to that area on the bottom? Then again, with these axles being top-loading, maybe that's not likely. Hope he doesn't have a crack in the housing.

Yeah, I don't see any emergencies. A couple of them are easy fixes, though, so I'd at least give it an attempt. I'm kind of anal-retentive about leaks b/c I don't like the mess on the driveway. On the other hand, it just comes with the territory.

1. That's a strange one. My guess is the slobber tube dripping down on it, maybe at road speeds. 2. Bad seals at the base of the filter housings. Those will get replaced when you change the filters. Be sure not to over-tighten the housing bolt or it will cut the seals. 3. Tighten that...

The nice thing about these motors (and older diesels, in general), is that there isn't really much to troubleshoot. Is it getting air? Is it getting fuel? Do you have compression? Is the exhaust escaping? That's about it. 3 of those 4 are pretty easy to rule out. You just figured out how to...

I drove all the way home on one on my recovery and didn't know it. There was some vibration, but I just figured it was the frontend. The only way I figured it out was my buddy in the chase car said he could see it flopping around a little at highway speeds. Got to looking at it and found out...

Look for a flat tire. Outside dual, if you're lucky.