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My cable broke back in 2012 or so. The truck was my daily driver so I needed a cable ASAP. Napa had one and it worked fine. I don't know if this has changed. I actually drove the truck to NAPA. I did a Molly Hogan to make two eyes to join the broken cable. I removed the plastic guide that...

I generally don't recommend using petroleum greases to lubricate o-rings. Buna-N o-rings first swell and the harden over time when exposed to petroleum oil. Normally, an o-ring is only exposed to oil at its edges but when coated with grease the entire o-ring is exposed which accelerates the...

We use Harco mufflers. They're more stationary and marine oriented. They have range of sound reduction ratings. https://www.harcomanufacturing.com/

With the Wagner gun and Benjamin Moore paint I did not add any water.

That is the FS 595 color code. It's standardized so that any paint manufacturer can mix it. The trouble is going to be finding a paint counter clerk that knows this. If you buy Benjamin Moore paint, they can cross reference other brands. Tell them the brand is "US Government" and then they can...

I see that you want satin. The first digit of the color code is the sheen. 1 is gloss, 2 is semi-gloss and 3 is flat. 27030 would be a semi-gloss black. There is no satin per the FS 595 color codes.

The black is 37030. The Wagner sprayer works well. It leaves a texture that is similar to the original CARC.

Copper reacts with the sulfur that used to be present in diesel fuels.

If you break the head off a bolt it is loose. Why pay extra to make it looser than loose?

Drop the oil pan.

Don't dress your gaskets. The gasket is an engineered material. Anything added to it is not guaranteed.

You only need the left hand bit if the bolt is in a through hole where the opposite side is unaccessible. The left hand bit prevents the bolt from being run through the hole and into that place you won't be able to get it out of. An example would be a cylinder head bolt. Using a standard bit...

The SAE 30R9 and 30R10 are also acceptable for the IP return as they are high temp rated. 30R9 has a Viton liner and CPE jacket. I believe 30R10 is Viton in and out.

Heck no. Lock washers are bunk. To elaborate, split lock washers in particular provide no locking effect and add the risk of the washer breaking and coming out from under the head of the bolt. All forms of lock washers have openings that allow moisture under the head of the bolt which causes...

The broken part of the bolt is loose. If you've got a hot glue gun or some super glue you could glue a dowel or rod to the end of the bolt and unthread it.

I think 5 feet did it but I don't recall. I would also get the 1/4 inch hose out of the injection pump in Viton as well. Fuel is hot there too. Make sure you get the thick walled tubing.

Does that matter? The alternator is usually connected directly to the battery so any connection to the alternator is the same as a connection to the battery once wire gauge is factored.

The fuel injectors likely have metric barbs on them but I promise the 1/8 tubing fits well. I have used the 1/8 for years and I don't use any clamps on the tubes. I suggest the McMaster route because you're guaranteed to get Viton tubing. You won't know what you're getting elsewhere.

Red oxide is a colloquialism for an alkyd type maintenance primer. They are solvent born which helps when painting poorly degreased surfaces. They don't really have any performance advantages beyond that. When I hear etching primer I feel those have been obsolete since the late 1970's. Zinc...

I went through this with a Blue Sea Battery charger recently. It charged the batteries just fine but popped the internal fuse when I tried to start the engine. The charger tried to drive the starter. I contacted Blue Sea and they explained that shouldn't have happened and there was an updated...