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The Preluber is a neat item, put one on a '91 Dodge Cummins when we bought it new and it worked for150+k maybe before it wore out. It ran before start up for oil pressure and after shutdown as the turbo spooled down so no idle, idle after getting off the highway... As neat as they are, the one...

Fixing that bed will make finding the PTO with front AND rear output seem easy... What brand welding products do you use, I'll buy their stock!

FOLLOWUP ON BAD BOTTOM END Finally found the time to get the pan off and see what is going on... The oil pump idler gear shaft has SHEARED, which, of course, means problems in the oiling department. Has anyone seen this failure before? The other picture tells the resulting story of the main...

Event #2653, Lot #1364... Though I'm not sure I want it anyomre now that it's gone over the $2G mark, H7 and all! Pretty well wrecked Dodge CTDs are $1-10+G, depending on the year, extent of damage and title status, at the insurance sale... Hell, at that price I've got this one at the barn that...

Event #2653, Lot #1364... Though I'm not sure I want it anyomre now that it's gone over the $2G mark, H7 and all! Pretty well wrecked Dodge CTDs are $1-10+G, depending on the year, extent of damage and title status, at the insurance sale... Hell, at that price I've got this one at the barn that...

There's a Dodge type aircraft tow tractor on GL about 50 miles from me, that's almost next door in GL terms, and I'm sick of bad multifuels (just bought and swaped in a 'good engine' that has a bad bottom end!) but that's another story... Does anyone know what kind of transmission is in these...

Oh gosh, the post I tried to put up earlier was eaten by my computer... Thanks for all the input thus far! Recovery4x4 and Jwaller, your leads may be the way to go though I'm a little light here in the midst of the holiday season, I'm sure you know the drill. Devilman96, I know what you mean...

Recovery4x4, I bought this engine from a guy named Scott L., I believe somewhere up in NC or VA, for $850 delivered here while he was on vacation headed somewhere. I've emailed him but haven't heard anything back yet, I sure hope we can work something out, he seemed like a nice person who knew...

Swapped in the replacement $800 engine and it has a bad bottom end... What a great way to spend a few days! The guy I bought it from said it had a bad turbo but ran fine. When I changed the oil there was only about two gallons in it. Hmmmmm... I bet there is a connection there now that I think...

Well Cranetruck, it's not really a knock, more of the deep 'sqeak' or 'ronk' racket that sounds to me like a bad main bearing, pretty much like the LAST engine... I can't win for loosing with these things!

The Kroil did the job, along with a 'cutomized' wrench and a large pipe wrench... Too bad it didn't matter as the replacement multifuel smoked and knocked as soon as I finally put fuel to it. :cry:, just like the one that was in it from Unc Sam!! I've been burned on a 'good running' engine I...

OK, I can make something similar with the plasma cutter and back it up the pully on the compressor side with a wrench... Then what, wail away on the pulley wrench with a big hammer? Is it right or left handed thread? Does everyone have this problem? I couldn't budge it with an 18" pipe wrench...

I've got my replacement engine/trans almost ready to go in but thought I'd change the air compressor belt... Look like the same basic tensioning design as older Cat dozers I've been all over but I can't get the threaded pully to budge, even with the bolts out. What can't I see? I don't want to...

Hmmm, I've got a bolt in mine now... Will I kill it like that just pulling the truck itself out, with no heroics pulling on semis, concrete trucks, etc? If this is really a bad practice where can I get the right pin? Thanks

Well, tonight I finally got around to pulling the engine for replacement and found that the 6000 mile truck has what looks like an 80,000 mile clutch on it, not much left to the 'pucks' and the four finger pressure plate is pretty worn, mabye even 3/32 gone where the clutch ran... So much for...

I've finally got my replacement engine a few weeks back and now have arranged some time over the holidays to perform the swap... Can those with experience make some suggestions to make the process easier? I'll be working in my farm shop with comcrete floors (a blessing!), good lighting...

There really is another way... For up to 100 amps of 12v off batteries in series check out: http://www.vanner.com/pdf/man-0001.pdf As far as continuing to defend tapping 12v off one battery, either we don't pull enough load to do long term damage or we're just lucky! I replace more...

The most likely multi candidate has 800 hrs and also a bad turbo... Just my luck! What should I look at with my old turbo to see if it's damaged, I can only imagine what one would co$t!! Big truck and equipment turbos have much more 'slop' in them than automotive turbos so that's no measure. Can...

Ok, that makes sense and I believe you but, as lazy as I am, I'd rather change a battery from time to time than add an alternator, regulator, brackets, extra battery, battery box, etc. for a whole stand alone 12v system... You know, the REAL way to do this is like they do on boats, with a'...

I hate to be insubordinate to General Devilman96 but the 12v off one battery idea has been working around her for probably a decade on various heavy equipment. I'll be the first to admit that a few floodlights aren't a big load... in fact, the largest single load we have run like this is a...