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Does 35" tires kill the 6.2 on the road? The 3.08 gear seems pretty tall for that tall tire. I thought about swapping over to a set of 1008 axles to get the big rubber rolling easier.

I wish you were closer, I would be glad to help you out. Bottle jacks work, I like to center them in a tire/wheel with a 2x6 inside the wheel for a jacking base on dirt. I realize you have to raise your truck some first. The front bumper looks stout enough to use a jack on. My worry would be...

I have some old 8x12 blocks of wood that are about three feet long that I like to use as leg/chest savers. That looks like a job for a big floor jack. Glen

If you were closer, I would be glad to help you with it. It is a pretty simple and straight forward process. The toughest part is pulling the balancer and putting it back on. The cam and crank gears have alignment marks to aid you in getting it back together. GM used to be horrible about using a...

I keep telling myself I do not need a M-37, over and over.... I fear I will have to buy one... it seems to be destiny. I always liked them and seeing one restored or being restored once in a while surely does not help my cause any. :-) Looks like fun to me! Glen

^^^^^ That is an excellent post! ^^^^^ I also found that soaking the seal in oil for a couple of days prior to installing it helps with packing it tight and getting it to slide around the crank. If you have the luxury of istalling the seal without the crank tight, I use a plastic dowel and a...

The 1990 would be easier as it is not innercooled. As low as the M1009 is geared, I doubt exhaust gas temperatures would ever be an issue anyway. Those aircraft tugs are kind of cool. One thing is for sure, it will not have been over worked. They had super low gears in those things.

Timing Chain is where I was headed when I asked about the sound of it cranking. You should have been banging at least on starting fluid. I never use the stuff on any modern diesel, and especially not on glow plugs or plenum heaters. When the timing chain breaks, frequently it will sound like it...

That is a fact on the noise. I had my speedometer buried a few times. That transfer case sounds like a siren at that speed.

We did a couple with the small block Chevrolets and Novak mounts/adapters. Their package works very well and with the M715's deep gearing, a 305 Chevy will either go or spin the tires trying. I cannot imagine what kind of power a 396 or 455 must have in one of these old beasts. I ran 36" and 38"...

You can also overfill it through one of the upper power take off bolt holes. That is where I top off or refill mine at. Glen

Does the engine sound normal when cranking with the starter or does it sound like it has compression in one or two spots?

It is amazing what a set of tires does for the appearance of a duece. I like it!

Mine had the tabs, but none were bent. The inside nut has an alignment pin in it. The tabbed washer has a series of holes for the pin and a tab that sits in a groove in the spindle. The outside locking nut clamps the mess together.

I bought my first one and it puddled everyplace it went. The local Sheriff's Office had been using it for jail maintenance and a snow plow truck. They told me it had an oil leak. After putting on a new flex plate and getting he starter rebuilt, I started to pursue the oil leak. It was diesel...

I just had the Dana 60 apart in my 93 W 250 and I used the same four prong socket on it that I used on my old M1008. I have not been into the front end on this newer M1008. It is a 25,000 mile truck and feels new. I tried to read the sticker on the socket, but it has been abused too much...

That is sweet! Car show material....

I wish my budhet was larger, I really like that truck. My keyboard is drool soaked... :wink: Glen

Nice to have another member in your area, if you ever need anything from Central Kansas, drop me a note! Glen

I have a buddy that picked up a 250 Cummins at Ft. Riley for and old Diamond T truck that he uses to pull antique Caterpillars around. He bought it to overhaul for his truck. It looked like it had been run on the outside, but when he pulled the engine down, new sleeves, new pistons, new bearings...