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I will buy top door hold backs if they are not bent up. the thin steel tracks on top the doors hooked to the body hat keep the door from slamming shut.
in my experence with the 6.2 cracked heads are mostly from over heat or no coolant. I would expect the engne to have more damage. like piston rings that pass oil ,low compression stuff like that. I have seen a few guys spend cash on heads just to find the the bottom end is weak.
Thanks Gimpyrob!
I just know somewhere there is a pile of these parts. the door "holdbacks" are two thin tracks that keeps the back doors from slamming shut if they are not latched full open. the cap just that , a stamped formed front top edge of the box. I can make this stuff but the factory...
Is there a source for M109 box parts? not the truck the "shop van box" that is on the back. I need rear door top hold backs and the top, front, outside formed part. please dont give me the newbe bla bla bla I searched all over. I know some one has a satck of this stuff.
After just completing 1580 miles I would
1 Drivers seat upgrade
2 install muffler if there is not one
3 cover floor in cab with mat or carpet to help with noise
4 seal all hot/cold air leaks in cab floor and fire wall
5 double check throttle springs add if needed so it is easy on rough roads...
Gentelmen, I negelect to say how much help Joseph (sandcobra164) was to me. He took a day off work for a recon mission and then a morning off to help us pick up day at Albany. If he offers you help take it. He is a "Top Shelf" guy.
Jeff
Log Book 1974 Am General M109 Shop Van bumper # F-93 Albany Georgia to Las Cruces New Mexico 1580 miles.
10-Feb.2011 Bid on and won truck $1375.00 Albany GA
11-Feb.2011 applied for ECU (first ECU)
11-Feb.2011 ECU revisions requested by GL
14- Feb.2011 ECU application sent to Battle...
Oilburner here; We were the guys that drove the M109 back to New Mexico .
turns out truck F-93 is a good one. drove 1590 miles in three days. rolled out of Albany Ga about 12:00 Monday spent Tuesday afternoon on Burbon street New Orleans ( fat tuesday) and rolled into Las Cruces New Mexcio...
a diesel has no throttle plate to cause vacuum. The air inlet restriction will go up as the rpm and boost are rased due to air filter or piping restrictions between the air filter and the turbo. Cummins NTC 400 factory spec boost would max out at 21. Cummins used to say that any boost over 25...
I have used the zipper boots way easer to install than pulling down the hub, spindle, and knuckle some of the zipper boots are thin and seam to sun/dry rot in no time at all.(china junk) I use a smear of silocone sealer on the zipper to help keep some water out. I used some no zipper ones that...