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  1. kapnklug

    IP cSt 1.2 specification

    Wow, ya it's been almost 11 years and still just as ignorant! Har The M1009 has been my daily driver the whole time. Soon after this original post, I installed a rebuilt IP with the "1.2 cSt." It is a little harder to start in below-zero temps than my other 6.2 diesel snowplow truck, but this...
  2. kapnklug

    M1010 ambulance box build reference

    Hey Kamikaze, i've got that EXACT same sofabed, mounted in the same spot in my m1010! Except I kept the bench & bolted it to the top. Is that a bathroom foreward of the sofabed? I'd be interested in seeing some pics of how you worked that out...
  3. kapnklug

    M1010 ambulance box build reference

    Is that a slide-out??? or just a gaint box? That's nuts. Looks like he's converted to dually axles too. Interesting roof idea, maybe I can find the roof off an old VW Westfalia....
  4. kapnklug

    M1010 ambulance box build reference

    I'm in the pencil & paper stage of raising the roof on mine. I don't want to weaken the wall studs/top plate, so my plan (someone, talk me down!) is to: 1. remove the rivets & skin on the roof 2. supporting the roof from inside with (4) ceiling jacks, sawzall thru the rafters & ridgebeam flush...
  5. kapnklug

    New M1010, free parts offered, some needed

    I think DeadParrot is on track with SteelRubber.com, and NyOffRoad with AUVECO, looks like they will have products that will work even if not the exact same profile. Maybe even room for improvement! Thanks to everyone who PM'd me about picking up the ambo stretchers etc. I'm taking things apart...
  6. kapnklug

    New M1010, free parts offered, some needed

    I'm talking about the seals for the ambulance doors. I doubt I'll find them at LMC.
  7. kapnklug

    New M1010, free parts offered, some needed

    Hey y'all, just bought this cherry m1010 on Fleabay! Only 18K mi, no rust anywhere. After the usual replacement of rubber parts & fluids, along with a radiator & water pump, she is on the road. This may scandalize a few folks, but I bought it with the intention of making it into a camper (I'm...
  8. kapnklug

    How to turbo a 6.2 using 6.5 parts

    Upper intake gasket usually comes with injection return line replacement kits, which you need anyway. You want to replace all the injection return lines & replace the glow plugs on the passenger side before you mount the turbo, because they will be totally inaccessible after. Use some heat...
  9. kapnklug

    How to turbo a 6.2 using 6.5 parts

    Are you looking for the gaskets to install the turbo (only 2: exhaust manifold-to-turbo & turbo oil outlet), or are you rebuilding the turbo? I rebuilt my GM-3 and it was a big PITA, lots of little parts. If I had to do it over I would send it out for a rebuild. Either way, you can get rebuild...
  10. kapnklug

    M1010 ambulance box build reference

    Sure, entire body is fine, maybe one with good roof & bad deck if that exists, since I only want the top. I have a car-hauler double-axle trailer, i'll come get it. PM me with price/options.
  11. kapnklug

    M1010 ambulance box build reference

    Hey Cucvrus, I'm building an M1010 camper right now & was thinking of doing exactly what you proposed with the roof -- cutting out the center and adding the upper 10" from a donor box, on top of the side headers. I'm in southern NY and PA is not a long hike for me. Do you have a roof you could...
  12. kapnklug

    Weird little tube inside bellhousing???

    Aha, so it prevents the valley from filling up like a bathtub in case the IP leaks. I didn't see it's opening in the valley (which confused me), but it must be plugged with goo. So still have a little work to do. Thanks, Doghead!
  13. kapnklug

    Weird little tube inside bellhousing???

    Bought this '84 6.2 J-code motor recently, but I've never seen one with this little tube behind the flexplate before. It runs from between the oil-galley plugs to the outside of the block near the oil cooler fittings, and the end is open. Is this an air intake for the "PCV" system? If so, it...
  14. kapnklug

    Holy Turbocharger Meltdown!!!

    No visible damage to the #1 cylinder wall, so I was HOPING for a slightly better outcome. But at least it's back on the road and power feels about the same. Oh yes, I have a block heater. Here in upstate NY it will be below zero pretty soon.
  15. kapnklug

    6.5 heads on 6.2 motor

    First off, my compression gauge is a cheapo, and I don't think very accurate as far as numbers go, but it is consistent. #1 (damaged) cyl reads 200psi; all other cyls fall between 250-300 psi. I believe the spec is 400. But it runs fine.
  16. kapnklug

    6.5 heads on 6.2 motor

    So I just installed a set of new 6.5 heads from SSD on my '85 M1009 ($750, approx $900 shipped). Some things I noticed: 1. First, they fit with no big problems. They have a thicker flange around the exhaust ports, which moves each exhaust manifold maybe 1/4" further outboard; this was a little...
  17. kapnklug

    Holy Turbocharger Meltdown!!!

    The end of the story: finally finished putting the engine back together with rebuilt turbo and the 6.5 heads; runs as well as before once warmed up, but first start of the day means alot of blue smoke and chuggity-chug, even when garaged. Definitely took some damage to the rings on the 200mi...
  18. kapnklug

    Holy Turbocharger Meltdown!!!

    Further update: Trusted local machinist determined it would be prohibitively expensive to rebuild the bad cylinder head, which was supposedly rebuilt only 18 months ago by Cylinder Heads International (HEADSONLY sellername on FleaBay). Did I mention how much these guys suck? I can't believe how...
  19. kapnklug

    Holy Turbocharger Meltdown!!!

    Oh ya, the truck's been down for so long I forgot I started a thread about it. Pulled the driver's side cylinder head. The intake valve on the #1 cylinder was loose in the valve guide, you could rattle it by hand. The valve had made contact with the pistion, leaving a scuff mark .06" deep in the...
  20. kapnklug

    Holy Turbocharger Meltdown!!!

    Further update: Compression test revealed zero compression in #1 cylinder, normal in all others (and it was a real barrel of laughs testing the cylinders under the turbo). At least the bad cylinder isn't on the side with the turbo, then I'd be pulling the engine. Gonna remove the driver's side...
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