Poked a hole while waiting for the oil to drain.
Manual conversion to get rid of the vacuum stuff. Hope is to get the case and different gears all clean and built so it's a fairly quick turnaround.
Famous last words 😂
I think I have...
This is just a suggestion as I’m a few steps ahead of you with my 60 and it’s maintenance. When you decide to upgrade your suspension have a good look back there.
1. Fuel tank and related sending unit and fuel pickup. Associated rubber hoses...
It doesn't hurt to smear some automotive seam sealer over the weld joints after priming. That will seal up any pinholes and extend the life of the repair.
Put some new belts on yesterday.
Went to fire up the 3B for the first time since replacing all the gaskets and we noticed a big spark come from the front of the engine once it fired up. After some investigation we found that I had installed...
Adding boost increases compression temperatures and burn speed already, so advancing timing more is a very bad thing. Especially on engines that weren't intended to be turbocharged.
EGT is only an indication of cylinder temperature. Advancing...
Nice truck! And nice build. Following along.
I did not have good luck with aftermarket glow plugs, tried VMC (I think that’s the brand) didn’t work out of the box, Then tried NGK, worked well for about a year. Finally got an OEM set from...
For anyone looking to use this one of these Universal Kits! The only measurement that is truly critical is the distance from the front clip support to the front of the fan, per this drawing. Any other measurements we can work with you to make...
Well, after two years of sitting outside I brought my truck into the shop and my plan is to start ramping up on finishing my engine swap.
My goal is to drive it out to Rubithon this year…. Crossing fingers…
I bought a cheap remote relay to monkey around with, but I haven't had time. Plus I think I'd miss bitching about having to go outside at 530 in the freezing rain in PJs to turn it on.
The last time I looked, even their fancy remote system was...
At first I really didn’t think I needed one. They come pre wired so it’s an easy add on. The entire install is pretty simple. I deleted my rear heater at the same time because it was in bad shape. I think a remote start would be more beneficial...