Love hale creek- amazing camping spot on the lake. My doggies enjoyed themselves immensely swimming in the cold water. . The drive out is a bit interesting if it's raining and you're carrying 45psi in your tires lol.
Two words for you warezdog: British wiring. There's a reason that Lucas was referred to as the Prince Of Darkness by mechanics. I learned my lesson after owning a '68 English Ford Cortina with the Lotus engine and suspension. The wiring was based on a positive ground 6 volt schematic. Tore my...
Dougal, you really need to change your handle to "the professor" or something similar. The knowledge you're constantly dropping is pretty prolific.
Jeremy, keep going bud- the finish line is in sight, you're almost there! It's always the last five percent that merits 95% of the sweat and pain...
Think "holy-crap this is steep" and then add two downshifts and a boiling radiator. For about fifteen miles.
I may be exaggerating, but I've taken sports cars over that pass that were definitely feeling the grade.
Way back when I worked at the port of Tacoma, I recall one of the grizzled old reefer mechanics holding court about the diesel engine. He said that the rule of thumb is ten pounds of oil pressure per thousand RPM when hot is perfectly acceptable. I've always followed that advice and never scored...
Your clearance at full bump made me think of the guy I saw at the mud drags. Big power and too much motor movement put his exhaust into the tie rod and steered him out of control, rolling the rig.
In retrospect he could have probably just gotten out of the loud pedal but he panicked, and...
Wow. Best argument I've heard against a rear mount. Thanks for sharing the knowledge!
Dougal, does your brain hurt from all that turbo goodness floating around in there? =-O
I know you've invested plenty of time into getting your turbo oil lines right, but have you considered the rear mount turbo option? This would simplify a lot of your engine fitment issues, lower your under hood temps, maximize your intercooler efficiency, and uses the turbo you already have...
Does 100 percent rated load refer to a period of peak boost, or is it wide open throttle? If it's just peak boost, I could lug it up the pass while maintaining full boost- but I've always understood with a gas engine that lugging is not a preferable thing when it comes to the break in period...
You have been nothing if not exceptionally thorough on this rebuild. That motor should run a half million miles before needing anything, given the amount of attention you've paid to it!
What are your plans for modifying the valve body in the transmission? Have you approached that issue yet?
I've been enjoying your thread and will be collecting most of my parts required for this swap over this winter.
Come spring, I'll hopefully be taking her off the road and be completed by...
Part time kits have not shown any improvement in fuel economy with the standard gas motor. Lots of guys who have done this can verify.
It's unknown if a diesel would react any differently than the stocker gas motor, but it's rather unlikely.
Warning taken. I always expect the worst case scenario when undertaking something new, so my goal is 5K, with a pleasant surprise if it doesn't land closer to 8K. My mechanical experience tends to prove that Murphy was an optimist, so I usually plan accordingly.
My goal would be to nurse the...
That's good news, I was expecting your totals to be closer to 8000. You and I have the same financial goals for this swap, nice to hear you're coming in under budget before you even sell off the engine etc.
I wonder if it's possible to get my 97's transmission to play nice behind an Isuzu if I...
Wheelingnoob, what is your running total cost (approximately) for this conversion? I've been on the fence about which oil burner powerplant I want, and it looks like the bottom end of my gasser motor has decided to expedite matters for me.
If I have to throw several grand into rebuilding a...