Recent content by Jbulach

Would there be any harm in deleting these last two post and locking the thread, so Carnacs is the last word?

The focus and angle of this picture sucks, but may give you an idea what you’re dealing with. There is an upside down u shaped standoff support bracket with two bends. Wild guess it’s about 1-1/2” wide, and stands 2” off the tank bottom. Any bend or angle on your pickup tube and you can’t get...

Also, what is your typical “heaviest” gross weight, do you ever or frequently pull a trailer, what engine at what horse power lever do you have? Reason I ask, I wondering if 1 ton dually axles would suffice? They can be had cheap and some have reasonably high gears. IE Ford F350 6k front, 10k...

You might look into an older set non-top loading set of lmtv axles, plus eco-hubs.

I don’t know what the best fluid is, hopefully somebody will chime in. I do know that the transmission is the weak Link in the A3‘s, so treat it like your baby. For the loose steering, start by having somebody saw on the steering wheel back-and-forth while you look for any sloppy joints in the...

Check your engine oil level as well. Also what truck, and Cummins engine are you dealing with?

Yep, and thats how the one side of the debate, that I normally don’t participate in, always goes. You need to focus on the torque numbers of the two engines. Especially if you add 5-10 ton payload on your truck with a 10 ton tare. All the sudden your hoped up but dependable 5.9 isn’t going to be...

I haven’t messed with them on these trucks, but on other equipment the ends tend to break off, usually on the engine side. However, I would start at the tack end if possible to see if it’s turning.

Check the drive cable before you replace anything.

I’m sure it’s been done, but cant think of anyone one here thats has. I know it’s been discussed and debated quite a bit, about how a 5ton is too much truck for a B motor.

If it’s the big filter mounted on the fender behind the tire, and before the lift pump, and your fuel tank is lower on fuel, probably not. Likely just the fuel draining back the line and down the pickup tube. However, my last battle of the war on fuel flow and pressure problems, was smallish...

I believe he said it was purchased at a Polaris dealer. So I’m wondering what the part number is, and curios of the list price? That would be great information for the handful of owners to be able to go out and obtain their own.

Panel bond is amazing stuff and wont warp your panels.

If the truck is sitting fairly level, it wont take much offset of the cylinder mount or the hinge to get them moving.

Not really. Yours sounds like a typical old school exhaust manifold/header flange leak, that most of us have dealt with too many times, on old gas engines. If not exhaust manifold I would take a wild guess at blown head gasket or burnt exhaust vale. Does the power seem to pulse/miss from a weak...