Recent content by TNDRIVER

No gauge necessary, remove the sender, crank the engine, should be a healthy squirt of black oil, no squirt big problem. Quick and dirty. My two cents.

From your description my best guess is that the bolt in question went into the pivot for the Bendix. My first try would be to pick it up at a 45 degree angle with the solenoid on the bottom and "tap" the nose on the ground firmly. I know its heavy. Plan B would be to take the bolts off on the...

If it "fell" in, it should "fall" out. BANG IT ON SOMETHING. Sometimes force works.

Might want to think about a "Speedy Sleeve" while you are in there. Number 99199......... just my 2 cents.

Got a second box to open when I get time. I'll look for a substitute relay for it. THANKS

Was that a Song Chuan relay that was bad? The reason I ask I have a Nartron box on the bench in pieces awaiting said relay. It appears I will be able to lift the board enough to get to the bottom of the relay on the Nartron.

WELCOME I'm sure one of the locals will be glad to teach your wife to say" hi youall" and perform the required liberalectomy. You are going to love the auto insurance too.

Yup, serpentine belt. Big socket time, should turn pretty easy.

I might add the "factory" shop in Chattanooga is also worthless!

Adult in the room time............... It appears you are looking at buying a privately owned truck. I'm going out on a limb here but my guess is that some one is trying to flip a auction truck or got all stary eyed and bought into one only to learn that it is beyond their means either...

A JEEP

That washer is about as unique as can be. I have a suspicion its function is to locate the washer behind the plate as it is reinstalled. Simply a spacer. I would dry fit the plate and see if there is a space at the point where this washer resides. If so, any old washer will do. Epoxy one to...

I think there is a hardware store in Houston...................................................................

I believe this is to access the bolts be

Pull the glow plugs and put a big wrench on the "lugs" on the back side of the dampener on the front of the crank. "Should" turn pretty easy. My 2 cents.