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Can you expand on this popcorn noise? Is it a common trait of the engine or is it an indicator that something is failing? It has something to do with the cylinder heads?

I took my M813 out for an "exercise run" this week. I've been driving my wife's HMMWV too much and it's made me soft. The transition to all the pops, bangs and rattles and the loud NHC 250 was jarring. The HMMWV is positively smooth in comparison. Seriously, I have got to find a way to...

Mixed thoughts in what way? Intimidation?

Ah, I suspect that's your problem. That's actually too high. If you can get your face really close to the window, you'll see that near the top of the window is the "hot" level. The "cold" level is a fair bit below that. The marks are difficult to see on the sight glass. When I bought my...

Whoa... I had no idea!

Wait, you're saying that on the 809 series trucks there is a power steering fluid FILTER? How the heck did I miss that?

Ah, very helpful. Thanks!

Oh, almost forgot- When I did the coolant flush, belts and hoses, I replaced the water pump gasket with a fresh crush gasket. I put a little anti-seize on it, as Wes suggested. No leaks. After a few drives and a general warming up as spring has arrived, it started leaking. I found a spot on...

Huh. Upon closer examination of my suspect torque rod, it turns out that it was just the inner, circular flap of rubber that peeled off. That piece of rubber doesn't actually do anything other than cap off the inner metal part. I gave all my torque rods the "pry rod test" from the TM and they...

I'll contact you once I have the parts and I'm ready.

Can I borrow that? I don't have a welder...and I don't know how to weld effectively.

Fired up the 5-ton for the first time in a few weeks. I took it for a nice long, leisurely drive around town and dropped off some food items for my father-in-law who is holed up in his house due to the virus. Remember when you bought your first car as a kid, and it was a POS with all kinds of...

Took my truck on a refuel run. I filled the truck and all of my fuel cans. The truck hadn't moved in a couple of weeks and the temperature had got down into the 20's. Man, those NDCC's get some flat spots in cold weather. I had a nice thumping at low speeds for the first few miles. I verified...

More pictures please? Just from the bit I can see, your truck looks super clean.

@Elijah95 Oh, I figured you had too much on your plate. I was wondering if a competent, bargain-minded buyer could do it. I don't have a shop or garage. It would be an ugly job for me.

@Elijah95 I hear you. I'm not criticizing, it's just a bummer. I saw that it has a rod knock. Can that be fixed in-frame?

I'm sad to see it parted out.

@Brutacus @US6x4 Everything's greased and tight. The noise is random, not tied to bumps in the road. My exhaust system is crap though. The muffler is intact but the output flange is rusted off. I've got the J-pipe lashed in place up against the muffler. The J-pipe catches 90% of the exhaust...

Good question, but no. It's also more towards the passenger side. Starter is on drivers side.

Ok, I took the truck out again and I can replicate the noise. It's definitely not the bumper shackles banging. It actually sounds like more of a high pitched "chuff." Question: If your exhaust system is crappy, can a diesel back-fart through the exhaust the same way gasoline engines can? These...