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  1. rdixiemiller

    converting a multi fuel to diesel only

    I have backed my fuel rate off 8 flats, and I am still topping out at 1250 F when I stay in it. Looks like 2 more flats might have me where I want to be (1150 on a long hill). Without backing off the fuel rate, mine was going to fry the engine.
  2. rdixiemiller

    Towbar adapter dimensions

    Would you just like to borrow an adapter for a while to blueprint? I have a spare one of each size, 3/4 pin and 1" pin.
  3. rdixiemiller

    Rod bearings, failure mode

    Bjorn Hook up an electric motor to the driveshaft on the crane pump. Change the motor with the K-Boom!
  4. rdixiemiller

    Crane Ideas?

    Clinto You still have #3?
  5. rdixiemiller

    Mack / Cummins?

    i has a V300, the other is powered by an invisimotor.
  6. rdixiemiller

    Rod bearings, failure mode

    Bjorn Considering how many #6 rods come through the blocks...... The knocking means the clearance is too great for the oil film to maintain. You will start battering the bearing, which will increase clearances even more. Now you are putting a shock load on the rod bolts, and they will stretch...
  7. rdixiemiller

    Cheapie 5 Gallon Sand Blaster problems

    A pressure pot blaster pushes sand. A cheapie siphon blaster sucks it through. On a siphon blaster, covering the nozzle and triggering the air will push the air back through the sand hose to the pot. Dry sand is critical, and screening it is a must. My 30 year old Sears unit has a built in...
  8. rdixiemiller

    Engine knocking sound, who to call

    Nope! You can roll the belt off the crank pulley. The wrench does make it easier.....
  9. rdixiemiller

    Engine knocking sound, who to call

    Bjorn Try pulling the compressor belt off and see if the noise abates.
  10. rdixiemiller

    Price of Gas in your area

    2.93 for cheap unleaded, diesel is dropping. 2.53 for road juice right now.
  11. rdixiemiller

    Price of Gas in your area

    Unleaded is $2.85 for cheap, Off road is $2.49, Road fuel is $2.65 to 2.78, as of 5-14-07
  12. rdixiemiller

    balancing tires with ball bearings?

    RE: Fluids But they are expensive!!
  13. rdixiemiller

    OA 331

    8:1 Compression is fine for regular pump gas.
  14. rdixiemiller

    Downshift or not to downshift?

    RE: Re: RE: Downshift or not to downshift? I downshift when the grade slows me down below about 1600 rpm. I only do so to avoid lugging the engine. I downshift when approaching a stoplight just to keep in the correct gear to accelerate out when the light changes. I too have noticed minimal...
  15. rdixiemiller

    Cheapie 5 Gallon Sand Blaster problems

    Put your finger (wearing a glove) over the nozzle and trigger the gun. You will blow the sand back into the pot. When you start to blast, you won't get the stream of sand for 2-3 seconds. Also a good way to blow back a wet clog of sand. I used a Sears 5 gallon blaster for years, ran Fla. beach...
  16. rdixiemiller

    Engine Oil

    RE: Re: RE: Engine Oil Yep. It was slightly overfull, about 7" on the dipstick.
  17. rdixiemiller

    Engine Oil

    1 1/8" box wrench fits.I drained the small sump first, then the large. I got 13 gallons out of mine, courtesy of a leaky FDC and a 100 mile trip to Atlanta and back. I now have better oil pressure, and the engine runs fine on the engine drainings!
  18. rdixiemiller

    Pumpless!

    I found the hose popped off my fuel pump. The pump was working, but the engine was sucking the fuel up through the hose alone. Power increased with the in-tank pump hooked up properly.
  19. rdixiemiller

    Fuel system ferrules

    OK guys, don't go get all happy using the wrong line for fuel. Polypropylene line will NOT last with diesel. It is not rated for the temperatures nor the hydrocarbons. Poly line is water or air only. DOT air line is designed to hold truck air pressures and temperatures and to be oil and fuel...
  20. rdixiemiller

    Junk CARC

    Kenny The grey is flattening paste, mainly silica. When that stuff has been sitting for a long time, the stuff settles out and hardens like a rock. You need to mix it with a high speed agitator in a drill for about 30 minutes to get everything back into suspension. The clear stuff on top was...
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