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i appreciate it CUCVRUS, ill need to look into testing the filter base, could you be more specific? and i will check the other areas for leaks. there is what appears to be an overflow hose coming off the fuel filter that runs down near the pass spring that is wet, what am i looking at there? bad...
starting issues / surging / dying
Okay, so up till now the truck has been running really well, no issues starting in the cold (after cycling the GPs a few times) but lately and more often i am running into an issue with starting
heres my normal startup
1. cycle GP's 3 or 4 times
2. apply...
Anyone know the size of the crank bolt on an m211 with a 302? I'm planing on helping a friend who thinks the motor is seized and I want to see if she's stuck truck is an hour + away from my tools want to be prepared before I drive out thanks for any help in advance
Still working thst out, at this point im thinking of starting OD green then later go full 3 color....
But then again there is always the current issue desert... Or black. Of course there is also blue and purple or pink lol
Oh it's VERY visible in person lol my issue was it was white reflective on all 4 sides and faded to **** on pass side and cracked and peeling... besides needed to come off for body work and paint
Ended up using a heat gun, scraper and trying turtlewax sticker and adhesive remover. 5 hours worth of work later
I think it looks WAY better but you can be the judge
Oh and as for comparison sorry, the turtle was just worked so **** well I doing even bust out the WD-40
Removing old vinyl
Had a little planning / setup with some local guys here on the forum I was feeling a little motivated and busted out the heat gun and decided to strip some striping!
The other day I attempted to use an orbital with 80 grit pads and that didn't work for **** I would just...
Okay so ran up to the parts store to get some new headlights as one of mine had broken the poly seal around the halogen plug making my sealed beam less than sealed... got them installed, adjusted and good to go. figured i owed the thread some photos as its dark outside
so my drivers parking...
Received my NOS Headlight harness today, got it installed in about 2 hours, fit perfectly (as it should and as expected) fixed a couple bad grounds and got dielectric on ALL of the connections, im not going to photograph the current installed harness cuz if you seen one youve seen them all, but...
Well I started last night cleaning and painting the heater core brackets and this morning I got motivated enough to pull the heater box (inside) remount the heater core and installed the new heater hoses... once all was said and done the truck was VERY hard to start took about 10-20 minutes of...
I guess you could try to see if it'll run on WD-40 if it will that indicates a fuel issue if not maybe not enough compression?
I try and break down an engine is easily as possible if you know it's getting warm from the glow plugs the only things you need now are air fuel and compression
Of...