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If you go back and read the thread I posted above, there is a youtube video of him testing the booster pump in a vice. As he is explaining it, he states that he had 10 gallons of fuel show up in his crankcase! 😲 Obviously it must have happened over multiple oil changes give that's about twice...

I just searched to see if others have had trouble with Real Custom Trucks and wish I'd searched here before ordering. You can't get in touch with them by phone or email. Fortunately my order was small ($25ish) but I ordered 2 small parts I really needed right away, waited 2 weeks with no...

I've got the same issue on my driver intermediate and my passenger rear. I have the seals, grease, etc. I just need to get to it. Your truck looks super clean otherwise! Did you get under there with dome 409 and a toothbrush lol? The various leaks under mine have made the underside a very...

I found this thread as part of my "research" and it may be helpful to you. If you search "making oil" you'll find all sorts of gems. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/mechanical-booster-pump-making-oil.88982/ And if it is a seal, I've used this vendor several times...

Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your take, I don't have a heating system on the truck so one less thing to worry about leaking/clogging. I live in Central texas and I put on a long-sleeve shirt maybe a dozen times in a year. I edited my original post as some compressed air and a...

Well, I started on cleaning it out. I took out the temp sender since it is bad and collected about 1.5 gallons from that hole. I opened the radiator drain cock and... nothing but a tiny drip. It's full but obviously crud is clogging it. Nothing is ever easy, lol. I figured I'd remove the...

Ok, fellow noob here. Are you sure it is diesel in the oil and not oil draining back? The reason I ask is that I got to experience the "oil rise after shutdown" yesterday after changing my oil for the first time. There's a good bit of oil in the filters and it takes a while for it to all...

Back to the top! I'm about to do this and I've been as frustrated as others reading about antifreeze. It seems like the proper product is going to be a low silicate IAT ethylene glycol coolant. I.e. simple green stuff. Maybe an additional anti-corrosion additive? The zerex original green...

Just wanted to come back and update. I finally got the oil change finished and took it out for about 10 miles worth of driving and didn't have any leaks so all is good! Again, I would definitely recommend the kit. It has everything needed and the plugs give it a super-clean finish! Customer...

Alright... Back to my malfunctioning temp gauge. I pulled the instrument panel and someone has clearly tried to address this in the past as the wires have been repaired with crimped bullets. It appears, according the to TM, the leads were reversed for power/signal so I reversed and tried it...

I finally got my copper oil pan drain washers from Big Mikes along with some other materials. For every one thing I address, two more pop up, lol. That said, I changed the oil and used Rotella SAE 30. Yeah, I know everyone says 15-40 rotella but I went with the TM for my climate. Since it...

Thanks for the details! That's not very encouraging, lol. I only have propane so that's going to have to do. I do have a VERY large pipe wrench as well but my concern is literally ripping the end off and leaving a stub in the tank as that will surely end it right there...

I can get a line wrench and try that as well. I'll have to bend or cut at least one side of the "butterfly" off of the valve, though, to get it on there -- I think... It's a cheaper suggestion, though. I'll pick one up, hit it with my propane torch, and then give it a go.

I bought a couple of pull-chain type valve releases so I don't have to crawl under. I got under there with the creeper figuring this would be an easy one but, alas, I don't get easy. The brass nut must be 17/32 and the 9/16 is a little loose. I looked around for one in stock locally and it...

Do you have any pictures of said leak? My particular deuce has more leaks than Hillary's email server and they all sorta blend together. I'm going to work through them one at a time until I can figure them out. I'd love to know which is yours so I have a reference point, lol.

Thanks, Fellas! Both systems were just a small piece of whatever was there originally so they were removed. I will take out the remnants of the ether injection brackets as well. That's all that's left of that system.

I decided to remove the remnants of the mechanical windshield wiper fluid pump handle as the rubber hoses are just hanging, the nozzle is completely painted over, and the reservoir tank/plumbing is long gone. I though the attached picture was it, but when I searched the part number, it comes...

Thanks for the note on the plug depth! And also on the fittings! I'll check it and if it works loose, I'll bottom it out but for now I'll just leave it be. In the picture does it look like I have them tight enough? They aren't nearly as deep as the stock ones but I feel like if I go any...

After reading about ToddJK's engine fire due to some remaining flame heater components, this project was at the top of my list. Note that as I work through all of the issues (there are so many, lol), I'm trying to document what I did in hopes a post or two of mine will help others that may...

I have considered black permatex (oil resistant) so I can go ahead and finish up! I may still do that. Washers are three days away, though, so I may just wait. I've got a couple other things I can do until then. There was "ooze" around both plugs but not enough to drip -- just make an oily...