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Tips breaking off is common place with these plugs. Use only the military stock glow plugs and use copper never seize on the treads. It is what it is with these detroits . Mark

I fell your frustration as.many if us have been there. Did you put a camera down the injector hole to see the pistons? Just why are you pulling the heads? If small fragments went into the cylinder and out the exhaust valve with minimal damage I would just install new glow plugs and fire her up...

Great suggestion as I have used Fastenal many times and have had zero issues and they usually have the best prices around. One thing about them is the shipment must be on a pallet and the items must fit within that pallet. It may be a couple weeks before your shipment arrives at their local...

I have the three speed tranny along with the 6.5 and I keep her a 62mph max. Goid enough for me Mark

Sorry read it wrong. This is a confusing thread. Mark

If you mix metric and sae bolts you are wondering if will screw up something?

There is no carb on this diesel. You need to change the fuel filter and empty the fuel canister and then see if your lift pump is providing fuel to the fuel filter and canister. If you have that then crack a few injectors to see if fuel is getting to the injectors while cranking. You need to...

He should run for congress He's perfect.

Simple but not really effective. Motorcycle towing.

No not at all.

With house paint touch-ups are easy. My paint job is over six years old and has held up very well. A little faded from being stored outside but it's still in very good shape. I keep small Mason jars with one with green paint and one with black in the truck. 1" throw away "chip" paint brushes...

Even Dino oil today is a far better oil than what they had years ago. What SF rating to they have today SL or something like that? I remember SC so they have come a long way.

I also use Hastings but they are harder to get. What's the issue with Wix and a cat motor. I've never had an issue. Mark

Wix and Baldwin are run of the mill filters? Don't agree with that at all. If you meant Fram then yeah those are trash in my humble opinion.

What's that white stuff on the ground?

That's what I'm saying the matt black compliments against the green. Mark

I happen to be an old A&P so I know those old name sealants very well. I was just talking to my oldest boy about using them for better results. The old red high temp Permatex spray a gasket is a lifesaver for holding gaskets in place. Mark

Nice! She came out real nice. Why did you go with a flat black on a lot of things? Mark

I run Rotella 15/40 conventional motor oil in my normally aspirated 6.5. If I had a turbo then I would run a synthetic. The engine can run quieter with a conventional oil. Mark

Sounds a lot like this knock video. Injector knock