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It shows 8,000 miles on the speedo and it seems to add up based on the air filter and oil filter which both were marked as being changed around 5,800 miles. But it’s 8,000 miles since the remanufacturing, the Melton guy said that the truck gets reset to zero miles when this engine gets...

Here is a closer look at the taken out snowman vs a new one: Maybe the tightened too much on one side and the turbo was a little cocked?

Got it! Will look for it, could be buried under the thick layer of gunk. Thank you!

Where is that H100 code located on your engine? I only found a J28 (not sure if it means anything) on the driver side, on the wall facing the fender, right by the transmission dust cover: That sticker looks like it is attached to the transmission and contains transmission related info, correct?

Here how he turbo base looks like, it’s like the seal is there but it wasn’t doing anything: I know the turbo was tight way over 20ftlb because I when used the same wrench to unbolt it and it felt closer to 40ftlb before it released. EDIT: There is a part number on the block that was...

Yes, I read your post before, it’s excellent, and will modify mine once I get a boost gauge as I have no idea about the spring strength and I am not there yet to just “feel it” like I can with other things. I will inject some CLP inside the wastegate for now to soften any rust and just get the...

How could I test if the wastegate is not stuck and that in fact it's working properly?

I see, so instead of replacing the cartridge, you only replaced the wheel with a “wicked wheel “, that particular brand or different? I will just go with the standard cartridge for now, just to get it to a good baseline. (need to add Boost and EGT meters before making any changes) Was able to...

I prefer not to buy anything from China especially for the truck, it feels like it’s such an insult, like I have a broken side mirror and only need the glass so I am looking to buy an used OEM one just to get the glass because most new mirrors are from China and some vendors advertise them as...

I ordered it, should arrive on Monday or Tuesday.

It sounds like I should replace the cartridge, correct?

I will keep looking, the only other markings I can see, are the GM Melton 6.5L valve cover stickers: But it’s nothing engine specific and like you said, on a rebuilt anyone could install those.

These are the only markings I found: An upside-down 3 and J28 on the driver side: A GEP part number on passenger side? But it’s not on the block itself : Is it a GEP engine? Could they install a GEP intake manifold but still use an older non GEP block? Do I need to use a mallet to get...

Ok, so I began to disassemble the turbo, first I washed, cleaned, vacuumed around and behind the turbo and setup a plastic cover to catch any gunk or sand falling from above: I removed the crossover (taped the intake openings) and it’s coated in oil: I loosened the exhaust and the two...

From lessons learned on first truck, I replaced the fuel lines with new ones that are slightly longer, makes it a lot easier to replace the fuel filter and air out the system from a relaxed sitting position, I suspect others have done something similar after the first fuel filter change...

Just a quick update, I fixed the last valve cover leak, behind the alternator, what a pain, but it’s done and so far there are no more leaks. Now moving to the turbo…we’ll find out how screwed up could it be :)

I just checked the bolts at the turbo base and they are at least 20ftlb, they won’t move any further even if I push it a little over. There are only two bolts at the turbo base, one on each side, correct? (11508475 in the TM)

Copy that! Will do!

Here, it's from another thread: Turbo Intake Manifold Leak - Causes?

Here, it's from another thread: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/turbo-intake-manifold-leak-causes.208548/post-2435460 EDIT: I meant to reply to the post above