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I looks like the end cap has to come off the pump.

Good point on end play. That can be checked without disassembling anything. Pry on the damper of flex plates. You should get an audible thunk in each direction as the crank hits the thrust bearing.

I have an assortment of Cat memorabilia on my refrigerator.

So I've only opened 3 GM engines, a 350 a 6.2 and a 6.5. The front cam bearing certainly takes a brunt of the wear on those engines I have opened. You can't really judge oil starvation from the cylinders. They're the last to be affected. I strongly suggest checking mains and rods. At least...

Inlet screen on the injection pump? Are there no other filters before it? A screen on the IP should NEVER clog.

My cable broke back in 2012 or so. The truck was my daily driver so I needed a cable ASAP. Napa had one and it worked fine. I don't know if this has changed. I actually drove the truck to NAPA. I did a Molly Hogan to make two eyes to join the broken cable. I removed the plastic guide that...

I generally don't recommend using petroleum greases to lubricate o-rings. Buna-N o-rings first swell and the harden over time when exposed to petroleum oil. Normally, an o-ring is only exposed to oil at its edges but when coated with grease the entire o-ring is exposed which accelerates the...

We use Harco mufflers. They're more stationary and marine oriented. They have range of sound reduction ratings. https://www.harcomanufacturing.com/

With the Wagner gun and Benjamin Moore paint I did not add any water.

That is the FS 595 color code. It's standardized so that any paint manufacturer can mix it. The trouble is going to be finding a paint counter clerk that knows this. If you buy Benjamin Moore paint, they can cross reference other brands. Tell them the brand is "US Government" and then they can...

I see that you want satin. The first digit of the color code is the sheen. 1 is gloss, 2 is semi-gloss and 3 is flat. 27030 would be a semi-gloss black. There is no satin per the FS 595 color codes.

The black is 37030. The Wagner sprayer works well. It leaves a texture that is similar to the original CARC.

Copper reacts with the sulfur that used to be present in diesel fuels.

If you break the head off a bolt it is loose. Why pay extra to make it looser than loose?

Drop the oil pan.

Don't dress your gaskets. The gasket is an engineered material. Anything added to it is not guaranteed.

You only need the left hand bit if the bolt is in a through hole where the opposite side is unaccessible. The left hand bit prevents the bolt from being run through the hole and into that place you won't be able to get it out of. An example would be a cylinder head bolt. Using a standard bit...

The SAE 30R9 and 30R10 are also acceptable for the IP return as they are high temp rated. 30R9 has a Viton liner and CPE jacket. I believe 30R10 is Viton in and out.

Heck no. Lock washers are bunk. To elaborate, split lock washers in particular provide no locking effect and add the risk of the washer breaking and coming out from under the head of the bolt. All forms of lock washers have openings that allow moisture under the head of the bolt which causes...

The broken part of the bolt is loose. If you've got a hot glue gun or some super glue you could glue a dowel or rod to the end of the bolt and unthread it.