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@Andyrv6av8r Looks good. I need to do this as well. How effective is yours? The garage in the background leads me to think that you park indoors most of the time. Any prolonged rainfalls?

What he's saying, is that the amount of drag is causing your fan to free wheel faster and provide more cooling than most other people. That's why you can't get the engine hot enough. I am amazed at how quickly the fan cools the engine when it engages. If it free wheeled a little faster, it...

My truck was a Marine truck that was re-engined to a 6.5L in 2002. It was originally equipped with the fording kit. It seems that during the reset, the kit was removed or bastardized. The most obvious differences are the short intake and exhaust stacks. These should obviously be the tall...

@badgerd Geeze, people would kill to have your problem. ;) Did you order a cooler replacement t-stat? Lots of people do, from what I've read. I stuck with the part # in the TM. Also, what type of driving are you doing? I've observed that in steady, straight driving, my fan never comes on but...

Whoa... I had no idea!

Wait, you're saying that on the 809 series trucks there is a power steering fluid FILTER? How the heck did I miss that?

My wife and I just enjoy a "companionable silence" while riding in it. ;) We converse when at traffic lights or upon arrival. She jokes that the HMMWV is the only vehicle wide enough to allow adequate social distancing while seated inside.

To me, that stupid switch is part of the charm of military vehicles. I'm sure the push button is more convenient but I didn't get into this hobby for convenience.

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Apparently there are several versions in the NHC family...small cam, big cam and whatnot. Did these pistons and liners come out of another engine or are they "new" and meant for a newer model engine? If you pulled them from another engine, go back and snap a photo of the tag on the engine...

Ah, very helpful. Thanks!

Oh, almost forgot- When I did the coolant flush, belts and hoses, I replaced the water pump gasket with a fresh crush gasket. I put a little anti-seize on it, as Wes suggested. No leaks. After a few drives and a general warming up as spring has arrived, it started leaking. I found a spot on...

Huh. Upon closer examination of my suspect torque rod, it turns out that it was just the inner, circular flap of rubber that peeled off. That piece of rubber doesn't actually do anything other than cap off the inner metal part. I gave all my torque rods the "pry rod test" from the TM and they...

Practical applications: We drove down to the local nursery and had them load 1.5 cubic yards of top soil for the addition to our veg. garden. My wife was practically giddy at getting to use her truck for real work, not having a bunch of empty, plastic soil bags to dispose of, and not trashing...

I copied it straight from the TMs in the TM forum. I did this job recently so I remembered where to look. I couldn't tie my own shoes without a TM or Youtube. :rolleyes:

I'm still trying to get in there to get the fuel pump P/N, but my wife drove the truck for an hour. I checked it out when she got home and the valley was bone-dry. Maybe I'm hallucinating. o_O

@Elijah95 Awww. That hurt me right in the feels! I like my 250!

Now that I've had a moment to dig into the -20;

You need top tighten the drive pulley for that. There procedure is in the -20 TM. I'm sorry I don't have it from memory.

@74M35A2 Due to all the suspended iron and stuff in the cooling system, the Dawn did not foam up anything like you'd think. It came out barely sudsy. The Dawn quickly broke down when emulsifying all the garbage. The second flush with plain water got the suds out completely, then I refilled with...