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Next time you have one with a boogered up Torx just lay a half inch nut on top of the bolt head and Mig weld the inside of the nut to the bolt then while still hot use a 3/4" socket and unscrew. easy peasy!

Unfortunately your right, I've had good luck with swollen plugs by spraying them with Castle Thrust (penetrating oil) and let it sit and soften any soot then grasping the hex wit a pair of Vise Grips and CAREFULLY turning the plug back and forth in a twisting motion while pulling DO NOT PUSH THE...

Yes, and another helpful hint. Don't get into a place where you have to back up! If you do try to keep it straight and even still you'll probably have to get out and turn the steering wheel on the towed to keep things lined up.

When using those wheels what lug nuts are you using? My understanding is that to use the centers and plastic nut covers you need the metric nuts.

Any small block Chevy block off plate will do just drill and tap it before you install it.

I saw a metal one similar to that in NJ, the rea panel was removable and had a small man door in the center. That truck also had a fuel fired heater mounted near the front of the bed.

I think your best bet would be to contact your nearest Fleet Pride or other shop that specializes in truck PTO's and driveline equipment.

Thats a sweet looking truck JD, I love those older 78 @79's

And NO you should NOT use starting fluid! If you do and it enters the cylinder and hits a hot glow plug BOOM! Never mind the shock to the rod bearings.

At my age 60+ I'm looking to make things easier and less challenging so with that in mind I'd stick with a 6.2. Twenty years ago the answer would be what ever engine I have or afford will fit one way or another!

Nah, it's not you it's me. Sometimes I forget that I'm explaining something and assume you know what I mean to say before I say it so I don't go into details.

"I hook them up. Front battery positive, rear positive, rear negative " It's not clear to me but if you hooked them up pos to pos that's not correct, I don't think that would smoke the alt. but I'm not going to try to reproduce your test results!

It's pretty simple really, I just didn't explain it very well! I knew what I meant and assumed you did too. The PO tried to start the 24v truck not knowing it was a 24v system, the batteries were dead so jumping it with a 12v battery to the front battery gave it enough power to engage the...

While you have the never seize out make sure you put some on the heater core nipples, that makes it much easier to remove in the future. Also to remove the seized on hose from the brass nipples use a sharp knife or razor blade to slice the hose lengthwise and peel it off the nipple, that keeps...

I feel it's worth having one sitting on the shelf, but then I have the space and got a "locked up" engine given to along with the rest of the truck because of the "bad" engine. Turned out the dumb previous owner tried to start a 24 volt truck with one 12v battery and the starter engaged and...

No need to to clear coat it and end up with possible delam/ future touch up problems, just use a hardener for enamel . Use a generic or Dupont, PPG ectara. One pint per gallon of unreduced enamel and just a tad reducer and first coat spray it light (tack coat) 2nd and 3rd coats lay it on.

I haven't read all the post so with that in mind... The only time and thing I flush besides a toilet is a transmission oil cooler! And that is done before installing a new or rebuilt tranny, Commercial products are available but $$$ so I use low PSI compressed air and ATF simple and cheap.

Never done that but that's what Id do.

I too recommend an IP But before that check all the lines from the tank to the fuel pump on the engine block, those lines are NOT under pressure and may allow some air in. If it's sucking air in it most likely would also leak fuel when shut off but who knows? Did you REPLACE the fuel lines and...

I don't think a winch will last long getting submerged like that! Next your friends say "I dare you" don't do it, it cost you money not them! :)