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Remove the lower TC cover/access plate and make sure all bolts attaching the flywheel/flex plate to the TC are tight. You have to rotate the engine to get access to all. Use paint pen to mark the ones you have torqued. TCs expand as pressure builds and torque is multiplied. Loose bolts can...

They are also quite useful. Now if I can get a plasma cutter that runs on 3 phase 208 power for under $1500, mine would be even better. My welder runs fine on it, I just don't feel like spending 3 grand on a hand held plasma.

Yes, it telescopes to allow normal throttle movement when the governor isn't running. Do you have the manuals?

I got the last piece of steel fit on the electric drive air conditioning compressor-motor mount. I'm within 7 thousandths with the adjustments locked in the middle range so once welded, it will be easy to adjust to within the coupler's 15 thousandths axial tolerance and 1 degree of angular...

Awesome idea, Lavarock!!! As far as the increased intake resistance, it is nil. The losses from minor skin friction (corrugated tube roughness factor) is more than offset by temperature reduction of the intake air. Plus the noise reduction.

I'm having trouble finding a scrap yard with the intake tube from the radiator support. Any online sources? LMC has been mentioned, no luck there. Diesels run better in hot weather with cool air.

The hood on my 1031 looked like that so I sanded, pickled with phosphoric acid (it changes paint colors, watch out) and sanded again to bare metal. Then I primed with Rustoleum red primer and top coated with their camo green color. Looks good enough until the weather gets cooler. One can...

Mine will be a work in progress for the next year. Right now, I am fabricating a motor-compressor assembly for a 28 VDC electric air conditioning system. I figure the alternators are lightly loaded, especially the right one so at least 70 amperes should be available. The compressor is a...

The injection pump cannot compensate for the viscosity and as such, pumps far less motor oil per stroke as compared to diesel. This is why multifuel engines on the M35 had a fuel density compensator. This device was calibrated for gasoline to diesel, this same calibration may allow for use of...

After preliminary design of the electric compressor, I have settled on a frame of 10" square that is 21" long. This means it will live nicely on the passenger side frame rail. Plus it will have VERY SHORT electrical runs. And pretty short refrigerant line runs.

I was assuming the capacitors discharged over time, if the positive lead is grounded, this happens instantly. Unless he charged the capacitors to far over the combined battery voltage, reconnection will not cause any current.

That spark you saw was from the capacitors installed between the positive and negative to suppress radio frequencies. When you disconnected the batteries, the capacitors discharged. When connected, the spark was due to charging. Completely normal. Now, a Soligizer electronic box has a small...

There is no calibration of reed type frequency meters. They function like tuning forks so there might be a tiny bit of drift associated with temperature changes, this would be a percent or two over a -40 to 120 F anticipated temperature range. They are far more reliable than an analog meter.

Any other identification of this mystery part? Looks like a #8 machine screw, what it is attached to doesn't look like a part common to this engine. Yes, sounds like sabotage :(.

Any other identification of this mystery part? Looks like a #8 machine screw, what it is attached to doesn't look like a part common to this engine. Yes, sounds like sabotage :(.

I'm still on the fence about the evaporator unit. I found a 14k BTU/hour evaporator that will fit behind the seat. Could route air through ducts up the corners to registers. Or I could go with a small under dash unit angled up to allow transfer case to operate. I will make mockups of the...

I replaced the sticking voltmeter in the 1031. The new one is a Faria model so there was a bit of modification required to the clamp bar, cut the ears with tin snips. While the dash panel was out, the top idiot light color plate fell off, reinstalled it and bent the clips more. Also got the...

Blue wire is accessory hot. So it will run with the ignition on ACC. Yes, documentation is lacking, for the price and made in China, what do you expect? At dusk, the IR illumination is good for about 50 feet. Which is more than adequate for blackout ops. The IR LEDs do give a faint red...

The transfer case must be in neutral, this requires the transmission to be in neutral. The Muncie PTO is neither constant mesh or synchronized meshed so it is engaged with the engine off. Sometimes it won't properly engage so you have to keep pulling on the knob as the engine is started and...

Gasoline engines converted to diesel have been successful. VW, for instance. The 1.6 to 2.0 liter 4 cylinder diesels are all derived from gasoline engines. Head bolts are torque to yield, head gaskets are multi-layer metal (thin coated steel sandwich of soft aluminum) with cylinder rings...