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He is correct. I have swapped many of these over the last 20 years or so on different trucks. Even for someone who has not done it. A guy with moderate mechanical skill could do it in less than a day. Swapping the injection pump is not a major tear down. It takes a few hours. It is as easy as...

To by pass the glow plug system. Take a piece of at least 14ga wire. Strip it back on both ends. Then put one end on a glow plug (they are wired together so power will go to all 8) and the other on the 12V side of the battery. Count to 10 sec then pull the wire and quickly go inside and try to...

Yes there is a upgraded pindle mount for towing. It is straight across and is square tubing. It was a MWO upgrade. The cheesy one is kinda recessed under the tail gate. It is a C channel shaped part across the frame rails. If you have the airlift bumper you should be good. Something you might...

When the transmission shifts gears the clutches slip slightly. Otherwise where would be a harsh slamming shift. Like a transmission with a racing shift kit. When this happens some material from the clutches will wear and end up in the bottom of the pan. This is normal. When mine was my daily...

With that kind of weight I can see the spindles leaving the geared hubs in a hurry. Not to mention all the snapped half shafts while trying to stop at a red light. Although there isn't many red lights in Premont and it's really flat terrain there. That is WAY too much weight to even risk out on...

There is a small silver relay under the dash mounted right by where the radio would be in a civi truck. It is rectangle shaped about 1/2 wide and about 1 inch long. It is how the starter is operated from 12 to 24 volts. I assume you still have it because you mentioned no doghead mod. This relay...

How much does the valve cost?

I got one from Boyce Equipment about 5 years ago.

I assume you are talking about the shims behind the top Arms trying to square the rear tires to the ground. Try reinstalling the shims. Removing them may have taken up any slack. This would make the shafts a little too long and make the joints bind. When you lift the truck to check rotation, the...

That is a upgrade I have been planning on myself. I put civi blades on my M35A2 years ago and it was a huge difference. Your right, a good coat of RAIN-X make the wipers almost useless.

Can you bend the arm slightly tward the glass to provide extra pressure in the middle?

Removing this pin may present a problem. Because, It was used to keep the input shaft in parallel alignment with the tranny output shaft. For example, most bolt holes have about .015 inch clearance. That doesen't seem like much but to a machinist that's about a mile. So lets say that gives us...

Hello and welcome. If you look at the top of this page you will find a sticky post labeled LEO/FD check list. It has a lot of info that will help you out. There are also some part numbers in there to help you when doing repairs

Just measured my 1028A1. It's 2 inches from the overload spring to the pad on the frame. Although my truck is unloaded right now, I see there is a bit of sag in the spring eye bushings. I'm not sure how much. I would think that by the time you assembled the truck with the bed and cab back on...

The baffle/silencer on the civi engines is a power robber. It restricts the air flow quite a bit. There a few guys on here that ran a dryer hose up to the rad core support opening to make a ram air. Try searching this forum for it. There are some good ideas. I used a air filter housing from a...

Yes please post what you have. Id like to see what differences there are. Id hate anyone else to run into this.

Wow, I'm now wondering If I have a different box than you. I did not run into these problems.

Awsome find Mike, I'm looking into the 9500LB MUSTANG myself.

Sticker on the drivers side valve cover is the easiest way for the untrained eye. It will sat GEP or if it is a GM it will say Detroit Diesel

Take and post pics as you go. It can help others having trouble getting a replacement box.