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Just the head lights? It seems your alternator is working properly so it is probably a light wiring or most likely. A light ground issue. Follow the steps in the -20 troubleshooting guide. Or, skip the step by step to just open the hood, find the ground bolt on the engine side of the valence...

Your truck was mad at you for not driving it. Now it is happy. Or, what he said above.

Yes, 11.00 NDT tires fit really nice inside the M715 fenders. They are the same diameter circle, so they look great. However, if you still have the stock axles. Chances are you will end up breaking a front drive shaft if you give it any power with the steering over to one side. That of...

Well summer is here with a vengeance now. I can finally compare apples to apples on my cooling system. Another recap. Last summer 95° outside temperature I was not able to drive more than 45 mph after the first 10 miles of everything getting up to temperature without hitting 215° or higher...

Don't forget the inflatable decontamination tent he erected in the same back yard too. That was hilarious.

Well, now we know there are at least 3 of us 6.5 nerds in the group. Good information.

Another vote for a new radiator. Your radiator is 30 years old. It might look good in the wide open area below the cap, but it probably has some restrictions in the tubes. Were you in 3rd gear at 32 mph doing the climb? The faster you spin the engine, the faster the fan goes, the more the...

Technically, it isn't a vacuum hose since diesel engines don't create any vacuum. It is a Crankcase Depressurization Regulator, CDR, hose. That out of the way. There is very little pressure on that system if your rings and valve seals are decent. Maybe 5 psi max. It looks like from the...

OK. I didn't see the turbo or turbo intake and couldn't tell for sure what size the bypass water hose was. That makes it the slightly different '95-'97 version.

That is the 1988-1994 set up. There were small changes for 1995-1997. Then 1998-2001 had the alternator on the passenger side, different style a/c compressor on the driver side with a dual thermostat cross over pipe. I write all of that for anyone wanting to do the serpentine conversion. The...

Very sorry to read this. He was a good guy.

Besides the electronic complexity. Where would the intercooler go? I know if a radiator gets a nip and a tuck here or there. That an early year Duramax intercooler with a few modifications can be made to fit after the entire front valence is reworked. However, that is for a 6.2 radiator...

Black is excessive fuel with the engine warmed up and under load. white/gray/greasy smoke is unburnt fuel from a cold engine. Incomplete combustion in other words. Not firing on all 8 completely but fuel is there. The hazy smoke is normally a sign of bad glow plugs. It reads as if you had...

Have you replaced the glow plugs since the incident?

Start with the basic maintenance stuff. Wheel bearings, lock out hubs actually unlocking, u-joints, drag link and tie rod ends. Plus, the kingpin springs. Don't forget the steering box itself. Is it tight to the frame, is the frame cracked or is their play in the sector shaft? If all of...

I'm bummed I won't be there because of stuff Colton has going on at A&M. Stay dry and put those new mud flaps to the test Steve.

There are two styles of levers I believe. The older style switches had single blade screws and the newer ones had Phillip's screws. There is a very small but noticeable difference in the levers between the styles of screws. I didn't notice the difference when I was making my Gasser M35 back...

Just remove the remaining bolt and the bracket. The starter should come on off without issue. Of course the flywheel cover and wiring should be removed as well. Did you use new bolts when you put on the new starter? If not, that might be what caused it to break since you said the proper...

We have had an unusually cool spring here. We have hit 80° a few times, but not much more than that and then only for a day and then it cools off again. Personally, I love it. Trying to test out my cooling system, it is trying my patience. We were forecast to be close to 90° yesterday and I...

Your concern is the number of threads the adjusting sleeve is showing once everything is set? Maybe the ears of your axle are a bit wider than normal or maybe your knuckle is at the small end of the tolerance spectrum and that is just the way things worked out. That is why they sleeve is there...