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I bought a used 6.5 Optimizer with unknown miles. The truck was a 2001 and supposedly had 135k miles. The bearing inserts in the engine were 2004 so I'm certain the engine was replaced. It had some valve recession and the fire ring in the head gasket wore into the block. I had to strip the...

The current emissions spec John Deere units are quite the little hot rods. We spin generators with them but they're cranking 150 horsepower at 1800 rpm. The older engines use a Stanadyne DB4 pump. It shouldn't be much trouble to turn one up to 200 horsepower.

If you want a 4-cyl diesel that doesn't buzz, the John Deere 4045 engines have a counterbalance shaft and are smooth.

The 6.5 may be a better direct swap for a gas engine because it makes power like a gas engine. The Duramax and Cummins engines both run at lower speeds than the 6.5. Running the other diesels may require gear ratio changes to get the most out of the engine.

How many do you need? The spec calls out SAE J429 which is engineering speak for a grade 8 bolt from the hardware store. Shipping is going to cost more than the bolts. The nylock nut with the two notches on the side is not a hardware store item if you're trying to keep the unit original but is...

It's complicated, it depends. It would be nice to see less than 10%. The first issue that arises is voltage regulation. Small generator sets may only sense voltage on one leg so if that leg is under substantially different load conditions then the output voltage of the other two legs would not...

Typically, in an industrial setting, a 480 to 208Y/120 transformer is used. For single phase power one tap is used and neutral. Some consideration must be made to balance the load between the 3 phases if the single phase loads are large. In my shop, I have 3 single phase panels, each one is...

How many wire leads are in the generator enclosure? If it's a 12 lead generator set it can be wired as zig zag or double delta for a dedicated single phase output at full rating. Otherwise, you should be able to wire as open delta with some 55% of rated output.

I have a 1986 M1008. I had some trouble sourcing window seals until I found I needed to order for a 1983 or maybe 1984. It's mostly body differences, the vent windows and maybe the radiator support and headlights.

There were 3 injector bodies. Pre-88.5 are long body everything else is short. 1982 had a fine thread injector while all other years used coarse thread. Your CUCV was built as a 1983 model year despite the it's construction year. I think this only matters for the door and vent window parts. If...

Oh yeah, I didn't lift mine. Offset only.

All you need to do is cut the adjusting sleeve near the clamps and take about an inch off the threaded ends of the tie rods.

I second this comment. Every time I've had leaky axle seals or wheel cylinders I've had grabby brakes. In fact, my M1008 has a leaking hub seal and the shoes are nearly worn out on that side while the other side is nearly new.

Paints and plastics are the same. You can polish your BO lenses using the same process that you would use for clear coat. Or, if they are only hazy, wet them with water. If they clear up then they would be a good candidate to apply a clear coat to make them clear again. Use a 2-part clear for...

I like the truck. I'm not taking mine as far but I'm curious about your hidden winch.

One thing to note, you MUST use the Gates belts on these configurations. All others I have tried are too stretchy and loose tension too fast.

I bought new Delphi long bodies for $50 a piece pre COVID. I'm kicking myself for doing it because I had a line nearly chaffed through and replacements are not available for long bodies. I'm also installing a 2004 6.5 engine in the truck so I must convert to short body fuel injector lines.

Woodward EZGen is the gold standard, especially if you want to synchronize. Deep Sea Electronics makes a nice controller. We use those for our fleet. They are programmable to do whatever you need. They do require programming.

Put the piston at TDC before you do this so nothing can fall into the cylinder.

It would. You're basically doing the fuel pump's job with a hand pump. Fluid flows freely through a diaphragm pump (the lift pump) in the normal direction of flow. You can put a hand pump anywhere in the loop and it will do it's thing. With that said, I usually roll the engine on the starter...