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How much do you actually drive your truck? If you cant afford the diesel fuel, buy a VW. At $400 a piece,approx, for each injector. Plus 8 hrs labor @ $100 an hour. Not taking into account possible reaming/replacement/coining of injector coppers if needed. I would stick to running fuel of good...
The reason manufactures mount filters upside down is so people dont pre-fill and contaminate the system. Install dry and pump it full, I will agree sometimes it sucks. But your fuel system will live longer.
That little screen has caused a fair amount of grief for a number of people. Glad...
If the lift pump has a round stamped steel cover held down with a 1/4 inch screw, remove it. Some have a flat brass screen underneath which are usually neglected. Just a thought.
Definitely a clean unit. I used to drool over that rig when it still belonged to the local county search and rescue. It sat under a roof all the time so it was in dry storage the last 30 yrs or more. Good Buy!
As far as aftermarket parts go, DONT GO THERE!!! I dont care who tells you what, the folks bragging up these parts are selling em to you. If they fail or dont last, it will be on your hands, becasue they will tell you that it was your fault. I have seen many engine/machines repaired with...
3116's have no sleeves from new. when you rebuild one, the block is bored and sleeved back to standard. this is done with a torque plate bolted on the deck so the block is stressed properly. If this is not done, bad crap happens when the engine goes back to work.
Is your blowby a puff or a...
You should spend a whole day finding the best deal on the most obscure off brand filter made in China or prehaps a floating barge off the coast of Sri Lanka. Hopefully they will use only the finest ground waterbuffalo dung as filter media. Or,stop by your local Cat dealer and get the right...