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Thinks for the insight Dan, The CarQuest guy that sold me the 80W-90 did indeed say it was made by Valvolene and confirmed that Valvolene said it was to MT-1 spec. The guy at CarQuest had never given me cause to doubt him but since it (the MT-1 spec) isn't written on the container I was a...

Dan --- Sorry to be dense but are you saying that if it's GL-5 it's yellow metal compatable? I'm concerned about five gallons of GL-5 that I just bought that doesn't say anything about it being MT1 (yellow metal compatible)

It is my belief that GL-1 was the standard spec when the trucks were built and over the years GL-1 was replaced by GL-5. I "believe" that GL-5 can be used in place of GL-1 as long as it is also MT-1 (yellow metal compatible). I'm not sure of all this and I also do not know if it is harmful to...

Yes --- speed at a given RPM doesn't change. I wasn't talking about speed. What I was trying to say was that I don't have to put my foot in it as hard to get the same RPM/speed.

I bought fuel yesterday for the first time since January. I'd driven approx 40 miles before stopping for fuel and upon starting back out on the road I immediately noticed a marked difference in performace. Before buying fuel I'd been running along at around 2,200 RPM --- a nice conservative...

The best I ever got with my bobbed deuce (with 395/85RX20s, spin out hubs, LDT465-1D, no fan, summer driving) was a little over 12MPG. For best economy I try to stay between 2,000 and 2,200 RPM. 2,000 is optimum. Over 2,400 RPMs and mileage goes south.

Wow!!! Those are some good looking hoofies!

I had a guy come up to me today and complained that my bumper is too high off the ground. I thought about telling him his butt was too far off the ground and that I would be happy to lower it --- clear to the ground. Not knowing who he was or what his motive was I dismissed him. Anyone...

You have pretty much confirmed my fears and thoughts. Like you said, I don't think a lot of oil, if any, is bypassing the filters. I agree with the filter blowout scenario. I guess I just needed to hear someone confirm it. I'm going to leave the bypass valve alone. Thanks,

RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Engine Prelubricator Does this look familiar? It will produce 50 pounds of oil pressure in 30 seconds. I'm using a mechanical gauge and reading at the end of the oil galley (turbo). On cold winter mornings it can take as long as 60 seconds to produce 50 psi. Once...

Uhhh --- I think it's spelled both ways.

I just got back from an 85 mile run. During the trip I paid close attention to the oil pressure. Here is what I found First, a little background. I'm running biulder77s 1970XE spin-on filters. I have three oil gauges. One guage reads between the oil pump and the filters. One reads immediately...

Sunday 11 May 08 I'm starting to drive "Rosie" more though I've still only got a little over 400 miles on the new motor and have yet to do an accurate mileage check. Today I drove to Virginia Minnesota, about an 84 mile round trip. I'm afraid to say too much for fear I'll tempt fate and...

RE: Cost There's nothing stupid about your questions. Builder77s and Jatonka's filter systems are listed in the classifieds. You can get current prices there. As for the pre-lube system, that's a different story. Unless you can find a heavy duty 24 volt system you'll have to pretty much...

It's a Timex Tach... It takes a licking and keeps on ticking Sorry ... I just couldn't resist :-)

m-35tom wrote: I assume when you wrote this you were referring to a deuce with standard 9:00 (40.9 dia) rubber. Does this mean that a bobbed deuce with 395/85 (46.7 dia) rubber would be marginal on torque with .69 or .71 gears?

I'm confused by all these long, hard to read paragraphs! Is 5th gear in the 3053 and 3053A transmissions 0.79 or 0.85?

Yesterday evening I took the half-a-deuce (Rosie) over to a piece of woods property I own a couple of miles of where I live. After driving off the road and back into the property I stopped and walked around for a while. When I got back home last night I noticed my water bottle was gone. I...

I think in the back of our minds we all silently dread the possibility of the dreaded head gasket monster knocking on our door (perhaps I should say fire deck). Clinto's post takes away the mystery --- not the hard work but the mystery of what we're up against. Thanks clinto

alphadeltaromeo wrote: I've only got about 400 miles on the new motor BUT --- believe it or not, I can still see the dipstick through the oil when I check it. With a diesel this is pretty much undeard of. Between Builder77s 5-micron filters and the Amsoil bypass the system is getting the job...