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You should be able to eliminate camshaft being sheared off by running the engine with the valve covers off and observing the rockers. Wow it must run pretty awful with only 2 of 6 cylinders contributing.
If you drive your truck daily/weekly and do fluid flushes every few years, DOT 3 will serve you fine. If you don’t drive often and don’t flush, the brake hydraulic components will turn into a rusted mess. Silicone DOT 5 eliminates this problem. I redid my M38A1 Jeep with silicone fluid in...
My later model Chevy with 6.5 is giving me fuel fits as well, I am about to plumb in this fuel pressure gauge between the filter and injection pump so I am not flying blind anymore.
In the product reviews, someone posted a pic of the sticker on the unit and it says 90 amps, I agree that wire would be smokin’ with 90 amps going through it.
Goats were manufactured with dot 3 but got converted over to silicone in the 80s like everything else the Army had. Silicone fluid is perfect for vehicles not driven very much.
Well I suppose you could stick your finger in there and see if the fluid has that distinctive old school brake fluid smell. Regardless you probably don’t need to flush the system tonight.