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I second that. Don’t make a wiring nightmare truck worse by making it more complicated. I have had the Trucklite LED units in one of my trucks 5 years now with excellent light and no issues or sun fading.
As written about above the starter relay is basically above your right foot when it is on the throttle. If that is where the clicking is coming from then also follow the directions above to verify you have 24 volts going to the relay and 24 volts going away from it when the key is turned. The...
There is a ground for just about everything inside the truck up above the parking brake pedal. Your roving electrical problems sure seem to fit a bad ground connection. I suggest you make sure that common ground is clean, tight and all the wires plugging into it are securely plugged in.
Yes, the oily white smoke on cold start up is the indicator of failing glow plugs. Ohm check them all again to make sure they are good.
This video is for 12 volt CUCV glow plugs, but it gives you the idea of how to check them:
Since issue started at operating temperature you are correct it isn’t a glow plug issue. I was hunting for a stuck open injector or 8 in my last question. But, you have no hydrolock and normal cold starting. That means your injectors are holding back fuel When the engine is off.
Does it smoke...
Does it have a coolant smell? Is the smoke puffy cloud white or angry storm cloud white? Puffy white with a coolant whiff leads to head gasket. Dirty white is fuel normally.
Have you checked your coolant level with the engine cold? Do you have a way to do a cooling system pressure test?
The PTO should not be spinning with the clutch pushed down. Combined with your grinding gears. I would suggest looking at the clutch linkage and see if it is still intact.
Normally only 1st and reverse can be selected if the PTO is engaged. Get the PTO back to the neutral that the lockout plate will hold the PTO shifter at. It sometimes takes a little wiggling to find that neutral.
Nice set up and process. You do realize that some government types might call what you have as a refinery. Which has all kinds of regulations. Keeping a lower profile is probably a good idea.
Do you have the flame assist cold starting set up? The fuel line for that is plastic and when cracked can leak between the engine and turbo. Something to check that is an easier and cheaper fix than the turbo.
Everything that bolts to the 6.2 engine is metric. The rest of the truck is a guess.
M10 x 1.5 sounds correct. There is a nut on the other side of the water pump holding the solid fuel line clamp. You can remove it with no chance of causing any leaks easily. It should be the same size and just...
The water pump pulley getting pulled from both directions is probably why your passenger alternator was still installed.
Here is a video about the power steering tool:
I put the tool on upside down because I couldn’t figure out how to film and hold it the correct way. Then I forget to...
They make a lot of noises that take a while to get used to what is normal and what isn’t. Are you wearing hearing protection? That is a must and also makes things sound totally different.
Do you have good oil pressure?
Look at your hood hinges at idle. They tend to get loose and bounce like...
OK. I just read through 4 different tow bar TM’s from the 1960’s to the 1990’s. They all say to put the “foot” curve up for towing with all the wheels on the ground. However, for the HMMWV only when lifting and towing they show it mounted curve side down as you have it.
I must have confused a...