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I poked around and the 4-450 turbo seems to have been used on late 60's Volvo trucks and buses. Any chance they used the multifuel engine?
You can make a simple copper heat exchanger with materials at your local HW store. Say a 1/2 inch through tube with 3/4 inch tube over it and a T and reducer on each end. If you do a web search for it many engineering schools have student make a simple heat exchanger like this in the lab for...
Any heating of fuel should be approched with caution and should always be attended unless proper controls are in place. My 2 cents...
I designed some industrial equipment that used stick-on heaters with orange silicone rubber on them some years ago. I don't recall who supplied them. They...
I finally got a chance to have a little “truck time.”
Drained the transmission and transfer case fluids and gave them a week to finish dripping out. Used brake fluid to spray into the bottom of the transmission to wash the sludge and metal powder out of it. The transfer case had a magnetic...
I've been thinking about this for some time also. Bendix Service Data info attached.
http://www.haldex.com/en/North-America/Applications-Products/Brake--Suspension-Systems/Product-Catalog/Air-DryerAir-Line/Air-Dryers/Competitive-NewRemanufactured/Bendix-AD-9-/1928/
List of part numbers in the...
I know what is in the TM's, yet it seems that doesn't correspond to the fill plug. I was always taught to fill to a little under the fill plug. My transmission definitely had more than what is called out in the TM. I drained my transfer case and transmission, will fill them later this week...
The way it makes a distinct puff that seems to be at the frequency of one cylinder makes me think you have a hole or crack in one piston. I don't see an injector adding blowby, but I think a compression check may be helpful.
Nice work! I've been through all of that on my truck and feel much better that is was done.
Why do you say you "need" new front u-joints? Are you referring to the u-joints for the short shafts? Do they have extra play or obvious problem?
My truck had a bunch of muck that used to be grease...
I just replaced my brake light switch. The brake lights were not working. I had a buddy push the brake and the switch only dropped to about 700 ohms. It should have dropped to near zero. Now that it was replaced they work fine.
The turn signal flasher is notorious for causing strange behavior. Once you sort through the battery and other issues, you might want think about it. They are $48 on Erik's. Turn Signal Flasher, 11613631_Nartron, Control Unit (24 Volt), 11613631 New Style
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