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Thanks for the quick response. I left the V-belt setup on. In theory, if I disconnect the large radiator hoses at the rad and I put a harden hose into the lower end, the W.P. should lift the water up and dispense it out the upper large tube. Will this work with the t-stat closed? The...

Is there any way to easily figure out if I have the wrong (reverse flow) water pump? I put this one ( http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=59175 ) in during my turbo install. The one I recieved looks like all the photos. Because of that flange on the impeller I couldn't actually see...

Funny you say that: My buddy just killed his tricked out Rubicon after hitting a deep puddle at speed on the trail. I don't know how deep it was but he said it was shallower than water he's forded before. No more than knee deep. He used to snicker at snorkels but now he's getting one as soon...

Actually I just remembered: I found this guy that sells just an adapter. Not sure if these work with the 6.2 or not but would be worth an email to the guy http://www.leroydiesel.com/Engine_Lubrication.html scroll to bottom of page.

As far as I can tell, the couplings your after were some goofy GM only thing. This guy just cut them off, flanged the aluminum and used a regulat compression fitting.(edit: goofed the URL but you get the idea: cut tube, flare it and use compression fitting with proper adapters for your...

Is it just because you typically get lower cranking amps for a given weight with deep cycles? I was going to pick up another blue-top to match the one I have on the shelf. Same cost as buying two new smaller regular batteries and I thought it would make me cool :(

Food for thought: I had a pad wear unevenly on my motorcycle that lead to this. Basically, as the pad wore down it created a wedge shape that was applying a bit of torque to the piston to make it try to tilt a bit in the caliper. This gave it just enough stitction to drag but not be...

@MarcusOReallyus I saw that one eventually. I LOLed at the title (don't know if you intended to allude to that famous shock video or not)

So the drivers side is the +12v above chasis? Did you have to change out the large chasis ground cable from the engine (seperate from the braided grounding strap near the back). Mine had something like that but it was a radio truck at one time and had some extra +24V cables running to the rear...

Q1: Is there any reason to not run a deep cycle in the front and standard in the rear? I have an optima blue top laying around rated at 750 CCA (I think). My other battery is a "commercial" 31 or 35 series lead acid battery from a farm supply chain. rated at 800 or 850 CCA. Q2: I don't have...

Do you have the original fuel filter? I had a similar issue on mine: would start, idle a bit then die. I'd have to rebleed the filter to get it going again. After replacing all the rubber lines and cleaning the check valve on the IP I was still having the issue. I found the culprit was the...

Not sure Juan, I'll look when I get home tonight. I got it off rock auto being careful to pick something listed as compatible with the early part of the 80s. I know that the ones designed for serpentine belts flow the opposite direction. But the back of both pump vanes are just a disc with...

Are there any issues with hub spacing with V-velts? The water pump pulley was scraping against my new water pump. I could hear it and I can see where it scraped through some engine paint I put on the WP before remounting everything. So I put some small lockwasher under the studs that hold the...

I used to tow a sportbike with a TDI beetle. The US manual didn't mention any sort of towing capacity but the european version of the same said it was capable of 1500 lbs. So was I in the wrong? Not sure. Used to get lots of strange looks. I told people the car did just fine but in terms of...

Does this tow rig have the factory drums in the rear?

Thanks patracy. I ended up removing the entire front (minus hood) as once piece because I decided to do all the consumables on the front at the same time and to get a look under the radiator, inner fenders, fender corners etc. and treat for rust. Once the whole thing was out it was much easier...

Super, thanks! I pulled the OP sensor and fitting out to test if the braided line from the 6.5 would work and it doesn't appear so. Threads are correct but not the angles of the bends in the OEM line. Bummer...going to see if I can source something locally. The block and turbo inlet threads...

Good to know. I'm still waiting on the exhaust studs and that will be the next part I tackle. How did you feed your turbo oil? From pressure transducer port up high or that gallery plug down by the oil cooler lines? I've read people doing both but don't know if one way offers an advantage or...

When you guys finish this are you planning to use it as a plug to create a mold to sell ready-made fiberglass pieces? I'd like to see how this turns out but I wouldn't cut up my hardtop to make it. If I can find a junkyard donor sure but I've only come across 1 K5 in a yard around here so...

Good to know! I thought all the GM stuff of the era was available in the 32 spline (or whatever it is) output shaft and could be mix-n-matched. Now you may as well get that big lift kit since you're getting new driveshafts :D