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Great news! Today I learned why I couldn't find anything wrong with the front end when the back wheel fell off! I always heard stories about wheels falling off, but I had never seen it happen in my life until today. Somebody must've loosened the lugs for me when I wasn't looking. On the bright...

Do you take out the intake filter studs? Seems like they'd skewer you.

Can stick a bore scope in the plug holes to see if you've got a steam cleaned piston before taking it apart. Fluorescent penetrant dye could be helpful.

The easiest thing to do would be to remove the intake manifold. I mean I'm sure you could do some endoscopic surgery on your fuel line, but if you managed to succeed, it would probably take ten times as long. Most likely you'd get it apart and not be able to get it back together without removing...

You can put a little oil down #4 and if the compression jumps up, then you know it's not a valve.

I suspected the u-bolts at first. I reused the originals and have checked the torque on them several times and they haven't loosened up. Maybe I'll go to replace them now and find the center pin broken off. I understand that can happen. The hubs are unlocked, so I didn't expect the outer...

Haven't worked on the truck much lately. Just driving. Developed a front end clunk when I shift into reverse that rapidly got worse and now it's clunking when I barely touch the brakes, so shifting load in either direction is causing it. It's also developing a slight front end creak/groan under...

Average $4k squarebody on Craigslist in Texas.

Gnarly side tread. Driven them in anything mucky?

Got a tub of spare Rotella stashed away that'll do it. In the meantime, share a touch of Jimmi with me. Helps me worry less about whatever I've probably screwed up.

Ordered some Dash Designs seat covers and after installing them, my advice is don't buy them. They may be made to order, but their installation instructions are based upon some fundamental misunderstandings of how the OE seats are built, and they cannot be installed properly without cutting...

For what they charge for little chunks of plastic, you'd think they could afford somebody to count the pieces in the box before they ship. Is 3.2126 for shackle to spring or shackle to frame?

Oil and mechanical violence is the only thing that'll get Rapco off your boots. You've been warned.

Front lug studs: Rear lug studs: Lug nuts:

What you see is what you get. I keep a long plastic funnel with a giant taper in the truck. Dex/Merc goes in the can because I can pour that in my fuel tank if I have to, but I can't pour diesel in my transmission or Hydroboost.

These are for my upcoming bumper carrier. Korea-era milsurp jerry cans. Looked like red primer under Vietnam-era OD sprayed over with something else. Doesn't look like military green to me. Anyway, today I added rattle can Rapco 33446, CARC 686 substitute. New cans have a powerful spray with a...

Answer to my question in case anybody else is looking:

Starter bolts: ARP 430-3511 GM 2-LONG M10 4.470" 12PT STARTER BK UPC 672036046637 Installed, confirmed fit on Delco 27MT.

I wasn't even thinking about the seal driver. Good frame of reference. Thank you. Will figure something out when the time comes. Mostly, I was just nervous about potentially hurting the radiator core while I'm messing with the pulley puller.