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Replacing all the hoses ie; air, fuel, water, was one of the first things I did when I bought my truck. It was also one of the best things I have done to the truck. All the fuel lines are now PTFE stainless steel, all the air lines are DOT poly hoses, and all the water hoses are silicone. I...

So does that mean you don't want anymore people joining you ?

It's made from an "Asbestos" fiber and ceramics with aluminum threads. Our buses use these a lot to keep the engine compartments from catching fire. Or setting off the "fire suppression" system. They do break down after awhile and if you touch them it feels like a thousand ants crawling all over...

I know that feeling well !!! Good luck !!

Your linkage could be binding up a bit. Have you taken the side cover off and looked at it ? That's also not a bad idea to take the back over off and hosing down the governor linkage with some lubricating spray.

I totally know what you mean. It's been 15 years now since my home got power installed from the utility. Until that time I had generators. I settled on 10KW units with Briggs & Stratten "VanGuard" engines. They all ran on propane and the truck would come out once a month and give me about 300...

Just for grins and giggles, how much fuel is getting to the injection pump ? Could your filters be plugged ? Or your injection pump "boost pump" be plugged ? I would check out those things before I replaced the whole injection pump.

All diesel engines say to use ULSD as that is the law. Doesn't mean it's the best thing to do though. Your "regen" system will handle any additives you add without "gumming" up the system.

OK Drock, your just being obstinate. You do realize all the names you gave me where mostly Race "engine" designers. As far as changing every year, that is not true. Suspension designs usually last ten years or more. Also they are constantly changing their vehicles to provide "softer" rides for...

Man that is a nice looking truck ! I wish I lived near you, I would have bought it ! I'm looking for a good M135 or M211 right now. There out there, but sadly almost all on the east coast ! Shipping is a killer ! Soon I will be rebuilding a "Dual Range Hydra-Matic" transmission for one. I'm...

All this talk about modifying vehicles made me remember my time in trade school. We where encouraged by the instructors to modify our cars for the race track. We had an annual race with the other trade school in town. The real reason behind all this was so we could have first hand experience in...

OK. Lets look at this. You don't feel that 2.5" will make much difference in the performance of a suspension system. First lets look at springs. What happens when you add lift to the springs ? They get longer. Since their longer the shackles need to be longer. What happens when the shackles are...

Do you have a "Fastenal" store nearby ? I do believe they can get them.

Yes they have added some additives to the fuel, but not near enough for our vehicles. The modern injection pumps are designed to operate with the low sulfur fuels, so not much additives is needed for them. Our old injection pumps and injectors are a totally different story. On the new stuff I...

Ever since I was in suspension class at my trade school I have never seen the need or desire for a "lift kit" in any vehicle. I learned at school how the factory spends literally years working on the design of a vehicles suspension. So when some "Joe mechanic" comes along and totally messes up...

I agree with all the suggestions here. For my 2cents I would get a good 5KW Honda unit and send it. Pretty easy to use and very reliable. A little spendy over the other brands out there though, but worth the extra cost. That way they can at least get some lights and the frig going again.

The factory spec for the front leaf springs is 2.0" clearance between the bump stop and leaf spring top plate. Yours look pretty low to me. You also have a lot of "cancer" to go after too. That can destroy a vehicle faster then anything. I once had the whole rear frame drop off my Ford LTD. I...

Yes. Sometimes it is such a pain in the A$$ to try and get your concept across just using words. A picture is sometimes so much better.

In a house with the normal third leg being grounded to the buss bar, if the two phases are not separated they can cause problems. I know if you have two completely separated circuits, or even three you can use three phase power. But if you look at the sine wave coming off a three phase generator...

Yes. I was just getting ready to comment when I read your last post. My neighbor is a fuel delivery guy. He told me all the diesel is the same now. Just dyed for tax purposes. Sorry to say, but Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel is here to stay. We all need to add additives to our diesel vehicles and...