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Also, if it has not been mentioned before, when priming the fuel system/ getting air out , unplug the pink wire on the injector pump when cranking over for purging the air. Plug it back in when you want to try to start. As a side note disconnecting the pink wire is also a way to hinder...

BTW if you are trying to start by spray something in the intake manifold, DON'T USE STARTER FLUID/ EITHER. Use diesel or wd-40

Well, I don't know whether to spit or wind my watch. I was just feeling bad about replacing the cork gaskets on my valve covers when I found out about the black rtv hack. My covers were leaking and the bolts were all loose. I guess it's cork for now........ I'm doing the same thing and...

My local engine rebuild shop got me two 6.5 heads for around $800. They work great. I was too cheap to get the 6.5 injector lines so I massaged my 6.2 lines with a tubing bender, they work..........for now. On another note, I knew that using exhaust manifold gaskets was the leading cause of...

If you need a replacement coolant barf tank. Look for a Chevy van replacement tank. I don't remember the year range....70's? Use a heat gun on the mounting ear and you're in business. BTW, I replaced my old cracked tank after the heads got ruined from coolant loss. Oops $800 for new...

That's an easy one.... Does your lady like being ignored? But, seriously who knows what rats, etc. may have moved in and got the munchies? Also, Remember the mantra: "If it's rubber replace it. If it's electrical clean it." If you wanted simple, you would have sold your trucks and just sat on...

I've been wondering about the whole issue of re-gear or look for a 700r4; the latter seems to be fairly scarce. I'd rather not get into the whole computer control situation (4l80)... Ghost in the Machine etc. For now, with no clear sign from the spirits, I'm of the "Wait-n-see" tribe.

The tree is still alive; and hopefully it stays that way. My city will require me to pay for a new tree if it dies within 3 years of hitting it. Which is why I was really bummed when my brother-in-law pulled more bark off the tree just to write in sharpie "RIP Lil Pete". I educated my "brother"...

So, It's been a while. Thanks again for all of the good advise. Just when I was thinking that I was going to be driving to Utah, renting a trailer and paying $1500 for a 1008 with no drive train and no axles, I got a text from Weston, (the man I bought Lil Pete from). He knew where there was a...

As far as light bulb sockets go.... your local junkyard or Dorman at your local Irish auto parts store.

Replacing any fuseable link that is fried is advised. When I first got my truck it was not charging because of fuseable links that did their jobs. My guess is that someone previously shorted something by accident . Also, check to see if the voltage gauge shows on start up that it is cycling up...

Steel Soldiers have no need for Rubber Rainbows of Diesel Elixir....... "Waste not Want not" "If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?"

BTW, I grew up in Santa Ana. There's got to be some good old mechanics and machine shops around you. Maybe machine shops could give some direction.

Be the mechanic you seek...young Truckwalker. :) and ask your favorite independent mechanic and fellow diesel owners for guidance. I have a machine shop that doesn't want to rebuild a 6.2!!?? My kid hit a tree, I found a frame doner (Praise the LORD!), 9months later all better. And nobody got...

Thanks, again. The 78 k30 frame is $1500. So my choices are to get an 85 c30 locally and bolt my crossmembers and spring mounts on it , or go to Boyce in Utah. They want $1500 for a frame also. Does that seem excessive? I guess if I go to them I can get the bumper and brush guard at the same...

I found a 78 k30 frame, but read something about a difference in cab mount locations? Myth or Fact?

Thank you all for your input. While my decision is still a difficult one, some of my questions have been confirmed. I reluctantly have to admit that I have a great deal of emotion tied up in this truck. Each of my three kids have driven it as their commute to school vehicle. This truck has been...

A new driver in my family hit a tree in the neighborhood; she's ok. Lil Pete is not ok. Any advise on where to start the repair process. Not going through insurance. A body shop guy said it would be totaled by insurance. Want a body shop to just straighten the frame if they can. Wondering if I...