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Hey there, I installed a fluid-damper harmonic balancer and that helped a lot with vibrations, even with the heavy-dity offroad designs motor mounts. Good luck.
Darn, had found a similar stud that fits from a humvee listing, but lost the NSN#! Totally Stainless will fab one up, its a #10 metric, 15mm hex nut. If I ever get access to a scanner, I'll post a drawing of it.
Good luck finding a new one, I had to resort to E-Pay for mine. Like your idea of a beefed-up version, kinda like the "bulletproof" differential covers!
Thanks WH, Dealers were a no go around around here. (SF Bay Area) Since this seems to be a problem item, I'm looking into changing over to a type 2 pump and remote reservoir & filter setup like the performance boys do. I hate having the filler cap down there anyway. I'll post my findings re...
Great thread! I'll add my discovery, since it might be useful. I decided to pull the stud holding the PS bracket (15mm hex) which goes through the water pump, since the threads were stripped (no wonder the bracket kept loosening!) and found it booby trapped as radiator fluid proceeded to...
I can't believe that there is no aftermarket or alternative valve out there, its just a spring-loaded diaphragm, right? What are the specs on the spring, opening pressure, etc? I bet we could get these made by Global-Spec if we provided an example and a minimum order...
Forgot to include the following from E-bay, this is a fairly complete guide to WVO conversion and operation. And they sell stuff! :wink: And no, I don't get a percentage of sales... eBay Guides - Veg, WVO, SVO, UCO, Waste Oil Conversion, Heated Filter
There are Bio/WVO diesel forums out there and I'd suggest doing a whole lot of reading Such as (biodieselSMARTER) &Forums - Powered by Eve Community before pouring waste veggie oil into a tank, filtered through jeans or not. I know folks who ruined expensive engines, not because Bio isn't good...
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