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My 08 always had a little lope to the idle when fully warmed up. I recently had the left head off to replace a piston and rod. I added a GM5 turbo at the same time. Replaced the IP and all 8 injectors from Taylor Diesel. The truck runs better than ever but the idle lope it still there. I...

It's very satisfying to watch :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4pMsa1kHW0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

I had been running a "road tube" or "draft tube" for my crankcase vent. What a mess. Not only does the engine leak more as I add boost it STINKS. I don't mind a little smoke or dribbles but this make a great mosquito fogger! I played around with a few ideas on how to mount the CDR on my...

I chopped up my RF inner fender to accomodate the turbo downpipe. I cut out a lot more than was needed so I could fab the exhaust. The inner fender was really rusty anyway. Now that I'm finishing up I wanted to add some flashing to keep the mud and snow out. I think it would be easier to...

At what point does a fuel heater become neccessary? How would one know when the fuel has gelled? My truck has always been reliable. I recently replaced the IP and 8 injectors when I installed the GM5 turbo assy. Of course the truck drives much differently. I'm just trying to get an idea of...

M1008...needs some love...now a turbo thread Two years ago I got the truck after the #3 glowplug fell into the cyl. I took the head off, blew out the chunks and buffed the sharp edges off the piston. It's had a "clack" ever since. My guess is the wrist pin bushing got flattened or the piston...

My '08 caught on fire this morning. This truck has never missed a beat despite what it's been thru. During the last week my glowplug system had been acting funny. By funny I mean it was holding relay closed for a long long time compared to what it had been. The resistor pack started to smoke...

I'm planning on installing a '96 model 6.5T in my '08 in the future. Problem is I'm totally in love with the 24v starter. The 6.5T has a working A/C compressor on it which I'd like to keep. That leaves no room for another alternator. I did some searching and found that older diesel trucks...

I started a post about my 4L80-E conversion already. My working 4L80E is a 2wd unit and I need to install the 4wd output shaft. I can't find any info on which one I need. I've narrowed it down to 2 part numbers. https://www.wittrans.com/SchematicParts.aspx?Transmission=4L80E&LinkCode=678...

Along with the 6.5t/4L80-E I just scored I also got a set of 8-lug 20" blingity wheels (sand blast and powdercoat black). How much lift you recon it'll take to get 46" Michelin XML's under the truck?

A friend of mine scored a wrecked 1996 2wd pickup. As the title suggests I'm buying the engine/trans/PCM/everything from him. I'm going to transplant all this into my '84 M1008. I've done engine swaps before....1990 L98 Corvette engine in an 89 GMC Safari :beer:. Built my own single turbo SBC...

What limits the engine RPM on an '08? On a downshift my engine RPM has pegged the tach past 4k. Kinda makes me worry...

During my search of the subject I found few pictures of the subject. So here's one. BTW...ORD is awesome. There are few places left with this kind of customer service. FedEX lost one of my front springs. LOST. ORD handled the situation immediately. Hats off....

I just got the parts in for my 4" lift from ORD...simply a fantastic company to deal with. Now all the parts are sitting on the floor looking at me begging to be installed. Then I broke the 2nd metatarsal in my left foot hopping off the alignment rack at work. #$%#$%@#!!

I had my '08 at work last week to replace my brake hoses. Why did they spec DOT 5 brake fluid? $$$$$$ OW! I got distracted at one point and bled the master cylinder dry. After I refilled and bled the air out AGAIN I went to refill my brake clean can. When I came back there was smoke...

I've seen some impressive things on this forum. So what I'm about to show may seem mundane. After all the work I put into my truck I got a chance to put her to work yesterday. I towed a friends '79 Suburban dually 50 miles to a car lot. The terrain in this part of MO is all rolling hills...

I put DW in the subject line to help other with future searches. I recently experienced the DW for the first time. I replaced the king pin bushings and springs because of the awesome info here. I also replaced the left outer tie rod, balanced the front tires and did an alignment. I...

Hello! I acquired my first M1008 from a friend of mine. He fixes things until they're broken so I got it on a trade so to speak :mrgreen: I'm a "Chevy Boy" as my brother says. So the truck has been a great replacement for the 1989 Suburban I had. That poor truck returned to its base...