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While I understand your quest for perfect timing, aren't there too many potential variables? Let's say that the balancer's markings aren't right on, for example. I would adjust for best performance, then take a reading for future reference, not worrying about what the number is.

The storage capacity of a Suburban can be good and bad. Someone may now buy mine (basically for the price of its Dynatrac Dana 60 rear axle) and if that happens I'll need to find space for quite a few parts.

So true. Two days ago I solved a starting issue by finally admitting defeat and replacing a battery that load tested just fine. Last spring, three out of four load tested fine in another vehicle, but it wasn't until replacing them with two new batteries that it fired right up. Neither one was a...

Well, there's a big difference in laminar flow over a vehicle at 1-5 mph (trail) and at 60+ mph. On my Jeep I raised the rear of the hood about 1/2-inch to create an escape route for the heat, and it works fine. But if it had a windshield it wouldn't work at all at higher speeds, since that...

That's a lot of heat, and air restrictions, in front of the radiator. I only had a meaningful trans cooler. You may want to look into evacuating air from the engine compartment. Gale Banks once suggested rather large holes in the inner fenders, but I don't remember the position he mentioned. It...

It may have been a funky scale, but my 1009 weighed about 6,200 if memory serves me. That always amazed me as it was close to what my '91 454 Crew Cab dually weighed. I can certainly see that the A/C condenser would make a difference, but on the other hand, what I didn't point out earlier is...

Okay, not quite apples to apples, but with a Banks turbo, 700R4 (had the lockup on a floor mounted dimmer switch), 4.10s, and 35" tires, I never had any issues with my M1009. Temp or EGT. That included eight miles of 8% grade on triple digit California days. I did install a new radiator, due to...

Could you speed up the pump with a smaller pulley?

Considering the "excellent" aerodynamics of a Suburban of that era, that's almost surprising. Until remembering that air resistance goes up by the square. Being a lead foot, I'm all too familiar with that phenomena. Congratulations of having it all (nearly) sorted.

Does it say "Lucas" anywhere on that sensor, by any chance?

That's very comforting to hear. For a while I thought I was the only one who didn't need a lot of lift to run larger tires.

Well, while my dad gave me crap for spending time on parts underneath my Jeep when I built it, saying "Nobody will ever see that", I knew it was there and wanted it done right and looking good. And being lazy, I try doing things right the first time. Of course, these days I can barely keep up...

Nah. It's more that I'm lazy, and hate walking.

I was primarily thinking about a hose, any type, being ripped off by stuff on the trail. When a rock can somehow get up on top of a tire in a wheel well, for example, few things are completely safe, no matter how carefully routed. Then again, I've had a braided hose fail on a sports car - on the...

There are advantages over basic hose and clamps, for sure. But as a four wheeler I learned not to use braided hose and fancy fittings, because if they do go bad in the field it's easier said than done to fix them. Just my $0.02.

Aw, c'mon. What's the fun in using products for their intended purpose?

How about filling the system with plain water, for now, and look for leaks instead of trying to hear them?

If this trend catches on, my abandoned project is for sale. An '82 barn door diesel Sub with a Dynatrac rear axle (Detroit) and rebuilt front with True Trac (3.73 gears), built 6.5 w/turbo, TCI 4L80E with computer, Atlas transfer case, and more. Including an M1008 rear bumper, come to think of it.