RenegadeActual
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Just picked up this M54A2 a few weeks ago. It's voyage home was cut short. Lost a waterpump 5 miles into the journey. Had one overnighted from eastern surplus, installed and 5 miles into it, discovered the headgasket was blown. So yesterday I pulled the fuel lines, and the manifolds and have it ready to pull the heads off now.
I ordered 7 gallons of Zerex Extended Life Red Heavy Duty (HD) Concentrate Antifreeze/Coolant 1 GA https://a.co/d/2oNvLzW.
And 6 gallons of Shell Rotella T5 Synthetic Blend 10W-30 Diesel Engine Oil (1-Gallon, Case of 3) https://a.co/d/dEK5Pnm,
And the full engine gasket set with the new style headgaskets from Boyce equipment, a new thermostat from eastern surplus.
I'm debating on buying ARP head studs. Not sure if the current studs are torque to yeild or not. I bought a crowfoot 12 pt snapon socket for the nuts below the injectors.
The engine was rebuilt in GA and the heads look nearly new with the valve covers off. The turbo has absolutely 0 shaft play.
I want to repaint the truck to a woodland scheme since I will have it up in the pines most of the time, and I've grown to hate the desert having done 3 tours in the sandbox and lived the last 20 years in phoenix.
With all that said, I have a few questions I'm hoping the community can answer.
- Are the head studs torque to yield?
- Is there any real benefit to repainting with carc paint?
- If so, whats the best supplier for carc paint?
- How is it applied? Spray gun?
- Are electric winches even worth it?
- What tire sizes can I run if I want to keep the 10 wheel configuration but get a bit more speed out of the truck. Would like to be able to go about 55-60.
- If I dump the 10 wheel and go super single what wheels do I need? MRAP work? How fast will that allow?
- What are the part #'s for the oil and fuel filters that can be found at Napa, Autozone, or O'reillys?