Recent content by dbrannon79

Nice! an old trick I was told about re-using gaskets (carb base gaskets) I would assume it would work on these too, is to coat them in vasoline so they don't stick. that way you can re-use them when your other intake comes back ready to install.

Can you get ahold of an aluminum spacer with the same size bolt hole? one of those could be welded onto the intake with a little grinding out where the leftover ear is.

Looks like a masterpiece!

the lower non-turbo one I have has the EGR.

Just curious, would it be better to use studs there after all the re-threading is complete? If you aren't in a rush I may have an intake available once I can get the 6.5 out of my 93. it's intake had the provisions for the FFM ground off iirc. I was planning on using the intake off the...

It could also be that the door pillar is tweaked too. when the door is closed, how are the body lines at the front fender? is the bottom also pushed out there as well?

I believe on your rig, the hinges can be shimmed, they also make a tool that attaches to the striker and latch to help align the door too. I will let others chime in on that part.

how are the pins and bushings on the hinges. that is usually where the issues are.

Well, lets hope they are still in good shape!

are valve guides something that a machine shop would have to install? your right on that, I really need to pull it down. maybe even talk to the local machine shop about running the heads through their cleaning vat for me. I don't think they would charge much for that.

with a tractor of that size, I would even look into a rear fork mast attachment. I may be wrong, but isn't most of the weight on them in the front with the engine? if the rear attachment points will support it, building a hookup for a real forklift mast for the back would give you all the joys...

I agree with Will here. longer forks to also help reach across the side of a trailer too. only drawback on them is with tight spaces. Once you drive the tractor with the forks, after a while you get used to them and will know it's limits. it will drive completely different than a forklift...

Oh yeah, what would have caused all this sludge on the top of the head? there wasn't any sludge in the pan, but all this gummy sludge on top looks like what a gas motor would do, I have never seen sludge build up in a diesel engine! always just a black film. If I am able to get the valves to...

well guys, I made a little discovery. also a little archeology expedition on this engine!! I spent about 30 minutes pulling the rocker shafts off and out of the way. started pressurizing each cylinder and rapping on the valve stems one by one. chunks of carbon started flying out of both...

I figured I would go ahead and pull the rockers completely off where I could tap on the valve stem with a hammer. then on the two that have no compression, start blowing in the GP hole and tap, tap, tappity tap on the intake valve. since those two won't even build enough pressure to send the...