Recent content by DieselAmateur

This thread has got me curious about whether oil starvation is a contributing factor to the gearset failure and if there's a relatively simple way to mitigate it some. The front timing chain/ gears get oil that has passed through the camshaft bearings from the rear to the front of the engine...

I don't know if they make it for coolant systems but there's UV dye for A/C systems to find a leak, if there's a water soluble UV dye that could be a cheap and helpful way to pinpoint exactly where the leak is

$78 for full coverage is cheap If you have a friend in NY but who lives out of the city see if you can use their address. I have a friend in the city who uses my address as his mailing address. I think there's states like Montana and one of the Dakotas where you can register a vehicle by just...

With regards to inspection here in NY you don't need to worry about oil leaks. It's a safety inspection so they look at tie rods, pitman arm, wheel bearings tail lights etc. They remove one front wheel to see if you have decent rotors and meat on the pads. With no emissions to worry about and...

Stoney and I are about 300 miles north of NYC in the Southern Tier/ Finger Lakes region. I have a mechanic neighbor with some contacts in the NYC area, can see if he has any recommendations. Or the better option is get the heck outta NYC and come out to the country 🙃

I purchased the spring wastegate for my 35/40, but it doesn't fit/ clear in my truck using the 6.2 sidewinder manifold https://www.dieselsite.com/turbomasterdodge12v59.aspx If you're interested in it I'd part with it, just taking up room in my shpo

The DS4 inlet fitting isn't -AN, it's a 7/16 ORB fitting if memory serves. It screws into another larger fitting on the pump that I think houses the inlet screen. So you'd need the 7/16 ORB on one end and -AN on the other if that's the fuel line you're using

parts numbers as promised: Water separator pre lift pump fuel filter NAPA #4348, 25 micron. Wix filter at half the price is #24348 Post lift pump filter NAPA #3528, 4 micro. Wix filter at half the price is #33528

@SnowDrift that is a pretty decent and cheap setup at that price. I've run an even more basic mesh strainter from NAPA, 3/8" inlet and outlet so just cut out a section of the steel line and splice in with rubber hose...

I have a stock sending unit that I purchased from RockAuto without realizing it wouldn't fit my cab & chassis dump truck. Vent hose is pointed a different direction. Anyways I had already cut off the fitting for the supply line and put on a tube nut and flared it for a -6AN fitting before...

and here's a link to the tie rod discussion, super valuable info in here that @Big T found you can get the reamers from walmart for a fraction of the price from speedway https://www.thetruckstop.us/forum/threads/gmt-400-to-gmt-800-brake-conversion-tie-rod-discussion.45012/page-3#post-700650

Yup https://www.thetruckstop.us/forum/threads/gmt-800-brake-conversion-silverado-hd-2500.45047/

The GMT800 lower control arms fit the torsion bars and bolt right in, but that would also require going the full GMT800 brake conversion. Curious as to what a machine shop would charge, is getting them sleeved an option or do they need to weld/ build up the opening and then re bore? Wrecker...

in GM's infinite wisdom, the stock filter for the K47 has a diameter of 3.75". An uncommon/ difficult to find size but not impossible. What I did was get a piece of 3.75" outside diameter aluminum pipe off ebay along with a 3.75" to 4" silicone 90* hose from intakehoses.com The 4" was to match...

What you're experiencing is the "wintertime intercoler". I don't have much experience with the pre- GMT400 rigs but you should be able to fit something in the core support or between the frame rails. A first gen duramax intercooler fits in the GMT400 core suppport with just a little cutting and...