Recent content by DieselAmateur

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...

LMC truck has steel body panels. Don't know if your rig is extend cab or crew cab or regular but here's a link to choose from https://www.lmctruck.com/body-panels Lots of guys nowadays use a 3M panel bonding glue and/ or rivets, no welding. I need to do rocker panels and cab corners on my...

15mm deep socket on a 6-12" extension. Regular/ thin wall, not impact rated size. There's one or two lower bellhousing bolts/ studs where only the deep thin wall will work A ratcheting 15mm box end wrench is super helpful for the upper bellhousing to engine studs. Even better if it's a flex...

I really like the 3.73 gears, it is a sweet spot in my opinion. I've never run 3.42 but the 4.10/ 4.11s were terrible for highway driving. Winding out the engine to 3k rpm just to go 70 wasn't fun. I do have a manual transmission though and that helps with towing and fine control over rpm...

If it was a 2500 suburban, it may have the 3.5" rear shoes which is a nice little upgrade as the 2500 pickups only had the 2.5" shoes. As Doug suggested verify that the spring perches are the same width which I think they should be. I swapped the rear end from a 1999 2500 onto my '95 2500 with...

black smoke means unburned fuel. Check your air filter, intake and turbo. Does the compressor wheel spin freely? As already suggested the clear tubing on the return line is the cheapest way to see if you have air intrusion or not. I see new fuel tank, was that also a new sending unit? The tank...

Yep that's the hole in question @SnowDrift

Thank you so much for the help and detailed cutaways @Twisted Steel Performance So no drilling necessary to stop the cracks, just grind and fill and pray? Just had another idea, the bolt that goes into this hole goes through a sleeve on the bracket that is bolted to the head. I could get a...

I was advised against welding the head by a friend who is a heavy equipment mechanic/ repair tech. . He said intense localized heat from welding has the high potential to further propagate the cracks in the cast iron. I was all ready to start ripping off the manifold and try welding but he...

I was going to originally title this thread "Wet Hole Woes" but thought it a little too...well you get the picture. It is relevant though, here goes So long story short I'm working on my multiyear K3500 1 ton Dump truck build. Sometime this spring a mud wasp had plugged up one of the holes in...

My .02... Not worth the risk/ trouble/ hassle buying a "new reman" DS4. Doesn't matter if all seals and small parts have been replaced, if the H&R is worn then it's shot. And if there are no new DS4 head and rotors available then any reman unit is on borrowed time. I understand buying one of...

x2 on working it hard to seat the rings, don't baby it. Hook it up to an unloaded trailer and do some short drives/ pulls, anything to vary load and rpm will help

another great technique for finishing grading is to back drag with the bucket using the float function. Are you familiar with this feature on your tractor? Being relatively "new" it should have it. With the loader all the way down you push the joystick up and it pops into position for the float...

does one of the vertical links on your 3pt hitch arms have a turnbuckle/ telescoping function? You can adjust the angle/ pitch of the box grader to a certain extent using that adjustment