Recent content by DieselAmateur

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

I think part of what you're running into with finding the right diesel cluster is the '95 being the bastard year for these trucks. '95 was the last year of OBD-1 but the first year the GMT400 having the updated interior. I've always wondered how a 96+ cluster would play nice if at all with a...

Thank you @Glagulator appreciate the instruction and confirmation

I'm replacing the original GP harness on my '93 Cheyenne, and have some questions about removing the factory one as it is hardwired in to some other spots I was not aware of. Specifically, on the driver's side, the hot lead from the GP side of the relay (passenger side terminal of the relay)...

$4500 bucks for a bare GEP block https://quadstartuning.com/products/6-5l-bare-gep-engine-block