Recent content by JayTheCPA

X-2 on ^ this. My mechanic and I have each had our fair share of "I told ya so..." conversations over the years. When it is my fault and was warned in advance, I pay to get it fixed and he just gives me a look. When it is his fault and I wanted to do something different, I just roll the...

About those gap-less rings that WW mentions. 15 years ago my local mechanic was not a fan of them. But... I am in the middle of restoring a Ferd and the mechanic recently asked whether we should go through the engine, and mentioned adoption of gap-less rings among the items to improve. So...

I had the Internet howl at me (not this community, but others (plural)) not to use the timing gears as they whine at high RPMs (IIRC, 5K and above). These doomsday inputs were from "experts" that raced V8 gassers. When I pressed these "experts" on how to get my 6.5 above 4K RPM without turning...

If not too late on the tank, consider doing a sump mod on the tank rather than using the OE pickup tube. Did this on my Ferd a couple years ago and it is holding up well. I also had the tank coated with LineX (installed the sump feature first). Reasoning for collecting fuel via a sump is that...

Soooo... Moral of the story is that when buying the Big 3, to buy Ferd as their bean counters are less destructive than GM's bean counters by not re-engineering a good thing??? Overall, no new news though. Two thoughts on the video. The 'expert' sounds like somebody I know fairly well. Not...

The truck, or us?

Presuming this thread revival is from a real person and not an AI bot... Classic Land Rover enthusiasts did the conversion: But, I personally wouldn't touch that kit as it was developed from Musk's fan-boy division which focuses more on smoke and mirrors than mature tech.

At least two shops around me are still allergic to SB clutches. They recommend Luk.

Ummmm.... Yeah.... Relying on a FaceCrook video featuring 'Papaw' as our resident expert that also references TikTik as a set of fact check points. That'll win some Nobel prizes for scientific discovery. <SMH> :banghead: Oh, and I noticed that Dr. Papaw did not bother to repeat the test with...

Fuel is one focus area. The second is heat. Once sure that the lift pump is pushing (clean) fuel, make sure that the glow plugs are working normally. These items might not scratch the correct itch, but at lease we are stepping our way forward to isolate culprits. By the way, my vote remains...

Welcome to TTS! While collecting parts from the NV4500, chances are good that the bellhousing will have a crack. Might not see it until after a good clean. So, have a backup plan of sourcing a new unit.

FWIW, there is an aftermarket kit for older Dodge diesel trucks which is a simple light and sending unit to indicate when the fuel line psi gets low (IIRC, 4 psi and less) which is also perfect for the 6.5 diesel. So, if looking to add a pressure gauge visible at the dashboard, will not hurt to...

Given the symptom of cleaning out the fuel filter, engine runs fine for a while, and looping back to cleaning out the fuel filter once the engine no longer runs fine again, my vote is to drop the fuel tank and check for whether it still has crud. Once confident that the tank is clean, we can...

Give these guys a call and see if they can fix it.

Not yet. But it is about my speed.