Recent content by JohnShead

I plan on doing a battery relocation so I can get the air from behind the headlight. I do also need a better air filter box, mine just has a partition between the filter and the hot turbo and is open at the top, it sort of seals with the hood blanket but not all the way around.

Hey @bowtiebutler956 if you're still around, does the pipe kit I have pictured above look like the one you used? It seems like there should be enough in there to make it work. What do you think from your experience with this?

I'm still working on getting this project done: https://www.thetruckstop.us/forum/threads/new-optimizer-long-block.52433/ Chris said it would be a while and this old thing is more of a hobby for me now than something I need. So while I wait I've been researching some of the other mods I want to...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H2FMPLB?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title I thought an extension would make it way too out of balance to control. These were a little out of balance but they didn't bend themselves in half like the smaller ones and once they were working they stabilized.

I finally got around to the deflashing this week, the actual work didn't take all that long it was the waiting on tools. I had a nice set of carbide burrs from Northern Tool but they were real difficult to get down into the block drain holes whilst also getting both hands on the die grinder and...

The rod bearings have no painted marks on them: I just think this is so pretty: I'll be taking it all to Chris for balancing and a whole mess of other stuff.

I found a lot more flashing in the heads: The orange color on the edge of the bearings is a paint marking from the factory, they all have it. The trust bearing definitely has exposed copper: Here's the journal it rides in: The bearing surfaces have no exposed copper.

I finally got around to tearing down the bottom end yesterday, I was delayed by good weather allowing me to work on my highest priority project, a retaining wall. Well it got rainy and cold again yesterday so with replenished propane I got to work in the garage. I looked over this whole block...

Thanks, I'll do that.

I'll be getting a new turbo, I haven't put plans in signature just the stuff I have now. How about the exhaust? Mine is 3.5" from way back when, should I go to a 4". I already had my Phazer gears on the new motor when I decided to disassemble it, so back to the parts store to borrow a harmonic...

Well, I did finance my Suburban back in 96 for $32,000 as a used truck from the dealer, they were using it as a courtesy vehicle for a year when I bought it, it had 17,000 miles on it but still had never been registered with the DMV. The loan rep at my credit union was worried about that price...

@Will L. thanks for the education on posting. I grew up in Henderson in the 60s & 70s, owned a house in North Town behind Wimpy's (awesome burgers) early 80s then got ATC job and had to move to Palmdale, CA in 85. I still have brothers there.

This pretty much is how I see it Will L. (BTW I grew up in Vegas too). When I started this thread I was pretty sure that it should be torn down but I was trying talk myself out of it, but after reading a lot on here about engine failures I've decided it must be done. So I'm going to do it but...

It comes with no warrantee.

I'll be addressing my cooling issues too but at this stage I'm just trying to decide if I should tear apart this motor and dump a lot more $$$ into it. It seems I should though from all I've been reading, currently SnowDrift's 22 page saga. It took about a quart of coolant to top it off after...