Recent content by Ratman

With the auto trans, I would have to say that you are probably 100% correct sir!! :D Congrats to Nate on this awesome endeavor! The persistence and motivation involved in this project is really something amazing as we all know. Nate, my hat is off to you! Rich.

Will, I really like this idea, -since I will have the tank on the ground anyway and not rushed for time, I could make my own sump. Yeah man, I hear ya on the getting old thing, I still refuse to grow up though!

Thanks for the heads up WW, that is good info. Time for a plan B or C.

Nate! -you gotta be kiddin me!! That my friend is too damn cool!! So now the thread is officially sideways! Hey, -since you started the thread, -does that mean we won't get in trouble? Hopefully Ferm is a metal guy and can relate. So a 6.5 guy, and a Dokken guy, -good thing we're not neighbors...

Nate, shown below is my half-arsed .jpg sketch up of the lift side Everything is -8 AN right up to the IP where it goes to a -6. I chose to go with Aeroquip since I have had such good experiences with their stuff in the past. This is all Aeroquip AQP socketless hose and Aeroquip push-loc AN...

Will, -true, and true, I agree, -your points are well taken. The best fuel we have here is the B5 S15 blended, but there are some "discount" places that sell B20 for less than the B5. I realize we can't completely avoid it, but I would probably walk home before putting B20 in the tank. Even...

I am avoiding adding anything to the sender flange because real estate is so precious there (I plan on leaving the existing return system intact and running MY return system completely separate to avoid any potential back-pressure induced headaches). I plan on tapping into the small metal tube...

No problem Nate, but I should probably make sure it works first before I post anything! I will post up a .jpg schematic I made up here in a bit, just so you can look at the concept. I don't have anything against those Airdog pumps as they are a pretty robust design and made to move a lot of...

WW, I do the same thing, sometimes if mine chugs real bad I will drag the clutch a bit in 4th for a few seconds against the e-brake, just to get it hittin' on all 8, -once the cups get a little heat in them it will usually clean up and idle with no load. I also kick on the defrost (ac...

Thanks AK, -I have been gone way too long, -thanks for clarifying! Nate, yeah, Joel and I spent a fair amount of time chatting on the phone, -I also had a lengthy conversation with Mel as well. Since they are dyed-in-the-wool Ford guys, I just had to razz Mel a bit. I joked and said "man, I...

Nate, you will notice a big improvement with the 3-4 degrees the cold advance gives you. Sometimes I forget to turn mine on (mine is set up manual), and it will chug white smoke, but the cold advance usually cleans it right up. On a side note, as a result of all your exceptional R&D and...

This might seem ridiculous, but I run urethane with no clamps and change them out every couple years. I've run B20, WMO, kerosene, etc. The urethane seems impervious chemically, but it does age harden (probably due to temp more than age). I used to run the viton lines, but for whatever reason...

The Felpro gaskets I used had the EGR passage, and I am running a non-EGR "F" intake, -no issues whatsoever..

When not plugged in it does belch white smoke for about 10-15 seconds after it lights off if it is below 40F, -but has never failed to start with a bump of the starter, even when not plugged in and below 40F. It just plain runs great, I must have some strange "magical" combination or...

Hello old friends, it has been a while, so I figured I would check in and see what's shakin' in 6.5 land. Here is an update on my junk. My rebuilt cracked bottom-end 599 engine in my signature just rolled over 80k on the rebuild, and it is still running like a top. It is still daily driven, and...