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depends on what you want to spend, but going a little hillbilly with some fiberglass work, bondo and a rattle can of 2k color matched paint will last a few years. post some pics so we know what were working with. if there is a pick a part yard locally you can use a battery powered sheet metal...

the cooler the air the more condensed it is plus higher humidity helps too. you were getting enriched air. on the fuel gauge, it's possible it's got a bad spot where once the level reaches the failed area on the float level sensor the gauge drops out.

Not sure about the factory elbow since I don't have one, but my filter is fitted over the end of a iirc 3" sewer PVC elbow. the bell end (larger) is what the filter is fitted over and the other end is smaller kinda like a street 90 the rubber boot to the turbo fits over. what I would do is...

Might have a ground in the cab going south for the winter!

Curious while you have yours open, how do you measure wear on the rockers or the shaft. pushrods too. I figure measuring the shaft between where the rockers ride and don't ride, but on the valve end and pushrod ends how is wear measured and when they would be deemed too far gone and still good?

Make sure the sock is not clogged inside the tank! most of us pull and eliminate that sock on the pickup tube then run a pre-filter before it gose into the lift pump. I would get one of those clear inline filters so you can see when it has muck in it. when eliminating the sock you can...

something is drawing too much on that circuit. check your tail light bulbs. could be the socket contacts and the little nubs on the bulbs. simple fix is to replace the bulbs. that or it's getting moisture in the socket and if it has been snowing where you got salt up in there too, that...

Haven't heard of this before. looks like my local walmart has it in 16oz bottles. from the directions I will need two with an oil change.

Ya know, it's a silly thought, but I wonder if that can of restore I used on this engine might have partially plugged up one of the lifters! I think I have doused it twice now with the oil changes. Maybe the cleaner/flush will do the trick.

I would say the switch, but maybe it's just too cold!!

Changing the oil from 15w40 to 5w40 does not change the thickness. your still running sae 40. the number in front of the 40 is a number given to oil for how it acts in different temperatures. 5w will stay more like sae 40 in colder temps where at 15w will thicken up under colder...

Hope this isn't what happened about the miss-aligned marks causing the timing to be off. iirc some were marked in the wrong place or some such.

Thanks @Will L. . I'm fairly certain it's something that doesn't have too bad of a cause for concern since it's been this way for months. I did tear into it a while back thinking rocker buttons and such, that was when I discovered how worn things were inside. rockers and shafts along with...

Dumb question for you guys.... on my 93, I might have mentioned it before but it's got a tappity tap tap sound that only appears under load accelerating. sound can at times get loud enough to mistake it for a knock but the sound will randomly fade in and then fade out quiet like when I am...

Welcome @Rarcustoms glad to have you here with us! Honestly I think that would be a very awesome build. start you a build thread with all the details and history (your story too) with lots of photos. we all enjoy builds and are willing to help you with advice, ideas, and even help spend...

I'd drop the pan and inspect. best case is the filter came loose from where it goes into the trans.

was there any noises it made leading up to this? that might help tell what happened. thoughts are TCC bolts to the flexplate, or if the PO did a fluid and filter change but didn't replace the press fit seal on the filter nor seat the filter into the seal fully causing the filter to fall out...

Sounds like someone possibly slapped a band-aid on it to sell and suckered you into it. is it from a dealer or individual? used car dealers around my area are known to do this to folks and will claim "as is no warranty" in the contracts. I recall something here in TX passed recently where...

Welcome Teddy, I would start off by checking the trans fluid for level, color and smell. also make sure all fuses are good since this is an electronic trans, but even with a blown fuse you should still have a forward and reverse gear. what's the mileage on your rig and when was the last...

iirc the MAP and BARO sensors are the same only one reads manifold pressure the other reads atmospheric pressure. boost is calculated from the two. you can swap the two sensors and see if the bad signal reading follows on your scanner you should see both sensors data along with a...