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What is a ECM?? sorry, I just couldn't resist..........my bad........:hihi: I'mmmmmm BAAAAACK!!! :thumbsup:

Yeah, -the synthetic ATF and motor oil does in fact burn (I tried a batch of slightly burnt Toyota synthetic ATF at 3:1 filtered through the 1 micron bag filter), and it ran "ok", but did not produce the BTU's that Dex/Merc or Type-F did at 3:1. I found the same thing with the synthetic motor...

In my opinion, this is the only way to go..........-oh and one of those nice shiny $3 orange buckets of course........ Gravity feed filtration, -simple, effective, and inexpensive. The only pump I use is for "dispensing" the filtered oil into containers, simple, and cheap. I figure that if I...

I've been running filtered (1 micron) WMO at 3:1 with #2 (3 parts #2ULSD to 1 part WMO). I sometimes even get batches with ATF and 90w mixed in, -no problem for the DB2 injection pump and pintle injectors. Idles clean, runs smoother, and is getting much better mileage (more BTU's per lb of WMO...

Welcome nmb2! That is a damn nice looking dually you've got there, and the fact that it is a V-8 IDI makes you family 'round here (regardless of whoever's logo is on the grille) That boosted launch put a grin on my face from ear to ear! I always thought the 6.9 looked like a really good...

I believe that is for the armature, -and from what GMCTD told me a while back, the polarity shouldn't matter. There are only two wires landed back there under the rubber cap on some studs. Those that are "in the know" regarding the DS-4 IP can tell you more than I can about the armature and...

Definitely the contacts in the solenoid. The solenoid still pulls the drive out, but the contact disk, -or contact studs are not making contact (giving you that solid THUD of the drive kicking out, but no power to the starter motor). The studs that go into the solenoid cap are the contact points...

Adam, it has indeed been a while since you've been on. Have you tried pulling any of the fuses out of the fuseblock to see if that relay unlatches? Also, where is this mysterious "black box" located at under the dash? How have you been otherwise? Still have the drag car? Rich.

Although I consider heims on a street truck kind of a last resort, -you could build one heck of a beefy setup using some 1-1/4 or 1-1/2" D.O.M. tube and some beefy 5/8" or 3/4" heims, -either from bulletproof, or ballistic fab. Drill the tapers out on the knuckles and centerlink ends and call it...

Hey Ferm, maybe it's time for a soild axle swap?? Just kiddin', I really like the IFS, -but with all that power you've got, you're really up against the wall there......sooner or later, you're gonna break that steering stuff, and the diff, -it's just a matter of time.. Imagine a bagged...

I'm hoping for much more than 15k, -heck, I used to get more miles than that out of my bias-ply swampers and mudders on my '76. If I don't see at least 35-40k out of these, I would be surprised. The tread blocks on the outer edge are very close together, -which should greatly reduce the...

The air hammer method may be slightly better from an impact standpoint, but the force is still a serious concern. My opinion would be the same, -you're still risking the joint.

I was really on the fence about getting to KO's, -everyone I know that has them always has good things to report (with the exception of the occasional out of round tire). Yes indeed, in 4WD the pressure difference front to back is definitely noticeable, -but not as noticeable as it was on my...

Exactly my opinion as well. My experience has been that once a joint has been disassembled using a pickle fork, (or by any other method that applies enough force to free the taper), the joint is usually compromised as a result. The force that is involved to free the taper is on the magnitude of...

I just bought a new set of skins for my '94 pickup in my signature, however, before talking about the new skins, here's a report on the ones that I ran before. When I first bought the truck it had 265-75-16 E-rated Toyo A/T's, -which for summer highway driving worked great. In the rain the Toyos...

I agree 100%, -hence the larger mouths on the turbo cups. In all seriousness, the Ricardo comet pre-cup design was way ahead of its time. It solved so many other injection shortcomings at the time it was conceived. It allowed the use of simple and reliable "pintle" injectors (that during WW2...

One other thing I read in my Harry Ricardo book (yes, I finally broke down and bought the reprint) is that the concept of the pre-cup design ALSO buys you a lot of tolerance for timing variances between injectors on a mechanical injection setup like ours. No matter how accurately the cam ring is...

I thought you did a spectacular job on the glass work. I have done my share of fiberglass work, -I hate working with the stuff! There really is no limit to what you can make though, that aspect of it is very cool. I work for a company that has a full plastics fab shop, -they weld poly, and pvdf...

Hey turbonator, I've been beating the crap out of this 19:1 motor, -hard to believe it's got over 35k on it already, -that's a good thing and not complaining! As all of us 6.5'ers, I'm always looking for more, but at the end of the day, the dang thing still turns heads and earns respect. I haul...

One other phenomenon that happens with a bolt is that as it is tightened, it stretches ever so slightly over the length of its threads, -which can sometimes put additional stress at the upper threads of where it is threaded into. With a stud, the tension is exhorted much more evenly to the...