I sent in the other flexplate so they could match it. So they would have used specs of that counterweight. They could never come up with a counterweight that matches all piston, rod and crankshaft combinations. When I build my next 6.5 for my black dually I'm going to have the rotating...
This is what ATI has to say about their flexplates:
Manufactured in the USA on state-of-the-art CNC equipment, ATI's Flexplates are created from SFI-spec steel and are SFI 29.1 Certified and are double MIG/TIG welded for additional strength and lasting precision pass after pass. Each ATI...
Here are the pics I have on my phone. The stock one they used for reference is on the right and the ATI one is on the left (in case the big ol’ SFI sticker didn’t give that away 😅).
A couple years ago I had ATI reverse-engineer a flexplate for the 6.5 diesel. Unfortunately, I haven't had a chance to use it yet. They contacted me today to see if I wanted any more of them because they made 4 in the initial batch. I was thinking I'd get one more for myself right now as a...
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For a while now I’ve been wrestling with what exactly to do with this truck now that I have acquired a couple more trucks since starting this one. I hated to get rid of it because of the work I put into it, but I also wasn’t excited to work on it due to me not having a real...
Last winter I did a 100% new fuel system in it..........so you may have changed the hoses, but I ripped everything out that was in there to start fresh.
I keep forgetting to update this thread….
This fall I noticed the 1/4” return line from the IP and injectors was cracking. That hose was some diesel-rated hose that I bought from McMaster-Carr that was a good price, but obviously wasn’t great quality.
So I got to drop the tank and replace...