• Welcome to The Truck Stop! We see you haven't REGISTERED yet.

    Your truck knowledge is missing!
    • Registration is FREE , all we need is your birthday and email. (We don't share ANY data with ANYONE)
    • We have tons of knowledge here for your diesel truck!
    • Post your own topics and reply to existing threads to help others out!
    • NO ADS! The site is fully functional and ad free!
    CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

    Problems registering? Click here to contact us!

    Already registered, but need a PASSWORD RESET? CLICK HERE TO RESET YOUR PASSWORD!

Search results

  1. J_dude

    Three different issues, opinions welcome

    @jeremyinwa, I put the starter back on with the bolts that were in it but cleaned things up a bit and used a new bracket to the block and it has been working fine for now, but thank you for the info, that is good to know! Ah so we are even then! Lol. Except I do not drive my hazard in populated...
  2. J_dude

    What did you do with your GMT400 today...or yesterday....

    That’s ok, I’m sure I don’t need any more cheap headlight setups glaring in my eyes either 😉
  3. J_dude

    What did you do with your GMT400 today...or yesterday....

    Yes, in a small car.
  4. J_dude

    What did you do with your GMT400 today...or yesterday....

    Mmmkay so you tried crappy projector housings before settling on the current setup, and you’ve been running the current setup for over ten years. Then it stands to reason that your projector experiment anecdote is way out of date and you’re definitely not up to speed with the latest projector...
  5. J_dude

    What did you do with your GMT400 today...or yesterday....

    Transmissions and automotive lighting aren’t exactly comparable are they? All I’m saying is do some reading, learn how lighting works. The way to get the most out of HID bulbs is in a set of projector housings. Anything else is wasting light, often putting it in the wrong places. You’d probably...
  6. J_dude

    What did you do with your GMT400 today...or yesterday....

    The point is just that the bulbs are a totally different size and shape (HID vs Halogen) so there is no physical way to make a reflector that is designed for a halogen bulb distribute light from an HID bulb in an effective, safe manner. Can it sorta work? Yes. Will people just suffer without...
  7. J_dude

    What did you do with your GMT400 today...or yesterday....

    And yes I realize that is probably a very unwelcome criticism 😂 I just wish more people took the time to understand how automotive lighting works before making their vehicles a hazard to everyone else with LED or HID bulbs in incompatible housings... sigh...
  8. J_dude

    What did you do with your GMT400 today...or yesterday....

    Should really do some reading over on HID Planet forums before you go dropping those bulbs in halogen housings. You are actually blinding everyone else on the road with that setup and real projectors will give much better light output for you too.
  9. J_dude

    What did you do with your GMT400 today...or yesterday....

    Flushed the transmission on my Dad’s ‘96 C1500 (gasser), jacked up the front end to pull wheels and check brakes, seems the front wheel bearings are a little sloppy... can I just retorque em for now? I replaced them a few years ago so they aren’t that old. They aren’t making noise yet, just a...
  10. J_dude

    6.5 carnage

    Ohh ok, thanks!
  11. J_dude

    6.5 carnage

    Umm school me here, I’m confused how cracks between valves caused compression leaking into coolant..?
  12. J_dude

    What did you do with your GMT400 today...or yesterday....

    No that’s probably discrimination 😂
  13. J_dude

    Project FRANKENTRUCK 2nd Gen Ram / Cummins

    Well that was an interesting read, was definitely worth it even if just for the turbo hickey comment 🤣🤣🤣
  14. J_dude

    Project FRANKENTRUCK 2nd Gen Ram / Cummins

    My TDI has a similar setup, vacuum actuated butterfly valve that functions exactly the way you describe, called the “Anti Shudder Valve” as it helps eliminate that classic diesel slow-down shudder when you turn the key off.
  15. J_dude

    Project FRANKENTRUCK 2nd Gen Ram / Cummins

    Yeah makes sense, the shaft may not be able to handle that kind of pressure. The flapper also should probably not be bolted to the downstream side of that shaft, I could definitely see those two little screws just popping off and the plate getting sucked into the intake.
  16. J_dude

    Project FRANKENTRUCK 2nd Gen Ram / Cummins

    Neat idea using a throttle body, I don’t think I’ve ever seen it done that way before. Very cool!
  17. J_dude

    Project FRANKENTRUCK 2nd Gen Ram / Cummins

    Wow. That is impressive! You have skills sir. Did you do any work to the hot side of your 351’s? Stock wastegate port on those is tiny.
  18. J_dude

    Project FRANKENTRUCK 2nd Gen Ram / Cummins

    I saw this thread before I saw his post in the frankensquare thread, so I was a bit late on that. In fact was going to suggest an HE351 in place of the HX35 he mentioned dynoing it with 😂
  19. J_dude

    Project FRANKENTRUCK 2nd Gen Ram / Cummins

    Ok wait, I just saw your other post. HOW (and why) are you running THREE HE351’s?! I need moar pics! 😂
  20. J_dude

    Project FRANKENTRUCK 2nd Gen Ram / Cummins

    VERY nice, man! That’s a super stubby truck! Lol How many degrees timing are you running? Edit: Also, which P pump?
Back
Top