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The primer is a hacked 6.2 vacuum pump The Cat yellow paint is a poor girls caterpillar V8 don't ya know :)

Yesssss, the top side of the grass :hello: Thanks so much. The long struggle has not been without its moments, for sure. I officially retired from trucking after the strokes, but that in and of itself was just the right thing to do. I do drive the car and the Blazer a bit, but usually let...

Thanks :hello: Missy

Widdle Yellow motor Here is my new one Yesssss, the yellow makes seeing oil easy.

THE WOOK WOOK is caused by a leaky lifter thats allowing the valve train to get slightly out of whack. They can all do it if a lifter leaks down. The noise is air under high pressure pumping back into the intake manifold. Missy

The Julian date is on the opposite flank of the bell housing flange.

My health issues took me out for the past two years, ruined my trucking business, and loused up my plans for a buttload of personal projects. Finally getting back to doing a few things, and with some help this includes getting the 95 Dahooooley back together. The new AMG block with AMG heads...

Interesting stuff being tossed around here. The EGT, even though running into the 1500F range may not kill the engine outright, is /will take it's toll on things. The heads on these engines absorb a huge amount of heat as compared to a DI engine like the DMAX Head cracking is common in...

So the word is that the Ally was not available ???? I am thinking seriously about an Avy in the 03-04 vintage. The Dmax rigs are just too Spendy for my budget, all except maybe a well beat 01, and I dont want a rig thats been thrashed. The Avy's are many times used as a socker mom taxi car...

Missy here is a looking at getting an 03 Avalanche with the 8.1 moose motor. I keep reading that the 2500 Avalanche 4x4 with the 8.1 came with the Allison 1000 tranny. ??????????????? I have found conflicting stories on this issue. I had a few folks tell me that the 8.1 was not offered too...

Don't mean to disagree, buttttttttttttttttt EGT is a biggy on these engines. USE an EGT gauge and keep the temps right around 1000F at the outlet of the LH manifold under hard pulls. 1200F for a very short time is not terrible, but sustained running above 1100f is gonna take its toll. Just...

Anyone used Zorin OS6 I have run Linux in the past and fiddled with it, but am told that this incarnation runs and looks like Win 7 (at least it feels like 7) Any input ????????

The valves spoken of are the filter bypass and the cooler bypass. The pressure regulator valve is in the cover of the oil pump. The wook wook noise is likely from (as mentioned) a push rod issue, rocker came off due to a broken rocker button. The low oil pressure is not likely related to...

Hi I been around, just had some health issues, and finally got that mess sorted out.

The only way at the time is to get the other head off. Get the turbo out of the way and the manifold off. Easy way to get at the bolts is to remove the RH front tire/wheel (block it well) and access through inner fender flap The most common issue is the head gasket. Make sure that there is...

My online friends have been a real help through these tough times. So far, so good, Still sore to some degree, but getting on with healing up. Even with the cancer thing behind me, the deficits left by the stroke is frustrating to say the least. Trying to do things that require fine motor...

Thanks davo Warranty, haaaaaaa, this old gal is like the 6.5, looooooooooong past warranty. But, after a trip to the shop, a couple hours up on the rack and a little adjustment or two, and OL Missy is ticking along pretty good again, save for a few sore spots Sunday I had to rip into the...

Yup, 3 years almost. The engine that was in the rig went away in early 09 and I did the repairs using a block scrounged from a rebuilders supply. Turned up that one deck had been machined previously and I used a special extra thick gasket on the one side that was an MLS type. The enginec ran...

Oh yesssss The fat butt truck is gonna ride again. Really hoping that sitting for nearly 3 years is not going to leave me with a bunch of electronic gremlins. We shall see. I have had those moisture absorbing gizmos in the cab, buttttttttttttttt, sitting fouls things up. Missy

Yeah buddy, the classic rattle. The $$$$$ are certainly a point, but the fact is the standard 6.5 is not the best puppy in the box. The new P 400 from AMG is a real winner. The Dmax was far better engineered all the way up. I am hoping my new AMG block along with the scat crank will be a...