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A fuel leak has sprung in the valley underneath the intake manifold on my 85 6.2, dont know where its exactly coming from
There's a lot of potential leak points on those pumps. Injector line leaks are extremely unusual, but that fitting at the 10 o'clock position looks wet. My usual go-to is to hose everything down with brakekleen and blow it off with compressed air so it's positively bone dry. Fuel migrates...- Blue Ox
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- Forum: Tech Discussion
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What have you done to your square lately??
Not too surprising. My entire truck was built in Canada. -
What have you done to your square lately??
Yellow headlights and clear directionals... what's wrong with this picture? -
I'm stumped! Looking for BENCH seat sleeves for seat belts.
You know anybody with a 3D printer? -
brake bleeding question.
Well, it's like chicken soup. It couldn't hurt. But it's not necessary. -
brake bleeding question.
If it's fully and properly bench bled, no. As long as you don't let the level get low while you're bleeding it. -
What have you done to your square lately??
It's not that picky. As long as it's within the timeframe of the challenge it should be okay. C'mon in. The water's warm! -
Evaporator Housing Cover Necessary?
Yep. The price of efficiency. The mighty TDI has three glow plug elements in the cooling system to provide defrosting in cold weather. The engine actually rejects so little energy to coolant that it has to be supplemented. That's some engineering $#it, and why I love Dr. Diesel's invention... -
Evaporator Housing Cover Necessary?
Exactly. Diesels got a bunch of soundproofing that other engines didn't. I think there was extra jute padding on the inside firewall as well. -
Rear Brakes Locking Up
Here's a "not recommended" trick to test the front brakes. Use a vise grip VERY carefully to squeeze the rear brake hose which effectively shuts off the rear brakes. Then see if the fronts can stop the truck. Needless to say, a lot can go wrong here, which is why it's not recommended. Too much...- Blue Ox
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- Forum: Suspension, Steering & Brakes
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Rear Brakes Locking Up
Just to clarify. A combination valve includes a proportioning valve. Don't know if adding another one to the equation would cause issues or not.- Blue Ox
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- Forum: Suspension, Steering & Brakes
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Rear Brakes Locking Up
Here's a wild concept. How about you take yours apart and give it a looksy. You never know what you'll find.- Blue Ox
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- Forum: Suspension, Steering & Brakes
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Rear Brakes Locking Up
It could be either way. Some of the lighter weight trucks have the front brake reservoir and piston is in the back; heavier chassis trucks seem to have the front reservoir and piston in front. Usually, the fronts have the bigger reservoir of the two. Also, they use different size fittings to...- Blue Ox
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- Forum: Suspension, Steering & Brakes
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Rear Brakes Locking Up
From the manual: Doesn't provide a lot of answers, but at least you can see what all is in there.- Blue Ox
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- Forum: Suspension, Steering & Brakes
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Rear Brakes Locking Up
There's always confusion about what these valves are and what they do. It's called a combination valve because there's three different valves in there. The front brake portion is a residual pressure valve. It allows the drums to apply first, then once a couple hundred psi have built up it...- Blue Ox
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- Forum: Suspension, Steering & Brakes
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R30 front brakes
Not necessarily. But the size of the rear drums will tell you what brake spec your truck has, which will tell you which fronts to order. -
Hydroboost - Hard Pedal
I'd have to crack the manual again. It's been a long time. My recollection is the accumulator is there to maintain some braking assist in case of an engine stall or hydraulic assist system failure. So you probably could have dumped the fluid pressure with multiple brake applications. The... -
Hydroboost - Hard Pedal
Hydroboosts have a pressure accumulator which usually needs to be drilled to vent accumulator pressure to make it safe. I'm glad you didn't get hurt, but next time maybe RTFM. We also have the Internet these days, you know. -
How does this sort of thing happen????
I'm not in the auto repair field, but I was in the mechanical repair field, and I've seen it from both sides. I'm curious tho, what profession you're in and if there are any bad actors? Or are you living in Theory where everything is perfect? Are there rip-offs in auto repair? Sure. But...- Blue Ox
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- Forum: Engine & Performance
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6.5 turbo into a 83 c1500
The intake isn't a really big issue, you'll just have to be creative. The rest of the engine package is comparable to a 6.2L and in many cases, a gas engine. It's all GM.- Blue Ox
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- Forum: Diesel 6.2, Conversions Cummins, etc.
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6.5 turbo into a 83 c1500
Is your truck air conditioned? That's the first problem. Then there's exhaust. The A/C is a significant issue. The exhaust you can figure out. Most of the rest of it is one for one. Well, there's the air intake,....- Blue Ox
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- Forum: Diesel 6.2, Conversions Cummins, etc.
