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    How does the coolant flow?

    I actually have a winter front but didn't need it going uphill for several miles. I missed an exit on a rocky mountain freeway one winter and ended up going downhill for a mile or so to the next exit... enough to make the engine so cold it was smoking out the back like from a cold start. I...
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    Inner Cab Heater/AC Housing Reference Pics

    I understand the warning about falling asleep on a long drive breathing my own bad breath (carbond dioxide, mixed with carbone monoxide exhaust fumes) with the windshield fogging up again despite my best efforts, but I plan on leaving the lower door vents open to suck out cold air and pull in...
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    How does the coolant flow?

    It does have a coolant pump as can be seen in the pdf diagram. I don't know the flow rate. Espar D5 SC http://www.espar.com/products/fuel-operated-heaters/product-selection/coolant-heaters/hydronic-5.html brochure pdf...
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    6.2 Starter

    Has anyone ever found the heat shield that is supposed to be installed to protect the solenoid on top of the starter from the engine?
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    How does the coolant flow?

    Because it's the middle of winter, my diesel is hard to start. I've dealt with that for years by plugging in the freeze plug block heater that came standard, battery blankets, watching pairs of batteries die, etc. I've even driven downhill in winter and watched the engine get so cold it...
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    Inner Cab Heater/AC Housing Reference Pics

    So if I'm right and my vacuum system is non-functional (old diesel), and there's no residual vacuum in the system, the outside flap will probably be closed and stay that way (I'm assuming it's held normally closed with a spring or gravity) unless something else is going on (debris holding it...
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    Inner Cab Heater/AC Housing Reference Pics

    In my case, the window switches seem pretty air tight (I kind of wish there was a manual crank as a backup when my electric window gets wet/cold and doesn't close), but maybe plastic saran wrap behind the door handle cup/hardware will cut the constant bone-chilling draft on the arm that I assume...
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    Inner Cab Heater/AC Housing Reference Pics

    Luckily my cruise control doesn't work and I usually open a window to stay awake when I get drowsy until I can pull over and take a nap on long drives. I think monoxide poisoning has been happening whenever I smell the stench of my exhaust or engine compartment coming into the cab from the...
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    Inner Cab Heater/AC Housing Reference Pics

    I was wondering about that. Maybe I won't worry so much about sealing the cab, but it would be nice to be able to close off the outside air when driving by the refinery and its par'fumes. I would have to close the rust holes in the doors in addition to their vents, then operate the outside air...
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    Help please! Hood wont open!

    I ran into my hood not opening. First, it was because the whole latch mechanism was pushed down all the way. Loosen those two bolts on each side, slide the mechanism up half way and tighten them. The second problem has to do with the spring. I think it's worn down or something. Right now I...
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    Inner Cab Heater/AC Housing Reference Pics

    This is the best thread and pictures I've seen on the internet! So hard to figure out how the air flows in the heating/AC system. Thanks a bunch for posting the pictures and diagrams! My 85 K10 AC is not working and now being winter, I really need the defrost. Years ago, I changed the...
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