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    300 SDL Loosing Power

    My 81 SD is a total dog with the A/C on also. Turn it off and it runs great. I always figured it was just because they are so low powered before the turbo spools.
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    Heating up WMO for filtering

    Flux core will do all right on heavier guage stuff, but thinner metal like the drums are you can't get it hot enough to melt the flux out properly. You will have problems welding things that need to be sealed without gas. I started with a flux/gas machine running flux then bought a bottle and...
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    Heating up WMO for filtering

    You would be money ahead to just drag the drum to a weld shop and have them weld in a bung or 2 for you then just use water heater elements. Elements are only about $10. A weld shop would probably only charge you a 20 or a half rack of beer if you find the right one.
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    Hydraulic oil?

    I use Tellus-32 at up to 70% and love it. Used it all winter long pulling the sleds at 50% I don't shut down and start up on diesel either. So who do you work for? Used to be a hoghead myself. BNSF
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    sludge in filtered wmo

    How long are you letting it settle before its filtered. My WMO has been sitting in gallon jugs for atleast a year, then I pour the top 3/4 or so into my filters. Then I don't pump from the bottom of my tank either. Someday I will pump the crud out of the bottom of my tank and dispose of it.
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    WMO and water

    I heated 55 gallons of hydraulic oil about 5 gallons at a time to boil off the water. It works the same as WVO. WMO should be no different. Whats the flash point of motor oil? Got to be 400 or so? Not sure but its higher than the 250ish you will need to heat it to.
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    New to me 300sd

    Drove the car a bit today after I adjusted the tranny. Shifted great. Until I parked it after a 15 mile or so trip. Now it is having issues. Put the car in reverse and it acts normal(for it atleast) put the car in drive and it seems to be in high gear. Manually shift it and it will drop down...
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    New to me 300sd

    Wow. Drove the car about 40 miles yesterday. What a smooth, nice driving car. This is by far the best ride I have ever had. I need to do some adjusting to the trans as it doesn't shift quite right but otherwise its all go.
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    breaking emulsification oil/water

    Yea thats what I did too. Just heated mine on my woodstove in the shop. About 4 gallons at a time. I just kept cooking till it quit boiling, assuring all the water was gone, not just seperated. Then dumped it hot right in my storage tank.
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    New to me 300sd

    Thanks guys, I have checked it out a bit over there. Well the B2 piston replacement was a success. Got it all zipped back up last night. Drove it around for about 2 miles and it runs great. Now I need to go get the plates for it so I can actually drive it.
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    New to me 300sd

    So I have been looking around a bit about this b2 piston problem. I come across the dieselgiant website. Lots of information. So I decide I will buy the kit from him. Order it, get an email back from him that says this So I email him back and ask if he has any more information because I will...
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    notes and thoughts on my WMO filtration rig

    I think the synthetic doesn't bond the crap like dino oil does. If you let full synthetic sit for a month or 2 all the crap settles out and it looks like fresh clean oil. Dino oil doesn't do that.
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    Injection pump fuel feed line alternative

    Yea, the fitting on my 84 is 1/4"NPT also. I just changed mine to compression fittings and bent up a piece of 3/8 staiinless tubing. Took maybe 10 minutes and less than $5 for the fittings. Already had the tubing. I did the same thing from my lift pump to the filter after changing to the...
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    New to me 300sd

    Well, apparantly I have an early model trans and the B2 piston is not as cheap as the later ones. Dealer qouted me $124 and it was $178, so with the other parts I got it was $209 and I still need a filter, gasket and oil. Oh well parts are ordered. Hopefully be here next week. Got to get the...
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    Waste oil problems

    Got mine from Home depot for less than $20 each. Looks different but the same thing and takes the same filters.
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