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    HELP!!!! 911 What to do

    The tranny shop just called me and the flex plate is in pieces. video from my other post http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrERUbjhnSM The problem is the new billet torque converter $900.00 has a wrecked snout on it, and also the pilot hole in the crank is oblonged .020, and the snout on the...
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    WMO and lubrication?? What went wrong

    So I got the word back regarding my injector pump, the advance piston was stuck . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Av6Nu2feXk This was a rebuilt pump 21000 km's ago. The company that did the rebuild said it was caused from not enough lube in the fuel. I have used 95ml of Howes diesel...
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    Not sure whats causing this... with video

    I posted below a video in my other post, but to get more people looking at this video I posted a new thread. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Av6Nu2feXk Pretty much at 1800 rpm the motor goes absolutely smooth running, anything below this point the motor is making this rattling noise and...
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    Loose injector pump gear???

    What does a loose injector pump gear sound like? I have a sound that just started yesterday on the way home from a 5 hour trip. It sounds like a gear sound and combined with the air filter intake off sound but 5 times louder. I can't pin exactly where the sound is coming from even with a...
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    What application for Clutch head screws????

    I inherited my dads snap on tool collection and he was a dealer in the 70's. I have over 40 bits all in 1/4" to 1/2" drive all different sizes, and screw drivers too, all with this clutch head on it. Growing up working on cars and seeing these tools, I never once asked what they were for...
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    What controls second gear? Its gone all of a sudden

    Had the truck parked all winter till today...Now no second gear. First is hanging on till 3800 limiter, second just revs to 3800 limiter, 2nd does not seem to engage at all. 1st , 3rd and overdrive are fine. We used the truck last fall towing the trailer on a 4 hour trip, also used the truck...
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    Alternate block heater, for those without a working one

    Maybe somebody else has mentioned this, but I did this on my tractor yesterday and it worked great. It is -19 ( thats -2 for you US guys) and my tractor block heater quit.....I put a 500 watt halogen under the oilpan for 4 hours, it worked like a charm and fired right up. So I think I will...
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    Superduty rims and blower fan

    Does anybody know if Ford Superduty rims will work on a 1991 F350? I know the superduty rims are 7" and the 1991 are 6", but are the offsets similar to make them work? I would like to put on 265's or 285's onto my 91, I have both of these sizes sitting in my back yard. Curious ...does the...
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    Stuck glow plug trick

    Went to remove a burned out plug, and once the threads were out, the plug was stuck, yikes..it was on #4 cylinder, which is the one under the fuel lines grrr. Trying every type of pliers I had nothing worked, it is hard to get in there, Letting the motor run for 1/2 hour didn't work either...
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    Front end rattle found...whahoooo!!!!!

    So since I have had this truck now for about 1 year it has had a rattle going over gravel, bump in road, or just bumpy parts in the road, and it was driving me nuts. It has been checked 3 times by different shops for suspension and steering wear, everything was fine, and I watched each time...
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    remote turbo scavenged oil

    I am planning a remote turbo under the cab. where would the best place be to return the oil too.....or the easiest place? Also what happens with the CDR on the turbo trucks? Or is this where the scavenged oil should be sent too?
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    Idea for fuel economy???

    So seeing that the new trucks shut off 4 cylinders to get high 27+ mpg, can we also do that to get 30+ I'll throw this out there, not sure if this would damage the pump, or not Run a vacuum, and speed signaled switch, or just a toggle on the dash for simplistic sake.... to a 12 volt...
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    Shut off solenoid

    So when the shut off solenoid is sticking, could one of the causes be that there is not enough lubrication in the fuel? I havn't ran any WMO yet ( just filtered my first gallon the other day) but have been running the #2 diesel with low sulpher in it which is all we have up here. This is a...
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    Mixing diesel and WMO, or just dump into tank?

    So what are you guys doing to mix together? Do you just dump in the oil into the fuel tank? Or are you pre-mixing the deisel and oil in a container first? I just got my barrell pump and filters all ready to filter used oil and I never thought about it until right now. Just curious what...
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    What controls speedo? And random hard start

    What controls the speedo? It seems that once in awhile when the truck is cold my speedo reads 15-20 kph faster than I am going, then after awhile once I slow down abit it will correct itself. Any ideas? Another question I have is. Out of the blue I go to start my truck mid day, glow plugs...

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