Recent content by Goose57

Did that cooler from Kartek except the oem transmission lines with those funky connector ends?

I searched the GM parts ie GM Parts Giant, GM Whole sale. They are all saying those OEM part numbers only fit 96’ on. Mine is a 95’. I believe they will still work.

Thanks guys for the info. Will the stock trans. lines fit the coolers suggested? Also I have Leroy’s braided steel oil lines that fit the oem oil cooler. I’ll research them. I guess I should of researched them before asking the questions 😎 Thanks again.

Thanks SnowDrift. Very nice and informative post on your build. Isn’t this site great they have a lot of knowledgeable guys on here. Here is my new Optimizer I’m putting in my 95’ Dually. I hope I don’t regret sending it to TSP to do his magic. I am trying to address the heat...

Thanks I will look into it.

Hi all, getting close to installing my new Optimizer motor. What are you guys putting on the fire wall in the engine bay? I’ve seen the Dyna Pad product but I’m looking for something a little thinner and that it would stick to the wall and handle the heat. Thanks Gus.

Thanks guys, the firewall inside the cab has the factory insulation still intact. I think if I do anything on the engine bay side it will be thin not like the factory stuff that was on there. I do need help sourcing the grey 2 1/2” thin foam tape that goes on top of the firewall inside the cab...

Yes, I was thinking about doing that. Did you notice anymore noise or heat inside the cab without the insulation? On the other site it was mentioned that gassers get a lot hotter than our diesels. I thought it was the other way around. Thanks.

Hi all, what is everybody using for firewall insulation? I gave up on finding an OEM replacement. I wanted to check before install my engine. Or should I not even worry about about it. I imagine these motors put out more heat than gassers. I also have the dash out for repairs and there is also...

Hi all, starting to wire up my glow plug harness on my Optimizer build I got from Quadstar. My 95’ factory harness has two fuseable links one for each side installed in the two large orange wires before they branch out to the eight blue wires going to theGP,s. And why does the left bank side...

Working on a couple of issues on my build. Anyone ever had one of these oil pump drives apart? Going to use this one for an oil priming tool for these engines. I was going to grind the cam gear down but didn’t want to jam metal shaving in between the gear and housing. Also...

Thanks Will

Hi all, now I’m working on the steel return line in the engine bay. Unfortunately I destroyed part of it. I did see the return line kit from Quadstar. Anybody ever used it before? I did see a steel one on Real 4wd,s site I believe it’s for a Hummer. I thought I could...

Thanks d I’ve found it still hooked to the old pump in the drain pan under bench🤯