Recent content by TomMac95

There's also: - the matter of sealing against formidible pressure peaks in a diesel. - the problem that heads/blocks expand/contract somewhat differentially. - the problem that over time , the sealing surfaces are subject to corrosive decay. >Silicone could handle the corrosive forces...

I think gunk , when Sticky , prevents their proper function.

OK ... Your LiftPump is pumping fuel right to the input of the FuelInjectionPump. The EngineFuelShuttoff clicks clearly when the ignition is keyed Off, or On. The engine cranks , but no fuel sprays/weeps/bubbles from the union where you loosened the line nut atop an injector ... and you gave...

--Thanks for the pix of circuitboard in LP, TurbineDoc. I've been curious for years... --Awfully Clean Machine -your desert ride there W-W. Looks AbiNormal contrasted with a roadsalted truck ... dare say i'm a tad jealous !

Just a note: I bought a new (in box with warranty) OEM DS4 Stanadyne FIP from local fuel injection service shop last spring. The screws securing the PMD to the FIP were not properly torqued ; the underlying HeatTransferPad wasn't compressed. {i realize this is irrelevant to most who...

10-4, thanks

I installed 2002MY heads (with larger cooling passages) in 2003; the current project is limited to (I) new Timing Set {chain rather than gears--i'd Love gears , but no budget now} , (II) new HO water pump and Dual T-stat upgrade {i got a Kennedy kit without the fan/clutch since i mostly run...

The Only time i ordered something online from a website that did Not have a SSL [SecureSocketsLayer==encripted personal data transfer] i had a problem: About 18months following the order , i received a phonecall from a NYC-based clothing manufacturer's ChiefFinancialOfficer. He inquired of me...

The (steel) mounting plate for my water pump is corroded so that the Mating Surface beneath the gasket is now about 1/8" rather than 1/4"-5/16" as originally fitted (in one area where salt residue sits on the timing-cover "shoulder"). I'm considering procuring a New-or-Used part with less...

The 6.5L starts Very Readily down to well below freezing if the glow plugs work(and fuel injection pump!) , and there's any compression. Check the plugs and wiring/connectors. Glow plugs -- first check for hard coldstarts. -- If you find Voltage at the plugs , that says the controller is...

Thanks , Slim Shady. I'd never heard of the technique . I think the stuff was green .... -T m

I only read the first 12 posts. Whatever you do , maintain more than a single filter. I found a fair number of sand grains in the intake screen on my DS4 (probably a missing screen in the OEM filter assy). >it was determined that the OEM was the same on all 6.5L TDs, This is not quite...

I'm currently involved replacing my timing 'set' (gears&chainset).... When removing the old/existing crank sprocket/reluctor i noticed that it had been installed with what appeared to be Loktite Stud/Bearing mount. {the sprocket required a puller to remove}. There was loktite residue in the...

I think if you check the RockAuto.com you can find some replaceable parts. The good starter has a reduction gear drive . Many aftermarket 'rebuilds' are poor quality ... dealing directly with a local auto-electric rebuilder can be better. There is an auto electric rebuilding component...

Hello , my first post here. I'm about to install a (factory) New FuelInjectionPump (DS4) on my 6.5. I see the new pump includes a PMD! Should i dismount the PMD and re-torque the mounting nuts for the transistors, or is Stanadyne thought to be taking the Quality Control on their PMD...